| Quitting smoking is not a easy thing to do. In fact, | | | | the smoking habit. |
| it can be very difficult. The psychological and | | | | Quit with a friend - If you have a friend that |
| physical addiction to nicotine makes it very difficult | | | | wants to quit smoking, you can quit together. This |
| to just quit. But this can be done, and it was | | | | will force you to watch each other's backs, and |
| dome by millions of people who regained their | | | | make sure none of you gets back to smoking. |
| health as a result. | | | | Work out a support system that includes |
| There are no easy solutions to quitting the | | | | meetings once a day, phone calls etc. so that you |
| smoking habit. The withdrawal symptoms as well | | | | keep supporting and encouraging each other. |
| as the psychological need will be there and make | | | | Use nicotine replacement - There are plenty of |
| it hard for you to quit. But there are quite a few | | | | products out there that make quitting smoking |
| ways to make it easier to go through those first | | | | much easier, as they replace the nicotine fix |
| few weeks of being smoke free. If you make if | | | | smokers are used to getting. Taking a nicotine |
| past the first month, your chances of quitting for | | | | chewing gum, pills or patches makes it easier to |
| good are much higher. | | | | deal with the withdrawal symptoms. When the |
| Let's take a look at a few of the most valuable | | | | physical side of the quitting process is handled, it's |
| tips we can offer: | | | | easier to cope with the psychological side of the |
| Go cold turkey - Don't reduce the amount of | | | | addiction. |
| cigarettes you smoke each day. Just stop totally. | | | | Use breathing exercises - Learning to breath |
| This seems counter-intuitive, but it's much better | | | | correctly and to the full capacity of the lungs |
| to quit all at once that to reduce the amount. | | | | makes it easier to cope with the withdrawal |
| Reducing the amount of cigarettes will not help | | | | symptoms and the dizziness and nausea you |
| you quit, it will only make it harder, and claim a | | | | might feel. Yoga breathing techniques will do fine |
| heavier price from your health. | | | | for that purpose and you can learn that from |
| Replace your smoking with another habit - this is | | | | every book that deals with the subject. |
| a useful way of coping with the habit itself. You | | | | Quitting smoking is not easy, but the price you |
| can replace smoking with eating carrots, for | | | | might pay with your health is a lot more difficult |
| example. Another way is to replace it with | | | | to handle. Start planning your smoking quitting |
| physical activity, or drinking water. The important | | | | today, and set a date to do it. In 10 years time, |
| thing is to create new and useful habits instead of | | | | you will greet yourself for doing so. |