Tag: SMOKING

Smoking, diabetes and heart disease are bad for you; but this is worse.

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Smoking, diabetes and heart disease are bad for you; but this is worse. Being sedentary is bad for our health.  Over the years, studies have shown that those of us who sit for a long time at work are more likely to die younger.  This idea has increased the sales of the sit-stand desk which is designed to allow you to sit or stand with good work station ergonomics. A recent study done at the Cleveland Clinic shows that the sedentary lifestyle can be life threatening and statistically, can be worse for us than smoking, diabetes and heart disease. The concerns Read More »

Being physically unfit is as bad or worse than smoking says the NY Times

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Being physically unfit is as bad or worse than smoking says the NY Times It is no secret that many of us not only carry more weight than we should, but also, our physical fitness is often lacking due to todays lifestyles. A recent study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology studied how physical fitness affected lifespan. The study found that smoking had the greatest effect on lifespan, but second to this was our VO2 max, an important determinant of physical fitness. The NY Times recently reported about this studies findings. Check it out here Being Unfit May Be Almost Read More »

New study suggests that E-Cigarettes are much more harmful than most people think.

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New study suggests that E-Cigarettes are much more harmful than most people think. Cigarettes are out, vaping is in.  Vaping, the e-cigarette craze has become more fashionable, without the ashes and mess associated with regular smoking and is considered a better alternative to smoking cigarettes, and without the stench. You have probably noticed some of the vaping shops that have opened that you probably pass on your daily commute. Rechargeable cigarettes emit smoke, which is really a water vapor and for most people who use it, they intake whatever is in the liquid in the cartridge placed in the device.   Read More »

Still smoking? Back pain may be a reason to quit says a new article

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Still smoking? Back pain may be a reason to quit says a new article Despite many attempts to limit the freedoms of smokers by limiting many of the places they can actually smoke, taxing them with a hefty sin tax as well as making smoking much less fashionable, many people continue to smoke. Some new information may now give smokers another reason to quit; back pain. While not sure of the mechanism, apparently, lower back pain is more common in smokers. While it is an addictive habit, now more than ever, if you smoke and have lower back pain, you Read More »