I am not a fan of New Years resolutions. Creating a few goals with attainable action steps that will support living a healthier life, can take place any time of year. It is never too late (or too early) to establish some new healthy living routines. VeryWell Health has a list of 10 things to […]
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Smoking kills more than 480,000 people annually in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 117,600 of those adult deaths are in the 12-state region containing Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia, dubbed “Tobacco Nation” by Truth Initiative, the anti-smoking […]
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Lung cancer persists as No. 1 killer By the time symptoms appear, it’s too late for medical treatment to save most patients By Claire Hughes Updated 3:59 pm, Sunday, March 6, 2016 http://www.timesunion.com ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The leading cause of cancer death among both men and women is lung cancer. There are three main types of lung cancer. Non-Small Cell Lung […]
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Learn the lifestyle risks for heart disease and QUIT SMOKING! The five leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, and unintentional injuries. Together they accounted for 63 percent of all U.S. deaths in 2010, with rates for each cause varying greatly from state to state. The […]
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I remember vividly when my mom stopped smoking. While I was in college, she and my sister came to visit me with my beautiful new niece Dawn and my mom had stopped smoking! I also know from my conversations with her that she mentioned numerous times that “quitting smoking was the hardest thing she has […]
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My sons were both under two years old and never got to know my dad due to his smoking habit. They were middle school age when my father-in-law passed away so they have memories of him, but most of those memories are of him being out of breath and unable to walk, along with his […]
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My mom smoked for 25 years and decided to quit smoking with the birth of her first grandchild. She also hoped that if she stopped smoking, it would support and encourage my dad to quit smoking. Sadly, he died of lung cancer due to his three pack-a-day habit at the age of 66. My father-in-law […]
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Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of smokers in general. “Smoking is hazardous to your health-just quit.” CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Smoking Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer. Smoking is estimated to increase the risk— For […]
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