Food & Fitness

Jun 19, 2025

What Are 7 Ways to a Healthy Heart?

Key strategies for a healthy heart include making dietary changes, getting regular exercise, quitting smoking, managing stress, and scheduling regular health checkups.

By William Bennett, MD, PhD and George Yousef, MD and Pavan Malur, MD

Prevention & Wellness

May 30, 2025

How Did My Smoking Habit Become an Addiction?

Discover how smoking habits develop into addiction, why nicotine makes quitting so hard, and actionable steps to quit smoking for good.

By Lindsey Casse, RRT, CTTS, CPAHA

Food & Fitness

Mar 20, 2025

6 Top Ways Exercise Can Help You Quit Smoking

Discover how exercise can curb cravings, reduce stress and combat weight gain when trying to quit smoking. Learn tips for starting a healthy routine today.

By Lindsey Casse, RRT, CTTS, CPAHA

Conditions & Treatment

Feb 12, 2025

Best Ways to Quit Smoking: Try Our Free Program

It doesn’t matter if you’ve never tried to quit smoking or if you’ve tried many times, Ochsner’s smoking cessation program can help you quit for good.

By Tresser Batiste

Conditions & Treatment

Nov 5, 2024

Best Steps To Follow To Quit Smoking for Good

Tobacco cessation specialists can help you successfully quit smoking.

By Sheri Porter, NP, CTTS

Health Trends

Oct 14, 2024

2024 Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines: Top Facts You Should Know

Screening for high-risk patients dramatically improves lung cancer survival rates.

By Susan Gunn, MD

Conditions & Treatment

Nov 9, 2023

Top Reasons Why Smoking Causes Wrinkles and Affects the Skin

Smoking can significantly affect your body's largest organ – your skin. Learn how the toxins present in tobacco can lead to premature wrinkles.

Conditions & Treatment

Apr 13, 2023

5 of the Best Ways to Live Well with Chronic Pain

Did you know smokers have higher pain scores than nonsmokers? Chronic pain can be improved by lifestyle changes.

By Yashar Eshraghi

Food & Fitness

Jul 8, 2021

Foods That May Help Smokers Quit

Eating habits can be one of the first things to change when a person quits smoking.

By Heather Knost St. Germain, BS-RRT, CTTS

Prevention & Wellness

Jun 23, 2021

Smoking While Pregnant: Learn the Facts

One of 10 pregnant women smoke, adding up to 500,000 babies per year whose health could be negatively affected.

By Gregory Morris, MD

Conditions & Treatment

Jun 15, 2021

What is the Deadliest Cancer for Women?

The most significant cause of lung cancer is smoking, the American Lung Association reports. Eighty percent of lung cancer deaths in women are due to smoking. Women who smoke are 13 times more likely to develop lung cancer than women who never smoked.

By Brian L. Pettiford, MD, FACS

Conditions & Treatment

Jun 1, 2020

Vaping and Teens: What Are the Risks?

Vaping by U.S. teenagers has reached epidemic levels, threatening to hook a new generation of young people on nicotine. Learn the risks of vaping.

By Norman Vince Hill, MD

Health Trends

Feb 12, 2016

8 Reasons Your Body Will Thank You for Not Smoking

Everyone has their own reasons for quitting smoking and getting your body healthier is definitely a key reason to quit. After you stop smoking, over time you will greatly lower your risk of death from several types of diseases.

Prevention & Wellness

Nov 18, 2015

5 Reasons to Quit Smoking for Lung Cancer Awareness Month

In recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November, Ochsner's Smoking Cessation team has compiled an infographic detailing 5 important reasons to quit smoking.