Breathing exercises too can prove to be useful in controlling the urge to smoke. It is common knowledge that the human body takes in a lot of toxic substances, both through the air and through food and drink. Apart from this, various toxins are also released in the body as a result of the various processes that are going on. These toxins have to be released on a … [Read more...] about Quit Smoking Techniques: Breathing Exercises
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True Confessions of an Ex-Smoker
Okay, I'll come clean. I once smoked. This surprises people, as I don't look like a smoker, whatever that means. Smoking is serious and quitting is very difficult. I quit for good 20 years ago. I told myself that all I had to do was get through that day. I smoked no small amount and I am not proud of it. Smoking promotes dishonesty. Smokers don't really tell you how … [Read more...] about True Confessions of an Ex-Smoker
For the Record
In case I've misled anybody in any of my posts... I do not disdain the patch. I quit using the patch. I used it as directed, for all 3 levels. I've been quit 1 Year, 2 Months, 1 Week, 13 hours, 3 minutes and 59 seconds. Thanks to the patch, somewhere in the world there are 4,746 cigarettes that were not smoked by me. I don't see anything wrong with quitting CT if you … [Read more...] about For the Record
Dying from Emphysema
Tobacco has taken its toll on Haines resident Jim Hamp. His wife and mother both died of tobacco-related cancers, and Hamp is dying from emphysema. A longtime charter and commercial fisherman, Hamp, 68, now has to wear a nasal cannula (a plastic hose that pumps oxygen from a tank into his nose) and rarely has the energy to visit is boat. Some days he barely has the energy … [Read more...] about Dying from Emphysema
My Daughter Has Dain Bramage
Dain Bramage is what you get when you quit by using the patch, and my daughter's got it in spades right now. Please don't think I'm poking fun at my own daughter! I only know the syndrome because I myself used the patch as directed, and I instantly lost about 80% of my IQ points. The first 2 weeks of my Quit were like being strung out on some kind of mind-numbing … [Read more...] about My Daughter Has Dain Bramage
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