7 Tips to Quit Smoking for New Years

Quitting smoking is the single best step you can take to improve your health.  Your body will experience the most health improvements within hours of your quitting and within days, weeks, months, and years, you can achieve the level of health you would have had if you had never started smoking in the first place.  It is a well-known fact that finding support when you are quitting increases your chances of success.  If you are looking to quit, and ready to give it a good go, Pearl Chemist Group has stop smoking services in Mitcham.

So, you’ve smoked for a while, and aren’t sure you can give it up?  Don’t worry.  You can do it!  Each year, thousands of people successfully quit smoking.  In fact, since the COVID pandemic has hit the UK, over a million people have stopped smoking.  You can become a non-smoker, too!  Here are some tips to successfully quit smoking:

  1. Use a quit journal - keep a journal of all the good and the struggles.  It will help you get through it.
  2. Don’t let fear paralyse you - sometimes we are afraid to change a habit.  Imagine what your life will be like when you quit and embrace it, rather than being afraid of the unknown.
  3. Eat smart - often, food triggers the desire to smoke.  Such foods as heavy carbs, red meat and alcohol can trigger the desire to smoke.  Cutting these out is beneficial to your health and can decrease the desire to smoke.
  4. Stay hydrated - drink more water.  Smoking can sometimes be an oral fixation.  Every time you want to smoke, take a sip of water.
  5. Exercise - get moving!  Exercise doesn’t have to be hours at the gym.  Go for a walk, exercise in a chair, or sign up for a group that does activities (hikes, pilates, yoga)
  6. Get support - find a shoulder to lean on.  Even if you don’t sign up to stop smoking services, you should find someone to be accountable to and to give you support.
  7. Pinpoint your triggers for smoking- accept if there are reasons or triggers for your smoking.  If it’s anxiety, find a healthy replacement for smoking.  Seek to accept and let it go.  

If you are looking to quit smoking, Pearl Chemist Group has stop smoking services in Mitcham that can support your journey to a healthier life.  Visit us online to book into our stop smoking services today.