Tobacco is commonly used in India. While choosing a groom, no one really bothers to ask about tobacco use. Tobacco use till now is still an acceptable social norm. I have a question – “Would you marry your daughter to a person who is diseased or likely to have a disease?” “Arre Shadi ke baadh ladka […]
Too long use of tobacco in any form – smoking or chewing, disturbs us and has become a part of our life and the tobacco consumer tends to associate lot of their routine activities with it. The timing of tobacco consumption have been such that many of the daily activities coincide with it, and we
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Quitting Tobacco TobaccoThere is evidently a very confusing situation when a wife / spouse discovers that her counterpart is a tobacco user which she mentally does not accept as a habit in the normal go of life after marriage. In India, most of the marriages, whether arranged or loved, experience a lot of ambiguity about the habits
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Tobacco Women and TobaccoThe urges are usually sudden and intense. In many of my articles earlier, I have mentioned about the will power. The will power can be overwhelmed with these sudden urges. Remembering the reasons to quit and if they are really strong reasons for you, you can recognize them and the mind races towards control. The
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Quitting Tobacco TobaccoThis is the one most important armamentarium to control the cravings along with the first D (Drink Plenty of Water). Whatever form of tobacco you have used – smoke or chew tobacco, Deep Breathing controls cravings and relaxes you. Stress, tension associated with work or while quitting smoking, light-headedness, loss of concentration, fatigue, weakness- these
Maintaining Hydration is one the most important aspect of Tobacco Cessation – both smoking and chewing. Water plays an immense role in controlling your cravings. When quitting tobacco there is an increase need for water intake. When you have an urge, taking 2 glasses of water can magically relieve your cravings. (related – 7Ds of
What is XEROSTOMIA ? Xerostomia is defined as dry-mouth and is often associated with hypofunction of the salivary glands resulting from reduced or absent saliva flow. It may happen due to various medical conditions, a side effect of a wide variety of medications or a side effect of Cancer treatment – radiotherapy to the head
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Quitting Tobacco TobaccoReady to Quit tobacco? Tobacco Cessation is a bumpy ride for the users who want to quit tobacco. One needs to be well equipped and prepare themselves for the withdrawal symptoms, which is manageable if you do it with full consciousness as it makes the journey easy and interesting. Withdrawal symptoms can be present in
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Quitting Tobacco TobaccoNo scientific data has proven that tobacco is a stress buster. The commonest reason for starting and continuing tobacco given by most people is STRESS.
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Quitting Tobacco TobaccoQuitting Tobacco is easy but staying quit is difficult! People quit tobacco to restart and this cycle goes on leading to frustration and loss of confidence. With increasing awareness people come to me with “Please don’t tell me why, TELL ME HOW TO QUIT”. Why is it So difficult to quit? Why is it people
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