Quitting Smoking
Side effect of smoking:
According to the American Lung Association "Smoking related diseases claim an estimated 430,700 American lives each year." And "It is directly responsible for 87% of lung cancer cases and causes most cases of emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Smoking can also cause peripheral vascular disease and effect the walls of the blood vessels that carry blood to the brain, which can cause strokes.
The risk of heart attack is greater.
The risk of cataracts and even macular degeneration is increased.
Women over the age of 35 who smoke and take birth control are at higher risk of heart attack, stroke and blood clots in the lungs.
These babies are more likely to die or to have physical problems as well as learning problems.
These babies are more likely to die or to have physical problems as well as learning problems.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that adult male smokers lose an average of 13.2 years of life and females 14.5.
Natural and alternative ways to quit smoking:
Hyponsis: Hypnosis is a common and sometimes very useful method to get yourself out from under nicotine's clutches. There are numerous hypnosis specialists to help you with this as well as programs to teach you self-hypnosis.
Acupuncture, Acupuncture as we all know, is an age old method to cure what ails you. By placing itty bitty needles in all the right spots, the body produces endorphins that are believed by many to help block the physical responses to nicotine. Just make darn sure you seek a professional, do your research and talk to a physician.
Herbal smoking xessation product: Herbal smoking cessation products. Products such as Cig-Arette, Nicocure and Final Smoke all claim to be effective products in helping you to quit the habit. Many herbal remedies contain a barrage of herbal ingredients including lobelia extract, licorice root extract and passion flower.
Quit Tips:
Are you one of the more than 70% of smokers who want to quit? Then try following this advice.
Don’t smoke any cigarettes. Each cigarette you smoke damages your lungs, your blood vessels, and cells throughout your body. Even occasional smoking is harmful.
Write down why you want to quit. Do you want to—
Feel in control of your life?
Have better health?
Set a good example for your children?
Protect your family from breathing other people’s smoke?
Really wanting to quit smoking is very important to how much success you will have in quitting.
Remember this good news! More than half of all adult smokers have quit, and you can, too.c Millions of people have learned to face life without a cigarette. Quitting smoking is the best step you can take to help stay healthy
Smoke Free suggestion:
Explore your motives for smoking. Keep a journal before you quit to document your feelings about your habit. You want to include details about where you smoke most often, when you smoke, with whom and why. Review your diary after four or five days to identify feelings and circumstances that trigger your cravings for nicotine.
Modify your behavior. Write down your "triggers" on the left side of a piece of paper and on the right side, jot down how you plan to either avoid or cope with those situations or feelings that send you reaching for nicotine.
Reduce the pleasure quotient. Most people have favorite brands of cigarettes. In the week or so leading up to your quit date, ditch your favorites for other, less-appealing varieties. For example, buy menthols if you normally don't smoke them. Buy low-tar filters or light versions of your favorite brand or try new, unusual brands that you've never smoked before. This practice will make the habit of smoking seem less appealing and easier to stop.
Spread the news. Tell everyone you know you're quitting to develop a network of family members, co-workers and friends who can support your efforts.
Get rid of smoking paraphernalia. Throw out all of your ashtrays, matches and lighters.
Go cold turkey. Despite an urge to gradually cut back, stopping completely on your chosen quit date is the best approach to kicking the habit for good.
Reward yourself. Come up with reasons to celebrate your quitting at regular intervals. For example, a week after you quit, go to the movies or bowling. A month after quitting, go to a nice hotel for an evening or treat yourself to a shopping spree. A year after quitting, go on a nice vacation with the money you save from no longer buying packs of cigarettes.
If you relapse, don't panic. Identify what it was that triggered your desire to smoke again and come up with a way to cope with the trigger. The urge to smoke -- no matter how overwhelming -- will pass after a few minutes, whether or not you give into it.
Seek help. If you aren't able to quit on your own, try using aids such as nicotine gum or the nicotine patch. If you still aren't able to quit, see your doctor about other options. You may also want to join a support group. Whatever you do, don't give up!
Write somewhere.If you keep wallet write ther the no smoking and also write there that why you have to quit smoking.
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