Kick it with Help campaign launched by Ronald Koeman, F2 Freestylers and Pfizer highlights the importance of expert help in quitting smoking…and achieving sporting success Former Barcelona FC Player/assistant coach and Everton Manager Ronald Koeman today launches Pfizer’s Kick It with Help – a campaign that harnesses the widespread appeal of football to urge … [Read more...] about Everton manager Ronald Koeman highlights the importance of expert help in quitting smoking #KickItWithHelp
Quit Smoking
Smokers Offered Free GP Consultations to Mark World No Tobacco Day
To mark the WHO’s World No Tobacco Day tomorrow, Tuesday 31st May, MeeDoc – Europe’s largest telemedicine provider – is offering free GP consultations to help Irish smokers kick the habit for good. Anyone who requests a ‘Quitting Smoking’ consultation through the MeeDoc app tomorrow can use the code SMOKEFREE to receive a consultation free of … [Read more...] about Smokers Offered Free GP Consultations to Mark World No Tobacco Day
Stopping smoking linked to improved mental health
Effect sizes equal or larger than antidepressant treatment Research: Change in mental health after smoking cessation: systematic review and meta-analysis Quitting smoking is associated with an improvement in mental health in comparison with continuing to smoke, suggests a study published on bmj.com today. The researchers say the effect sizes are equal or larger than … [Read more...] about Stopping smoking linked to improved mental health
Fun Fitness
In this day and age of technology and progress, most of us are cooped up indoors. Kids are stuck in front of their TVs and gaming consoles. Teenagers can't get off their laptops because they can still reach their friends without having to step out of their bedroom door. Desk jobs have most adults boxed in offices the whole day. The demands of school or work take up so much … [Read more...] about Fun Fitness
Bringing Good Lungs in the New Year!
You’ve heard the ads, you know the facts; one in every two smokers will die from tobacco related diseases. Every 15 cigarette’s you smoke can start the growth of a mutation.1 The longer you smoke the more at risk you are at getting a lung related illness. One of the top New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking. Many do it for health reasons, money reasons or to set an example … [Read more...] about Bringing Good Lungs in the New Year!