quit yesterday

If you polled 100 smokers, you’d find that 90 of them took their first puff before the age of 18. It’s clear that parents need to be doing more to educate their children on the dangers of smoking.

It’s pretty obvious that what’s being done just isn’t working, is it?

We have kids that believe they’re invincible and that getting cancer wont happen to them.

All the pictures of blackened lungs, the commercials with the girl using the artificial voice box, they’re laughed off like a joke. It won’t happen to THIS kid.

The biggest mistake that parents make is not discussing smoking with … Continue Reading

Ok, it’s time to spill the truth on electronic cigarettes, aka “e-cigarettes”. Each week I’m getting more and more emails about these type of cigarettes, so let me clear up everyone’s questions once and for all.

In a nutshell, e-cigarettes aren’t a viable solution to quit smoking. The reason for this is because as a substitute for regular cigarettes, they merely substitute one dangerous vice for another dangerous vice.

According to an article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the biggest concern by the WHO is that there was no evidence presented to back up claims that e-cigarettes do help people quit smoking.

Some of … Continue Reading

A lot of folks tend to miss the fact that smoking not only damages your lungs and heart, but also affects the health of your bones.

Smoke, and you’re inviting a party of trouble to your bones. Here’s a break-down of what you could be up against.

• Osteoporosis
• Back Pain
• Slow Healing Bones
• Muscle / Tendon Tears
• Replantation Hand Surgery Complications

My mum has smoked the majority of her life. And now she’s paying the price with osteoporosis (weak bones). At the age of 50, my mum was said to have bones equivalent to that of a 70 year old. Mum has since given up, started drinking … Continue Reading

It’s unbelievable… doctor’s actually pushing smoking onto their patients in order to soothe their sore throats.

Don’t Believe Me, Well Just Take A Look At The Below Ad.

Your Throat Protection Against Irritation Against Cough

Yeh, right. Who are they trying to kid?

You see, over the years we have all be brainwashed into thinking smoking is the right thing to do.

It’s Cool, It’s Fab, It’s I Dare To Say – Healthy To Smoke.

And for any of you over 40, you probably can all … Continue Reading

It’s unbelievable, this blog entry is my first. A new baby has been born. Am so happy. :)

I’ve finally gotten around to setting up this blog. Something I’ve been meaning to do for a long long time.

You see, I’ve been itching to report on a few stories every now and then, so rather than have my thoughts go out the window, why not put them out there for all you lovely folks to see.

This is the start of some great things to come. I suggest bookmarking this page, or subscribe to it with your favourite RSS news reader. Trust me, … Continue Reading