healthy-living21.blogspot.com - Indonesia is still ranked third for the number of smokers in the world, which is about 65 million people. This figure will continue to increase if the government does not regulate the behavior of smoking and the tobacco industry and cigarette advertising ban does not apply.

As an ambassador antitembakau, 38 finalists of Miss Indonesia 2010 appear in the action concerned with the National Tobacco Control themed Healthy, Smart and Achievement without smoking at City Walk Sudirman, Jakarta, Saturday (10/02/2010).

This is expressed by the Chairman of the National Commission on Tobacco Control, Laksmiati Hanafiah, when met Kompas.com, Saturday (10/02/2010) on the sidelines of Peace Action Healthy, Smart and Achievement without smoking that was held at Citywalk Sudirman, Jakarta.

According to the woman who was familiarly called Mia, the age of the smokers in Indonesia, more in the range of 15 to 19 years. "Among 70 percent of the number of smokers it is the middle to bottom of society," he said.

As a result, continued Mia, the parents of the lack of attention to nutrition among their children. "The money is supposed to buy food, was spent for buying cigarettes," he said.

Secretary General of the National Commission on Tobacco Control, Suhardi, said that, among smokers of low-educated people and finances to lower middle sentence was less attention to the dangers of smoking warnings.

"Better in cigarette packs, there is a memorial with the picture. For example, images of disease caused by smoking, such as stroke and cancer," said Suhardi.

He said the neighbors have tried to apply the warning smoke through the picture.

"Malaysia, Singapore and other countries have been practicing them. Evidently, the number of smokers in some countries that experienced a decline 15-20 percent," he said.

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Smoking is a vice and not only injurious just to the smoker but to people all around him. A smoker has higher chances of having a heart attack or lung cancer compare to non-smokers. Kicking this bad habit out is not just beneficial physically but you can also save lots of money that you could have blown off in buying cigarettes. And don't forget the health hazard that you impose to your near and dear ones by exposing them to passive smoke.
So, it's the time to kick the butt and you can do it by following the few simple tips given below.

• In the beginning, switch from your regular brand of cigarette to another which feels distasteful to you and gradually decrease the number of cigarettes. When you can gradually decrease the number of cigarettes, start smoking only up to half of each cigarette and have the courage to throw it away mid-way. In order to really quit smoking, you should only smoke when you really want to and not out of sheer habit.
The cutting down on numbers is only the start and cannot be called quitting.
Tips to stop smoking and how to deal with the with drawal symptoms
• Try to live an active life and keep yourself occupied and distracted by doing something like indulging in sports, going for long walks or reading a book or a magazine.
• Have an oral substitute like mints, carrot gum or sunflower seeds whenever you want to smoke a cigarette.
• Drink lots of water to minimize withdrawal symptoms as it can help in flushing the toxins from your body.

On top of all these, herbal supplements are known to be effective in curing nicotine addiction permanently with no side effects.

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