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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Tobacco and nicotine products can affect many areas of your life. * If you aren’t sure if you want to quit, read this section to learn more about how tobacco/nicotine use may be affecting your current and future life. Think about how important each of these reasons is to you. This […]
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Smokeless tobacco includes chewing tobacco, which may also be called oral tobacco or spit tobacco. Smokeless tobacco also includes both moist and dry snuff, snus, and dissolvable tobacco products. Smokeless tobacco is not a safe form of tobacco, even if that is often how it is marketed by tobacco companies. Smokeless
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 An “ok” plan today beats a “great” plan a few months from now. Motivation and willpower can ebb and flow-if you have even an ounce of motivation today, it’s probably a good day to take action. You don’t need to wait until your motivation is very high or you feel like
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Smoking is the number one cause of premature, preventable deaths in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 480,000 Americans die each year due to smoking. Many of those are from cancer, heart disease, stroke, and lung disease. Very few, if any, smokers
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 4 Spend time with a pet. Volunteer at a shelter. Spend time with a friend or family member’s pet. Go to a pet store, or look into adopting a rescue animal. Spending time with a pet can: * Decrease production of cortisol, a stress hormone that can put you on edge and
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 This program does not assume you are ready to change. Or, you may be ready to make certain changes but not others. Other changes you may not have even thought of yet! The tools and strategies in this guide are designed to help you move forward through the stages of change.
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 3 Taking small steps can help build confidence. Seeing the “wins” right away can show you how strong and capable of change you are. The activities in this section may not feel very exciting, but they are small on purpose. Once you get going, taking bigger steps will feel easier and you
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 A tobacco/nicotine addiction has a degree of control over you, your time, the places you can go, and your experiences. Smoking steals your breath and your appearance over time. It also dims the world around you by dulling your senses of smell and taste. Imagine taking a vacation to somewhere you’ve
Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 1 Reasons for not changing are probably still on your mind. However, a few reasons to quit may be feeling stronger. Maybe you’re a little worried about health problems or have a new child or grandchild on the way. What has changed for you since you started smoking, dipping, or vaping? Some
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Healthylife® QuitWell™ Part 2 Deciding to make a change and taking the steps to succeed will take some of your time. It’s an investment that will pay off down the road-it is worth it to take the time to plan and execute change. First, think of “time” management as “me” management. Time continues on, no
