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Best Ways to Quit Smoking
Not sure how to quit smoking cigarettes? Try the following ways to stop smoking and start your path towards a healthier smoke-free life.
Post this list in a visible location in your house.
Whenever you’re tempted to light up, take a look at all the ways smoking can damage your health:
● Increases risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.
● Reduces levels of folate, low levels of which can increase the risk of heart disease, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease.
● Affects mental capacity and memory.
● Contributes to thin bones.
● Affects ability to smell and taste.
● Increases risk of depression in adolescents.
To minimize cravings (欲望), change your routine.
Sit in a different chair at breakfast or take a different route to work. If you usually have a drink and cigarette after work, change that to a walk. If you’re used to a smoke with your morning coffee, switch to tea, or stop at Starbucks for a cup of java—the chain is smoke-free. You might even work better in coffee shops！
Tell your friends, coworkers, boss, partner, and kids how you feel.
Don’t bottle up your emotions. If something makes you angry, express it instead of hiding it with cigarette smoke. If you’re bored, admit to yourself that you’re bored and find something energetic to do instead of lighting up.
Make an appointment with an acupuncturist (针灸师).
There’s some evidence that auricular acupuncture (i. e., needles in the ears) controls cigarette cravings quite successfully. You can even do it yourself by taping “seeds” (small beads) onto the acupuncture points and squeezing them whenever cravings arise. Acupuncture can treat these other conditions, too.
1. What is the function of the first suggestion?
A. To encourage you to desert smoking.
B. To show you how to quit smoking.
C. To prevent all kinds of diseases.
D. To warn you of risks of smoking.
2. What are you suggested to do when you have a bad mood?
A. Go to a coffee shop. B. Change your life style.
C. Smoke to relieve stress. D. Share it with people around.
3. What is special about the fourth suggestion?
A. It turns to treatment. B. It tells human relations.
C. It is about eating habits. D. It is the best way to quit smoking.
