Eat Healthy Monday!

Today’s Tip from our friends at Healthy Monday –

Monday: The Stay Quit Day

“Just in time for the Great American Smoke-out on November 20th there’s an idea to help smokers sustain their resolution: Stay Quit Monday. Smokers who are planning to quit should consider making the following Monday following their quit date, and every Monday thereafter, their Stay Quit Day. Research shows that the average smoker quits seven times before quitting for good. Using Monday as the day to recommit to quitting can help people live a smoke-free life, one week at a time. Stay Quit Monday is part of the Healthy Monday Campaign, which aims to make Monday a weekly start of a healthier life, whether by stopping smoking, eating healthier or exercising.”

And just to help you along with your decision… the less tobacco needed in our country, the more land will be available for sustainable farming. States such as Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina that relied on tobacco for income, are now looking to organic agriculture to replace their high-value tobacco crops. Many programs have been set up to help tobacco farmers transition to sustainable (non-tobacco) farms, and to help pay for organic certification. The help to transition is very important as in the ’90s 5 acres of tobacco was as profitable as 100 acres of corn! According to the Organic Consumers Association, by 2003 40 growers made the transition in Virginia, along with another 18 in North Carolina.

Good luck!