Time To Quit Smoking
Time To Quit Smoking. Smoking, and the diseases it causes, kills more people each year than any other condition. Not only does it affect the smokers themselves, but the second hand smoke harms those around them.
It is a rare smoker indeed who does not realize exactly how bad cigarettes are for them. However, for the elderly person who has been smoking since before smoking went out of style, quitting is not always as easy as throwing the pack into the garbage.
There are ways to stop smoking entirely, even cold turkey, with the right support and encouragement. Start by thinking about all the good you are doing for yourself, and how this will impact your risks of heart disease and lung cancer and your ability to live a full and active life.
Then, start thinking about all the money you will save, and something that you can do with that money, and pick a quitting day. For many people, the weekend is a better time to try to quit. However, you can choose any day that will work for you.
Even better if you can plan to stop smoking around some vacation time you might have saved up. Plan to stay home, take frequent naps, and be good to yourself. The night before, smoke a lot, and then throw away all of your smoking paraphernalia before you go to bed.
On your bathroom mirror or other conspicuous place, tape up a mantra to abide by. Smoking is not an option is a good one, but anything that is short and sweet and will inspire you will work. Read it aloud to yourself every time you pass it, and say it when the going is starting to get tough. The first day should be easy, though it will start to get tougher soon after. Repeat your mantra to yourself as needed, and bring on the pampering.
100 Healthy Living Tips
6. Watch a comedy, or play your favorite movie. Be sure to choose a happy one, a movie that will make you smile or laugh out loud will do wonders for stress and depression. Watch reruns of I Love Lucy, Full House, or Three's Company, they will take you back to a happier time and lift depression.
7. Make yourself a cup of tea with lots of lemon.
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Chew gum, suck on hard candies, drink water, and find ways to treat yourself. Resign yourself to the fact that you are going to feel terrible for several days in order to get through your nicotine addiction. It might help to look at it like you would the common flu it feels terrible, but you have probably survived worst, and you know it is not going to last forever.
At the end of the week you might start to feel better. Get out and exercise more and breathe in some fresh air. Also start a piggy bank or other way to set aside money. Each day, put in the amount that you would have spent on cigarettes. Start to notice how you are feeling better without cigarettes. Your body is healing, and you might even be feeling younger and healthier.
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Take a vitamin supplement which has been made specially for your age group. As we age the vitamins we require, along with our bodies ability to absorb them, change as we get older. |
At week three, you can start telling everyone you meet that you have quit. The worst is over now, and you will notice the urges coming less frequently. When they do come around, repeat your mantra and remember how far you have come. You are now a successful non-smoker!
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08/28/2008
Washoe County educators see some hope for aging schools in tough economic times (News 4 Reno)
Washoe County educators and business folks grappled Thursday with how best to persuade voters they should tax themselves in tough times so aging schools can get upgraded.
Washoe County educators see some hope for aging schools in tough economic times (News 4 Reno)
08/28/2008
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging presents awards (The Plain Dealer)
The Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging recently presented its Older Adults Independent Living Awards.
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging presents awards (The Plain Dealer)
08/28/2008
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging presents awards (The Plain Dealer)
The Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging recently presented its Older Adults Independent Living Awards.
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging presents awards (The Plain Dealer)
08/28/2008
Vital Aging Network meets (Crookston Daily Times)
The Vital Aging Committee is an organized group of older adults who are concerned about aging in their community. This group is sponsored by the Minnesota Rural Health Association, the Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, and the University of Minnesota.
Vital Aging Network meets (Crookston Daily Times)
08/27/2008
Council On Aging prepared should Gustav come our way (KPLC Lake Charles)
The Calcasieu Council on Aging knows if history repeats itself you can never be too prepared. As KPLC's Lee Peck reports, officials there are already on standby.
Council On Aging prepared should Gustav come our way (KPLC Lake Charles)
08/28/2008
Report: EU population aging (Moldova.org)
About a third of people in the European Union will likely be aged 65 or older by 2060, a Eurostat survey indicates.The EU Observer reported Thursday that Poland will have the largest percentage of elderly people. Researchers expect that in the next 50 years Poland will have at least 36 percent of its population over age 65.By 2060, the average percent of seniors will climb from 17 percent ...
Report: EU population aging (Moldova.org)
08/28/2008
Vital Aging Network meets (Crookston Daily Times)
The Vital Aging Committee is an organized group of older adults who are concerned about aging in their community. This group is sponsored by the Minnesota Rural Health Association, the Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, and the University of Minnesota.
Vital Aging Network meets (Crookston Daily Times)
08/28/2008
EU's aging population growing (People's Daily)
The European Commission released a report on August 26th predicting that the average ratio of the population over 65 years old among all EU member states will rise from 17.1 percent in 2008 to 30% in 2060. The report pointed out that the continuing low fertility rate and the increasing number of older people are the main reasons for the growing aging population in the EU. According to forecasts, ...
EU's aging population growing (People's Daily)
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