Šalje: QuitSmokingTips [bwprice@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 7. veljača 2001 11:48 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingTips - Volume 3 Number 7 QuitSmokingTips - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Wednesday February 7, 2001 *** Volume 3 Number 7 *** ..................................................................... ...IN THIS ISSUE... 1 What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com 2. Time heals... 3. The benefits of quitting smoking ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS: Quit Smoking with the help of an artificial cigarette. 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This powerful interactive guide shadows you throughout the day, initially assessing your habit, then advising you, monitoring your progress, supporting and inspiring you, until you reach your ultimate goal of being a non-smoker. Visit: http://www.SmokerSaver.com for more information! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 1. What's New on QuitSmokingSupport.com Thinking about quitting smoking? Get some of the most interactive online support available at: http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/76750 Visit our Amazon.com bookstore at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/amazon.htm Over 15 excellent quitting smoking books to help you to quit smoking! Add your name to our growing list of over 3,300 ex-smokers at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/feedback.htm ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 2. Time Heals... I wrote this when I quit. It was almost a year since I quit Time Heals... Let me tell you how I feel now that I have quit smoking and how I think that I've changed since I quit. I am sure that there are a lot of you out there who can identify with most of these items: I do feel better, not a lot but enough that I'm glad that I quit. A lot of my "mysterious" ailments are gone, ones that I used to experience on a daily basis. I know for a fact that my stomach pains are gone due to the decrease of stomach acid since I quit. People with any form of stomach irritation should not smoke. They will find that these irritations heal the first few days off cigarettes. Most doctors claim that stomach ulcers won't heal for people that smoke. I feel more in control of my actions and a lot of people have told me that they think that I'm more sure of myself and more in control. Before, if I had a problem at work, I would go outside and have a smoke and hope that it would go away on its own. Now I seem to be able to confront the problem and solve it without having to hide behind something. I actually find that I enjoy challenging problems at work as I take delight in the fact that I feel confident enough in my ability to win out. I also find when I deal with my employees that I am more positive and sure of myself. They seem to notice this and a few of them have told me that they like this change. Maybe I am giving them more direction, something they were not getting before. It is nice to be able to talk up close to people and not fear the smell of cigarette smoke offending them. When I used to smoke I was always careful to keep my distance from people, knowing that my breath always smell of cigarette smoke. I find that I have a lot more patience. I used to blow up quite easily before at work and at home. My wife used to say that I was "like a stick of dynamite ready to blow up." I was like that at work as well. I feel at lot calmer now. I find that I am not rushing everything I do. I take the time. The University where I work should be happy because they are getting more work out of me. I am much more productive and the work that I do is getting done better. I find that I have the time to do things that I have wanted to do for a long time. Even simple things are a joy to do now. Sitting down and reading a computer magazine from front to back is enjoyable to do. Before, when I was smoking, I would rush through it, put it away, and never look at it again. I guess I've missed out on a lot of the simpler things in life for the past 20 years! I used to hate the winter and the cold. Now I find it tolerable. I find that breathing the cold air doesn't bother my lungs the way it used to. When I wake up in the morning I want to get moving. I used to feel sluggish before and found that I had to literally kick myself in the rear end to get going. Now I feel like I had a good night sleep and am eager to get on with the day. I am now at the point where I can honestly say, without a word of doubt, that I do feel better. Like I said earlier, not a lot better, but enough that I don't want to start up again. For all of you less than a month smoke-free'ers, give it time and you shall see that the benefits of not smoking are overwhelming. You will start to feel better every day you stay off cigarettes, and true to fashion, the old saying "Time heals," will prevail. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ========> 3. The benefits of quitting smoking THE BENEFITS OF QUITTING: Good News for Ex-smokers "Yes, but..." " ...I'm too old to quit." FACT: recent studies show substantially reduced mortality rates for ex-smokers of all ages. " ..It's too late to quit; the damage is already done" FACT: people with serious smoking-related illnesses survive longer and recover faster after quitting than those who continue to smoke. " ..I'll gain weight." FACT: the average weight gain for quitters is 2.3 kilograms (5 pounds). Cancer, heart disease, stroke, ulcers -- you've been hearing the bad news about smoking for years. But did you know about the enormous health benefits of quitting? Recent studies have demonstrated that, for ex-smokers, much of the damage done by smoking is reversed by the body's natural tendency toward health. The benefits of quitting apply to young smokers and old, to men and women, to those who are still healthy and those who already suffer from smoking-related illnesses. Here are the facts. If you stop smoking, you can expect to live longer than someone your age who continues smoking. Former smokers can expect to recover much of their good health. Women who stop smoking during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with normal birthweights than if they continued smoking. They may also have fewer complications, including miscarriage, premature rupture of the membranes and pre-term delivery. When do the benefits start? Immediately. The minute you stop smoking, your body begins cleansing itself of tobacco toxins. Just two hours after you stop smoking, the concentration of nicotine in your blood can drop by half. How long does it take? Many of the effects of smoking are reversible within days or weeks, including non-chronic respiratory problems and symptoms associated with cardiovascular disease. Progress in other areas is slower. On average, the risk of heart attack returns to normal levels after 3 years; after 10 years of abstinence, the risk of lung cancer is about 30- 50% of the risk for continuing smokers. For more information, contact: Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OK9. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the opinions of QuitSmokingSupport.com. We want this newsletter to be the best one around. 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