Having a Bad Hair Day? If You Smoke, There's Something You Can Do About It
A stop smoking Web site releases two articles about how the smoking habit and the quit smoking method people use can affect the health of their scalp and hair. It finds links to conditions that may be "under the radar" of hair care professionals, beauticians, doctors and the smokers themselves.
(PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- It might seem inconceivable, but there is a
connection between the smoking habit and the condition of the hair, ranging from
dandruff to actual hair loss! The System 12: Smoke Free Web site has just
released two articles advising readers and smokers about this connection and
what they can do about it.
Everybody has a "bad hair" day. Environment
influences the condition of the hair-- and more-- so does lifestyle. People
spend lots of money on hair care products but they don’t always find and treat
the real cause of some of their hair problems. One area to look at is the
relationship between hair care and smoking.
In the article: "Dandruff
and Smoking", the System 12 Smoke Free Web site explains how the connection
between dandruff and smoking comes from the dehydrating factor of the smoking
habit. The scalp is part of the skin, the largest organ in the body. As the
article explains, the smoking habit affects the skin as much as any other organ.
This can give smokers who want to have a healthy appearance even more incentive
to stop smoking. While many smokers may spend a lot of time and money on
specialized hair care, they may not be aware of the dry scalp condition that is
related to smoking. It might not even occur to their hair care professional,
beautician or hair salon.
HOW people stop smoking is just as important as
quitting itself. The second article at the System 12: Smoke Free Web site, "Hair
Loss and Quitting Smoking", explains why. There is risk of severe stress and the
condition "Telogen Effluvium". This condition is marked by a reduction in hair,
a thinning directly related to stress. The article explains how the method one
uses to quit smoking-- how stressful it might be-- must also be considered. Many
stop smoking solutions use different physical methods to deal with nicotine
addiction. There is much more to the smoking habit, as many smokers who have
tried to quit-- and failed-- report. It is the mental addiction to smoking, or
the smoking lifestyle. If this is not properly addressed, the Web site article
explains, the result can be greatly increased stress, and the possible onset of
"Telogen Effluvium". The article adds that a solution is a two-tiered approach,
adding the important mental stress reduction.
The System 12: Smoke Free
Web site is focused on an innovative stop smoking solution that runs on a PC
from an interactive multimedia CD-ROM. Developed with the guidance of a
hypnotherapist, the program helps a smoker reduce or quit smoking with little or
no stress by instilling a gentle and relaxing mind change from that of a smoker
to one who is smoke free. It has the benefit of addressing the mental aspect of
smoking, where 90% of the habit resides.
ClydeSight Productions are
creators of inspiring and entertaining music, multimedia and Web sites.
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