A CHARITY is helping people in Ellesmere Port and Neston prepare for a healthy new year.

Stop smoking charity QUIT has launched a guide to help people planning to quit smoking and have a healthier lifestyle.

The guide, So You Want a Healthy Body?, offers advice to people who think they will put on weight if they give up smoking.

QUIT counsellor Kate Philips said: “Quitting smoking is the most important thing a smoker can do to improve their health. This booklet includes a body mass index disk and shows how smokers can benefit even more from a smoke-free lifestyle if they include other healthy behaviours.”

The guide is available free by calling 0800 002 200.