Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
01/13/2014
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New Year is the time for resolutions and promises for a better and healthier life. Quitting smoking is one of the most common intent with the arrival of the new year. This is a resolution that improves physical health and some other aspects of the lives of those who abdicate smoking .
To get an idea , a smoker loses 20 % of working time with cigarettes , or addiction also makes a less productive person . A survey of life insurance concluded that the values of life insurance for smokers, men and women , increases by about 5 % , because the insurers take
into account aspects of risks caused by smoking and respiratory problems , hypertension and heart problems .
Not to mention the monthly amounts spent only with cigarettes : a pack costs on average $ 7 in ten days the cost of addiction is R $ 70 . Within a month, more than R $ 200 .
To help those who have proposed to kick the habit , the responsibility for the Psychology Service HCor - Heart Hospital in Sao Paulo and coordinator of the Program for Comprehensive Care smoker, psychologist Silvia Cury Ishmael explains that to stop smoking the person must first be aware that smoking is harmful and have the desire to quit this addiction.
Then need to be programmed to do this in a non tumultuous time . End of year is not the best time to stop because there are lots of parties , lots of drinking , the person who takes your normal pace , and can be frustrating to relapse, taking the courage to start again .
So it's best to program the smoker for the next year knowing what , how and when will this stop. Thus more likely to achieve smoking cessation . According to psychologist is not enough just to want to end this addiction next year , if the desire is not plausible , thinking objectively and performed by stage . " During this period , people feel the need to evolve and conquer goals like lose weight , adhere to exercise, change the look and quit. Most smokers in Brazil think of quit smoking but can not. We know that quitting smoking is hard , but for those who want to change this habit , there are treatments that help the smoker , " he says.
For anyone who 's been to leave to quit smoking in 2014 plan is important to rethink the routine and break the associations that exist between smoking and daily tasks . It is necessary to plan activities to put " in place of the cigarette ." Therefore it is important to change the routine and seek different activities that provide pleasure and relaxation without smoking. " The smoker is addicted to nicotine , a drug considered . It is a powerful substance , because it reaches the brain within minutes. It is normal , therefore, that the first day without cigarettes are the most difficult . By quitting smoking you may feel anxious, difficulty concentrating , irritable, have headaches and feel the intense desire to smoke . Each person has a different experience . Some feel more discomfort to others and feel nothing . But do not be discouraged , all this will disappear in a few weeks , "adds Dr. Silvia Cury Ishmael .
Get some tips from psychologist to drop once the harmful habit and start as 2014 really different way :
- Choose a date to stop smoking at once ;
- Drink water when you feel like smoking ;
- Try to read , walk and perform activities that distract the mind ;
- Modify your routine as much as possible ;
- Exercise regularly ;
- Try not to substitute food for cigarettes ;
- Brush your teeth immediately after meals ;
- Practice relaxation and breathing exercises ;
- Always keep in mind that smoking is a threat to health ;
- Seek expert help if you can not stop yourself.
Source : Uol - Modern Consumer
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