Recent data from a smoking cessation survey showed that 53.9% of American adult smokers attempted to quit smoking within 2019 and 2020. Results from the same year revealed that 8.5% have succeeded with quitting smoking. These reports signify the increasing number of Americans who are more aware of the health risks that come with smoking and are doing their best to overcome their…
Women who are planning to get pregnant or who are already pregnant should make sure they are prepared mentally and physically to have a healthy and successful pregnancy. Women who want to be mothers have to consider they’re life circumstances and lifestyles to make sure they are ready. It's important to have good prenatal care to make sure that your baby is healthy…
Marijuana. The mention of this plant sparks a debate. Being clear about the effects of smoking weed is wise. We discuss the properties of marijuana, how people use it, and what it does to your body once you’ve consumed it. Properties of Cannabis People smoke weed, either recreationally or for medical purposes. It's a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. The primary psychoactive…
Everyone does something that they know they shouldn't but keep at it nonetheless. For this reason, many people want to know how to break their bad habits. But before you can do so, it's necessary to know how they start. Life Advancer explains this and has some solutions for quitting bad habits. How Bad Habits Develop Why do we keep doing what we…
If you have circulation problems, you may want to know the ways to increase blood flow in your body. Before we talk about the ways to increase blood flow, let’s take a brief look at how the cardiovascular system works. Blood is circulated in the body via a channel of blood vessels (veins, capillaries, and arteries). If these blood vessels are ever laid…
Most people have the intention to quit lighting up but fall by the wayside because it's not easy to stop smoking. There's a lot of information on how to stop smoking, but these solutions aren't natural. Life Advancer suggests why smokers find a difficult to leave the habit. It also puts forth a few alternative solutions for quitting. Why it's hard to stop…
There are some must-do preventive healthcare measures you should regularly make time for in case if you have a chronic mental condition, such as depression or bipolar disorder. If you have depression or bipolar disorder, it can be hard to stay on top of your physical health. You spend so much time and energy battling symptoms and staying in control of your mental…
The image and the perception of smoking women have changed dramatically over the years. How does this habit affect women’s health and why do they smoke? You have heard this countless times: smoking is bad for you. Of course, we all know that smoking is bad for our lungs and heart, but how does it affect the woman’s body? Are smoking women more…