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Archive for January, 2011

Although smoking is known to be extremely unhealthy, many smokers who decide to quit have an extremely hard time. There are a lot of methods to use, so don’t give up if you fail at first. Keep trying until you overcome this nasty habit. You are harming not only yourself, but anyone you come in contact with. A word of advice: talk to your doctor about quitting before you start any program.

Cold turkey is the number one way that people try to quit smoking. However, this is usually not successful. Basically cold turkey means that you stop smoking cigarettes one day and never have another one. While some people believe that they have the will power to do it, it really has little to do with willpower and more to do with that fact that your body is physically addicted to nicotine and you can have fairly serious withdrawal symptoms. Cold turkey does work for some people, but in general within a few days most people start smoking again.
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Never take medicines without consulting the doctor because it may be harmful to your health. Medicines are the basic necessity of every individual after food, clothing, and shelter. Medicines have become a part of our life because everyone of us needs them at least once in the life. Any medicines whether natural or allopathic, should be taken only after consulting with the doctor. Medicines generally have side effects that you may not know, but doctor would know them. Thus, doctor can suggest you what precautions you should take to avoid these side effects. Also, he may give you some other medicines that will help to reduce the adverse effect of the medicine. So, always keep in mind to consult the doctor before you start any medication.
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