I have never been a religious person, however I believe there is a power greater than myself – a power that is to be honored for the beautiful gifts we receive in life.One of those gifts is the gift of health. I started smoking when I was a young teenager and it always felt wrong to me. And not wrong in the sense that my parents said I... Read more
Wegmans Food Markets Inc., an East coast regional supermarket chain, has decided to stop selling cigarettes. This is a significant step for any store to take, much less a chain with 71 locations. The owners have decided that the enormous revenue gained from cigarette sales is not as important as public health. You can read the entire story at... Read more
When we are born, we gasp our first breath of life-giving air and use our lungs to make our needs known. As we get older, we run and play and use our lungs to capacity to win races and holler to our friends. We take our lungpower for granted – it is our God-given right to be able to breathe.Then we try our first cigarette and our lungs... Read more
If you are ready to make a New Year’s resolution to finally becoming smoke-free, congratulations! You are taking a critical step toward living a longer and healthier life.And for those of us who have lived smoke-free for a few years now, the New Year is a wonderful time to renew our commitment to health. I know I spent many a New... Read more