Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2012 | Page 112

FASHION HEALTH & BEAUTY

Now is time to
quit smoking
More than million smokers,
including many from the Island, are
expected to quit the habit on No
Smoking Day, which takes place on
March 14.
Over the last quarter of a century
this has grown into the UK's leading
public health event, helping over a
million smokers to quit for good.
The vast majority of smokers
would really like to stop, but find
it hard to. So this year the NHS is
encouraging people to ‘Take the
Leap’ and give it a go. But many will
ask why should they stop smoking?
Well here are a few reasons why:
More money for you and your
family, an improved sense of smell
and taste, fresher breath, less stress
and anxiety, tastier food, freedom
from the restrictions smoking puts
on you. Keeping healthy for the sake
of your children, family and pets.
Cleaner lungs and a stronger heart.
Help is available, Isle of Wight NHS
Stop Smoking Services can support
you to quit, for more information
phone [phone] or 554546 or
contact your local GP Practice or
Pharmacy.

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How will the Stop Smoking
Service help anyone to quit?
Everyone will have a trained advisor
who will: Check how addicted you
are, and give you all the support
you need to quit, give advice about
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
(NRT) and other stop smoking
medications, people are up to four
times more likely to be successful
if they go to their local NHS Stop
Smoking Service and use NRT, than
if they try to go smoke-free alone
using willpower alone.
Should you prepare to go
smoke-free?
Going smoke-free is about
having a plan, choosing a day to
go smoke-free, and a way to go
smoke-free. Understanding why
you smoke, and having people on
your side.

Top tips to give
up smoking:
• Contact your local NHS Stop
Smoking Service – trained
advisors are waiting to help.
• Identify your smoking triggers
and plan ahead.
• Take it one day at a time and
reward yourself every day.
• Quit with a friend and help each
other.
• Use NRT or other stop smoking
medicines to help with withdrawal
symptoms.
• Avoid situations where you
might be tempted to smoke.
• Count up the cash you are
saving – and treat yourself.
• Keep telling yourself that you
can do it – and you can!

Take the first step today and phone
01983 552331 or 554546 or go to:
www.nhsstopsmokingiow.co.uk