Seventh day adventist quit smoking program

But whatever you do, just don't sit down after you eat. After a meal a walk is the rule for you. Here is another reason: it is estimated that brain cells require some five times the amount of oxygen required by another part of the body.

It must naturally follow, then, that by reducing the amount of oxygen available to the brain, we may well impair certain mental functions. May we not logically assume that impaired mental functions due to insufficient oxygen would likewise hinder the exercise of strong willpower, so vital in resisting the urge to smoke?

Further, medical research indicates the frontal areas of the brain, usually the first to be affected by an insufficient oxygen supply to be closely associated with functions of willpower, reason, and judgement.

Therefore, during the next few days when strong willpower and calms nerves are so vital, decide to take time out for extra amounts of oxygen,and particularly after meals. Do not drink alcohol, tea, coffee or cola beverages. Try to avoid all sedatives and stimulants in order to build up your nervous reserves as quickly as possible. Milk or butter milk is the beverage now. For a hot beverage, use a cereal drink.

Many smokers, while trying to kick the tobacco habit double their daily coffee intake, not realizing its ability to trigger an explosive craving for the very tobacco they are trying to quit. But there is more to the story.

In addition with the established pattern of drinking a cup of coffee with a cigarette, caffeine in the coffee stimulates nerves. You need no extra nervous tension now. Keeping calm is the watchword. Another prominent enemy of willpower is alcohol. In any form, it strikes directly at your vital brain centers of reason, willpower, and judgement. For this reason confer upon it, during the next few days, the dubious honor of being labeled Personal Enemy Number One.

In almost every group of people trying to break the smoking habit, we consider a sizable number who make excellent progress until the fateful afternoon they drop in at a cocktail party. They fully intend to nurse a glass of ginger ale during the affair - until some old friend entices them into "just a tiny one for old times' sake". A half pack of cigarettes later they're still trying to figure out what made shambles of their willpower. Often we can tell when a man is smoking heavily, for all his food is highly spiced.

Also he eats heavily of meats, gravies, fried foods, and rich foods, making it well nigh impossible for him to stop smoking. The reason the average smoker uses strong condiments is that tobacco deadens his taste buds. He often requires liberal doses of strong-flavored condiments to punch through this deadened sense of taste.

When he suddenly stops smoking, his taste buds begin to awaken from their many-a-year anesthetic, to proclaim a wonderful improvement in the flavor of his wife's cooking, calling for yet another display of willpower; namely, "I choose not to overeat".

So by all means, during these five days give yourself every chance by leaving off such condiments as hot sauce, mustard, black pepper, chilli, and horseradish.

Remember, if it's hot when it's cold, you'd better not use it. Give your body the best possible chance to recuperate through the use of plain, simple food prepared in as natural a manner as possible. Some people discover that a well-seasoned rare steak is in itself sufficient to stimulate a strong craving to smoke. The craving may possibly be stimulated from purine substances in the meat and by an increase in blood ammonia absorbed from the breakdown of the high protein of the meat, since high ammonia levels may stimulate the central nervous system.

The rarer the steak, the greater the amount of ammonia formed. Substitute fish for other meat; it will also help keep cholesterol low. While we are discussing certain foods at this point, we also suggest that you abstain from rich, sugar-heavy desserts. In white refined sugar there is neither calcium, phosphorous, iron, nor vitamin B1. Even more important, your body requires vitamin B1 in order to burn blood sugar. Therefore, whenever you eat an excessive amount of sugar, your supply fo vitamin B1 - which should be strengthening your nerves - is being constantly drawn off to burn up the excessive sugar being eaten.

No wonder, then, that the nerves so often become jumpy an irritable. Therefore, during these five days when you're breaking the cigarette habit, dispense with rich pastries and desserts containing liberal amounts of sugar.

This will help to give your nerves the best possible chance of weathering the present storm. For meals, eat all you want of fruit, grains, vegetables, and nuts. Eat abundantly of fresh fruit this is your opportunity to go on a fruit jag.

It is best to eat fruit and vegetables at separate meals - nothing between meals. And only sugarless gum, if you insist. On reason individuals give for not stopping smoking is that they'll put on weight and look like a balloon. They ask, "Which is worse, to be overweight or risk the bad results of smoking?

You will be drinking excess amounts of water, so you may put on a few pounds; but this water is essential to help you get rid os the nicotine in your system.

However, this problem of overweight is indeed important. But you will have more progress in handling it during these five days than most of you probably realize. Your will power has been steadily strengthened. It has kept you from eating and drinking certain things that would be harmful. It can now be a valuable weapon in your battle against overweight.

Most people can control their weight a lot easier than they can control the smoking habit. So just take courage: we are ready to discuss some valuable hints on how to keep your weight normal. The object is to lose one pound a week.

This a good average. Of course, you lose weight more slowly than on an "crash program," but you also avoid looking like a scarecrow or a dried prune. Nutritional deficiencies are much rarer. The stress on the human body is less. This program starts with good breakfast. Right here is where people fail. They skip breakfast, and then they continually catch up on nutrients the rest of the day.

They may even nibble between meals, but snacking is disastrous to any weight-control program. You cannot eat between meals and control your weight. Folks sometimes eat only two meals a day, but the wrong two. In attempts to minimize the harm of chemical dependency, the Seventh-Day Adventist church began an anti-smoking program in the 60s, which includes a 5-day plan to stop smoking.

The church finds inspiration to battle substance abuse in passages of Scripture which illustrate the body as a holy temple, such as 2 Corinthians The Seventh-day Adventist church also works to combat gambling addiction , a common behavioral health problem. The church seeks to help compulsive gamblers. Pastors who are aware of church members facing addictions are urged to communicate with compassion, firmness, and an understanding ear.

The church community does not addiction as a stigma used to judge others. The path to recovery can begin right now. Contact a treatment provider today to talk about rehab options.

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There are over 20 million Seventh-Day Adventists in the world. Luckily, there are resources available to Seventh-Day Adventists who fall victim to drug and alcohol addiction.

Start the road to recovery. Get a Call. Make a plan now to deal with these obstacles when they arise. Look into various self-help programs, such as those at Adventist Health Glendale. For our Spanish version click here. For our Armenian version click here. Smoking: A Risky Habit A great way to help yourself quit smoking is to look at the grim facts about the habit.

Practice going without a cigarette for several hours at a time. Get your teeth cleaned, and wash or dry-clean all your clothes. Prepare a "survival kit" with sugarless gum, healthy snacks and something to keep your hands and mind occupied when the nicotine urge hits. Begin keeping a log of when and why you smoke. The night before "Quit Day", throw away ALL of your cigarettes, lighters, matches, ash trays and anything else that you associate with smoking.

Each person reacts differently to quitting. Exercise and other physical activity can distract you from your urge to smoke, relieve some symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and help you avoid the weight gain that sometimes results when quitting smoking. Be sure to eat a balanced diet, drink lots of water and get good sleep.