Nearly 17-percent of Iowans smoke, and if you’re one of them, you probably already know how hard it is to quit.
Michelle Gilbertson, a wellness education specialist at Emplify Health by Gundersen, says it can be overwhelming trying to beat a nicotine dependency, but it’s far from impossible. She suggests starting small.
“A lot of times people try quitting cold turkey, they aren’t able to be successful and they just totally give up in trying to quit,” Gilbertson says. “I would recommend trying to quit by reducing how much you use each day and then from there reduce how much you use per week, so that over time, you’re eventually going to quit.”…