Everyone should know the basic foundations for good health –

1. Drink more water.
2. Eat more fiber, greens and protein.
3. Maintain an active lifestyle by exercising and/or doing a sports activity.
4. Breathe cleaner air and help reduce air pollution by being more eco-friendly and not smoking.

Did you know that a 20 year old one-pack-a-day smoker may look like a 28 year old, due to the wrinkles, dry skin and a sallow, grayish complexion?

Here’s a good (but bad...and scary) example:

Not my most flattering picture but as you can see on the 2nd picture from the left, that is how I will look when I am a 55 year-old NON-SMOKER. The picture on the far right shows how I will look if I was a SMOKER. Scary, isn’t it? And of course, the picture on the far left shows how I look like now, a 22-year old non-smoker.

Smoking causes irreversible damage to your skin and long-term damage to your respiratory system such as narrowing of the lung airways. Love sports? Do you know any athlete who smokes? Nope!

It is believed that smoking provides temporary relaxation. Smokers feel they are able to bond with other smokers as they get together and talk while smoking. Those are the deluding “pros” of smoking.

Now the cons:

1. A non-smoker saves about $4,000 a tear more than someone who smokes a pack a day. (That’s a lot of shopping if you ask me!)

2.  Non-smokers are better kissers. Believe me I have a friend who smokes and she brushes her teeth at least a few times a day because she can’t even stand the smell of her breath! It’s also not very presentable attend a meeting or talk to someone with a stank breath.

3. Non-smokers have better stamina… Better stamina = Better performance at the gym and in bed

To prove that I know exactly what I’m saying, here’s something you’ll never see me doing again:

There was a time when I smoked! It’s something I am not proud to admit but I hope knowing this will motivate you to quit too. Do it and commit. If you maintain a healthy and active lifestyle, you’ll have no reason and no time to smoke.

Smoking KILLS. It’s printed clearly on every pack of cigarettes. What reason can you tell yourself and your body to ignore such a warning?

Enjoy better looks, better fitness, better spending power and a better environment without lighting up!

World No Tobacco Day

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Expect Twitpics & Twitvids!

In partnership with Mediacorp 987FM & the Health Promotion Board (HPB), the Great Audio Experience is a unique first-of-its-kind experience that  involves a series of fun and interactive activities in a moving flash mob style!

Check out http://breathe.sg/liveitup for more details on the event. Refer a friend the event and increase your chance of winning an iPad when you and they turn up at the event! I would so love to win an iPad myself!

For those who are passionate about Hip Hop dancing, form a team of no more than 5 persons, get into your gear and groove your way to winning prizes of up to $1,500 (cash).

Follow me on Twitter to find out where I will be on the day of the event!