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What are Super Foods?
Super foods include broccoli, blueberries and other berries, beans, walnuts and other nuts, green tea, salmon, oranges, spinach, soy, whole grains and oats, turkey, tomatoes, yogurt and pumpkin.
They are antioxidant rich, contain Omega 3's and are among the most nutritious foods on the planet. They offer peak nutrition, eaten in sufficient quantities.
These foods have been proven to lower the risk and possibly even improve health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and certain forms of cancer.
They have also been shown to be beneficial to people at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Including these foods in your diet promotes good overall health.
Try adding just one a week until you've slowly incorporated them all into your weekly diet.
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Welcome
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Manage Your Quit Smoking Program with the help of our 28 Day Peak Nutrition Program, support from others who are quitting, games for quit distractions and exercise tips!
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The Importance of Physical Activity and Good Nutrition to Your Quit Smoking Program
Chronic diseases accounted for 5 of the leading 6 causes of death in 2002 in the United States. The prolonged illness and disability associated with many chronic diseases also decreases the quality of life for millions of people in the United States alone
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/aag/dnpa.htm
Link between diet and smoking - Berkley.edu
Summary:
Increasing your nutritional intake helps to provide the energy you need to quit tobacco use. Exercise also provides energy and is an excellent way to fight those cravings. As your body clears of the toxins that tobacco use has introduced into your body and you exercise and eat foods with high nutritional value you'll discover a quality of life that is amazing! Take the plunge. When you feel better you tend to take better care of yourself. It's an upward spiral....
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The Financial Side Effects of Smoking and Tobacco Use
Lighters, Furniture and Carpet Burns, Cleaning Supplies, Teeth Whitening, Air Purifiers and Sprays, Medical Expenses, Carpet Cleaners
How many more can you think of? Suggestion: Write them all down for reference to remind yourself of the costs associated with smoking.
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About Weight Gain
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A weight gain after quitting smoking, especially in the first few months, can occur but it isn't inevitable.
The nicotine in cigarettes may slightly increase your metabolism. When you quit smoking, your appetite and metabolism return to a healthy and normal state which may lead to burning fewer calories. If you substitute snacking for smoking, the calories may quickly add up.
To avoid weight gain when you quit smoking, make diet and exercise part of your quit-smoking plan. It may help to:
- Include physical activity in your daily routine. Just 30 minutes of moderate exercise each day not only burns calories but ups your metabolism and helps relieve withdrawal symptoms and cravings. (See Exercise Selections) If you choose something that you enjoy you'll be more likely to stay with it.
- Plan high nutrition meals and snacks, including plenty of grains, fruits and vegetables. (See Peak Nutrition Meal Plan)
- If you need to keep your mouth busy, chew on celery, carrot sticks, cinnamon sticks (cinnamon is often used to reduce cravings), flavored toothpicks or sugarless gum.
- Keep a food diary, to track when, what and how much you eat every day. You can use your Member's Blog to do this.)
If you do gain weight remember that the health benefits of being smoke-free far exceed the problems associated with even moderate weight gain. Lung damage and heart disease are irreversible.Weight gain is usually about 5 - 10 pounds and is temporary.
Reference: Mayo Clinic
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The Link Between Craves and Nutrition
Peak nutrition helps to reduce cravings because it reduces a feeling of discomfort that you might have as a result of lacking certain nutrients. If you follow a highly nutritious diet and drink plenty of water you become more energetic. Then it becomes easier to ignore the craves and change your thoughts to act toward a glass of water, a nutritious snack or a walk rather than use tobacco..
And it just makes you feel so darned good!
Note: The latest research shows that certain foods like tea and coffee result in cigarettes tasting better than if one eats vegetables, and drinks water and milk.
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