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Save money by quitting smoking – then spend it on online bingo!

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

There are many benefits to quitting smoking, not just how much better a smoke-free life is for your health. You can save so much money when you aren’t buying packets of fags every week; more money than you’d ever have thought possible.

So, what do you do with all this extra spending money? You could try taking up a new hobby, one that is not so bad for your health. We recommend online bingo, an enjoyable and highly profitable pastime.

A lot of people are put off playing online games because they think it costs a lot of money and that it is financially risky. This is really not the case with online bingo, as you can often play for free or for just a penny. This means that even if you buy 100 tickets, you’ve only spent a pound. What’s more, you might end up winning back more than 10 times what you put in!

For the big games and promotions though, like those at Wonder Bingo, you may have to stake a little more for a chance to win a truly whopping prize. This is where all the cash you’ve saved from stubbing out your smoking habit will come in very handy.

Has the smoking ban helped?

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Well for the none smokers the answer to this would be yes! As one myself there is no more passive smoking in bars and clubs and when i leave i do not smell like i have been smoking a 100 cigs that night.

As well this i think it has helped many give up smoking who only occasionally smoked or while they out as the thought of having to leave the bar or club can seem a bit of an effort especially if it is raining and having to stand outside.

I just hope that this ban stays in place as i feel it is a positive step to helping the country become healthier.

Home Remedies to Quit Smoking

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Diet for quit smoking – Honey is the best food source that is rich in vitamins, enzymes, proteins and amino acids that helps dealing with cigarette addiction.

Quit smoking cure – Eating high alkaline foods also help to quit smoking.

Take grape seed extract to repair damage lungs. This is one of the best quit smoking treatment.

Chewing licorice stick is a safe and the best substitute for a cigarette. This is a good home remedy to quit smoking.

Drinking grape juice is the other best drink that helps to quit smoking. This is one of the effective quit smoking remedy.

Orange juice is acidic in nature and the first step in quitting smoking is to eliminate the nicotine from the body. Drinking orange juice twice a day will be useful. This is also effective natural remedy to quit smoking.

Take 7 Steps Out

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Many of you may have seen this on TV the advert where a child creates a hop scotch and the parent takes the 7 steps away from the back door. This is a part of a new drive to prevent cigarette smoke from triggering asthma attacks, hearing impairments and cot deaths by distancing yourself away from the children.

This toll of illness is caused by second hand smoke, and has become a huge focus for a new North West campaign that will urge parents not to smoke around their children to help protect them from immediate and lifelong damage to their lives and health.

Anti smoking adverts dominating the screens

Monday, October 4th, 2010

I am sure we are all aware of the negatives smoking can have on our lives and that we all know some who smokes whether this is a family member or friend.

However you may have seen lately the big influx in anti smoking advertisements as a way to drill into the smokers heads it would be interesting to know just how much of an affect these adverts really have on the smokers as i am pretty sure that the people smoking these days are aware of the consequences yet still insist on smoking.

New Years Resolution

Friday, November 27th, 2009

With the New Year looming ahead, im sure you have contemplated giving up smoking, a great way to count the number of days you have quit smoking is to mark off the days on a calendar, Calendars provide visual gratification, and can help you keep positive and focused. With so many designs, shapes, colours and sizes to choose from you’re bound to find an ideal calendar for everyone! As well as having access to purchase from shops, the internet now provides a wide range of sites where you can browse through the calendars at your leisure from the many sites that are online. These sites offer a wide range of catering for every need, designs range from wall calendars, to desk ones, calendar cards and some specially designed to be carried in your wallet. The great thing is that calendars allow you to personalise the font, the pictures down to the smallest detail so it’s perfect for you. As well as for friends and family – they can also be used to promote your business, and is a great way of keeping a relationship up with your business clients. Alongside calendars many sites also offer other promotional gifts which can be used as promotional items at business fairs and as a small giveaway to customers. Some items offered are rubber stamps, key rings, stationary, and mugs and even clothing.

The NHS Stop Smoking Services Saves 70,000 Lives

Monday, September 28th, 2009

The NHS Stop Smoking Services have been in place for ten years this September and in those ten years it is estimated that approximately 70,000 lives have been saved as a direct result of it.

Anyone who has ever been addicted to cigarettes knows how hard it is to stop, and the UK led the way in helping smokers by being one of the first countries to offer free stop smoking support.

Over the years the NHS has adapted its approach to help all sorts of different people to stop their smoking habits. They now offer lots of different approaches, recognising that different people respond better to certain techniques than others.

Overall, since the NHS Support has been in place the percentage of smokers in the UK has dropped from 28% to just below 21%. This is a great achievement and is also due to the result of government policies of not allowing smoking in public places. However nothing can be taken away from the support that the NHS has offered those thousands of people who have now successfully stopped smoking.

Let’s hope that eventually with NHS support the number of people smoking can be reduced to an even smaller percentage of the population.

Lifestyle and Smoking

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

As well as health benefits everybody who quits smoking sees benefits in their lifestyle. If you’re a heavy smoker you can see a saving as much as several hundred pounds a month! Just think what you can spend this on and do with the extra cash. As smoking is seen as anti social you become more approachable, relationships also improve between yourself and those around you. For your immediate family and friends, they are no longer being subjected to issues smoking gives such as smells, money being wasted, health issues for them and your children hence and generally this cause a more peaceful atmosphere and less tension.

Second Hand Smoke

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Second-hand smoke comes from the tip of a cigarette and the smoke that is breathed back out by the smoker – it’s in the air where people smoke even thou it might be almost invisible and odourless. Even with windows open, second-hand smoke will still be present in a room two and a half hours after. Smoking in the car is the worst area to be in due to the concentration into a small space. As well as the smokers themselves, people who breathe second-hand smoke are at the same risk of cancer, heart disease etc and every year smoke causes thousands of deaths. Young children are particularly affected as their tiny bodies are still developing. Half of British children are growing up in homes where at least one parent is a smoker.

Protecting children from breathing in second-hand smoke

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Breathing in second-hand smoke increases a non-smokers risk of lung cancer by 24% and heart disease by 25%. Second hand smoke makes the blood more sticky, meaning there is an increased risk of blood clots forming which cause arteries being blocked, heart attacks, strokes and even complete heart failure.

For children cot death is twice as likely to occur in babies whose mothers smoke. Exposure to second-hand smoke increases the risk of children developing asthma and asthma attacks as well as other respiratory infection. Babies and children who are exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to get coughs and colds as well as middle ear disease which can cause deafness.

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