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InfoGraphic on What happens to your body if you stop smoking,

InfoGraphic on What happens to your body if you stop smoking

When you quit smoking the effects are nearly immediate, but it takes years to completely undo the damage caused by cigarettes. To speed up the process of returning your health to normal invest in an ozone steam or far infra red sauna. These saunas flood your body with activated oxygen (ozone) which oxidizes bacteria, viruses

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Flu: get fighting fit

With winter here, you’re bound to be surrounded by coughers and sneezers wherever you go, greatly increasing your flu risk. Running like crazy from anyone who’s ill is the first step to avoid succumbing yourself, as is doing a Lady Macbeth and continually washing your hands. That’s because the flu virus is not only transmitted via droplets when someone

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50% of cancers can be prevented

Half of all cancers could be prevented if people just adopted healthier behaviours, US scientists have argued. Smoking is blamed for a third of all US cancer cases and being overweight leads to another 20% of the deadly burden that costs the United States some $226 billion per year in health care and lost productivity. For instance, up

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Non-smokers can also get lung cancer

Although smoking is one of the major causes of lung cancer, non-smokers are often diagnosed with the disease as well. To mark global Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) this November, lung cancer patients and survivors are being encouraged to share their stories of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and the fact that non-smokers can also be

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Stroke: SA’s 3rd biggest killer

The effects of a stroke can be devastating and can result in early death or permanent disability. Furthermore, when someone does survive a stroke, it often puts an enormous burden on family members and/or carers. Moreover, stroke-related medical costs and disability put major strain on our healthcare system and the economy as a whole. So just how big is

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Being doped on the job

Boozy lunches, suspiciously long bathroom breaks, another day “off sick”. Most drug abusers are employed – and some jobs carry a heavier risk than others. “Substance abuse in the South African workforce is on the rise,” says Ronelle Sartor, executive officer at the South African Association for Social Workers in Private Practice (SAASWIPP). The common

13 Alternative (and dangerous) ways to get wasted!

To rid your body of the toxins after being high, detox with the ozone sauna and ozone steam therapy. __________________________________________________________________________ What other dangerous methods do you know of? Warn our readers! __________________________________________________________________________ Follow us:

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These will make you think twice about smoking

Anti tobacco art showing the real outcome of smoking: Dead bodies, diseased lungs and a man on a ventilator were among the graphic images for revamped tobacco labels unveiled by US health officials. Proposed in November under a law that put the multibillion-dollar tobacco industry under the control of the Food and Drug Administration, the