Showing posts with label quitting smoking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quitting smoking. Show all posts

Sunday, April 4, 2010

New News on Smoking and Quitting

The latest studies are showing that even light, social smoking can create bigger problems than previous thought showed.

Reality hits hard leaving us breathless and overwhelmed with the need to take better care of ourselves knowing the doing of it may be more than we can bear. So it seems.

Just as I am I commit as much as I can to the process of quitting smoking with the goal of reaching the state of a non-smoker.

Baby steps need not be useless unless they are not used.

Signed,
Me

Friday, May 23, 2008

Tips to Quit Smoking

Soon after quitting smoking it is a good idea to have thyroid levels checked. So many people have complained of hypothyroid symptoms and been diagnosed with hypothyroidism soon after quitting smoking that it makes sense to stay on top of it by having it tested.

Doctors use the standard TSH test which can help with diagnosis but for people who may test within the TSH range, their are more sensitive tests called Free T4 and Free T3 that will show if you have a struggling thyroid.

It is possible to have many symptoms yet fall within the "normal" ranges on the tests.
Normal does not always mean optimal though.
Good Luck!