WOOHOO
- Thread starter Gonz
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Feel better? I never felt bad. No they smell wonderful. Cash...what cash? I don't see it, it's found somewhere else to go & I'm not even sure where.
I quit for political reasons ( I wasn't paying Phillip Morris' fines for them) & never gained a single (obvious) advantage.
I quit for political reasons ( I wasn't paying Phillip Morris' fines for them) & never gained a single (obvious) advantage.
chcr
Too cute for words
You'll probably live longer now. More time to piss and moan.Gonz said:Feel better? I never felt bad. No they smell wonderful. Cash...what cash? I don't see it, it's found somewhere else to go & I'm not even sure where.
I quit for political reasons ( I wasn't paying Phillip Morris' fines for them) & never gained a single (obvious) advantage.
I'm personally studying to become a curmudgeon.
A.B.Normal
New Member
Just befriend a smoker,secondhand smoke is cheaper and leaves you with fresher breath.kuulani said:There's something new I learned today.
Maybe I should start smoking ... sounds easier than exercising
Miss Chopper
New Member
Quiting Smoking was the best thing I ever did (going on a year now) only used gum and a fake cigarette... by the 1st month I knew I had it kicked.....but I gained 12lbs in six weeks...that scared the shit out of me, so with the help of Dr. Burnstein I walked off 20lbs in two months.
Dave
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Nicotine initially causes a rapid release of adrenaline, the "fight-or-flight" hormone. If you've ever jumped in fright at a scary movie or rushed around the office trying to finish a project by your deadline, you may be familiar with adrenaline's effects:
Adrenaline also tells your body to dump some of its glucose stores into your blood. This makes sense if you remind yourself that the "fight-or-flight" response is meant to help you either defend yourself from a hungry predator or hightail it out of a dangerous situation -- running or brawling both require plenty of energy to fuel your muscles. (For more information, see How Exercise Works.)
Nicotine itself may also block the release of the hormone insulin. Insulin tells your cells to take up excess glucose from your blood. This means that nicotine makes people somewhat hyperglycemic, having more sugar than usual in their blood. Some people think that nicotine also curbs their appetite so that they eat less. This hyperglycemia could be one explanation why: Their bodies and brain may see the excess sugar and down-regulate the hormones and other signals that are perceived as hunger. Nicotine may also increase your basal metabolic rate slightly. This means that you burn more calories than you usually would when you are just sitting around. (For more information on metabolism, see How Calories Work.) However, losing weight by smoking doesn't give you any of the health benefits that you'd get if you were losing weight by exercising -- it actually does the opposite! Over the long haul, nicotine can increase the level of the "bad" cholesterol, LDL, that damages your arteries. This makes it more likely that you could have a heart attack or a stroke.
- Rapid heartbeat
- Increased blood pressure
- Rapid, shallow breathing
Adrenaline also tells your body to dump some of its glucose stores into your blood. This makes sense if you remind yourself that the "fight-or-flight" response is meant to help you either defend yourself from a hungry predator or hightail it out of a dangerous situation -- running or brawling both require plenty of energy to fuel your muscles. (For more information, see How Exercise Works.)
Nicotine itself may also block the release of the hormone insulin. Insulin tells your cells to take up excess glucose from your blood. This means that nicotine makes people somewhat hyperglycemic, having more sugar than usual in their blood. Some people think that nicotine also curbs their appetite so that they eat less. This hyperglycemia could be one explanation why: Their bodies and brain may see the excess sugar and down-regulate the hormones and other signals that are perceived as hunger. Nicotine may also increase your basal metabolic rate slightly. This means that you burn more calories than you usually would when you are just sitting around. (For more information on metabolism, see How Calories Work.) However, losing weight by smoking doesn't give you any of the health benefits that you'd get if you were losing weight by exercising -- it actually does the opposite! Over the long haul, nicotine can increase the level of the "bad" cholesterol, LDL, that damages your arteries. This makes it more likely that you could have a heart attack or a stroke.
