Unlocking the Link: Smoking’s Role in Fatty Liver and Heart Disease

By Steve Cohen
Putting out Cigarette

Smoking has long been recognized as a major risk factor for a plethora of health conditions, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and liver disorders. Fatty liver disease and heart disease are two interconnected health issues that are highly prevalent in today’s society, and emerging research suggests that smoking plays a significant role in their development and…

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๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‚๐ข๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž

By Steve Cohen

Why are cold and flu virus symptoms that are regularly mild and temporary in non-smokers shocking the system of a smoker? Published in theย  Journal of Clinician Investigation, ย the study discovered how viruses and cigarette smoke act together to enhance lung irritation and damage.ย  ย  It has not been clear why smokers experience a more…

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๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ

By Steve Cohen

Some people find keeping track of certain parts of their efforts to quit smoking helpful. This could be your number of cravings or smoke-free days. Scientific research shows that regularly monitoring your cravings can help reduce them. It can also be helpful to track your smoke-free days to remind you how well you are doing.…

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๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ….

By Steve Cohen

You have gone cold turkey, tried a nicotine replacementโ€ฆ and nothing seems to work. Youโ€™re afraid of needles and you canโ€™t swallow pills. You are a slave to your cigarettes and you want to take charge of your health. Perhaps your doctor wonโ€™t do surgery until youโ€™ve quit smoking or more importantly, youโ€™ve just had…

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How does your body feel right now?

By Steve Cohen
Walking down steps

When looking at an unpleasant reaction to an event you have had, imagine you in a four-story building. On your first floor, there is the event: perhaps the event is tripping over some wires around your computer table. Your brain recognizes what has happened. On your second floor is pain. Your brain is well equipped…

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Become a non-smoker

By Steve Cohen

  Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds are toxic and about 70 can cause cancer What are the risks of being exposed to secondhand smoke Secondhand smoke causes numerous health problems in…

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Hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety- and stress-related disorders

By Steve Cohen

Self-hypnosis training is a fast, cost-effective, non-addictive, and safe option in place of medication to care for anxiety-related conditions. Multiple experimental pieces of literature on self-hypnosis in treating anxiety and stress-related disorders, including anxiety associated with cancer, surgery, burns, and medical/dental procedures, have been published. Research has also provided findings regarding self-hypnotic treatment of anxiety-related…

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Finding therapy and support can be confusing

By Steve Cohen

It’s nice to have somewhere to talk about your difficulties, but is that the reason for therapy? As a Registered Nurse and a Hypnotherapist, this is one of the frustrations I often hear when people schedule their appointments. These conversations either occur when I have someone arrive for their initial screening or while I am…

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