Want to Quit Smoking in 2019? The following tips

Want to Quit Smoking in 2019? The following tips
 July 31, 2019

There is a lot of real evidence about the adverse effects of smoking.

Research says smoking habits can increase the risk of stroke, develop heart disease, and certain cancers.

Public health services in the United Kingdom (NHS) reveal, about 85 percent of lung cancer cases are related to smoking lifestyle.

Many people are aware of the danger, but have difficulty stopping smoking. No wonder if this intention becomes one of the resolutions at each turn of the year.

However, in reality, most people give up and forget the resolution they made just a few months or even a few days after the intention was triggered.

Well, for those of you who want to live a healthy life by stopping the habit of reconnection, a health practitioner named Dr. Elizabeth Kershaw-Yates gives five tips so that the resolution of quitting smoking this year really materializes.


1. Download a special application to stop smoking

Tracking our progress through applications can help us be motivated to stop smoking.
With the help of a special application, we can also track how much money we have saved and show the level of benefits we get by stopping smoking for the body.

2. Avoid drinks related to smoking

Drinking alcohol or caffeine is often associated with smoking. Drinking it sometimes makes us tempted to smoke again.
The drink also triggers the desire to consume soft drinks, which are not healthy for the body. So, if we want to stop smoking, eat less. Also read: Lazy Sports Are More Dangerous than Smoking

3. Try nicotine replacement therapy

Reduced nicotine levels in the body can cause addiction when we no longer suck tobacco. Of course this makes smoking habits reappear.
Nicotine candy, electronic cigarettes , or nicotine tape can help stop addiction by giving a little nicotine to the body.

Over time, we can gradually reduce nicotine addiction until we are completely free of addiction.

4. Try special drugs

Some medicines, such as Champix and Zyban, can be taken daily in tablet form, as determined by the general practitioner.
These drugs can overcome addiction by preventing nicotine from affecting the part of the brain that responds to it.
This method helps to slowly reduce the feeling of comfort that we get from smoking.
Usually, these drugs work for a maximum of seven to 12 weeks.

5. Optimistic

Dr. Kershaw-Yates said, there is no easy way to stop smoking. But, that does not mean we have to lose hope.
"The process varies greatly from person to person. At present there are many treatments to stop smoking available," he explained.
He said smoking was thought to be a major contributing factor to around 120,000 deaths per year. But, the effects of smoking can be overcome.
"If we stop smoking before the age of 35, we have the same life expectancy as those who are not smokers," he explained.