Smoking cessation and weight management method and kit

Abstract

A cessation and management method comprising removing a physical aspect, wherein removing the physical aspect includes instructing a user to manipulate a delivery time of a substance, and instructing the user to control a consumption amount of the substance, correcting a behavioral association, wherein correcting the behavioral associations includes instructing the user to determine a personal goal and fixing it to a medium, facilitating the user to reprogram thoughts and activities, and facilitating the user to replace an old negative behavior with a new positive behavior, and providing a plurality of life cards to assist the removal of the physical aspect and the correction of the behavioral associations. Furthermore, an associated smoking cessation kit and weight management kit is also provided.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a system and method for smoking cessation and weight management, and more specifically to controlling both the physical aspect of an addiction and the behavioral aspect of smoking cessation and weight management.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Cigarette addiction and obesity pose a significant health risk to many people. Smoking cigarettes can lead to lung cancer, emphysema, throat cancer, and many other illnesses. Two main drivers behind cigarette addiction are physical addiction and behavioral association of daily activities with the act of smoking a cigarette, which impacts everyday life. Quitting smoking is difficult, especially in view of the tight control over the human body and its subconscious. Similarly, obesity can lead to heart complications, diabetes, stroke, and many other illnesses. Two main drivers behind obesity are lack of physical activity and behavioral associations with sedentary and other behavior. Ma...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]A first general aspect of the invention provides a cessation and management method comprising removing a physical aspect of an addiction, wherein removing the physical aspect of an addiction includes instructing a user to manipulate a delivery time of a substance, and instructing the user to control a consumption amount of the substance, correcting a behavioral association, wherein correcting the behavioral associations includes instructing the user to determine a personal goal and fixing it to a medium, facilitating the user to reprogram thoughts and activities, and facilitating the user to replace an old negative behavior with a new positive behavior, and providing a plurality of life cards to assist the removal of the physical aspect and the correction of the behavioral associations.

[0005]A second general aspect of the invention provides a smoking cessation method comprising instructing a user to determine a personal goal, wherein the personal goal is fixed in a medium, instructing the user to determine a fixed interval of time in between smoking a cigarette, instructing the user to smoke the cigarette at each of the fixed intervals of time rather than in response to a lower nicotine level in a bloodstream, providing a plurality of life cards, wherein the life cards provide support in between smoking another cigarette at a next interval time, and providing a media component to facilitate a quieting of an internal dialogue.

[0006]A third general aspect of the invention provides a weight management method comprising instructing a user to determine a personal goal and fixing the personal goal to a medium, instructing the user to calculate a body mass index to determine a target caloric intake, instructing the user to determine a fixed interval of time in between consuming food, instructing the user to consume the food at each of the fixed intervals of time, the food having a number of calories proportionate to the target caloric intake, wherein the number of calories consumed at all of the fixed intervals in a day are below a daily caloric intake, providing a plurality of life cards, wherein the life cards provide support to the user in between consuming more food at a next interval time, and providing at least one media component to facilitate a quieting of an internal dialogue.

Problems solved by technology

Cigarette addiction and obesity pose a significant health risk to many people.

Smoking cigarettes can lead to lung cancer, emphysema, throat cancer, and many other illnesses.

Quitting smoking is difficult, especially in view of the tight control over the human body and its subconscious.

Similarly, obesity can lead to heart complications, diabetes, stroke, and many other illnesses.

Managing weight can also be difficult considering that overeating accentuates such sedentary behavior such as watching television, consuming alcohol, and relaxing.

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