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	<title>Healthy Considerations &#187; quit smoking</title>
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		<title>How to Quit Smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once someone decides that it&#8217;s time he or she quit smoking, it is best to begin sooner rather than later. However, how do you stop smoking, when you have been smoking for a number of years? Smoking is an extremely difficult addiction to break because tobacco contains the compound called  nicotine which is addictive to both the mind and body.
Recent studies have shown that each time you smoke a cigarette, it costs you around five to twenty minutes of your life. Apart from weakening the body, smoking leaves a person with halitosis, yellow teeth, dry skin, lower bone density, fertility problems that will inevitably affect the sexual health of both men and women and a higher risk of being infected with deadly diseases such as lung cancer. Smoking is costly and can reduce one&#8217;s life by around 10 years or even more.
Ways to stop smoking can be found in ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Easiest Ways To Quit Smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Richey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All you have to do is look online or turn on the TV to see ads and websites that tell you there are hundreds or thousands of ways to quit smoking.  There are sprays, pills, inhalers, patches, gums and programs available to help.  However, the plethora of choices can make you wonder what the best, cheapest, and easiest way to quit smoking might be.
The secret is not to let all the options overwhelm you.
Sometimes the biggest mistake a person can make when sifting through the many ways to quit smoking is to think that they need to find the ultimate help or aid in their battle against smoking.  They are afraid to try one method because they think another might be more effective, and then eventually they do not try anything.
Its important not to get overwhelmed by your many options when it comes to ways to quit ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cigarette Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarettes&#8217; most common ingredient is nicotine. Many experts consider nicotine to be more addictive than heroine. Aside from heroine, doctors ranked nicotine ahead of alcohol and cocaine in terms of dependence. In fact, research has shown that smoking four cigarettes a day can induce a life-long addiction to nicotine.
Contributing to the addiction is the psychological pleasure or satisfaction a smoker gains when puffing on a cigarette. Smokers often describe smoking as a &#8220;pat-on-the-back&#8221; after a hard day&#8217;s work. Many smokers confess that it&#8217;s not the taste of the cigarette that keeps them smoking, but the sense of satisfaction they feel. Studies have also shown that depression is twice as common in people who smoke as opposed to those who don&#8217;t.
Nicotine triggers the smoker&#8217;s brain to be more efficient in processing information. It also reduces anxiety and induces euphoria. Research has also shown that nicotine induces alertness and arousal, and sedation ...]]></description>
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