"To kick the habit" means to stop doing something that is bad for you or that you have become accustomed to doing regularly, especially if it is addictive or harmful.
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He manages to
kick the habit entirely by going to a rehabilitation centre, and looks forward to embarking on a productive and healthy life.
But he was also right in that addicts who view their addiction as a disease do worse
at kicking the habit.
Although the withdrawal symptoms caused
by kicking the habit can make you feel irritated and blue, continuing to smoke is far worse.
But if you really want to kick sugar for good, consider these to be «transitional» snacks that will help you
eventually kick the habit forever.
According to the folks who conducted the Framingham Heart Study, «When
smokers kick the habit, odds are they are not alone in making the move.
Since drug toxins are stored in fat tissue and niacin ruptures those fat cells to force release of the toxins, the idea was to eliminate all the drug residue that would cause a person in recovery to suffer drug cravings
after kicking the habit.
According to a 2004 report in the Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, between 70 and 85 percent of women
who kick the habit while pregnant light up soon after giving birth.
Although I love «dressing up» now, I didn't
quite kick my habit of buying easy, throw on pieces, and believe it or not — you don't have to.
Michelle Clardie, founder of Savings and Sangria, a personal finance blog focused on helping young women hone their money management skills, says smokers might
consider kicking the habit.
A unique new text - messaging service developed by a MaRS client is helping smokers in Canada's hardest - to - reach
demographic kick the habit.
Just look at our wonderful actors and actresses who go to the Malibu rehab to
kick the habit over and over with no progress.
His wife, Rebecca, would take care of him, and persistently prayed that God would help
Shawn kick the habit.
If you were once a HUGE fan of water enhancers, but
kicked the habit due to the obscene levels of chemicals each product contains..
And I know... it's such a bad habit, but we can definitely kick it
Meanwhile, Honda appears to be
slowly kicking the habit of cool engineering projects that don't connect with users in real life.
However those clinging to cash for the past five years will
likely kick their habit at the very worst possible time.
Another possible reason is his environment — it can be hard to
kick the habit if your furkid was caged up at birth, as most inhumanely caged animals resort to drinking their pee when they aren't provided with sufficient water.
I chatted last week with Dr. David Utley, founder and CEO of the tech - fueled smoking cessation upstart Carrot, about his company's intriguing new approach to helping
smokers kick the habit.
You know how Metal Gear Solid took years upon years to
finally kick its habit of locking you in a featureless menu screen while characters talk your ear off?
Whilst there are whitening gums and toothpastes for smokers,
kicking the habit entirely could be far better for your teeth and overall health.
Previous studies had suggested that varenicline and the combo therapy were better than the patch at helping
people kick the habit.
Scientists for the first time have identified long - term changes in mice brains that may shed light on why addicts get hooked on drugs — in this case methamphetamines — and have such a tough
time kicking the habit.
The day you finally decide to
kick that habit of drinking regularly if you exhibit ANY of the signs and or symptoms of a candida yeast infection will be the day that your health turns around.
Warning: Smoking permanently damages genes Heavy smoking may trigger long - lasting changes in gene activity, possibly explaining the persistently higher risk of lung cancer and disease in those
who kick the habit, according to a new study.