The Great American Smokeout is scheduled for the third Thursday in November, which motivates me to share thoughts and observations about smoking cessation. Over the years, I have helped many people to quit smoking using hypnotherapy as a valuable tool. By the same token, there are people who would not quit, no matter what, the incorrigible or people who think they are so … [Read more...] about Hypnotherapy Makes Quitting Smoking Possible
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Reminder to Smokers: Your Lungs Are Aging
A simple discussion of lung capacity appears to double the rate patients follow a doctor’s advice to quit smoking. A study published online (March 7 in the British journal BMJ) suggests that if a doctor tells smokers their “lung age” — the age of the average healthy nonsmoker who would match them in breathing strength — they are more likely to stop smoking. Using a … [Read more...] about Reminder to Smokers: Your Lungs Are Aging
Changing Your Mind About Smoking
Sometimes changing one's mind at its core can be experienced in a blazing epiphany in a flash of a moment. But not often. The type of change to lose the urge to smoke generally consists of acts not monumental, but incremental. Bit by bit, piece by piece, those reasons can be removed from the subconscious. Once that's done, there is no reason left to smoke, therefore no … [Read more...] about Changing Your Mind About Smoking
Smoker Requests Jail Time To Quit Habit
A Des Moines woman has volunteered to spend time in jail in order to quit smoking. Jodi Perkins said she's desperate to stop her 23-year habit. Perkins said she has tried just about everything to stop, such as going to the doctor, using nicotine patches and chewing gum. She said nothing has worked. "This is shameful. I can't take it anymore. I don't know what to do. … [Read more...] about Smoker Requests Jail Time To Quit Habit
52 Proven Stress Reducers
Here are 52 ways to reduce the stress in you life and make quitting smoking just a bit easier. Each of the steps offers a way to take those little irritations out of the schedule that may make your world feel out of control. Use these steps to take control back and help yourself feel less anxious and more in control of things around you. They may seems simple but they … [Read more...] about 52 Proven Stress Reducers
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