Quit Smoking Newsletter
December 01, 2009
What is your New Year's resolution? If you have decided to quit smoking, Canada Pharmacy is here to help you conquer your resolution and stay smoke-free all year long.
Immediate Positive Changes:
- Within 2 days of quitting, your chances of having a heart attack decrease and your sense of smell and taste begin to improve. - Within 3 days of quitting, your bronchial tubes relax, making it easier to breathe and therefore making it easier to participate in an active lifestyle.
Continuous Positive Changes:
- Chances of experiencing a heart attack or stroke are decreased by 50%.
- Chance of getting lung cancer decreases.
- Coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness and shortness of breathe will improve.
- Increased circulation.
- You will save a bundle in not purchasing tobacco related products, such as: lighters, ashtrays and cigarettes.
- No more yellow teeth or fingers.
- You will begin to feel and look younger as smoking causes wrinkling and premature aging.
- Life insurance and premiums may go down.
- You will be proud to have overcome one of life's hardest challenges.
To assist you in achieving your resolution, it is helpful to have an action plan written down. The following steps are what the action plan can include:
- Write a clear statement about why you have chosen to quit and your concerns about quitting.
- Prepare for withdrawal.
- Identify your support.
- Identify your smoking patterns and "triggers" and do your best to avoid them.
- Put a quit date in writing and stick to it.
It is never too late to quit smoking and can have benefits for any type of smoker, man or woman, young or old. Start today and take the steps to becoming smoke-free!