The #1 Thing to give up for better health!!!

     I wanted to blog about something different today but Yancey wanted me to talk about smoking.  SMOKING!!!!!  It has such a powerful hold on so many people.  Yancey gave up Merit's the day he found out he had cancer.  He wants you to all know that he still wants one - he drafts every chance he gets!  Drafting?  Walking behind a smoker in order to get a whiff!  We know this is the one most important thing to give up if you are a smoker, weekend smoker, drinking smoker, etc.  I myself have food issues not smoking.  I encourage any smoker to quit NOW!!!!
     The National Cancer Institute says that smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States with 438,000 deaths or 1 out of 5 people in a year.  38,000 deaths are due to second hand smoke.  Smoking increases the risk of throat, mouth, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix cancer.  Lung cancer?  90% of men and 80% of women who die of lung cancer were smokers.   Smokers are 6 times more likely to suffer a heart attack!     OK - this is not enough?  You also have bad breath, yellow teeth, smelly clothes
stinky cars, and leave the dinner table 10x during dinner to smoke!!!  Sorry - lived with a smoker!!
     Did smoking cause Yancey's cancer?  No.  But we do know that we should take every precaution in order to care for our bodies BEFORE we get sick.
     I challenge all of you smokers to make an effort to throw out those nasty CIGS once and for all!!  Yes your family will complain, and yes you will be grouchy, but you will be saying YES TO LIFE!!
     On the family front - healthy meals are a challenge.  In order to stay accountable - we are having stuffed bell peppers, salad, and broccolli for supper.  I can already hear the gagging children.  Oh well...there is always breakfast:)

 Blessings -

Emmie Jernigan