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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-02-12, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1992. Brussels Motors BRUSSELS 887-6173 <5? HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO What is a stroke? A stroke results from an interruption in the blood supply to part of the brain. __A Without a continuous, adequate supply of oxygen- CL rich blood, nerve IL o cells in that area cannot / function cells of tl way we receive, interpret and 10 TIPS TO QUIT SMOKING: PP Buy only one package of cigarettes at a time and change brands each time. properly. The nerve the brain control the Improving your respond to sensations and odds against Canada's #1 killer Radford Group BLYTH 523-4581 Huron Tractor BLYTH 523-4244 $ HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Improving your odds against Canada's #1 killer information, and most of our \ \ \\ movements as well. If some nerve cells are unable to function, then the part of the body controlled by those nerves cannot function either. For example, a stroke may produce difficulty in speaking, inability to walk, or loss of memory. The deadly risk of cigarettes among teens If you think the dangers of tobacco and teenage smoking are overblown (Heart Health, Winter 1991), consider these recent estimates from the Canadian Council on Smoking and Health: ^Ninety-five per cent of smokers start smoking before the age of 18. MFor every 100,000 smokers who are now 15 years old (half of them boys and half girls), tobacco eventually will kill at least 18,000. ^Compare that with the number of estimated future deaths among the same 100,000 young Canadians caused by car accidents (1,200), murders (130), and abuse of drugs other than tobacco (10). Mln other words, tobacco eventually will account for 135 times more future deaths than will murder. And tobacco will kill an estimated 1,800 times more than will abuse of other drugs. The Council's estimates were based on data from the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, of Health and Welfare Canada. PP Wait an hour after you run out of cigarettes before buying more. Do a package "count down" whenever you throw out an empty one: say "in 30 (29-28-or) packages I will have this thing licked." Don't carry matches or a lighter, so you have to bother someone else in order to smoke. PP Don't keep your cigarettes handy-put them in a drawer or coat pocket so you must get up every time you want one. This nuisance factor alone will inhibit your smoking enough to reduce it by one-third. Carry whole cloves or sugarless gum where you normally carry your cigarettes. Dauphin Feed & Supply WALTON 887-6023 $ HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO RESEARCH SAVES LIVES Lives saved due to research since 1950 Improvements in diagnosis and treatment, as well as individual lifestyle change, have resulted in more and more lives being saved per year. Death rates decreased 50 % in 40 years Percentage of all deaths In Canada due to heart disease FPram Doffs s - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■ .. .. ... B&G ELECTRIC BRUSSELS 887-6747 PP Carry a small note pad so you can doodle or sketch while having a beverage-see if you can wait another 15 minutes. pp Play solitaire before you go to bed instead of having that last smoke. PP Puff on an unlit cigarette while driving, reading or watching TV. PP Don't offer cigarettes to other people and don't accept cigarettes, just say "no thanks". U Get rid of all ashtrays. Use a pop bottle and don't empty it. Your local Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario chapter has details on quitting. Improving your odds against Canada's #1 killer HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Rasorch and Education main progms towants boating Canada* fllOUK Walton Inn WALTON 887-9517