Heart Disease Prevention: 5 Strategies to Keep Your Heart Healthy
Great news for people who are creating a heart-healthy lifestyle without cigarettes.
From the Mayo Clinic
Read it for yourself at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-disease-prevention/WO00041
Smoking Cessation
The American Heart Association uses years of data and analysis to talk about why quitting is the right thing to do, and not just for your heart.
From the American Heart Association
Read it for yourself at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4731
Questions About Smoking, Tobacco, and Health
The American Cancer Society answers common questions in plain, straightforward language.
From the American Cancer Society
Read it for yourself at:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2x_Questions_About_Smoking_Tobacco_and_Health.asp
Stroke
It’s a fact: Quitting smoking helps lower a person’s risk of stroke. The CDC provides information about stroke causes and effects as well as valuable tips for prevention.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHDSP
Read it for yourself at: http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/
The Surgeon General’s Report: The Health Consequences of Smoking
In 2004, the Surgeon General provided detailed statistics about the many ways smoking affects Americans every year.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the highlights for yourself at: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/index.htm
Or check out the complete report at: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/chapters.htm
Top 10 Reasons to Quit Smoking
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provides a simple list you may find applies to your own motivations for quitting.
From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Read it for yourself at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/q_smoke/top_ten.htm
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