Friday, January 27, 2012

Make Your Next Cigarette Your Last With These Handy Tips

By Caroline Brechin


There are a lot of people that desire to stop their smoking habits. Smoking is disastrous to your health and can cause serious, long-term damage to your lungs and other organs. Read on to learn how you can permanently quit smoking.

Make a gym membership part of your quitting plan. Your health will improve and, more importantly, you will give yourself something instead of smoking to occupy your time. Exercise can also act as a stress reliever. If exercising wasn't already a regular part of your life, then start with an occasional walk. Make sure to discuss any exercise routine with your doctor before beginning it.

Try to encourage friends and family to support your decision to stop smoking. It's important they understand you need their non-judgmental support. Tell them that you'll probably be irrational and in a depressed mood first. It is not easy to stop smoking, and you need to have support from your loved ones during this process.

You may want to think about trying nicotine replacements. When you withdraw from nicotine, you may feel restless, depressed, irritable or frustrated. These cravings can overwhelm some people. Nicotine-replacement therapy will help diminish these feelings.

Smokers who use nicotine gum, patches, or lozenges as an aid in trying to quit double their chances of succeeding. It's important to avoid using these if you are still smoking.

The higher level of hydration helps flush out some nasty chemicals from your system. When you go a while without smoking, reward yourself for staying true to your goals.

After all that you have learned, you should feel a lot more confident in quitting the bad habit of smoking for good. Take the steps to quit instead of continuing to damage the health of yourself and those around you.




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