The list of harmful effects that smoking causes to the body is very long and the lung disease known as chronic obstructive respiratory disease is one of the leading ones. In order to protect yourself from such illnesses, you only have one option and that is to quit smoking Lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and chronic… Read More »
Conditions Andreas JoppNov 01 When you quit smoking and no longer inhale the 4,800 toxic substances found in cigarettes, you experience enormous positive changes in your health, fitness, and risks of heart disease and cancer. After 20 minutes iStock/Astrid Circulation improves in the hands and feet. Find out what helped ex-smokers finally quit. After 2… Read More »
Smoking cannabis can make your memory hazyWestend61 GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo By Clare Wilson Cannabis use really does weaken your memory. People who gave up smoking the drug saw their cognitive abilities improve after just a week. Though cannabis has a reputation for making people less mentally sharp, it’s hard to know if the… Read More »
In 2015, my now-and-then smoking habit had crept up to two or three cigarettes per day, and a lot more when I was drinking. After one tobacco-laden weekend resulted in a full week of phlegm and coughing, I felt like I had to do something. I was working in Times Square at the time. From… Read More »