ARTICLE: TIPS TO AVOID SMOKING HABITS
There are many
bad effects of smoking related to health, social and psychological level which
can harm the life of a person in great detail. Smoking which involves tobacco
which then contains a certain chemical known as nicotine. Nicotine is highly
addictive chemical, and a smoking person can become a slave of nicotine for
very long time if he/she is not cautious a first time. People smoke for different reasons such as
they want to produce a sense of being well, to boost their mood, and to improve
short term concentration and memory. Until recently smoking was consider good
thing, and there were many advertisements for smoking in newspaper, television,
and other mass media. Smoking is major health risk, but still people give
different reasons for smoking most of these justifications are not very
reasonable. Smoking is mostly starts at young age because teenagers think that
if they start smoking they will be considered as mature, but of course they are
wrong and causing serious health risk for themselves. Smoking by many is way to
relax, but it comes with greater health risk for damaging the brain.
1) MAKE A PLAN TO QUIT SMOKING
• The decision to quit smoking or to quit using smokeless tobacco is one that only you can make.
• Circle the date on your calendar.
• Make a strong, personal commitment to quit on that day.
• Learn more about ways to quit so you can find the method that best suits you.
• One way to cut back before quitting is to cut down on the number of cigarettes you smoke each day or the amount you dip or chew each day.
• By doing this, you slowly reduce the amount of nicotine in your body.
• Try cutting back to half of your usual amount before you quit.
• Daily events, like waking up in the morning, finishing a meal, drinking coffee, or taking a break at work, often trigger your urge to use it.
2) CONSIDER YOUR DIET
• Quitting smoking is a hard thing to do, but it's an important step in taking charge of your health.
• Reducing your risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.
• Making a few changes in the foods you eat may help make the process a little easier.
• Smoking affects your sense of taste.
• During a smoking cessation program, you may find that foods start to taste differently.
• This may be a great time to try new, healthy foods to find some things you like.
• It's not possible to say that eating any one specific food will work like a magical medicine and take away your cravings for a smoke.
• But, for better or worse, the habits and situations that trigger your desire for smoking are often intertwined with the foods you eat.
3) CHANGE YOUR DRINK
• Fizzy drinks, alcohol, cola, tea and coffee all make cigarettes taste better.
• So when you're out, drink more water and juice.
• Some people find simply changing their drink (for example, switching from wine to a vodka and tomato juice) affects their need to reach for a cigarette.
• Grapefruit is good for the skin, it helps to cleanse pores deeply, which is important after quitting smoking, tobacco dulls the skin tone.
• Green vegetables are rich in magnesium, a mineral that smokers tend to lack.
• The person who stopped smoking, consuming these super greens helps you cleanse your body of the harmful effects of tobacco.
• Kiwi and lemon are two fruits that are very rich in vitamin C.
• It has been proven that smokers have 10% less vitamin C than non-smokers.
4) EATING CHEWY GUM
• Nicotine chewing gum is used to help people stop smoking cigarettes.
• Nicotine chewing gum should be used together with a smoking cessation program, which may include support groups, counseling, or specific behavioral change techniques.
• Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than directed on the package label or as recommended by your doctor.
• Nicotine gum may be used regularly by chewing one piece of gum every 1 to 2 hours for the first 6 weeks, followed by one piece every 2 to 4 hours for 3 weeks.
• To improve your chances of quitting smoking, chew at least 9 pieces of nicotine gum each day for the first 6 weeks.
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