NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity anti-smoking activist and actress Amy Smart has teamed up with Procter & Gamble's Crest Whitestrips just in time for the Great American Smoke Out on November 16th to help encourage women and men across the nation to quit smoking and feel the freedom of a smoke-free life! Nearly twenty-two million American women smoke, and a majority of them want to quit. There's no better time than the present to improve your health and help remove the years of stains smoking has caused to get your sparkling smile back.
For every person who purchases a box of Crest Whitestrips Premium throughout the entire month of November, Crest Whitestrips will make a donation to a charity (up to $25,000) that is very dear to Amy Smart, the Foundation for a Smokefree America to help those who struggle with smoking every day, quit for good. Not only can "quitters" improve their health, they can regain their beautiful, healthy white smile in as little as one week.
"It's so important to educate teens on the dangers of smoking. The Foundation for a Smokefree America gives them the knowledge to keep them from picking up a cigarette." says actress Amy Smart. "I teamed up with Crest Whitestrips for this exciting program to help give people the added motivation they often need to take that first step for themselves and quit."
Quitting smoking is one of the biggest challenges a person can face in life, but it is often much easier with some guidance. "When a smoker is thinking about quitting, it will increase their chances of success three-fold to have the best information available. I hope we set a record this year for the number of Americans who quit smoking for good," advises Patrick Reynolds, founder of the Foundation for a Smokefree America, a non-profit charity dedicated to motivate youth to stay tobacco free, and to empower smokers to quit. "Getting into a good program or better yet, a combination of multiple programs, enlisting the support of friends and family and using stop-smoking aids will all greatly increase your chances of making it work."
Additional tips for quitting you may want to try to include: * Start your new routine on a Monday when you have work and other weekly activities to distract you from smoking. * Keep busy! Go to a movie, exercise, take long walks or go bike riding. Staying busy will help keep your mind off smoking and on more important things. * Spend as much free time as you can where smoking isn't allowed. Some good places are malls, libraries, museums, theaters, department stores, and places of worship. * If you miss holding something in your hand or in your mouth, try replacing that cigarette with a pencil or a water bottle, or hew on a toothpick or stick of gum. * After you quit, whiten your teeth with a tooth whitener like Crest Whitestrips Premium. Attaining the beautiful white smile you had before you started smoking can keep you motivated to stay on the right track and leave you with a glowing new grin to match your confidence. * Also, drink a lot of water and fruit juice. Avoid alcoholic beverages. They can trigger you to smoke.
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