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How To Quit Smoking And Drinking Through Exercise And Diet?

Hi doctor,First of all my name is jinu Varghese residing in uae. Iam a pharmacist by profession. To be honest , I used to smoke , and for the last 17 years iam smoking. I started drinking also . on a daily basis I used to drink , around 2 - 3 pints only . Smoking iam controlling now. I am in a part of quitting it . Before I used to smoke around 15 cigs /day been reduced to 6-7 cigs/day. Now my father was also a chronic smoker and drinker. But my health conditions are fine. I used to check my blood and lipid profile and occasionally I used to scan my liver. Everything is perfect. Except triglycerides which is only due to smoking. My sgot/ sgpt all are fine. So in my mind , if I quit smoking and drinking , I will be a perfect man. So I need ur advice like , if I stopped smoking , what type of activities can I be involved with. I used to play badminton on a daily basis for around 2 hours. My weight is 78 kg and height 174 cms. Iam 35 now. Can you advice me , some good fruits to be taken so that to slowly quit this bloody habit.Moreover , I do have a good family , I don t want to hurt them ,just becoz of my bad habits. My father died of heart attack , and recently two of my friends also died .They are dead becoz of some other reasons. To be honest all these haunts me. Iam in a speedy procedure to stop all my bad habits. How abt joining gym . So please clarify. Don t make me depressed. Regards Jinu C Varghese
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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hi dear,
its good to quit smoking and alcohol for your health. but it is difficult to quit without medication.
for quitting you should try any one substance first and according to me first quit alcohol. as you are taking 2 to 3 pegs and so it is quit easy to quit gradually if you experienced any withdrawal effects than consult psychiatrist for treatment and counselling.
walking and exercise is best method by natural endorphin released in body which is mood elevator.
for detail consult psychiatrist
Thank you
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How To Quit Smoking And Drinking Through Exercise And Diet?

hi dear, its good to quit smoking and alcohol for your health. but it is difficult to quit without medication. for quitting you should try any one substance first and according to me first quit alcohol. as you are taking 2 to 3 pegs and so it is quit easy to quit gradually if you experienced any withdrawal effects than consult psychiatrist for treatment and counselling. walking and exercise is best method by natural endorphin released in body which is mood elevator. for detail consult psychiatrist Thank you