Stop Smoking Tips: How to Stay Smoke-Free without Gaining Weight


Gaining weight can become an issue after smoking cessation, especially for middle-aged women, long-term smokers, and people leading a sedentary lifestyle. However, there are simple steps you can take not to gain weight after kicking the habit. According to the American Heart Association, incorporating a healthy diet into your life, staying active, and embracing a busy lifestyle are simple yet effective measures to help you inhibit weight gain usually associated with smoking cessation.

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Consumer Alert: Think Twice Before Using Chantix (Champix) as a Smoking Cessation Aid!


The US federal government has appeared with new guidelines for American physicians as to what drug should be advised to their patients as a smoking cessation aid. The pharmaceutical medication Chantix, a relatively new and controversial drug, is now heavily promoted as the best option for those who wish to quit smoking. However, dangerous side effects of Chantix, which include major depression, suicide, and other psychiatric risks, can well overpower its alleged positive actions of a “safe and effective” smoking cessation pill.

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Losing Hair? Stop Smoking!


A new study conducted by researchers of the University of London and published at the Journal of Investigative Dermatology has linked smoking to hair loss in men. While previous trials suggested that cigarette smoking could indirectly be involved in causing baldness, the new findings have confirmed that tobacco smoke is a possible trigger of male-pattern alopecia.

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Smoking Teens Can be Prone to Depression


Although “conventional wisdom” states that smoking can be beneficial for depressed people, scientific studies show that, on the contrary, the reverse is true. A new trial conducted by US scientists has demonstrated that depression in teenagers can actually be caused by smoking cigarettes.

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