Stop Smoking So Fat?

Most smokers already know about the dangers of smoking and want to quit. One of the concerns cigarette addicts, particularly women, when should stop the bad habit is the body that will be fat. Erroneous myth that often make the guts of smokers to quit become shriveled.

How is the truth? "In medicine, it is not true if you quit smoking and then got fat body," said dr.Ahmad Hudoyo, Sp.P (K). "The truth at certain hours of hunger increased, but because we are smoking pleasure of smoking it makes us prefer a cigarette than eat," he explained.

The same thing expressed by doctors Tribowo T. Ginter, Sp.KJ from RS.Persahabatan, Jakarta. According to him, nicotine contained in cigarettes eliminate hunger, so when quitting smoking suppressing hunger was loose and nobody wanted to eat. "People who quit smoking can keep his weight or just go up, depending on his diet," he said.

Hunger experienced by smokers at the beginning of the process of smoking cessation can be overcome by diverting the mind or keep myself busy on other things. In most smokers who quit do exist weight gain 5-10 lbs, but still within normal limits. During balanced with a healthy diet and exercise, weight loss can be maintained.

During the process of smoking cessation, smokers usually will experience withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms are a sign of where the body is feeding on itself. Usually the body will feel anxiety, dizziness, vomiting, depressed, or unable to sleep. However, these symptoms will stop after one or two weeks. So, no more reason to remain in bondage to tobacco smoke.

03.18 | 0 komentar | Read More

Need Intention to Smoke Freedom from bondage

At first just try to eventually become addicted. That was the beginning of a novice smokers become smokers remain even experiencing nicotine addiction. Most smokers rather not know the dangers of smoking, but to stop completely for those not as easy as turning the palm of the hand.

Quitting smoking is a process, so that takes time. According dr.Tribowo Ginting, Sp.KJ, from RS.Persahabatan Jakarta, there are several stages through which smokers who want to quit, ie prakontemplasi stage, contemplation, preparation, action, and the last stage of ruwatan (maintenance).

"At that stage prakontemplasi usually smokers still refuse to stop," he said. Because it should not force smokers to quit because it is not effective. "Intent to stop must come from the smokers themselves," he said. When this stage has passed, will more easily pass through the next stage.

When the process of quitting smoking, smokers experienced no change due to breaking nicotine. Symptoms include tobacco addiction, irritability and anger, worry, anxiety, impaired concentration, headache, drowsiness, and indigestion.

"The nature of nicotine addiction is a receptor in the brain feel good while and then an addiction to nicotine," said Bowo. However, these symptoms will stop after one or two weeks. During this period the support and encouragement from people around is necessary.

"Appreciate their efforts to quit, provide a time when smokers need support, not judge, or do a small celebration because smokers have quit," the doctor said at the launch of the program Bowo Quitters Are the Champions in Jakarta (26 / 6).

In addition, families also can help provide the facts, whether bad or good when smokers undecided and want to smoke again. Friends or family can also invite smokers to busyness or distraction activity.

03.17 | 0 komentar | Read More

Smokers Third Hand, Who He?

You must be aware that cigarette smoke not only leaves but also distinctive odor  that for those who do not smoke very unpleasant. This odor comes from the materials  around  us, such as clothes, hair, sheets, etc., or affixed to absorb smoke billowing cigarette smoke.

Experts warn against the dangers of smoking invisible "third hand"is. Because the chemicals from cigarette smoke in these objects also be toxic (poisonous). Especially in children when they are touching or inserting objects into his mouth earlier.

To minimize exposure to chemicals from cigarettes, open the window wide open, use air conditioning or fan. Of course the most important is smoking in another room. Before approaching the kids, wash hands or change clothing that is used when smoking.

As long as you still can smell the aroma of tobacco, even if you do not see the cigarette, this means you are still inhaling toxins, which contains 60 types of carcinogens (cancer-triggering).

Make smoke-free homes to protect children or people who do not smoke at home.

03.16 | 0 komentar | Read More

Prohibition of Smoking, Still Half A Heart

In a corner of a mall in the Semanggi area, on Tuesday (30 / 6), some people seemed to relax. Room door was wide open when three out of five people who are in a narrow room was seen smoking cigarettes.

Cigarette smoke flying everywhere filling the entire contents of the room earlier. They seemed to not care if there is smoke coming out of the room.

Although the smoking area outside the room, lots of signs smoking ban, but the visitors mall had felt "entitled". They were allowed to smoke only in the room smoking area. In fact, the signs ban on smoking was much violated. Some people look calmly and casually smoke in the air-conditioned cafe in the mall.

Jakarta Residents Forum (Fact) has done research in 60 malls in Jakarta, which states that 50 percent of the mall to do a serious violation of Local Rule No. 2 of 2005 on Air Pollution Control (Regulation PPU). Similarly, the survey results Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) in government agencies in Jakarta.

"The survey results YLKI at 110 government offices in Jakarta to mention, most precisely in the environmental violations of civil servants by 45 percent," said Tulus Abadi, YLKI member, while speaking at the launch of the book Tobacco: The Global Threat Media Center in Jakarta, Jalan Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (30 / 6).

Sincere states, regions without a cigarette, especially in Jakarta, which became a pioneer for other regions in Indonesia, still adhered to the 'old paradigm' because they still provide smoking areas or smoking rooms in workplaces or other public spaces, like malls. "The reality on the ground, smoking area was in fact used for smoking campaign event," said Tulus.

Sincere reminder, manager of the building in Jakarta should be responsible to enforce the no smoking area (KDM) in their respective environment. "When the manager did not carry out their duties properly, there is an administrative sanction is revocation of a license to operate," said Tulus.

Although regulation PPU already four years running, in fact there are still many people in Jakarta who carelessly smoking in public places. Facts noted, smoking behavior in the area are still many common KDM. Cigarette smoke still adorn the public areas. Sincere added, although many people who smoke in public places, none of that criminalized violations.

In accordance with the law which had horrendous PPU, the penalties for people caught smoking in public places amounting to Rp 50 million. Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo on World No Tobacco Day warning or World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2009, expressed a commitment to implement the KDM in working areas.

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Smoking Causes of Vaginal Bacteria Infection

Still not believing that smoking can damage every cell in your body? Here is one of the bad news for women who love to smoke. Women smokers have the possibility of bacterial infection in the vagina two times greater than women who never smoked. Bacterial infections of the vagina (bacterial vaginosis) is a common infection, but not much discussed. Symptoms of bacterial vaginosis (BV) include itching in the vagina, and gray-colored discharge coming out of the vagina with a fishy odor.

Marijane A Krohn, Ph. D, a professor of reproduction at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine says, BV began to attack the vagina when their natural protection system is disturbed. When this happens, the bacteria are always around the vagina was growing out of control. "Smoking appears to make the vaginal immune system declines," said Krohn who provide illustrations, such as border police who are drunk.

As with other vaginal infections, BV is not treated can increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Not only that, when you are exposed to sexually transmitted diseases, plus exposed to BV, the consequences even more severe, for example, infertility. When pregnant women exposed to BV could also trigger sudden miscarriage, premature birth, or making babies born underweight.

The solution? Quitting smoking is the best gift you can give to your own body. Talk to your doctor about ways to stop smoking. Whether it's with a particular program or with other assistance. The second step, spray washer avoid sex because the vagina is actually able to clean themselves. Vaginal sex with washer spray can damage the climate balance in the vaginal area, and increase the risk of BV. When BV attack, you may need two weeks of treatment with antibiotics from a doctor's prescription to deal with, and do routine checks every once a month.

03.13 | 0 komentar | Read More

People Do not Care Dangers of Tobacco

Syamsuir, a resident of Lower Dam, Central Jakarta, now can not talk anymore. The reason, he had vocal cord cancer. Why? Not because he was heavy smoker for 30 years. One day three packs of cigarettes he Flammable.

Syamsuir worked as a repairman at. Meager income. So, for the smoking habit he had almost spent most of his income. The result? On the neck there is now a big hole scar that never lived. And, the more he regret: his voice was gone.

Syamsuir is one of the millions of victims of smoking. In Indonesia, 70 percent of the 60 million smokers are those who come from lower-middle economic class. That is, already poor, are still caught smoking habits that drain the contents of the bag.

Not to mention the approximately 65.6 million women and 43 million children in Indonesia who are exposed to cigarette smoke. They are vulnerable to secondhand smoke and also affected a variety of diseases caused by smoking, ie, bronchitis, lung cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, stroke, and various other diseases.

Each year about 200,000 deaths in Indonesia due to smoking habits. 25,000 victims were passive smokers. Indeed due to tobacco will not immediately appear instantly. The impact of new look after 25 years since the first time a person smokes.

Senior researcher at the Demographic Institute Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, Sri Moertiningsih Adioetomo, once declared, from a study found that the cost of inpatient smoking-related disease sufferers reach Rp 2.9 trillion per year.

Indonesia is great in terms of cigarette consumption. Imagine, Indonesia is now ranked third in the world after China and India for the affairs of cigarette consumption. The Indonesian government's lack of political will to deal with tobacco issues seriously.

Just imagine, Road Map for the Cigarette Industry precisely target the addition of cigarette consumption. In 2005, cigarette consumption in Indonesia reached 220 billion cigarettes. On the Road Map for the Cigarette Industry in 2015 targeted cigarette consumption increased to 260 billion cigarettes.

Target 10 years increased by 40 billion cigarettes. A total of 40 billion cigarettes consumed 10 million smokers. This means that in 10 years recruited 10 million new smokers. It could be said in one year targeted 1 million new smokers or 249 new smokers per day, said Setyo Budiantoro of Tobacco Control Support Center Community Health Association of Indonesia (TCSC-IAKMI).

Who are smokers, new smokers? Of course the teens. No wonder the tobacco industry did not hesitate to throw big money for advertising expenditure. Both ads on television and in the street billboard. Ranging from teenage music concerts to sporting events.

Images on cigarette packs

Against the tobacco industry by replying to advertise the dangers of smoking clearly impossible. If you want to save the nation, especially the younger generation, the most reasonable and most likely do is to control the tobacco industry and apply the rules contained in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

One way is to put the pictures of diseases caused by smoking on cigarette packs. Not just a small warning smokers and almost ignored because there is no deterrent effect.

Pictorial warning or warnings with graphic images on cigarette packs fairly effective. Effective because the reach of all the layers, there is a repetitive effect as it would be 5800-7000 times per year by a smoker who smokes one pack per day.

In addition, the government also does not need to pay, the picture was clear, strong, and large, more than a million warnings in words, words Widyastuti Soerojo of TCSC-IAKMI.

Warning the pictures shown to be effective in some countries, such as in Canada as much as 44 percent of smokers want to quit, 58 percent of smokers start thinking about the dangers of cigarette consumption, 35 percent of smokers increase their knowledge about the dangers of cigarettes, and 17 percent of smokers hide the pack because they do not want others to see pictures commemoration.

03.12 | 0 komentar | Read More