Tips and Tricks to Kick the Smoking Habit
How to Reduce Stress

Here are some tips on relieving stress:

• Method 1 -- Decide on something that really bugs you in life that you can do without. Get rid of it. Perhaps you've taken on annoying social or community responsibilities. Free yourself of the drain.

• Method 2 -- Start a program of light but regular physical exercise. Do five minutes of simple exercises whenever you feel stressed. If you're ready for strenuous exercise, that helps also.

• Method 3 -- Reward yourself with something constructive, better than a cigarette, like a nice hot bath. Get into the habit of looking forward to this kind of reward, dreaming about the reward, then actually giving yourself the reward. Spend money if you have to. Just avoid fattening foods.

• Method 4 -- Eat a balanced diet: protein, fats, carbohydrates. Watch for added sugar. Moderate that coffee, tea or cola habit. Cut out alcohol too. Try to eat mainly natural or organic foods. Cut out additives. Work on carefully planning your intake.

• Method 5 -- Do a yoga relaxation exercise. Lie down and get comfortable. Start tensing your individual muscles, one at a time, then letting them relax. Start with the face, end with the toes.

• Method 6 -- Make a list of everything that worries or bothers you. Keep working on it, perfecting it, revising it. Writing things down helps relieve stress as you write, but also helps resolve the issues you write about. Keep at it and you'll get somewhere!