How to Really Stop Smoking This Time
If you are a smoker there is probably no single more important thing you can do to improve your health, extend your lifespan, ensure your ability to “keep-up” with friends and family, and to keep your teeth for the rest of your life, than to quit smoking. We all know how bad it is for us, how it exponentially increases our risk of cancer and emphysema. And many of us are also aware that smoking is a major contributor to periodontal disease – the number one cause of tooth loss and now also known to be a common cause of heart attacks and other systemic issues as well. So directly or indirectly cigarettes really are best described as “coffin nails”. But yet, many of us just can’t quit.
The reasons are many. Addiction: tobacco is considered by many to be more addicting than heroin! Stress: for a lot of us, the calming effect of tobacco is our go to stress control mechanism. Without it we literally become lost. Weight control: weight gain is also a concern that keeps some people smoking. But understanding what the issues are is one thing, handling the issues is definitely another thing entirely!
3 Ways to Quit
When it comes to actually getting the job done, stop smoking and stay stopped, you have a few choices.
