Quit Smoking

Ways to Quit Smoking - Eat Well, Sleep Well, Relax

2006-03-18T04:38:00.000-08:00

Are you planning to quit smoking? Here are some of our steps to help you quit smoking.

Food

A balanced diet means:

Fruit and vegetables - fresh, frozen or canned; pure juices and dried fruits

Bread, cereals and potatoes - crackers, noodles, oats, chapattis, pasta and rice

Lean meat, chicken, fish and alternatives - 'alternatives' are pulses, nuts, seeds and soya products.

If our bodies aren't getting all the nutrients they need, they're unlikely to cope with stress and may lead to smoking to relieve that 'stress'. (Smoking doesn't help!)

Sleep

Sleep between 7 and 10 hours a night (differs from person to person). If you can't sleep try these:

Try to be more physically active, it will make your body tired and want to sleep to repair iteself and become stronger.

Cut out stimulants (tea, coffee, cola, energy drinks, drugs, chocolate and smoking!)

Eat a light snack before bed, milky if possible

Don't work or study right up to bedtime - wind down first

If you still can't get to sleep, don't lie there staring into the darkness - get up, have a snack, read a book, brush your teeth and try again. If these steps do not work after a few days, I would advise you to see your local doctor.

Relax

Spend some time on yourself. Change the scene and get your mind off the events of the day.

All day with people? Get some time alone

Alone all day? Catch up with your friends.

Headwork all day? Get some physical exercise.

Grafting all day? Use your head and read a book/ newspaper or do a puzzle.

Apart from food, sleep and relaxation, we all need somewhere safe to stay and someone to talk to. We also need some kind of goal/target to keep us going too. Keep your goals realistic and take it one step at a time.
Still not happy? Think what could be missing in your life and see what you can do to plug the gaps. There’s always something you can do to improve things.

If you are seriously considering quitting smoking, I would recommend you take these steps before quitting, and when you do quit, keep following these steps and you will feel the difference, mentally and physically!

Following these steps will result in added confidence and will make you more attractive to yourself and the opposite sex!

Quit Smoking, be happier.

Dangers of Smoking Tobacco Substances

2006-03-17T13:53:00.000-08:00

Tobacco is a drug, but smoking it is not against the law (unless you are under age) .

Smoking cigarettes can cause:

Bronchitis
Emphysema
Lung Cancer
Heart disease

Smoking cigars can cause:

Bronchitis
Cancer of the mouth
Heart disease

It is less likely to cause damage to the lungs because cigar smokers do not usually inhale very much smoke: it is too strong. They are less likely to "chain smoke".

Smoking a pipe can cause:

Bronchitis
Cancer of the mouth and the lips
Heart disease

Again, the smoke can be very strong, so pipe smokers are less likely to inhale the smoke.

Taking snuff can cause:

Cancer of the nose
Heart disease

Smoking herbal tobacco can cause:

Bronchitis
Emphysema
Lung cancer

You might have thought that herbal tobacco is safe. Well, it does not contain nicotine so that reduces the chances of getting heart disease, but there will still be tar in the smoke which can damage your lungs.

Most smokers are aware of the dangers of smoking. They may think that they have a right to smoke; after all, it is not against the law. Perhaps it is not so simple. When a smoker ends up in hospital needing treatment for emphysema, or lung cancer, their treatment costs money. The National Health Service is paid for out of our taxes. Their disease costs us money.

Passive Smoking Dangers

2006-03-17T13:50:00.000-08:00

Children who live with parents who smoke are three times more likely to get lung cancer when they're older, a Europe-wide study has revealed.

More than 303,000 smokers were monitored in the study.

It found that even if kids were exposed to passive smoking just a few times a week, they were one-and-half times more likely to get lung cancer.

Of all those studied, 123,479 said they had experienced passive smoking and 97 of them went on to develop lung cancer.

Anti-smoking campaigners said the study underlined the need to ban smoking in all public places.

This has already taken place in some places, including Ireland, with a similar ban set to be introduced in Scotland.

"Smoke free public places are not only essential to protect the health of non-smokers but also to provide a supportive environment for the majority of smokers who want to quit," said one campaigner.

The Dangers of Smoking

2006-03-17T13:43:00.000-08:00

Each year in the USA, the third Thursday of November observes the great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The society hopes that this will raise the awareness of smokers of the many benefits to be gained by quitting smoking--not just on this one day, but at any time. Did you know--

Each year, 390,000 Americans die from the effects of smoking.
Cigarette smokers have more than twice the risk of heart attack.
Cigarette smokers have two to four times the chance of cardiac arrest.
Giving up smoking rapidly reduces the risk of heart disease. After a number of years, the risk of heart disease diminishes to the same level as a person who has never smoked.
A pregnant woman who smokes increases her baby's chances of infant crib death.

If you smoke, quit. And if you don't smoke, don't start. And remember, avoid long-term exposure to smoke and protect children from it.

Many countries are now passing anti-smoking laws. Stop now and save yourself the trouble of stopping when your country ban you from smoking in public places.

Quit Smoking Reasons

2006-03-04T10:49:00.000-08:00

Quit Smoking Reasons

If you are a smoker, you may be reluctant to face facts about smoking.

Smoking is an addiction. I had been a smoker for 20 years until I quit.

The reason why? Simple. I had to quit because the doctor told me if I carried on the way I was going, I would not live to see my kids grow.

Their first words, teaching them how to ride a bike, their first day at school. That's what I would have missed if I did not quit smoking that instant.

That was 5 years ago, I now live a happy and fulfilled life, playing with my kids and no worries about premature death. My wife is much happier now too. (She always hated the smell of smoke and she loves the money that I spend on her instead of cigarettes!)

I know how you smokers feel. You just can't quit. You want too, but you just don't have that extra, motivational reason to quit smoking.

I hope I can be that extra reason to help you quit smoking!

Smoking WILL cause cancer and premature death.
Smoking WILL ruin all aspects of your life if you do not take action and quit.
Smoking WILL make you poor and unhappy.
Smoking WILL give you a slow, painful death until you contract deadly cancer.
NO-ONE can make you QUIT SMOKING other than yourself.
Smoking WILL kill others around you.
Smoking WILL damage the world as a whole.

I hope I have given you enough reasons to quit smoking.

Please stay tuned for more updates on how to battle and succeed in quitting.

Quit Smoking Today, Don't Let It Ruin Your Life and Others Around You

Welcome to Quit Smoking

2006-03-04T10:34:00.000-08:00

Quit Smoking

Welcome to my new Quit Smoking blog. Learn how to kick the dirty habits of smoking, quit smoking today! You are not alone! Plently other people are trying to stop smoking too!

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