gowthamdeen: May 2016

World No Tobacco Day: These 22 ads will make you quit smoking now!

On World No Tobacco Day, which is May 31, we give you 22 best anti-smoking ads. If these don’t make you quit, what will? (Pinterest)

Smokers will tell you that there’s nothing better than lighting up after a hard day’s work. But most smokers will also tell you that their greatest wish is to put an end to their nasty habit.

In India, over one million annual deathsare the result of smoking-related illnesses, not to mention the fact that smoking dramatically increases the risk of getting all kinds of cancer. (Okay, we’ll spare you the lecture. Seriously though, stamp out that butt and flush the pack already!)

So, are you a regular smoker? Have you been trying to kick the habit for a while now? Have you unsuccessfully tried to quit in the past? Whether you’re a social or regular smoker, the following ads and posters will encourage you to quit smoking today! And if you do in fact decide to quit right now, in the next 20 minutes, your blood pressure and heart rate will return to normal. This immediately lowers your risk of having a heart attack. Your circulation will also improve, bringing fresh blood to your fingers and toes, so they may start to tingle. How tempting is that?

Now, some anti-smoking ads and posters, because World No Tobacco Day is on May 31. (Source: Pinterest)

Did You Know Sanitary Pads Were Originally Invented For Men? Here’s The Interesting Story

Sanitary pads have long been something most men ignorantly shrink away from even talking about. But turns out this feminine product actually has a fascinating history that's closely linked with men in all their glorious macho manliness.

A post on My Period Blogrevealed that the first disposable sanitary pads were developed by nurses during the war in France. They were looking for a way to control the excessive bleeding among soldiers wounded on the battlefield.

Before this, women either did not use any menstrual devices or used reusable sanitary pads.

It was only later when the pads developed during the war started being used by American nurses in France that they came to be known as menstrual pads.

Subsequently in 1888, Kotex manufactured and commercially advertised 'Sanitary Towels for Ladies' based on the same model of WWI bandages only.

Source: Mum

The basic structure of these pads involved cotton wool or a similar fibrous rectangle covered with an absorbent liner.

However, even after disposable pads were commercially available, for several years they were too expensive for many women to afford on a regular basis. It took several years for the item to become commonplace.

Source: Mercola