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		<title>Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Sexual Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a 2006 survey by the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention, at least 22% of high faculty scholars in Yank smoke cigarettes each day. In truth, whether or not the study suggested that smoking had already dropped over the last 4 years, the statistical data still show that one in 5 US people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to a 2006 survey by the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention, at least 22% of high faculty scholars in Yank smoke <a href="http://theartoflivingyoga.com">cigarettes</a> each day. In truth, whether or not the study suggested that smoking had already dropped over the last 4 years, the statistical data still show that one in 5 US people still smoke cigarettes.</p>
<p>While smoking rates among school scholars have been on a decline since 1997, the rate of teens who smoke is equivalent to, and in a few cases, higher than that of adults. The more youthful the individuals start smoking, the much more likely that they&#8217;ll continue smoke as a grown-up. Given these figures, it&#8217;s not surprising that smoking is the number 1 reason for early deaths in the U. S. The issue is still begging to get asked: Why do teenagers smoke? Is it due to the influence of media or because they get the habit from adults who smoke? Studies prove that many teenagers smoke because they were simply interested in how it might taste or feel just like. Others announced that they suspected that smoking was a good strategy to gain weight loss. Even if the alerts plastered on the cigar box clearly asserts that, &#8220;Smoking is a danger to your health,&#8221; this hasn&#8217;t stopped youths from experimenting or taking up the practice of fag use. Medical proof suggest that cigar smoking causes a rise in the body&#8217;s metabolic rate and may suppress appetite. But it is vital to notice that smoking has a tendency to lifeless the taste buds, which, in fact, might be the reason behind the &#8220;loss of appetite.&#8221; This debate is somehow supported by cases of people that put on weight after they stopped smoking.</p>
<p>Non-smokers could have discovered a way to stop except for thousands if not millions of smokers around the planet &#8212; doing away with the stick is still an ongoing struggle.</p>
<p>The obsession of smokers to the dangerous chemical called nicotine makes it harder for them to quit smoking.</p>
<p>Nicotine reliance happens when the chemicals and other Marlboro substances reach the brain and turns on the pleasure cells, manufacturing mood-altering effects that give smokers short term pleasure. The short term pleasure of smoking somehow negates the clear message that long term use of cigarettes could potentially lead to lung cancer, emphysema, and cardiac arrest. Studies also show that smoking has inauspicious effects on female and male sexual health. A number of studies indicate that smoking is related to the issue getting and maintaining an erection.</p>
<p>Many poisons present in cigarettes especially carbon monoxide, can damage the circulatory system, which impedes the flow of blood in the knob which is obligatory for erection. Additionally, smoking is one of the major reasons behind penile dysfunction. A study revealed in the Book of Urology in two thousand discovered that 68% of men with raised blood pressure aged 40-79 experienced penile dysfunctions. At least 45% of these cases were considered dreadful sexual infirmities. Hypertension in men may open the way to low testosterone levels, which is a male hormone that plays a critical role in the sexual arousal.</p>
<p>Poisons found in cigarettes could also harm the testes. Smoking may affect the semen and the sperm, reducing their mobility and quality.</p>
<p>Men who smoke have a tendency to have lower sperm counts and deformed sperms than their non-smoking opposite numbers. Many substance founds in cigarettes may harm the ovaries, studies suggest that ladies who smoke or have smoked during the past may run into problems getting pregnant with the probabilities of conceiving being reduced by as much as forty percent for each menstrual cycle. The longer a lady smokes, the harder it&#8217;d be for her to get pregnant. The effect of smoking on sexual health has been taken for granted since the focus of prior studies has been on the bad effects of smoking on the cardio system. Understanding the adverse results of smoking on one&#8217;s sexual health may become an incentive for many to give up smoking. Joining a program that helps folks stop smoking; and consulting a doctor about medicines that scale back the craving to smoke could also help. Though it could be a particularly hard habit to wreck, giving up smoking is one of the finest things folks can do to enhance their sex lives and their over-all health.</p>
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		<title>Treating And Preventing Heart Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Udo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a senior or love someone that is, take heart. A new report is losing light on paths to help older USA citizens keep fitter longer. According to the study, thousands of coronaries, strokes and deaths may be forestalled if patients used prescription blood-pressure medication. The study, &#8220;Reducing the Human Impact of High [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are a <a href="http://theartoflivingyoga.com">senior</a> or love someone that is, take heart. A new report is losing light on paths to help older USA citizens keep fitter longer. According to the study, thousands of coronaries, strokes and deaths may be forestalled if patients used prescription blood-pressure medication. The study, &#8220;Reducing the Human Impact of High Blood Pressure,&#8221; looked at the quantity of strokes, heart attacks, deaths and nursing facility placements that would be evaded each year if all seniors were to actively treat their hypertension. As an example, it was found that correct treatment of hypertension could stop about seven thousand deaths in L. A. alone. &#8220;Currently, two thirds of Medicare beneficiaries have raised blood pressure, which puts millions of seniors in jeopardy annually,&#8221; according to Dr Paul Antony, chief medical officer for Pharmaceutical Research and producers of America.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yet, for most of the people, elevated blood pressure can be controlled.”</p>
<p>If you are in danger, you should be tested frequently by your health practitioner.</p>
<p>Self-tests at drugstores and convenience stores are helpful, but won&#8217;t be completely trustworthy. Get tested if you are over sixty, if you smoke, if you eat lots of salt, if you lead a high-stress life-style or if you have diabetes. Countrywide, the report revealed that about a quarter of pensioners with raised blood pressure can simply manage their status with correct treatment. Active treatment includes correct diet, exercise, life changes and taking prescription medicines in talks with a doctor. The study demonstrates that sicknesses regularly related to age aren&#8217;t just unavoidable effects of aging. With help from a surgeon, these sicknesses can really be often treated, controlled and forestalled. One sponsor of the study was the Pharmaceutical Research and producers of America (PhRMA), an organization representing the state&#8217;s leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology firms. Members are dedicated to inventing drugs that let patients to live longer, healthier and more productive lives and are leading the way in the quest for new cures.</p>
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