| Quitting smoking is easy, but what about | | | | are great to suck on. Not only is cinnamon |
| staying quit?Mark Twain's oft used words, | | | | heart healthy, a cinnamon stick is hollow and |
| "It's easy to quit smoking, I've done it many | | | | is a similar size to a ciggie - go suck on |
| times," are a flippant but poor cover-up for | | | | that tip! That's just a quickie, and there |
| the guilt and suffering many smokers go | | | | are many other clever ideas.What about |
| through in their efforts to stay permanently | | | | stress? Nothing beats relaxation exercises |
| smoke-free.There's a lot of good material | | | | or learning to meditate to cope with stress, |
| available in the stop smoking market, but how | | | | plus exercise is a winner too. Combine the |
| to stay quit and stay sane can loom as a | | | | two and learn Tai Chi or yoga.How to cope |
| challenge.As the days pass and maybe turn | | | | with other smokers, old situations? Easy - |
| into weeks, months and even years, there's | | | | keep out of the way or lead the way and watch |
| often a yawning gap that smokers previously | | | | other smokers be envious of you having a |
| filled with all the rituals of smoking.A good | | | | healthy snack instead of them puffing and |
| solid method for beating nicotine addiction | | | | coughing; and for old situations, here again |
| will teach long term strategies for | | | | plan ahead and have alternatives - such as |
| successfully coping.It should teach smokers | | | | what to say, where to go, what to do.You're |
| how to unlearn the habit they have programmed | | | | talking about your life here, and that's more |
| into their brain. It will show ways to toss | | | | important than other people.Doing a bit of |
| out the desire for smoking, rather than just | | | | research and contemplation about a new hobby |
| toss out the smokes. Otherwise, one little | | | | to take up, can reward you with confidence as |
| trip-up or a too high stress level, and the | | | | your skill increases, plus the opportunity to |
| person is back to their old way of coping, | | | | meet new people outside of your old smoking |
| back to their familiar comforting habit | | | | sphere.Nearly all former smokers have used at |
| again, back to smoking.But even with the best | | | | least one or two tricks they had up their |
| of stop smoking programs or methods, whereby | | | | sleeve which personally worked well for |
| a smoker quits and feels safely on track with | | | | them.There are some fascinating stories using |
| their future, the road to a permanent | | | | amazing innovation and imagination that some |
| smoke-free life can be made more comfortable | | | | people had utilized to find the best way for |
| and fun if follow-up strategies are used and | | | | each one of them that often proved a personal |
| extra quit smoking tips are used.Actively | | | | life-saver.For those side-swiping instant |
| preparing and taking on board ways to fill up | | | | cravings, most recent ex-smokers have been |
| that gap left from smoking, can really get an | | | | told to drink water and breathe deeply. Yes, |
| ex-smoker excited about their new life and | | | | these are good, but there's a mountain of |
| the possibilities ahead of them.So what can | | | | other fun and effective strategies, plus |
| smokers replace their old smoking habit with? | | | | longer term good habits to get into... and |
| Firstly they can occupy their hands with | | | | remember the key to staying smoke-free... |
| whatever interests them, be it knitting, | | | | plan ahead and be prepared.Megan Carter, the |
| puzzles, a stress ball or dozens of other | | | | author of this article also wrote 101 |
| gizmos and creative crafts.The important | | | | Terrific Extra Quit Smoking Tips, which can |
| point is to make sure this is handy to grab | | | | be found at This comprehensive website has |
| when needed.Simple substitutes work. Use them | | | | information on all aspects of quitting |
| - for example, common cinnamon sticks that | | | | smoking. |
| can be bought at a supermarket or health shop | | | | |