SMOKING AND HAIR LOSS-2

Smoking and Hair Loss

 

I guess it's silly for me to tell you that smoking is bad for your health. Who doesn't know? I was a heavy smoker for 13 years before quitting just a few years ago and I know it really takes some commitment to quit. So how are smoking and hair loss related to each another? The simple answer is, the more you smoke, the more hair you are going to lose.
No long time smokers want to smoke, it's just that they are already addicted to it and it has become a part of their life. Life is hectic and stressful and it so happens that smoking can help people feel that they are in control.


Why I Stopped Smoking




You most probably have heard of all the health problems associated with smoking. Then you should also know that lung cancer wasn't even considered a common disease back in those days where there were no tobacco? Now, lung cancer is the world's top killer besides heart attacks. It just so happens that these two top killers are directly associated by smoking.

Did you also know that a single stick of cigarette has over 4000 poisonous chemicals and your body is absorbing all of them with each smoke you inhale?






You are probably wondering why I am going off topic here since this page is supposed to be about smoking and hair loss. Shouldn't I be focusing on that topic instead?






Well, I just hope to share some experiences I had before as a smoker and how my health and hair benefited from stopping. So let's get straight to the point, as an ex-smoker and a hair loss survivor myself, there are 4 main reasons on why I quit smoking which are






I have seen a few good friends passed at a relatively young age due to smoking related illnesses.


I looked much older and my hair growth was slower even with treatments.


I am hoping to live a long, enjoyable and guilt-free life until I am old.


Many researches point that smoking and hair loss are directly related and I chose my hair over smoking. (I will explain below)






It's the truth, ask yourself this! How many people that you know who smokes look much older and losing their hair? Take some time to notice and you'll know what I mean.

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The race begins to stop smoking with you

Summons to stop smoking is one of the most difficult tasks that many adults will be overcome. Cigarettes are easily accessible and socially acceptable, and may be difficult to follow. For other forms of chemical dependency addicts must completely from the culture that supports their habit to delete. If drug of choice, you can buy in supermarkets, but a much bigger challenge. While there are stories of people who were able to walk, is the most common history of struggle and repeated failure.

Perhaps the most important thing you can do if you decide you want to stop smoking is to help a friend or family member to win, drawing you to justice. Having someone there to encourage the street is more than any other product, stop smoking, you can buy. It is important to remember that smoking addiction as emotional, of course. Although various aspects of the medical community trying to argue both sides, it seems safe to conclude that two factors come into play, so be sure you have a great support to congratulate you, the consumer products selected to help you stop smoking.

Of course, there is a range of consumer products in order to help you stop smoking. Everything from chewing gum, patches right hand and hypnosis, to be able to reduce your cravings for cigarettes after. Some smokers have found these products can be useful to varying degrees, but it is important to remember that they are only tools. To complete the final decision must come from within or from you.

For many smokers to stop smoking, smoking might be a problem for others in their lives than by concern for themselves. The new parents decide that they want their children growing up exposed to tobacco smoke and grandparents decide that they want their grandchildren to let them know until adulthood. Family ties are important incentives and have the key to success for many adults who have stopped smoking.

If you choose, preferably with the help of your doctor, one of the commercial products to help you stop smoking, you should do a lot of research beforehand to know what to expect. Familiarize yourself with the benefits, as some will be reduced gradually over time, while others remain stable. It should also be a time for the effects that may occur, be ready.

In the struggle to stop smoking, the ultimate responsibility to you eventually. Although you can use the best products available and surround you with a strong support network, no help, if not stop the commitment to start smoking. Take the first step. Decided that it would be a slave to addiction and do what is needed to improve the quality of your life, and therefore the quality of life for your family.

SMOKING AND ACNE-1

Relation between Smoking and Acne

Monday, November 30, 2009

Acne is a common skin disease that causes pimples. Buttons form when hair follicles become clogged under the skin. Most buttons are formed on the face, neck, back, chest and shoulders. Acne occurs most often in the early years teenybopper, but affects the lives of some adults. Acne falls under the category of rash.
The causes of acne are hormones, diet, evolutionary biology, vitamin A deficiency, stress, and more. The real explanation may be a complex mixture of many of these factors. Oily or heavy make-up is another cause of acne. Smoking can cause acne. Smoking is a major cause of death and disease in the United Kingdom.
Each year around 114,000 smokers die from diseases related to smoking such as heart disease and lung cancer.

Sometimes, smoking is the nicotine is reported to have justified anxiety reducing effects. IFN non-inflammatory acne is more common in smokers.
Smoking can cause a range of other health problems, including those that have a negative effect on the skin. The skin can also be gray, the wrinkles and yellowing of skin and nails. In adult acne, non-smokers were more likely to suffer from inflammatory acne. Smoking, however, were much more likely to experience outbreaks of non-inflammatory. 42% of smokers suffered from acne, compared with 10% of non-smokers. But smokers do not develop inflammatory acne afflicting much higher rate than adult acne. About 70 percent of smokers say they fled, but most believe that it is capable.

If you really want to control acne first step you need to do is to quit. Wash your face regularly, but avoid too much laundry. Some changes in your diet and include fruits and vegetables in your diet as well. Yoga and meditation will help you a lot. Get plenty of fresh air and sunshine for vitamin D, ingredients for healthy skin and acne free. Drink plenty of water because it helps flush toxins from the skin. Acne has nothing to do with dirt. Well, not too clean or wash your face too much or the rest of your body. Diet plays the same role played by herbs to eliminate acne. It should be borne by the juicer and juice in the diet. Corticosteroid injections to speed the healing of the injury, only a few days.

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INFERTILITY and SMOKING      

Is a baby part of your future plans? Many women today delay childbirth until they are in their thirties or even forties, which can cause fertility problems even for nonsmoking women. But women who smoke and delay childbirth are putting themselves at a substantially greater risk of future infertility than nonsmokers.

The fact is women smokers have around 72 percent of the fertility of nonsmokers. When all other factors are equal, it is 3.4 times more likely that smokers will require over one year to conceive.

Increasingly, studies are showing that decreased ovulatory response, as well as the fertilization and implantation of the zygote may be impaired in women who smoke. Thought is also given that chemicals in tobacco may alter the cervical fluid, making it toxic to sperm causing pregnancy to be difficult to achieve.

We can't leave the men out on this one, though. Men smokers are 50 percent more likely to become impotent. Some of the toxic chemicals found in cigarettes may result in gene mutations that can cause miscarriage, birth defects, cancer, and other health problems in their children.

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Pregnancy and Smoking

Chemicals in tobacco are passed from pregnant mothers through the blood stream to the fetus. These toxic chemicals present serious risks to the unborn child, as well as the mother. According to "Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century," by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, "Smoking during pregnancy is associated with preterm delivery, low birthweight, premature rupture of membranes, placenta previa, miscarriage, and neonatal death. New borns whose mothers smoked during pregnancy have the same nicotine levels in their bloodstream's as adults who smoke, and they go through withdrawal during their first days of life."

Children born to mothers who smoke experience more colds, ear aches, respiratory problems, and illnesses requiring visits to the pediatrician than children born to nonsmokers.

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Cigarettes May Be More Damaging to Women

Women may be especially susceptible to the toxic effects of cigarette smoking, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

 

 

 

 

 

Read more: http://www.momlogic.com/2009/05/cigarettes_may_be_more_damaging_women.php#ixzz0lTEOoh2d

They said women who smoke develop lung damage earlier in life than men, and it takes less cigarette exposure to cause damage in women compared with men.

"Overall our analysis indicated that women may be more vulnerable to the effects of smoking," said Dr. Inga-Cecilie Soerheim of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the University of Bergen in Norway.

Soerheim, who presented her findings at the American Thoracic Society meeting in San Diego, California, said researchers had suspected this but until now had lacked proof.

Her team analyzed 954 people in Norway with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which includes lung problems from chronic bronchitis to emphysema.

COPD affects an estimated 210 million people worldwide. The most common symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing and a limited ability to exercise.

In the study, about 60 percent were men and 40 percent were women. All were current or former smokers.

Overall, both groups had similar lung impairments. But when they looked at younger people -- those under age 60 -- or those who had been lighter smokers, they found women had more severe disease and worse lung function than men.

Read more: http://www.momlogic.com/2009/05/cigarettes_may_be_more_damaging_women.php#ixzz0lTE8SzNY

KIDS AND SMOKING-2

If Your Child Smokes

If you smell smoke on your child's clothing, try not to overreact. Ask about it first — maybe he or she has been hanging around with friends who smoke or just tried one cigarette. Many kids do try a cigarette at one time or another but don't go on to become regular smokers.

Additional signs of tobacco use include:

• coughing
• throat irritation
• hoarseness
• bad breath
• decreased athletic performance
• greater susceptibility to colds
• stained teeth and clothing (also signs of chewing tobacco use)
• shortness of breath

Sometimes even the best foundation isn't enough to stop kids from experimenting with tobacco. It may be tempting to get angry, but it's more productive to focus on communicating with your child.

Here are some tips that may help:

• Resist lecturing or turning your advice into a sermon.
• Uncover what appeals to your child about smoking and talk about it honestly.
• Many times, kids aren't able to appreciate how their current behaviors can affect their future health. So talk about the immediate downsides to smoking: less money to spend on other pursuits, shortness of breath, bad breath, yellow teeth, and smelly clothes.
• Stick to the smoking rules you've set up. And don't let a child smoke at home to keep the peace.
• If you hear, "I can quit any time I want," ask your child to show you by quitting cold turkey for a week.
• Try not to nag. Ultimately, quitting is your child's decision.
• Help your child develop a quitting plan and offer information and resources, and reinforce the decision to quit with praise.
• Stress the natural rewards that come with quitting: freedom from addiction, improved fitness, better athletic performance, and improved appearance.
• Encourage a meeting with your doctor, who can be supportive and may have treatment plans.

If You Smoke

Kids are quick to observe any contradiction between what their parents say and what they do. Despite what you might think, most kids say that the adult whom they most want to be like when they grow up is a parent.

If you're a smoker:

• First, admit to that you made a mistake by starting to smoke and that if you had it to do over again, you'd never start.
• Second, quit. It's not simple and it may take a few attempts and the extra help of a program or support group. But your kids will be encouraged as they see you overcome your addiction to tobacco.