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DrSugar Answers: How Can I Cut the Nicotine Habit?
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Dear DrSugar,
I have been smoking ever since college, which I know is dumb, but I just haven't been able to cut the habit. I started smoking only at parties, but now I'm at about a half pack a day for the last few years.
7 Tips For Quitting Smoking
Keeping your heart in tip-top shape is just one of many reasons to quit smoking. So in honor of February's Heart Health Month, I'm offering some timeless tips for kicking the habit. Whether you're a full-time smoker or just an occasional one, smoking is wreaking havoc on your health, so here are some strategies to help you stop for good.
Quitting Smoking? Timing Might Be Key
For women, the ebb and flow of monthly hormones impacts so many seemingly unrelated things, quitting smoking among them. New research from the University of Minnesota suggests that successfully quitting smoking might be related to the menstrual cycle. Research found that women who stop smoking during the second half of their cycle, after ovulating, were more likely to stick to their guns and not relapse back into smoking.
Another Reason Not to Smoke: Quitting Is Hard
Even though we like to scoff at celebrities and say they have everything so much easier than we do, quitting smoking is rough no matter who you are. Katherine Heigl, well-known as a heavy smoker, recently talked to the Washington Post about her troubles with quitting. And guess what?
Another Reason to Quit Smoking: Hearing Problems
Maybe you or someone close to you is thinking of quitting smoking. All I can say is: Go for it! Quitting smoking is a win-win situation; it puts more money in your pocket and more air in your lungs.
Hypnotherapy to Quit Smoking
You might have heard that Lily Allen lost weight using hypnotherapy but have you heard the same technique works for giving up smokes too?
A recent study found that to quit smoking and stay smoke free, hypnotherapy is more effective than going cold turkey or just using the nicotine patches or nicotine gum. Free hypnotherapy was offered to both heart and lung patients after hospitalization, and 50% of the patients using hypnotherapy alone, or with nicotine replacement therapies, stayed smoke free.
Tips for Staying Smoke Free: Dealing with the Cravings
For all of you out there that have recently quit smoking (like Sugar user smarler) - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Although life without nicotine might seem challenging; you are on your way to better health for life. But how to deal with those incessant cravings?
Quit Smoking With a Hand Gel
A new hand gel is starting to appear on drugstore shelves promising to satisfy users' tobacco cravings for up to four hours.
Walgreens is now stocking its more than 5,500 stores with packets of Nicogel ($5.99 for a box of 10 doses) which is a quick-evaporating gel made with tobacco extracts. Each serving of Nicogel contains about a tenth of the tobacco you'll find in a typical cigarette.
Looking to Quit, Just Cut Back
Trying to quit smoking but cold turkey is just not working for you? Remember how Sarah Jessica Parker's character had such a hard time quitting cold turkey on Sex and the City?
New research from the University of Vermont shows that simply cutting back on smoking may lead to unexpected quitting.
THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT
TODAY is the GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT sponsored by the American Cancer Society. So if you are trying to quit smoking - today is the day. If you know someone who is trying to quit, you can be supportive and send them the link.
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