Quitting Smoking Gave Me Hips
Some say that when you quit smoking, you get clearer skin, whiter teeth, etc., but all I see on Day 17 is more Libby. I’ve added five pounds to my 5-foot-9 frame. Aesthetically, that’s just fine by me....
View ArticleMen and Women Smoke—and Quit—Differently
In 2001, a group of young cigarette smokers was fitted with opaque goggles and nose clips at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After lighting up, the women in the group collectively...
View ArticleI Made It
Becoming a nonsmoker reminds me of what it’s like to start a new job. You know what you’re supposed to do, but you have no idea how to accomplish it. You spend the first few days just figuring out the...
View ArticleBreathing Fire, Not Smoke
It’s been a month and a day since I abandoned my binge-smoking ways, but only yesterday did I truly kill my desire to smoke. The most apt description of what I’ve been fighting is this: Smoking creates...
View ArticleHow to Quit Smoking Without Gaining (Much) Weight
Will you gain weight if you quit smoking? Probably. Four out of five quitters gain some weight4 pounds to 10 pounds each, on average. The good news, however, is that quitters usually do get back to a...
View ArticleWhen Smoking Tastes Good, It's Harder to Quit
You may find yourself missing more than nicotine when you finally snub out your last butt. Cigarettes are designed to manipulate your taste buds too, and research shows that tobacco’s flavors, both...
View ArticleAs Wall Street Burns, Smokers Light Up
On the day the Dow plunged almost 800 points, Erick Giliberti was doubling down on his smoking habit. Before the turmoil, says Giliberti, a manager at Deloitte who works with mortgage-backed...
View ArticleWhat Those Funny Old Smoking Ads Really Show
For decades, doctors, scientists, celebrities, and cool-cat executives were all used in cigarette ads to deflect fears that smoking was dangerous. The health-claim strategy evolved into "low-tar"...
View ArticleQuitting Cigarettes: 10 Smokers Who Kicked Butt (or Are Trying To)
We invited readers of Essence and All You magazines to send in their stories about quitting smokingsome successful, some not. Here are some of the responses that came in. View the slideshow.
View ArticleSmoking Shortens Your Lifespan
The next time you're tempted to light up, remember this: Every cigarette you smoke reduces your expected lifespan by 11 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Bristol in England. That...
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