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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 30, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a16 a 16 Winnipeg free press tuesday december 30, 2008 your health Winnipeg repress. Com City wide delivery & setup included the original electronics boxing Day Bonanza. Continues Home audio components Tower loudspeakers computers surround sound speakers portable audio digital imaging car audio decks cd & plasma a div Home & car audio sub woofers Blu Ray did players dec. 30 8 30am 9pm dec. 31 8 30am 4 30pm Jan. 1 closed ends tomorrow still hundreds of outstanding savings in store open today 8 30am 9pm h Halifax its been a habit and its been a Crutch. Even at times a Best Friend. Now though youve decided to quit cigarettes for Good. That is when new years Day Rolls around. But while quitting smoking is almost As much of a new years tradition As hangovers and levees it May take a bit More of a plan. Thatus Why or. Gerry Brosky of Halifax advises smokers to Start preparing for the struggle even before the first Day of 2009. And he says they hesitate to seek help whether thatus taking medications that ease withdrawal going to support groups or checking out the Pfizer sponsored website countdown to quit. The website wow. Itcan Adastine. Caen countdown offers quitting tips and follow up e mails of encouragement. It is probably the most powerful addicting chemical we know of says Brosky an associate professor of family Medicine at Dalhousie University who specializes in anti smoking research and advocacy. Cocaine addicts Tell us that its probably More difficult to quit smoking than it is to quit cocaine. Going cold Turkey can be a physically challenging and psychologically traumatizing experience especially since smokers also have so Many Core emotional ties to the toxic cancer causing substance Brosky says. Cigarette smoke gives them a sense of Well being calms them when they re anxious energizes them when they re tired gives them Confidence when they re insecure and is just a very very reassuring drug. It also focuses their attention when they re a bit fuzzy and so they use it in a lot of aspects of their life. Add to that the everyday habitual triggers like Coffee or food and smokers have a powerful opponent to overcome. Thatus Why when it comes to kicking the habit preparation and practice Are crucial. Before people Stop smoking i recommend that they review All the cigarettes they have during a Day what they re associated with so. They know when they have their first one their second one their third one and they Experiment with those times says Brosky. So if you have a cigarette with your Coffee in the morning if you had your Coffee somewhere else would you be less Likely to smoke what would it take for you to break up the stimulus response reaction of the situation you re in and where you have the cigarette its Best to Start Early make a plan and see their family doctor too who can give them some support and some direction especially with respect to medications. Brosky says medications like Dzyban and Cham Pix or nicotine replacement such As the Patch gum or inhalers increase smokers chances of staying off cigarettes. The Canadian press be a quitter take the first Steps. Set a Date for quitting notice your smoking patterns. L Ike when and Why you Light up such As drinking your morning cup of Coffee or driving a car. Change your smoking routines keep your cigarettes in a different place. Smoke with your other hand. Dont do anything else when smoking. Think about How you feel when you smoke buy one pack of cigarettes at a. T Ime. Switch to a Brand of cigarettes you dont like the big Day. Get rid of All your cigarettes. Put away your ashtrays. Change your morning routine. Stay Busy and when you get the urge to smoke do something else. Carry other things to put in your Mouth such As gum hard Candy or a toothpick. Reward yourself at the end of the Day for not smoking. Make it stick. Dont worry if you Are Sleeper or More Short tempered than usual these feelings will pass. Exercise exercise exercise. Its great for both body and mind. Focus on the positive things about quitting like the health benefits for you and your family. Eat regular meals. Feeling hungry is sometimes mistaken for the desire to smoke. Start a Money Jar with the Money you save by not buying cigarettes. If you slip and smoke dont be discouraged. Quit again and again if necessary. Smoke that cigarette habit make a plan and stick to it by Lois Legge new York obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens just As it does in adults according to a Small study. All but one of the 11 extremely obese teens studied saw their diabetes disappear within a year after weight loss surgery the researchers reported. The 11th patient still had diabetes but needed much less insulin and stopped taking diabetes pills. Previous studies have shown the diabetes benefits of obesity surgery for adults. Or. Thomas Inge a paediatric surgeon at Cincinnati childrens Hospital medical Center and his colleagues wanted to find out if the same was True for adolescents. Although More research is needed Inge said the study opens the door to weight loss surgery As a treatment option for severely obese teens with Type 2 diabetes. The results Are in the january Issue of paediatrics. About a third of u. S. Youngsters Are either overweight or obese. Increasing numbers of obese children Are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes the most common form of the disease and the one linked to obesity. It was Seldom seen before in children. Its marching South through the generations which is very scary said or. Larry Deeb a former president of the american diabetes association and a spokesman for the group. Teen candidates for weight loss surgery need to be carefully selected he said since the Long term consequences of the operation for children Arentt yet known. The 11 patients in the study were 14 to 21 years old and All were extremely obese ranging from 250 to 403 pounds. They were taking diabetes pills and one was on insulin. At five different medical centres they had gastric bypass surgery or stomach stapling to reduce their stomach to a Small Pouch. The associated press obesity surgery found to reverse diabetes in teens Richard Arless or. / can West news service archives breaking the habit Isnit easy but it can be done. 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