Šalje: QuitSmokingTips [bwprice@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 22. ožujak 2001 19:29 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips - Volume 3 Number 13 QuitSmokingTips - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Thursday March 22, 2001 *** Volume 3 Number 13 *** ..................................................................... ...IN THIS ISSUE... 1 What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com 2. Symptoms Of Recovery 3. How to Keep Your Lungs Healthy. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS: Quit Smoking with the help of an artificial cigarette. Keeps your hands, mouth and mind busy, without the deadly smoke. http://www.quitsmoking.com/ez.htm ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` TRAIN YOUR MIND TO FINALLY STOP SMOKING FOREVER. Mental imagery and addiction specialist, Marvin H. Berenson, M.D. has developed a program that trains your mind to quit smoking permanently. The Think Yourself Smokeless program includes a step-by-step booklet, a motivational journal and an audiotape. Money back guarantee. Go to http://www.thinkyourselfsmokeless.com for more information and a free newsletter. Order the program online today and receive a valuable free bonus. You have nothing to lose but a dangerous habit. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` "SMOKESAVER" turns your computer into a virtual therapist. By replacing your screen saver, SmokerSaver drops in on you several times a day, every day ? bite-sized instalments that accumulate into a comprehensive 30-day course. This powerful interactive guide shadows you throughout the day, initially assessing your habit, then advising you, monitoring your progress, supporting and inspiring you, until you reach your ultimate goal of being a non-smoker. Visit: http://www.SmokerSaver.com for more information! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 1. What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com is listed on "Yahoo Internet Life" as an Incredibly Useful Web Site! Check out our list of quitting smoking counters at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/counters.htm Our quitting smoking bulletin board is one of the most popular quit smoking support areas on the Internet!! Sign up at: http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/76750 Quit Smoking by smoking... check out how at: http://www.lifesign.quinstreet.com/storefront/index.jsp Take part in some of our polls...the results may surprise you! http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/polls.htm ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 2. Symptoms Of Recovery For new quitters, below are some of the Symptoms of Recovery that you may experience: You may experience none of these or maybe a few. It will vary from person to person. Don't panic. Just remember they are temporary and are a sign that your body is healing itself. However, if any of these symptoms should persist for too long, please check with your doctor. 1. Coughing, dry throat, sore tongue, nasal drip, increased phlegm, hoarseness: Due to increased activity of the cilia, new natural activity of nasal passages, body ridding itself of poisons....Duration: a few weeks to a few months. 2. Tightness in the chest: Due to tension or sore muscles from coughing...Duration: a few days 2. Dizziness/headaches: Due to increased oxygen levels to the brain...Duration: a few days. 3. Indigestion, heartburn, gas, constipation: Due usually to a decrease in intestional activity caused by the lack of nicotine. Duration: a few weeks 4. Tingly fingers/leg cramps: Due to increased circulation...Duration: A few weeks 5. Fatigue/insomnia...Due to body adjusting to lack of nicotine...Duration: a few weeks. 6. Increased Thirst...Your body needs it...drink lots. It will help with the cravings and flush the nic out of your body faster. 7. Irritability, lack of concentration, boredom, nervousness, euphoria, depression, lots of mood swings: In most cases, these are probably due more to the mental addiction than the physical....Duration: a few weeks. If in doubt or worried about any of the symptoms of recovery...see your doctor!! ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 3. HOW TO KEEP LUNGS HEALTHY (Information supplied by: Canadian Lung Association) The Lungs And The Respiratory System The respiratory system, including the lungs, brings air into the body. The oxygen in the air travels from the lungs through the bloodstream to the cells in all parts of the body. The cells use the oxygen as fuel and give off carbon dioxide as a waste gas. The waste gas is carried by the bloodstream back to the lungs to be eliminated or exhaled. The lungs accomplish this vital process - called gas exchange - using an automatic and quickly adjusting control system. The Lungs At Work In addition to gas exchange, the lungs and the other parts of the respiratory system have important jobs to do related to breathing. These include: Bringing all air to the proper body temperature Moisturizing the inhaled air for necessary humidity Protecting the body from harmful substances by coughing, sneezing, filtering or swallowing them, or by alerting the body through the sense of smell Defending the lungs with: cilia - microscopic hairs along the air passages phlegm (mucus or sputum) - a moving carpet of phlegm collects dirt and germs inhaled into the lungs and moves them out to be coughed up or swallowed macrophages - scavenger cells in the lungs that literally eat up dirt and germs invading the lungs What Are The Warning Signs of Lung Disease? The most frequent warning signs of lung disease are listed below. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, discuss them with your doctor as soon as possible. Chronic Cough - Any cough that has lasted a month is chronic. This is an important early symptom indicating something is wrong with your breathing system, regardless of your age. Shortness of Breath - Shortness of breath that continues after a brief rest following normal exercise, or comes after little or no exertion, is not normal. Labored or difficult breathing, the feeling that it is hard to draw air into your lungs or breathe it out, is also a warning sign. Chronic Phlegm Production - Phlegm, or sputum, is produced by the lungs as a defense response to infection or irritants. If your phlegm or mucus production has lasted a month, this could indicate an underlying problem. Wheezing - Noisy breathing or wheezing is a sign that something unusual is blocking the airways of your lungs or making the airways too narrow. Coughing Up Blood (Hemoptysis) - If you are coughing up blood, the blood may be coming from your lungs or upper respiratory tract. Whatever the source of the blood, it signals the onset of a health problem. Frequent Chest Colds - If you have more than two colds a year, or if one lasts more than two weeks, you may have an underlying disorder. What Do The Symptoms Mean? Experts agree that your lungs are not healthy if you have any of these symptoms. You must have them checked out by your doctor. If you wait for symptoms to become severe, you have already lost valuable treatment time. Taking care of mild symptoms can actually be to your advantage. Even if you have only one of the symptoms of lung disease - chronic cough, shortness of breath or difficult breathing, phlegm, wheezing, or frequent chest colds - you should see your doctor. Most lung conditions can be helped by treatment and can even be reversed if caught early. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the opinions of QuitSmokingSupport.com. We want this newsletter to be the best one around. If you have suggestions, ideas, or feedback about this newsletter, feel free to email us at support@quitsmokingsupport.com Please feel free to pass this newsletter along to anyone you know who may benefit from it! To unsubscribe to this newsletter, please go to http://www.listbot.com/ (c) Copyright 1995-2001 QuitSmokingSupport.com Take care and have a great week! Blair support@quitsmokingsupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to quitsmokingtips-unsubscribe@listbot.com