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Over 42,000,000 Americans STRESS OUT every hour of every day ­– then smoke a cigarette

  Stress is defined as your body's way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When you feel threatened, your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol , which rouse the body for "necessary" action. But is it really necessary? How necessary is most of our stress? Is it called for, or uncalled for? Does it solve problems better–the worry, the doubting, the sulking, the wallowing, the angst?   Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behavior, often accompanied by feelings of dread over anticipated events, including the fear of imminent death. This can be in regards to a real threat, a perceived threat, or just the expectation of a future threat. Ultimately, anxiety is a FEELING of fear and uneasiness that can be very generalized and overreactive. Having panic attacks does not necessarily mean one has a disorder, though, as most ps...

Bad medical advice and exactly WHAT it "gets you" - an early grave!

What if you go to the doctor to get advice on how to quit cigarettes and he or she writes you a prescription for a drug that is supposed to block your "nicotine receptors" in your brain so that even if you do smoke, your brain can't access the nicotine, and you won't have any more cravings? What if that same doctor informs you of the side effects, all in the name of being honest and forthright, and you sit and not only listen to the list, but you process it in your brain, wondering whether these side effects are better, or worse, than the ill-health effects your getting from cigarettes? At what point in our "great country" did medicine become so corrupt, where anyone has to actually consider whether "side effects" of medication could mean permanent health damage and possibly the death of you? Are cigarettes worse or the stop-smoking-medications? You be the judge. Many people sue the pharmaceutical corporations that manufacture these ...