EU To Give Money For Tobacco

The EU will provide money for tobacco in its next 2014 – 2020 fiscal period, Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Naydenov said in Kardzhali.

As the Committee on Agriculture of the EU adopted a proposal for the removal of tobacco from the ban list for subsidized crops, 2014 Bulgarian tobacco will receive EU co-payments from 2014, the minister explained, reports Standart.

Natural remedies to quit smoking

There are a variety of herbs and supplements that can help people stop smoking. Some herbs to consider include lobelia for cigarette cravings, ginger root for nausea, St. John's Wort for depression, passion flower for irritability, and rhodiola for energy.

Rhodiola extract in the mornings can increase dopamine receptors. Dopamine is a hormone associated with mood. Too little dopamine can lead to anxiety and depression. Increasing dopamine receptors and uptake can make people feel happier, more energetic and less like smoking a cigarette.

People often feel nauseated when they are in withdrawal from nicotine. Ginger root may reduce nausea. Lobelia can be toxic so caution is needed when using.
Oats are a heart healthy food that is high in fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, potassium, and folate. Eating oats can help lower levels of bad cholesterol and keep arteries clear, which helps to lower risk of heart disease. They also contain chemicals called avenathramides that can reduce stress, strengthen the nervous system, fight free radials, and combat high blood pressure. All of these benefits can be crucial for smokers who are at a higher risk for heart disease.

Oats can also directly help smokers quit. An extract derived from green oats can ease withdrawal symptoms and help to decrease cigarette cravings.

Ryan Gosling 'Gangster Squad' role smoking hot

Ryan Gosling's got a sure-fire method for quitting cigarettes: Play a chain-smoking cop in a movie set in Los Angeles, circa 1949.
"I quit smoking after that film because I smoked myself out," says a nicotine-free Gosling, who was nevertheless presented with his character's trusty lighter by the production's props-master.
"I ended up smoking two or three packs a day of these filterless, period cigarettes -- I'd have to have a new one every take -- and then I'd be smoking in between takes."
In Gangster Squad, the movie in question, Gosling portrays Jerry Wooters, the real-life member of a clandestine group of LAPD outsiders assigned to take back the city from the clutches of prizefighter-turned-ruthless mobster, Mickey Cohen, played by Sean Penn, reported The London Free Press.
"As hard as Sean Penn was punching that punching bag in the film, that's how my lungs felt," recalls Gosling.
"Like Sean had been wailing on my lungs instead of the bag."

Latest tobacco prices rise takes effect

The third of six consecutive annual increases in a tax on tobacco took effect on 1 January, taking the price of the cheapest brand of 20 cigarettes to about $16 per packet.

But an organisation helping smokers to quit says it still wants steeper tobacco price rises.

Quit Group chief executive Paula Snowden said price rises help motivate people who may be worried about their health or the example they are setting their children, to take action, according to Radio New Zealand.

She said the sector would like to see even heftier price increases over the next three years.

Quit Group intends to roster twice the number of personnel for the next two weeks to cope with an anticipated spike in callers seeking help.