The five- day plan to stop smoking(4) Yoshinobu Namihira,M. D.,FACG 3000 Halls Ferry road Vicksburg, MS 30180 Ph 601- 638-9800;fax 601-638-9808; e.

The five- day plan to stop smoking(4)

Yoshinobu Namihira ,M. D. ,FACG

3000 Halls Ferry road

Vicksburg, MS 30180

Ph 601- 638-9800;fax 601-638-9808;

e mail :namihira @vicksburg.com

Condiments and smoking

• Condiment= any substance that is an irritant or act as a stimulant

• Act on your nerves

• Stimulate your craving for a cigarette

• Avoid: hot sauce,mustard, spices, black pepper, catsup, chili, horseradish,

stomach

• The most abused organ of the body• No other choice • What ever goes through the mouth has to

go through the stomach ,whether it is good or bad !

• Cigarette can burn holes in blanket

• Cigarette can make holes in the stomach by “ stomach ulcer and perforation ”

The effect of rich and Heavy foods

• Steak

• Rich and greasy fried foods

• Nicotine• Caffeine• (Meat= flavor )• Purine= the cause of flavor, uric acid• (1).Purine and (2).ammonia in the blood

of meat serve as stimulant to the nerves of the body

• You become more nervous, irritable, hard to control the emotions and reasons.

Cholesterol and high Meat intake(1)

• Smoking, more

• Cholesterol, higher

• Cholesterol= natural or normal product of your body

• Foods with excessive cholesterol , saturated fats, and hard fats

• Blood cholesterol level goes up

• LDL( low density lipoprotein) = bad one !

• LDL( low density lipoprotein) = bad one !

• HDL ( high density lipoprotein)= good onw

• The goal :

• Keep HDL high by exercise

• Keep LDL low by low fat , high fiber

diet

• Abnormal amount of blood cholesterol (LDL)= sludge , deposited in the blood vessels

• Consequence= the narrowing of the internal diameter ,

• Plug the blood vessels= decreased blood flow= decreased oxygen and food supply to the destination

Hardening of blood vessel

•Arteriosclerosis

•atherosclerosis

Place of occlusion or plugging up :

Coronary artery= chest pains, angina pectoris,( myocardial ischemia,) myocardial infarction ( acute heart attack)

Brain= transient ischemic attack (TIA), stoke,

legs= intermittent claudication (artery)

Legs= deep vein thrombosis ( vein)

Abdomen= mesenteric ischemia ,gangrene of bowel,

• Lung= acute pulmonary embolism (PE)

• Legs= deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Decreased blood flow

•Decreased oxygen and food supply to the destination = a bad news

• Sources of cholesterol

• Animal products !!!

• meat,( cow, pig, )

• milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, (cow)

• Eggs (chicken)

• Smoking increases blood cholesterol !( amazing fact)

• Quitting smoking decreases blood cholesterol! (the reverse is true)

Quitting smoking low cholesterol less nicotine less vasoconstriction• Quitting smoking =less heart attack, better

health !

Recipes for low cholesterol dishes

Danger of Discouragement

• Example of child learning how to walk• Falls • Walks• The end point is more important than the

beginning point .• Many falls and cuts and bruises but • More trials and attempts, never

quitting ,never give up! Spirit, “one more time mindset “

Motives for stopping smoking

• Better health=greater personal happiness, longer productivity in your work, longer security for your family

• Saving money=• Calculation a pack $ 2,00 /d x30d x12 mo

x 25 yr= $ 18,000• No major surgery, or illness + $ 18,000+

0.006 (6 % interest )= 18,000+$ 1080 = $ 19,080= good amount of saving !

• Family , love for them

The best motive of all

• Overruling providence:

• Your good health=some good for others

• Your worthwhile service =some good for others

Extension of your Will Power

• Familiarity brings contempt.

• The critical issue= keep the guard rail up against temptation of smoking

• Keep the guard rail high against= safe

• Keep the guard rail low against = danger !

Will power. You in driving seat

• I choose not to smoke for one week• I choose not to smoke for one month• I choose not to smoke for 6 months• I choose not to smoke for 12 months.• I choose not to do overwork.• I choose not to lose sleep or rest.• I choose not to do over eating .• I choose to to do more exercise .