Posts Tagged ‘Stop smoking’

Stop Smoking

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Smoking is a major cause of preventable death in our country. Quitting smoking is becoming easier thanks to different methods of putting the market at our disposal. Although at first it difficult to abandon this habit is gaining health and quality of life. Just define a plan to do, force of will and be clear about your goal: to stop smoking.

Smoking is the main reason why our body develops a number of diseases such as bronchitis, lung or esophageal cancer and heart disease. For women, smoking increases the risk for these diseases, in addition to developing heart attacks and osteoporosis. Snuff smoke not only affects those who smoke but to those around him are particularly vulnerable children and pregnant women.

The most important thing to consider smoking cessation is that it can be done overnight. The body of people who smoke are accustomed to that habit, and it is unlikely that it disappears without more, is very important that the willpower of the person concerned. Support from the people around them is essential.

In the market we can find gum, nicotine patches and sprays that have to be combined with psychological support to be effective. These treatments have cost about 70 euros. You can also go to the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) which provides free therapies (more…)

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Why is it hard to quit

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Just know that smoker, those who suffer the symptoms of nicotine and wonder again and again why is it so hard to stop smoking? In our health blog have tried from different points of view to nicotine addiction and the problem of snuff. On this occasion, we wanted to go a little further to try to find the reasons why so hard to quit.

Mainly so hard to quit because she just becoming a habit and creating an addiction to nicotine is difficult to control. Prolonged use of nicotine leads to tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. For all this is so hard to quit.

We can say that smoking makes you have physical dependence, psychological and social.

This is a physical dependence on nicotine, ie nicotine is a drug, and once your body has gotten used to taking it, need it, the person wants to smoke more, it affects the whole organism.

It is also very important psychological component, and that to quit smoking, you want to do, you know that you want to quit. I always say that everything is in the head, and it’s all about trying. You have to have willpower and want to stop smoking. (more…)

Quit Smoking Advice

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

If you have finally picked a good time to stop smoking there are good times and bad times to do so. If you are under type of stress then it is not the best time to quit. People who smoke tend to smoke more when they are under pressure from work or a family crisis. Stress and smoking go hand in hand and when you decide to stop smoking while there is work stress or home stress, you may end up smoking more than you did before.

Chose the method of smoking wisely. If you decide to go cold turkey you may find it difficult, so don’t quit all at once, try to wean your way off, if you smoke 12 cigarettes a day then next day smoke one less, each day smoke one less and before you know it you will have stopped smoking. When you just stop, some people gain weight so by cutting down by one a day you won’t feel the need to over eat because you are still smoking just not as often.

If you decide to get the patch, consult your doctor before undertaking, the patch or the gum or any stop smoking pills. There is nicotine in these patches and pills and they may not be for you. Always consult your doctor before doing anything radical like quit smoking, just get a clean bill of health before you start with patches and pills. (more…)

Tips to Stop Smoking

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

If you are considering quitting then here are some tips to help you. The first tip is Tell Others your Plan to Quit. Quitting may be easier to stay focused when you tell people you are quitting. Plus they will offer their support which you may need in the first day or so. If you hate people who constantly ask how you are doing, when you tell people you are quitting ask them not to ask, rather tell them how they can help.

Next, remove the Cigarettes and Other tobacco from Your Home, Car and Work. You know the old expression out of sight, out of mind. Clean these areas that smells like smoke, use deodorizers and air fresheners to get rid of the smell, if you can’t smell it you will not want to smoke it. Then make a list of why you want to quit. If you have superficial reasons for quitting then you won’t last. Make sure your reasons are valid so you will stick to it.

You are not the first person to quit and you won’t be the last. So keep that in mind if other people with less resolve than you can stop then so can you. If you are pregnant then it is the perfect time to quit, you don’t want to risk the health of the baby by smoking. Smoking while pregnant causes low birth weight and sometimes miscarriages.

Distract your self from smoking, take up a hobby where you can keep your hands busy, like gardening or needlepoint. Idle hands tend to make a smoker want to smoke. Don’t think you can do it all; expect to relapse because if you expect it then chances are you might not because you think you will. Become more physically active, start exercising or take walks, keep your mind on something else. (more…)

Pill To Stop Smoking And Drinking

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

A single pill promises to help those who ingest it to stop smoking so satisfying as drinking, according to researchers trying to help people overcome both habits targeting a pleasure center in the brain.

Quit smoking pillThe drug, called varenicline, already is promoted as an aid to help smokers kick the habit. Recent research, though preliminary, suggest that the pill could have a second utility, also help to alcoholics.

The researchers said that the implementation of the pills may even go further as a treatment for all types of addictions, from the habit of gambling to the dependence on painkillers.

But several experts not involved in the study have warned that no such thing as a magic cure for addiction and that varenicline and similar drugs can have a more immediate use for the treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Pfizer Inc. developed the drug specifically as an aid to quit smoking and has sold in the United States since August under the brand name Chantix.

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Stop smoking (II)

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Stop smokingSmoking cessation need to be sure to do so. Stand a moment to think how many things would improve if I stopped smoking. It is usually not effective to target when the summer or New Year, such promises are often unfulfilled, it is best to think and let the short term, for example when the pack runs out of snuff.

- Stay away as far as is possible in an environment full of smoke, avoid smoking actions that recuenden. Some people have to try several times before kicking the habit, learn from your mistakes.
- If at times you feel unwell, with mono, try doing something that provides pleasure, try to forget their addiction and looking at life with optimism. Drink water, do sports ….
- Can help of nicotine patches, chewing gum for smoking cessation … There are many products in pharmacies, can be done without this help, but if you think you need ask your pharmaceutical.
- When you take a time without smoking you will gain life, but maybe you want to start smoking again … to give you a prize in a piggy bank keeps the money you spend daily in snuff and from time to time you take a fancy to that money.)

Get it! Stop smoking, the first few months will be to fight the monkey, increasingly, there will come a time when you realize who spend whole days without thinking of the smoke, at that time will be almost immune to nicotine, with no retest a cigar you can enjoy a healthier life.

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Why Quit Smoking

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Why Quit SmokingIf you smoke snuff should know that leaving would be one of the best things you can do in your life, so if you feel you have things to do in life, quitting is one of them. The snuff stain, injures and kills. If you stop smoking you will have fewer options for heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer, mouth … in general will be less likely to have an agonizing death.

In the case of women smokers with a choice of having children is clear that smoking during pregnancy harms the baby’s future life. Therefore it is important to stop smoking to prepare for a pregnancy with the tranquility of not doing harm to the child.

Stop smoking, there are many reasons for this.

The evils of snuff are many, here I leave a small gathering to help them think about quitting, harm the snuff:
- Very expensive, increasingly, the defect can reach out for € 1,000 a year or more, depend on consumption. For a pack a day for example: 3 € Package x 365 days = € 1095, not all packages cost 3 €, but it will be worth in not long. It is a very expensive habit!, Equivalent to annual leave …
- Much worse than the economic cost is the harm to health, any illness that causes snuff are endless, most of which were fatal
- It may cause many types of cancer, lung cancer, larynx, cancer of the mouth, esophagus, bladder, kidneys, pancreas and cervix, a high percentage are fatal.
- Periodontitis, gingivitis and a steady loss of taste and smell.
- It facilitates the development of emphysema, ulcers and bronchitis, as well as asthma.
- Causes colds and skin aging.
- Increases blood pressure and heart rate.
- The worsening physical condition of the person to climb two flights of stairs two persons with the same life, but a smoker and the other not, to get up the smoker will be more tired and find it harder to breathe.
-Bad breath, yellow teeth, wrinkles, skin color worse …

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Symptoms of withdrawal from snuff

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

What are the symptoms of withdrawal from snuff?

Irritability, nervousness, restlessness, anxiety, frustration, anger, grief, sadness, difficulty concentrating, tiredness, loss of appetite for normal work, insomnia, constipation, headache, intense cravings and increased appetite. These effects appear in most of those trying to quit smoking and are the leading cause of relapse. These effects are unpleasant but temporary. They are a sign of weakness or that you can not leave the snuff. In any event worth supporting these symptoms compared with the advantage that we get to stop smoking.

Is it possible to control the withdrawal symptoms?

The unpleasant effects of withdrawal will be less severe if treated with nicotine gum or patches or other drugs to help you quit smoking. If any of these symptoms is so annoying as to endanger the success of smoking cessation consult your doctor.

Can occasionally smoking a cigarette?

Emphatically NO. Once able to stop smoking will not make the mistake of thinking that smoking a cigarette, nothing happens. Start with one and return to smoking as before.

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Good Reason To Stop Smoking

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Quitting smoking is difficult. Usually people try two or three times or more, before they succeed. Each time you try to quit smoking, you can figure out what helps and what hurts. Quitting takes hard work and effort, but you can quit.

Reason To Stop Smoking

Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you’ll ever make:
* Will be living longer and live better.
* If you are pregnant, quitting smoking will increase the possibility of having a healthy baby.
* People living with you, especially children, will be healthier.
* Will have extra money to spend on things other than cigarettes.

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5 Keys To Stop Smoking

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Some studies have shown that these five steps will help you quit smoking.  Has a better chance of quitting if you use them together:

* Prepare.
* Get help.
* Learn new skills and behaviors.
* Get medication and use it correctly.
* Be prepared for relapse or difficult situations.

1. Prepare.
* Set a date to quit smoking.
* Change your environment:

  • Dispose of ALL cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car and workplace.
  • Do not let people smoke in your home.

* Remember the past attempts to quit smoking. Think about what worked and what did not work.
* Once you quit, do not smoke – NOT EVEN A blast!

2. Get support and encouragement.
Some studies have shown that you have a better chance of success if you have help. You can get support in many ways:
* Tell your family, friends and co-workers who quit and want their support. Ask them not to smoke around you or leave cigarettes out.
* Talk with your health care provider (eg doctor, dentist, nursing, pharmacist, psychologist or counselor to quit smoking).
* Get individual counseling, group or phone. The more counseling you have, the better the chances of quit. Programs are offered in local hospitals and medical centers. Call the health department for information about programs available in your area.

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