Stop Smoking Tips

Ten Tips to Stay Young and Age Slowly

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:43:32 +0000

Anyone over 50 can probably remember what “old” people were 30 or 40 years ago. Usually they were people over 50! Most boomers no longer consider themselves old, which is quite possible with life expectancy going up year after year. But we need our health to assure us of a quality of life into our sixties, seventies and beyond.

Here are some really good tips to consider in order to grow old slowly, gracefully and healthfully.

1. Keep away from smoking. The most important general tip. We have all heard the many reasons not to smoke and to stay away from others’ smoke. If you smoke, stop smoking now. The sooner, the better.

2. Keep the weight down. Leanness is high on the list because fat cells have several bad effects - weight, hardening of the arteries and a propensity to cause type 2 diabetes.

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How to Stay Healthy by Preventing Disease

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:27:50 +0000

Staying healthy is something for which everyone must take as a personal duty. An important part of staying healthy is eating a nutritious and balanced diet. Staying healthy requires work, but the payback far outweighs the costs.

Incorporating tips for staying healthy will help in avoiding the flu, colds, and other illnesses. Be sure to read through these tips for staying healthy especially if you value your health.

Protecting Against Disease

The body cannot protect itself against diseases alone, as it needs your help. All of the major causes of death such as cancer, stroke, lung disease and injury can be prevented by the things that you do. 65% of all deaths in adults are caused by heart disease, cancer and stroke. But many of the actions that cause these issues begin at an early age.

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Five Tips for Managing Weight Gain When You Quit Smoking (Part 2)

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:23:33 +0000

Part one talked about focusing on one thing at a time. First, quit smoking. When you have succeeded at that, then focus on keeping any extra weight off, or losing the weight you put on.

Here are tips 3, 4 and 5:

3. If you’re still having trouble losing weight, take a look at how many carbohydrates you’re consuming. You should opt for full fiber, whole-grain carbohydrates, and minimize or eliminate refined carbohydrates.

Don’t snack on candy or other carbohydrates as a replacement habit for your cigarette break. Instead, chew sugar-free gum or eat carrot sticks or celery to give you the same “mouth” feel as smoking a cigarette would.

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Five Tips for Managing Weight Gain When You Quit Smoking (Part 1)

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:23:32 +0000

If you just recently quit smoking and are starting to gain weight, take heart. You have two challenges ahead of you: staying away from cigarettes and managing your weight.

Take it slowly and one step at a time to keep both problems in check. If you’ve just quit, it’s likely that you’re still fighting the urge to resume smoking, so this is going to remain your first priority for at least the time being.

Your first priority in regard to your weight should be simply to stop gaining weight. After that, of course, your focus needs to remain on staying away from cigarettes.

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Why People Become Addicted to Cigarettes

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:29:35 +0000

You initially become addicted to cigarettes because of the fast action of nicotine on the pleasure centers of your brain. When you puff on a cigarette, the nicotine in your lungs enters your blood stream and within 15 to 20 seconds begins to work on your brain.

Once in your brain, nicotine binds to receptors that are intended for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. This binding causes a change in the cell walls that allow calcium or sodium ions to enter the cell. After that, a number of additional brain neurotransmitters are released.

These neurotransmitters affect your mood and behavior. The neurotransmitter dopamine affects the reward center that causes feelings of pleasure and enjoyment. Serotonin helps moderate your mood and controls your appetite. GABA produces a calming effect that reduces anxiety.

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Hope for Those Who Want to Quit Smoking

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:29:35 +0000

Does anyone have a kind word anymore for smokers? If you smoke, you are maligned by strangers, ostracized from public places and taxed beyond belief by local and state governments. Social workers accuse you of child abuse.

Environmentalists blame you for pollution. Doctors harp about your health. And the simple act of buying a pack of cigarettes can consign you to the poorhouse.

In the United States, an estimated 24 percent of men and 19 percent of women are smokers. These people are at higher risk of heart attack and stroke.

Smoking is a ball and chain, imprisoning you as surely as though you were behind bars. You are inexorably tied to your cigarette pack and lighter. You can never leave the house, the office, the car without checking to make sure your ball and chain are with you.

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Using Nicotine Replacement Therapies to Stop Smoking

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:56:10 +0000

Nicotine replacement therapy uses gums or patches that will help to reduce the withdrawal symptoms. The theory behind the use of these products is that the nicotine absorption is low enough that it doesnâ€™t provide the same pleasure as smoking an actual cigarette but it does help to alleviate the symptoms of withdrawal from the drug.

Itâ€™s important that the gum or patches arenâ€™t used when a person is actually smoking because it can easily lead to an overdose of nicotine. An overdose or toxicity will lead to heart arrhythmias, nausea, headache and dangerous complications that will require immediate medical attention.

There are other nicotine delivery systems that include inhalers or nasal sprays that more closely mimic the delivery and impact of nicotine thatâ€™s obtained by smoking.

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Using Magnets to Stop Smoking - Part 2

admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:43:31 +0000

The treatment uses the magnets for 3-4 hours each day for six days while the smoker continues to smoke as usual. On the seventh day the smoker can reportedly quit smoking without cravings while continuing to wear the magnets for another 20-25 days. The product reportedly will eliminate cravings and desire to smoke without the use of drugs, pills, patches or gum.

The cost of the magnets is a reasonable $30.00 which includes the instructions on placement and usage. People who wear pacemakers shouldnâ€™t use these magnets because they may interfere with the function of the pacemaker.

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Using Magnets to Stop Smoking

admin — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:38:30 +0000

The number of people who are starting to smoke is rising but so are the number of people who are attempting to kick the habit. Tobacco companies are sponsoring stop smoking programs in an effort to appear responsible as they continue to sell a drug that is killing 500,000 Americans each year.

In an effort to find newer and better programs to help people to stop this addictive behavior to stop craving the addictive drug nicotine included in the tobacco, researchers are turning to support groups, drugs, hypnotism and now magnets to help stop smoking.

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Ten Tips Overcoming the Craving to Smoke

admin — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:32:21 +0000

Handling the emotional as well as the psychological urges to grab a cigarette can be difficult â€“ but never impossible. There are several tips that you can use and when planned they work wonderfully.

Do NOT wait until the urge is so great that you canâ€™t figure out how to stop yourself. Instead choose several of these tips and keep them with you at all times.

1. Donâ€™t fantasize about the cigarette but instead visualize what life would have been like as an addicted smoker, clothing filled with stench and lungs slowly turning black with tar.

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