Smoking Stinks!

2006-04-13T19:56:00.000-07:00

Below is an image of a non smokers lung at death, versus that of a smokers lung at death. Are you ready to quit yet?

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2006-04-12T13:15:00.000-07:00

The more you smoke the more likely you will...

-Develop a perpetual cough

-Spend on average $30 per week on cigarettes

-Smell like a fireplace

-Have yellow teeth

-Produce harmful second hand smoke, others will be forced to inhale

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2006-04-11T09:30:00.000-07:00

Trying to help a friend quit smoking can be an ordeal of overwhelming proportions. There are many challenges you will face as a friend to someone trying to quit smoking because of the high stress it causes everyone around this friend to feel. Humans are naturally creatures of habit, when breaking these habits people can become irritable, angry, and mean. In order to save your friend, and yourself, a lot of trails and tribulations come up with a plan in advance to help them quit smoking.

The best plan to help someone to quit smoking usually is tailor fit to their specific behaviors, and needs. If a friend is sensitive and looking for reinforcement it may be best to be kind, constantly giving compliments on the progress your friend is making in their plight to quit smoking. If a friend is more motivated by others doubting their will to succeed, do just that for optimal results.

Regardless of what type of behaviors your friend will exhibit while trying quit smoking, they will surely encounter stress. The best way to relieve stress is by enjoying some herbal lozenges, such as Nicodrops. The ingredients in Nicodrops are naturally proven to reduce ones stress. After giving some Nicodrops to your friend, you may want to have a few yourself to relieve your stress, they will be a well deserved treat for such an honorable friend.

2006-04-10T16:54:00.000-07:00

Feeling peer pressure? Associate with new non smoking friends.

2006-04-07T10:06:00.000-07:00

The best way to quit smoking is to relax, and not stress about nicotine. Nicodrops is a good way to lower stress. Nicodrops will help you get your smoking habit under control by calming the body through its soothing herbal lozenge. This is something that doesn't need to be stuck on your body like a patch, or chewed for days like gum. Nicodrops is a realistic, and easy way to help calm the body and quit smoking. When you feel upset, worried, or stressed out just pop a few Nicodrops in your mouth and watch the stress fall away from your body. If you're still smoking, start thinking about implementing some Nicodrops into your daily routine to quit the habit.

2006-04-06T06:32:00.000-07:00

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — A fire apparently started by a cigarette broke out aboard a cruise ship early Thursday as it sailed through the moonlit Caribbean, injuring 11 people and scorching about 100 rooms. One elderly American passenger died from a heart attack, the cruise ship company said.

2006-04-05T15:49:00.000-07:00

Spring has arrived and I know you're not still smoking! The problem is that when spring arrives people start to become more interested in their health, and body image. When a smoker thinks of such things, they probably aren't jumping for joy. Often smokers have poor body images, and health profiles because of their habbit. If you are a smoker and feel poorly about your body, try to quit. You'd be amazed at how much better you will feel about yourself when you don't have that monkey on your shoulders.

2006-04-04T08:28:00.000-07:00

For few great quotes that deal with why smoking stinks check this site out.

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2006-04-03T16:37:00.000-07:00

Within 24 Hours After You Quit...

-Blood pressure drops to normal.

-Pulse rate drops to normal.

-Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal.

-Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal.

-Oxygen level in blood increases to normal.

-Chance of heart attack decreases.

2006-03-31T10:31:00.000-08:00

Maybe you'll need to look at a sign like this one if you don't quit smoking soon! Every day smokers are destroying their lungs by smoking. Make sure you become part of the growing group of people that are tossing out their smokes in the name of better health.

2006-03-30T09:08:00.000-08:00

What is stress and why do we fill so down all the time? That's the question people often ask me, and other professionals about that nagging feeling of stress they can't seem to get rid of. Well the answer is simple. Stress creates hormonal disruptions that can lead to weight gain, sleep loss, increases in anxiety, and worst of all poor judgment.

Knowing such facts helps people understand the priority of limiting stress. One way to do this is by nurturing the body with natural elements. Have you ever drunk a glass of hot earl tea, and felt relaxed? This could be from the natural elements in the tea. Another great source of such nutrients is Nicodrops. These lozenges are all natural herbal stress relieving drops that can help you through the day. Even if you're not a smoker, these drops can still lower stress levels and increase the peaceful feeling you long to regain in your day to day life. Nicodrops taste great, and may save you from some big stress induced problems in the future.

2006-03-29T13:30:00.000-08:00

Top Five I Can’t Quit Smoking Excuses

-I’ll just get so stressed out it won’t be healthy

-I’ll gain a lot of weight from over eating because I can’t smoke

- might smell better, people may want to talk to me and I won’t know what to say

-If I quit now I’m not sure if I can go out and drink on the weekends

-Without smoking I might have to get rid of the fire extinguisher I keep in my car

2006-03-28T09:14:00.000-08:00

Smoking in The Work Place

-Smoking in the workplace is becoming less tolerated by employers

-Smokers are increasingly experiencing less benefits provided by employers

-Smoking in the work place can lead to embarrassing fits for nicotine

-Smoking in the work place may land you out of a job

2006-03-27T16:50:00.000-08:00

State laws are changing and it's not in your favor smokers! There is something that is happening all around the country, and it's gaining momentum every day. No, it's not the newest season of American Idol, although that's a great show, it's the no smoking laws that cities and towns are legislating each day. This means that there is more of a chance that smoking will not only effect your body, but it may very well effect your pocket too. City anti smoking laws could ticket offenders, or even send them to jail if they've committed the crime enough times. So what do you say, isn't it time to quit? One way to make sure you're long done with the habit before your city enacts a law, is to start with Nicodrops. Nicodrops are all natural stress relieving lozenges that can help you kick that habit. If not it may just cost you some money!

2006-03-24T12:20:00.000-08:00

We want to hear from you! Please reply to the following questions if you have any great insight. We’ll choose one lucky winner and send you some free stuff for giving us your insight. We’ve got some cool t shirts, hats, and other goodies for the person with the best replies.

What’s the worst thing about someone that smokes?

How often are you annoyed by a smoker you know?

Can you think of a time when something funny happened to someone that was smoking?

Do you have any good success stories of a long time smoker quitting the habit?

After we get a few replies we’ll post the winner on the blog within a few days. Good luck and may the best blogger win!

2006-03-23T20:15:00.000-08:00

The problem with smoking in today’s society is no one wants to tolerate it. There are more and more people today asking the general public to put out the cigarettes. Twenty years ago cigarette smoking was regulated to sections in bars and grills, as well as the work place. Shortly after many places only allowed smoking outside their buildings. Current day smoking is becoming more taboo by the second.

At many corporations cigarette smoking is not permitted on the premises, further they are limiting the smoking areas outside the buildings. On public institutions like universities, and hospitals smoking is being banned all over the country. Twenty five years ago the professors were smoking in the class, and patients could smoke in the waiting rooms.

All and all smoking has become something that is no longer tolerated in today’s society. Entire towns are banning smoking. Cities like New York, and Los Angels are working on banning smoking from their streets as well.

Why is all this happening one may ask? Because smoking is dangerous to those around you, not just the smoker. It is a public problem that needs to be dealt with. Before you become a problem to others, make a choice to put the smokes out.

2006-03-22T13:52:00.000-08:00

One can climb only so high without the help of others. People are inherently able to accomplish many things on their own, but often can fall short of great feats without support. Many times people put unrealistic pressure on themselves to succeed, and end up failing because they don’t have the support they desperately need. I’ve collected a few of my favorite free resources to help you quit smoking. Hopefully this team effort will give you the push you need to finally take that big step of quitting smoking.

The first site I’d like to recommend is http://www.quitnet.com which offers fellow quitters a chance to connect. This site is a forum style web page with tons of helpful people to meet and greet. Just click fee trial to check it out, or look for online coupons and enter them in when you sign up for discounted service.

The next site I’d like to recommend is http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/quitassist/index_flash.asp quit assist website. I know many of you are scratching your heads, why is big tobacco trying to help you quit. Well the answer is the federal government wants them to, and with all that cash why not get something more for your money then that cough all those packs of cigarettes have caused.

Finally for some up to date facts on what’s going on with smokers, quitting, and everything else in the health world check out http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm by the center for disease control. The CDC is a branch of the federal government, so they are often as accurate as anyone with facts, statistics, and methods to quit. The feds are the ones that will have to subsidize your health bills in the end, so trust me they want you to quit now. This means they’ve put significant time into the site, so be sure to check out.

2006-03-21T16:08:00.000-08:00

You know you've been smoking to long if you...

-Feel as if the world is going to end when the elevator is broken

-Make a mad dash for the door to have a smoke every time a commercial comes on T.V.

-Refuse a ride so you can smoke a cigarette in your car

-Spend the last $5 in your pocket on a pack of smokes instead of lunch

-Get in bad moods when you have to go a long time without a cigarette

-Look like this

2006-03-20T12:36:00.000-08:00

5 Ways to Quit Smoking Today

-Take a brisk walk to gain exercise, this will show you that your body needs to be smoke free to be in peak health

-Call a friend that’s already quit smoking, an talk with them about how it’s changed their life to be smoke free

-Make an appointment to get your teeth whitened

-Take the money you would’ve spent on cigarettes and purchase your favorite magazine

-Lay down when the days over and realize you’re 1 day closer to not smoking cigarettes anymore

2006-03-17T18:41:00.000-08:00

SMOKERS WILL FACE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS

Smoking causes constant coughing
It causes unbecoming smells to occur on the body
Smokers can get headaches if they go without a smoke for more then an hour
Smoking raises ones blood pressure
Smoking can lead to cancer of the lungs and throat

Isn't it time for you to stop smoking?

2006-03-16T20:59:00.000-08:00

Crazy ways to quit smoking seem to appear in our society every day. I’ve seen some really unusual and bizarre quitters rituals offered up by gurus for years. A few of the unorthodox ways of quitting smoking follows, and why they aren’t always the most effective.

Medical shots have been administered to treat people with smoking addictions. One person that had gone to a doctor to quit smoking had a receptor blocking serum injected into their bloodstream. There was only one problem; they lost some of their short term memory. Now quitting smoking is a major relief on your health, but if you can’t remember anything anymore it may not be worth it. There is too much stress involved with becoming forgetful because you want your receptors blocked.

Hypnosis is another popular way to quit smoking. However many doubt that this truly works. Often when people are under the influence of hypnosis they really are not in a daze at all. In fact it’s been said that often times people just mentally believe they have been hypnotized and thus follow the rules they were told by the hypnotist. This can lead to major issues of realizing if you really were hypnotized at all in the first place.

Pickup eating is the advice some formal smokers give to those trying to quit. While eating more food can be an enjoyment, there is serious health risks associated with obesity. Trading one problem for another isn’t a good solution at all.

Go with what you know works in the end and have some Nicodrops. Nicodrops are 100% organic and proven to relieve stress. Taking a natural supplement like Nicodrops will help you quit the safe way, without compromising your own health.

2006-03-15T15:04:00.000-08:00

Smoking is something that can be done alone, or in a group. Smoking in groups is common practice, think smokers clubs, poker games, or even smoking with friends at the bar. Smoking in groups can lead to long term problems, such as failure to quit. Smoking in groups has several negative effects that are worth looking at.

Peer pressure is one of the reasons it is so hard to quit if you are a group smoker. There are always other smokers that will not be quitting at the same time you choose to quit. By surrounding oneself with smokers when you are trying to quit can be torture. No matter the age peer pressures can still play a role in someone’s thought process. If a group is all doing one thing, and one person is doing another they will feel like the odd ball regardless of how strong willed that one person is.

Group mentality, or group thinking is something communication experts study. Typically used at the workplace, group thinking explains how groups share information, give orders, receive praise, etc. Group thinking can also make having another cigarette much more likely. Typically group thinkers operate under a group norm that allows them to do as the group does. If an entire group is eating lunch, one member that isn’t will feel the urge to begin eating lunch because their fellow peers are doing so. When one surrounds themselves with smokers it becomes easier to have another cigarette because of the group acceptance, and norms.

Ease of obtaining cigarettes greatly increases when in a group. Believe it or not some smokers won’t go that extra mile for a cigarette; if it’s not near them they won’t smoke it. Those that partake in group smoking are at a disadvantage to quitting since there is usually someone in the group that has an extra cigarette.

Habits form in groups, just as habits occur within individuals. Groups form habits based upon the same premise as individuals do, repetition. If a group does a certain practice everyday for a few months, it becomes almost automatic to do that same act again.

This isn’t to say you can’t quit smoking if you are in group; it’s just going to be harder if you quit and everyone else continues to smoke. Try to surround yourself with people that are either not smoking, or serious about quitting. As the old cliché’ goes you are similar to those that you choose to spend time with.

2006-03-14T13:26:00.000-08:00

Smoking mishaps happen every day, and can often lead to major problems for innocent bystanders. Today we’ll look at what can happen as a result of being around smokers, or being a smoker yourself.

Smoking is considered one of the leading causes of house fires in the world. It just takes one cigarette to set an entire home on fire. Ingredients in cigarettes that cause them to burn slow for your enjoyment can also make them hazardous to your homes safety. Some elements in tobacco based cigarettes can keep it burning long after you’ve taken your last puff. Just imagine being in a basement and trying to put your cigarette out on a carpet, maybe leaving it behind without fully putting it out. Deadly consequences could come from such an instance. Just from being near cigarettes one is put you in harms way.

Second hand smoke is another way non smokers can be affected by cigarette smoking. If someone light’s up chances are people near that person are breathing in second hand smoke. This smoke can cause lung cancer, and damage ones lungs forever.

Nobody wants to cause harm to harmless people around them, so nobody should be caught smoking. To quit smoking can be a stressful and hard challenge. Try to stay calm by enjoying Nicodrops, a relaxing lozenge that will bring you down from the level of being needy to calm, cool, and collected. By making that choice to quit smoking you will not only be saving yourself, but you may very well be saving someone else too.

2006-03-13T10:33:00.000-08:00

The most preventable and underlying cause of death in the U.S. is smoking related. When you are a smoker it can make you more likely to die younger, and can add to lengths of illnesses. Smokers experience perpetual coughs that can be irritating, painful, and occur on a daily basis. It can also be dangerous to quit smoking, if you are not careful you could end up smoking more after you try to quit than before the effort had began.

If we know smoking can be deadly, then it’s probably been a priority of many smokers to quit. To make quitting smoking a priority is a good thing, since it should be, but it can add pressure that can be harmful to ones attempts at quitting. Nicotine consumption creates an itch that needs to be scratched when one craves nicotine, when pressure is added onto the already stressful situation things can collapse. If a person is trying to quit and they make it their first priority to quit, and are trying to do it cold turkey, they can become overwhelmed. This could lead to a mental breakdown, and the smoker could start smoking again convinced that they could never quit after what they had just gone through.

So how do we make quitting smoking a priority without feeling constantly pressured, and thus endangering our chance of quitting? The answer is to lower stress levels by natural means. One excellent way to lower stress levels is by consuming an organic treat, something that naturally tells the body everything will okay. Nicodrops, are all natural organic lozenges that can help to lower stress on the body. Next time you become stressed out, take a deep breath, have a few Nicodrops and realize everything will be okay.

2006-03-10T06:03:00.000-08:00

The concept of quitting smoking can be hard to grasp for many a smoker. There are some key ways to start thinking in terms of cigarette smoking. If you begin to change your mind frame on how trying to quit affects most people, you may educate yourself enough to finally quit the habit yourself.

As soon as you begin to stop smoking the nicotine withdraw starts to occur in your brain. While your mind may feel like this is a needed thing for relaxation, it’s actually just the nicotine your body is craving. You can deal with this by giving yourself some type of stress relief. According to ASH a leading British quit smoking center, you can double your chances of successfully quitting by utilizing patches, lozenges, inhalers, and/or gum. While patches can be uncomfortable, and gum can be expensive, lozenges work great. Try Nicodrops for an all natural supplement, this will allow your body to relieve stress rather than focus on its need for the nicotine.

Another thing to expect your brain will be doing while you are trying to quit is becoming irritable. Similar to how you would feel without sleep for a few days or how you would feel with a hangover, the brain becomes sensitive to everything that’s going on because it’s lost the nicotine it has been used to. In order to help change this irritability the focus should be on cutting down on stress. Making sure to know what your body is feeling can lead to the brain calming down as well. Once your brain has relaxed, you will feel much better and it’ll be easier to quit. To achieve this goal try some Nicodrops every time you feel irritable, and sense a nicotine fit coming upon you try some.. Nicodrops will naturally calm the body thus releasing the urge for nicotine.

Within a few short weeks after working with Nicodrops, and staying disciplined you could be smoke free.