Lively Women

May 31st, 2007

What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking

Wade over at Healthbolt has an awesome post with some even more compelling reasons to quit smoking today, on World No Tobacco Day 2007.
I think one of the main reasons it’s so hard to quit smoking is because all the benefits of quitting and all the dangers of continuing seem very far away. […]

By Kristen King -- 3 comments

May 31st, 2007

10 Reasons to Quit Smoking Today

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, so what better day to talk about why you should quit smoking right now?  Here are 10 compelling reasons to kick the habit today.

Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer cases (source), and lung cancer kills more women than breast and ovarian cancers combined. (source)
Smoking causes wrinkles all […]

By Kristen King -- 7 comments

March 26th, 2007

Want to Slow Your Skin’s Aging Process? Quit Smoking

The results aren’t conclusive, but a new study from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has associated smoking with fine wrinkles all over the body — not just on the face. 
“We examined nonfacial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment