The effects of tobacco
We can see many signs telling us that smoking is dangerous to human health. The effects of smoking tobacco on humans are very serious and fatal. The ingredients in cigarettes cause many health issues, like cancer, birth defects, heart condition, high blood pressure, leukemia and many others. Smoking tobacco doesn’t only affect the smoker but also the non-smokers. Non-smokers can also inhale the secondhand or the sidestream smoke from smokers. In this case, the secondhand smoke causes diseases and deaths in nonsmoking persons, like adults and children.
Quitting smoking tobacco takes time. It cannot happen overnight. But you can do something about it. Many smokers use the e-cigarette as a tool of quitting smoking tobacco. Electronic cigarettes don’t contain tobacco, but they look like regular cigarettes. Thus, they are less harmful to the environment and human health. Electronic cigarettes are designed as smoke-free alternatives. You can smoke anywhere and anytime you want to.
So, if you want to quit smoking tobacco, you should start it with e-cigarette. Trying to quit can be tough, however, the fruit of this labor is health.
Cancer awareness
The week is almost over. I can’t believe how time flies so fast. Twenty four hours don’t seem enough for me to do what I have to do. Well, life must go on. Anyhow, I went to the store twice this week. I bought some baby foods, veggies, and fruits at one of my favorite stores near my place. I really like that store because they sell some organic produce and natural health products. They even support cancer programs.
I am amazed whenever I see people wearing cancer awareness ribbons. It just shows their positive attitude. It also shows that they don’t lose hope and that they will not accept defeat. In other words, it illustrates the message of hope. However, I remember how my friend’s mom suffered from breast cancer long time. She was a fighter and never surrendered until her last breath.
Anything is possible when you have faith and hope. I think the cancer awareness merchandise is a great tool to spread support and show how serious this deadly cancer is. And seeing people who survived from cancer is very inspiring to me.
Back surgeon
I noticed that being a medical doctor is very overwhelming, most especially if you are a surgeon. I have a friend who is a back surgeon. He works in one of the best hospitals here in Southern California. Apparently, he makes pretty decent money but he’s not always home. He’s always on-call to do laser spine surgery. And every time me and my husband see him at the church, he always looks sleepy and tired. Even though his work is exhausting, he loves his profession as he is able to help people. That’s the nice thing about it. I guess, when you love your job, you won’t mind how exhausting it is. I don’t know if I could do this kind of profession. Well, I can easily say that I can’t do this kind of job but if I was given the opportunity to go to medical school, I’d probably take it.
Self-conscious
I must admit that I have been very self-conscious about abdomen since I gave birth. Apparently, it looks different now. Don’t get me wrong. I never regretted getting pregnant and giving birth to a wonderful little boy. I’m happy to announce that I’m a proud mom!
Actually, I am quite glad that I am down to size 5 now. I was size 4 before I got pregnant, but I still want to get rid of the excess fats on my belly. . This is very challenging to me. It sounds that I am really self-conscious on how I look now. Yes, I am. Who doesn’t, right? No wonder many mothers underwent tummy tuck to get rid of the excess fats in their belly.
It doesn’t mean that I am insecure, I just want to look and feel better about myself. I have been jogging and taking a walk 3-4 times a week in the park. It helps me with my cardio and get back into shape. I know it will take a while to really get to back to my old size. It takes patience and endurance to achieve this goal.
HPV vaccine is strongly recommended for routine vaccination now
Well, I was surprised to read in the news about boys should also get HPV vaccine. HPV vaccines are only for the girls. HPV stands for human papilloma virus (HPV). HPV vaccine prevents infection with certain species of human papillomavirus associated with the development of cervical cancer, genital warts, and some less common cancers. Now, it is recommended that boys should also get this vaccine. Although, the vaccine has been available to boys for two years, now it’s strongly recommended for routine vaccination. It is recommended the vaccination for males 13 through 21 years who have not been vaccinated previously or who have not completed the three-dose series. I don’t know what to say about this vaccine. Too many vaccinations nowadays. Why can we just take care of ourselves and be responsible?
I want to shed some extra pounds
I really want to start a routine for workout and exercise this month. I’ve gained weight since I got pregnant. Though, I lost some pounds after I gave birth, I still need to lose the extra 10 pounds in my body. Funny, I don’t like to buy much new clothes these days because I desire to challenge myself to lose weight. In this way, I can wear my old clothes (before pregnant). In fact, I still wear a few of my maternity clothes sometimes. I just have to wear a belt with them so I don’t look weird and funny.
And speaking of belts, I would like to purchase a few more belts. It’s nice to have different belts to choose from. I’ve looked up some belts for girls online and I found some well-designed and fashionable belts at discounted prices at aeropostale.com. I’m so glad that I found that online store. They have a huge array of selections of belts for girls. I’ll probably going to purchase a few soon.
Like I said, I really want to shed extra pounds soon. I hope I can successfully do it. I think it’s not impossible. Well, let’s see.
