smoking cessation - kick the habit today
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It's never too late to stop smoking. Expert’s have
found that even quitting after the age of 60 can
help add some years to your life. It’s true that
quitting smoking is tough but not impossible.
Quitting can be done easily, if you will focus on your
goal and try to give your best. These days people
are finding new creative ways to kick this bad
habit.
Stop Smoking
Know Your Reason Why Do You Smoke?
Most people never think about it, why are they
smoking? They just smoke. But knowing the reason
why you smoke can help you choose a better
quitting strategy which is most likely to work.
Perhaps you smoke : For stimulation - To focus, improve your
concentration, or boost your energy. To control your weight- peoples are afraid of gaining
weight after quitting. To relieve tension - During stressful times,
depression or when you feel angry. To be part of the group or to look mature.
Think About Quitting?When you're carving for nicotine, it becomes
much harder to focus on quitting. Prepare yourself
before you quit, it will help you. Think about anything that can motivate you to quit
smoking. Having your own reasons will give you much strength for quitting.
Getting a healthy life is a very common reason for which people want to quit smoking. You should want to feel more control over your life, instead of feeling controlled by cigarette/tobacco.
You can talk to your friends and family about quitting. Their support may make your mind up to quit it.
Do you know the risks of smoking?
Make a list of what fears you about smoking?
Talk to your doctor about it. You may be worry for: First and for most thing is health problems. Have
your asthma symptoms are getting worse and you have started to cough a lot.
Are you afraid of getting cancer, heart attack, lung diseases or other long term diseases?
Don’t you worry about your family members to get any chronic disease through second hand smoking? Are you concerned that your children may get infection or asthma or your children might start smoking because of you?
Benefits of Quitting
Less coughing and better asthma. Have a healthier body & younger looking skin. No longer embarrass felling about being a
smoker. Money saving Set a good example for your children's and
other family members.
Some Facts About Smokers
Scientists from the
German Cancer Research
Center reviewed info from
25 different studies
involving 503,905 people
from Europe and the U.S.
age 60 and over. Out of
these people, 37,952 died
from heart disease.
No doubt quitting smoking can save our life.
But it brings temporary physical removal symptoms such as irritation and headache
etc.
"The physical removal, for most of the people, lasts from a few days to perhaps a week.
After that, it’s the psychological removal that people have to face most difficulties.”
Smoking Quitting Can Give You a Kick Back at Start
Simple Ways To Quit Smoking
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Going cold turkey E-cigarettes Hypnotherapy or acupuncture Exercising Smart phone apps Psychotherapy Medication
Can E Cigarette Help Smokers To Quit?
An powerful U.S panel of experts says that there is not enough data so we can decide whether or not e-cigarettes can help in quitting smoking.
Use of Electric shisha is continuously being popular across the United States, and some proponents of the "vaping" device say it provides a safer substitute to cigarettes to quitting.
Use of E – cigarette can be a one way to quit smoking but excepting the pregnant women. For them, the task force recommends behavioral therapy alone.