Habits and Cancer – Blowing Smoke
The Habit-Cancer Connection: Responsibility, Not Blame
April 9, 2012Discover Life Beyond the Screen!
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Nicotine is the hardest of habits to stop – even when you’re ready. If you smoke, or know someone who does, you probably know all the facts about the dangers of smoking. But people don’t change because of facts. Smoking happens to be the main lifestyle habit that is tied to increased risk of cancer, and if knowing this fact were enough, none of us would ever start smoking in the first place. This dilemma about nicotine addiction is an excellent example of why willpower is not enough to change any problem habit. And shaming people into change doesn’t help either. In this episode of Habits into Health, host Michael Anne Conley offers perspective to support your exploration of changing this – or any other habit that has gotten the better of you. This episode includes an experiential exercise.
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I am working on trniyg to eat healthier by making smarter choices and planning. If you don’t plan then you have the fast food rest. knocking on your door. I also plan on preparing and eating fresh foods and stay away from the processed foods as much as possible. My son who watched Food Inc. even suggests we try and purchase our fruits and veggies from the farmer’s market and not the grocery store. I am also trniyg to incorporate working out at least 5 times a week. Whether it is bootcamp, running, biking or even walking the dog. If you throw exercise into your daily schedule, I think it helps you clear your mind and helps you eat healthier and feel better about yourself overall. You always feels better after a good work out and good healthy food. (I believe it gives you more energy). One last thing I am going to incoporate into my daily life is a positive and healthy mind set of the way I think.