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Free to Feel Better CLASSES Quitting smoking improves the health of your lungs, heart and blood vessels, while reducing the risk of cancer and breathing problems. "If you quit around the age of 35, you get a 10-year increase in life expectancy," says Jamila Brown, CHES, a health educator with GMC's Health Education & Wellness Services. "Even if you quit in your 50s, you get a four- to six-year increase." In addition, have you thought of the benefits you'll notice in daily life? * You won't have to look for a place to smoke. * You won't have to worry about bothering other people with your smoking. * Your hair, clothes, breath, car, home and kids won't smell like cigarettes. * You'll have a better sense of smell and enjoyment of food. * You'll save money and won't have to panic about running out of cigarettes. * You'll have more energy. * You'll feel proud to have beaten your dependence on cigarettes. Source: smokefree.gov We Have the Support You Need to Stop Smoking Gwinnett Medical Center offers Freshstart Smoking Cessation classes. To register, visit gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/classes. 32 Winte r 2 013 Source: smokefree.gov http://www.smokefree.gov http://www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/classes

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - Gwinnett Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil’s Feature
Heartfelt Purpose
Not Too Busy to Beat Cancer
Got Excuses?
Managing Your Health with a DIY Tool Kit
Is It the Stress Talking?
The Wonderful World of Greens
Knee-to-Know Basics
On the Cover
Run for Your Life
14 Good-for-You Gifts
Special Delivery
Virtual Health
PrimeTime Health
Inspired Giving
Heads Full of Hope
Out of the White
Transforming Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - Gwinnett Medical Center