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Health and Men

July 13th, 2008

WARNING: Quitting Smoking May Be Hazardous To Your Health.

You never see that warning, do you? Well it’s true that quitting smoking greatly reduces your risk of cancer, emphysema, hearts disease etc., quitting can have it’s hazards as well. IN a short article published in August 2008 issue of Men’s Health Magazine it tell how the smoking cessation aid Bupropion, better known as […]

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April 29th, 2008

Quitting Time, Day Two

I’m only going to do this for the first few days but day two went great. There was a few times that I had big cravings but I just refocused and moved on without a hitch. One tough thing was when I left work. I had a bit longer drive because I had to […]

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April 27th, 2008

Smoking Slows Muscle Growth

As if you I needed one more reason to quit, a recent research article in Fitness Rx Magazine stated:
“A study from Copenhagen Muscle Research Center in Denmark found that smoking interferes with protein synthesis in muscle. They infused the amino acid Leucine into smokers and non smokers. The leucine contained a chemical marker so that […]

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April 27th, 2008

Reflections Of A Health Blogging Hypocrite

I’m going to open up a bit here and get personal.
In 2006 I stopped drinking as often as I used to because I was trying to lose weight and it was overall better for my health. At that point I had spent almost 11 years of my life in the military and was currently […]

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September 2nd, 2007

If You Must Smoke, Please Don’t Exhale.

If you must smoke, please don’t exhale. This was a sign on the wood-shop wall of my elementary school. I always found it kind of strange cause back then I didn’t understand it. These days I find it more amusing and even wish it was a valid request. I used to live in upstate N.Y. […]

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