ee 22 December 1981 Cassiar Courier No! We are not’ discussing the menu for Sunday’s dinner.” The question once more arises -- if you.are a smoker ‘and want to stop, should you try to ‘cut it off instantly” (just plain quit) so often called Cold Turkey, or should you try to ease out of smoking in a more gentle zi way? (Warm Chicken). Tough decision? -- well maybe not! Since experts agree the most difficult decision is not so much how to. quit as ‘‘will | quit’. If you have already decided to stop smoking, whether today, next week or at midnight New Years Eve, the next decision of how to do it will come easier. ; Ask yourself the followina questio 1. Have | been successful before in ereppind? If so - what approach did | take? If it worked then it will probably work again. Try it! 2. Once | make up my mind to do something am | easily swayed to give up oF can | endure a few hardships in order to get an end result? Your answer to this one should tell you if you may or may not be able to use the harsh but fast ‘‘cold turkey” approach. 3. Am 1 methodical? Can | make a plan and follow it? lf 50, you may be a good candidate for a slower and more comfortable method of quitting smoking. “\Marm Chicken’’ can include any technique from cigarette reduction (a count down method - 15 today 14 tomorrow - 13 the next day) or a delayed smoking ' CP AIR, | P.O. BOX 290, WATSON LAKE, YUKON, YOA 1CO (_] PALM SPRINGS NAME Address Palm Springs -- Departures from Vancouver, - Calgary or Edmonton. Low add-on fare available from Watson Lake. For a free colour brochure on the destination(s) of your choi contact your travel agent or CP Air at 536-7455. ICP Air Holidays" CPAir\« Please send mea free brochure on the sun destination(s) indicated, Delayed stopping includes not smoking at certain times or by using restrictions, eg. no cigarettes before 10:00 a.m. for the first few days, no smoking before noon for the following week. Smoking only after 3:00 p.m. for another week. Evenings only for the elast week -- then stopping. A time, reversal works. best for others - no smoking in- the evening, and back up an ‘hour or so each day until the last cigarettes are smoked only in the morning. One advantage of delayed smoking is that by the time you are in the last stages (ready to stop) the cigarettes you do smoke begin to taste terrible, due to the 20 or more hours of non smoking i in between. Either way, by choosing to stop you can ee encour- aged by the fact that you only have to be an x smoker for one hour at a time. “You learned to smoke one parte at atime and you become an X-smoker one unlit cigarette at a time, Cold Turkey or Warm Chicken - it’s up to you - but. don’t tackle a life time of non smoking -‘it may scare you! Just stop for one hour, or one day at atime to keep your mind free.from worry. . Nicotine cravings disappear within weeks. In fact, they become less frequent within days and disappear completely in time. ‘ One million Canadians have quit smoking -- you are ‘ just as smart, just as capable as anyone of them. Try it! This may be the last year you will be a smoker. (~] SAN DIEGO [J RENO My Travel Agent is-. un Spots | CP Air Holida ys announces the Winter of ’81. Program of charters to the following Sun Spots w San Diego al Reno ce, complete and mail the coupon below. For information and reservations _ WARM CHICKEN OR COLD TURKEY? | twee tiscy - Next year, you will be able to say ‘Who needs them" and chuckle a little when the price goes up again.: We hope the following tips will be very helpful 30% the first few days or weeks after you stop: |. + Drink more water, fruit juice and milk. These help to normalize your system and reduce withdrawal symp- ‘toms. Cut down on.coffee, tea, colas and alcohol for a couple of weeks. 2. Get lots of sleep. (While you sleep your body’ 's repair- ‘crew works overtime to clean up the mess you have been making with cigarette ‘debris). 3. Take short walks, get lots of fresh air, breathe deeply. 4. Take up new time fillers - hobbies, games or sports to prevent boredom (write letters - play with your kids). -5. Calculate what you will save by not smoking and spend it on yourself for special treats, such as cloth- ing, books or a holiday. Visit non smokers. Chew sugarless gum. Stretch and move when you feel a craving coming on. Think about something else. 10. Sugar, candy and sugar base sweets will increase your © .0o n° craving to smoke and possibly add unwanted pounds. . If you have a sweet tooth eat dried fruit or-licorice. Buy nuts in the shell ‘and fresh fruit. These are the __” best snacks at this time. 11. Remember! No one ‘else can quit for you! There isn’t a magical ‘’cure’’ for smoking. Only your “patience and preseverence will pay off. . --BREATHE EASY ~*Fily cP Air to the *y GOOD LUCK -- Roa [EJ] LAS VEGAS \ ie ei ee aA a EEA A new branch | tn the Pe et reor ries ce anes Cassiar Courier December 1981 Page 23 Knowledge Network a» Now, “tel-educate” yourself | on Channel 2, Cassiar There’s a new cable channel available to viewers ihredaneut the Cassiar area, a channel that turns your TV set into a learning centre. 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