Posted on 22 January 2010. Tags: Quit Smoking, Smoking, smoking cessation, stop smoking, tobacco
All smokers all around the world will know about all of the negative effects that smoking has on the body. They will be only too aware of the problems associated with smoking and the fact that if you continue you may develop some serious conditions such as lung or throat cancer. Yet despite all of these warning many people will still fail to quit, not because they do not want to, but because they are not able to break the habit. In order to quit smoking there are certain steps that need to be taken and it effort needs to be wholehearted. Here are the main steps to quit smoking.
Firstly, you always need to make sure that you have set a date. When you are looking to achieve anything in your life you always need to have goals. In addition to this, by setting a date you will be able to to have your friends and family keep track of your progress as an extra incentive.
The next thing to do is to always make sure that you have distractions that will be able to take your mind off smoking. It is very likely that during any time that you are not busy your mind will immediately turn to smoking. As a result it is important that you always have things to do such as reading a book for any such occasion.
You should also make sure that you investigate your things and get rid of all of the things that will remind you of your smoking. You should check through all of your things and throw out all of your cigarettes, lighters, matches or anything else that may remind you of smoking.
In the same way you also need to ensure that you avoid places and people that remind you of smoking. When it comes to places this is a lot easier and you should make sure that any place that you used to commonly go to to smoke is avoided. When it comes to people this can be more tricky if your friends and family smoke but you should always aim to stay out of the way of any smokers as much as you can, hard as it might be.
As time goes by the addition will begin to fade and you will begin to see that you are starting to save quite a lot of money. One good idea is to save this all up and to treat yourself when you get to a certain level. This will act as a greater incentive for you to carry on with what you are doing.
If you find that it is not so easy to simply quit then you may also look to find support from elsewhere or use certain aids that will help you to give up. You may want to go to see your doctor to find out about any initiatives in the area that you will be able to get involved with. Support groups are great at helping you quit and you will be able to share your problem with a lot of others going through the same thing.
These are some of the steps that you should take to quit smoking. At the end of the day it is down to you and your willpower to successfully quit.
If you are a smoker you’ll know all about the numerous negative health effects it has. However, when you do come to the decision to quit you’ll be faced with quite a task. Here are the steps to quit smoking as well as best way to quit smoking.
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Posted on 15 December 2009. Tags: Cigarettes, goals, health, illness, motivation, nicotine, Quit Smoking, Smoking, smoking cessation, stop smoking, tobacco, urge to smoke, willpower, withdrawal symptoms
It can take a long time to quit smoking. Some people can do it in a few weeks or months, while other needs several years. But no matter what your timeframe is, you need to figure out how to keep your urge to smoke as low as possible.
At some point in your experience trying to quit you will encounter a situation where the urge to smoke is very strong. How you handle this situation will go a long way towards your ultimate success. Being prepared for the urge to smoke will ensure that you have a plan to keep your willpower strong and continue on your path to quit smoking successfully.
Take the time to decide exactly when you typically smoke. For example, after meals, after a jog around the block, or even after your shower each morning. Knowing when you typically smoke will put you in a good position to create a plan to combat the urge.
Create a plan of attack. This could be something as simple as a stress ball for your hands, or even just a piece of hard candy to keep your mouth busy. If you really enjoy the taste and feeling of a clean mouth you could try brushing your teeth each time you want to smoke, or suck on a mint flavored candy, which will freshen your breath.
Avoid the temptations that lurk. If you go out to eat, make sure you are sitting in the no smoking area. Avoid going into tobacco stores, and also try to limit the amount of time you are around other smokers. If you are continuously around cigarettes, it will be much harder to resist temptation.
Clean your house of all smoking instruments. This means all ashtrays, lighters and matches; and get rid of the smell of cigarettes. Products like Febreeze are great for helping to get rid of cigarette smell, which can also trigger an urge to smoke.
If you are having a place where you normally smoke, it could be a good idea to rearrange your this area. By breaking the routines it will be easier to resist the temptation to smoke. This advice works especially well, if you typically smoke at the same, few places in your home. So if you normally watch television in your favorite chair while you are smoking, try to remove the chair (or the television). Then it will be much easier to resist the temptation to light a cigarette.
Know your goal to quit smoking; and write it down. It might seem like a minor detail, but it can be a major step towards ensuring that you keep your focus on quitting smoking. If you just tell yourself in your head that you want to quit smoking, it will be much easier to cheat and give into the urge to start smoking again. With written goal, you will be more likely to follow them. This advice can also be used if you are trying to lose weight, exercise more etc. Goals on paper can improve responsibility radically.
Do never discount yourself. If you think you can succeed, you will actually be much closer to the success. It is important that you trust you can succeed, because it will help you fight the serious battles against the urge to smoke. It you decide to slip up again and again, you will find it much more difficult to get back on your feet. On the other hand if you hold on to your dedication to stop smoking you will see that each time the urge presents itself, it will be easier to handle.
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Posted on 26 November 2009. Tags: fitness, hypnosis, Quit Smoking, self help, self improvement, Smoking, smoking | quit smoking, stop drinking and smoking, tobacco
Tobacco secession is a challenge facing many people today. Often people try to quit many times and for many different reasons. Some are quitting because they have been recently diagnosed with a health condition such as diabetes or heart problems. Others simply want to be healthier and avoid potential health problems such as Lung Caner and COPD. There is always a reason to quit, and BBC News just added one more, dental problems.
BBC News reports, dentists across Europe conducted a research study showing smoking as the culprit for many dental problems such as oral cancer, receding gums which leave the roots exposed, the diminished ability of taste buds and finally the rejection of dental devices and procedures.
Dental devices such as dentures and implants can be a huge benefit to those in desperate need of teeth. For example, implants which work similar to dentures, provide a false tooth to replace a missing one. They are used in people who have lost individual teeth, to create a bridge and for better support to older dentures. Implants work by functioning as the “root” of the tooth because they are made from titanium and are implanted in the jaw. They are coated with a substance called hydroxyapatite which acts as the same chemical makeup of our own bones making the implants more effective than dentures.
A prime candidate for an implant requires good healing and blood flow to insure the gum tissue heals properly. Occasionally, implants reject, but this happens more commonly in smokers. Smoking as well as other diseases such as diabetes, effect how the body heals and how the blood flow, thus resulting in a likely rejection. The BBC News also reported that if a patient stopped smoking before the procedure and for at least eight weeks after, allowing the tissue to heal properly, it would greatly improve their odds for an effective implant.
Implant rejection is not the only problem tobacco users face when it comes to dental care. Other procedures which are effected by smoking can be something as simple as a filling, teeth removals, and gum disease. Antibiotics and topical treatments can also become useless because of smoking which can lead to more serious problems before, during and after dental procedures.
The most common dental problem facing tobacco users in the beginning are minor things such as bad breath and teeth discoloration. However these mild problems can turn into more serious problems quickly. According to a study done by the American Dental Association, 32% of smokers needed to have a filling replaced, 10.1% needed a tooth extraction and 22.5% needed a major dental cleaning because of periodontal disease (impaired blood flow). Smoking can also be a factor in the loss of jaw bone, gum disease leading to tooth loss, and increased plaque and tartar build up. According to WebMD, 90% of patients with oral cancer use tobacco products and of those 90%, 37% who keep using tobacco products after having one cancerous lesion removed will develop another compared to 6% of those who quit smoking.
Quitting is the ideal way to combat these conditions. Another study done by the American Dental Association, 97.5% of patients who quite using tobacco, showed an almost complete reduction of mouth lesions (leukoplakia potentially cancerous mouth lesions) in just six weeks of quitting.
There are many ways available to quit smoking. Some patients choose to try prescription treatments such as Zyban or Wellbutrin which can help curb cravings. Others try over the counter treatments such as the nicotine patch or gum. Other nontraditional treatments include hypnosis, acupuncture and herbal remedies. Those who are interesting in quitting should speak with their dentist of physician to develop a plan and find out what works best for the patient. Since each person is different, each individual plan will be different. Some people use a combination of treatments to quit. It is important to remember quitting is never easy but the health risks are just too high to not quit now.
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Posted on 21 November 2009. Tags: addiction, addictive behaviors, fitness, health fitness, health wellness, hypnosis, Quit Smoking, Smoking, smoking | quit smoking, stop drinking and smoking, tobacco, treatments
Quit smoking programs using hypnosis are very involved when done correctly. Working to change behaviors that involve many parts of your life. If you were a hypnotist, you might have to put it all together. If you’re not a hypnotist, well, you get to enjoy the fruits of another’s labor. Nice, huh?
You’re the only one that knows what it’s like to experience and fight with your cravings. The cravings may very well feel like something nobody else can understand.
A good hypnosis program, using modern hypnosis techniques, can directly address your particular problem areas. A quality session works to remove cravings (emotional associations) from your mind. When that is done, you experience a simple choice to smoke or not, rather than a struggle against a craving.
But, that’s not good enough. It can be made even easier for you by beginning actual cravings for water, exercise, and fresh air. Distractions to fill-in this hour of free time you suddenly have. Time you used to spend smoking, if you had a regular-old pack-a-day habit. That sounds pretty complete, doesn’t it? Makes things easier for you?
How about that daily stress that wants to be relieved? If you can’t smoke to relieve it, what to do? Let’s use hypnosis to relieve your stress too? Sounds good.
Your level of confidence is something to boost with hypnosis. And, not just your general sense of confidence. What can likely use some confidence building is the belief that you CAN quit smoking this time. That this time is different than previous times. (One of the ways you learn beliefs is repetition. It’s very possible this is not your first attempt to quit smoking. Having previously tried and failed, has that repetition created a belief in your mind that this time will fail? Better use hypnosis to patch that up.)
And just in case, you might as well use hypnosis to address your eating habits. Make sure they stay in control during your quit smoking process. Just knowing that this is one more part of the process should ease your mind.
With all of that help in your corner, this time, to quit smoking will be a walk in the park. Which doesn’t sound so bad, does it?
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Posted on 18 November 2009. Tags: addiction, addictive behaviors, Family, fitness, health fitness, health wellness, hypnosis, Quit Smoking, self improvement, Smoking, stress, tobacco, treatments
A hypnotic state can be obtained by simply watching TV or driving. It can also be obtained other ways but they require practice, training and time. It is very difficult to produce this state without those things on command. However it is not impossible to achieve this once you learn how to properly do it. There are many products online which offer to teach you hypnosis, however you may find it best to try a few private sessions before committing to buy expensive online programs.
An actual session will give you an idea of what to expect and how your body will feel while under hypnosis. Each person reacts differently to hypnosis, some feel “tingly” or like they are floating under hypnosis. The mind can also feel numb and relaxed while you are under, others might not feel these things. If you have never been hypnotized before, you might be unsure of what you are suppose to feel.
Private sessions will help you understand how your mind works through personal issues. Sometimes while under you might uncover and issue you didn’t know you had. It might be happy or traumatic and you may not know how you will react to this. Not everyone reacts or has the same experiences. Some people may relive a tragic event in their past while having a one on one session. This can be unnerving if it happens at home and you are alone. If you have a one on one session, the hypnotist is able to help you work through the issue instead of dealing with it yourself.
Ultimately we all want the same thing, progress. A professional will provide a plan and a tracking method so you can see if the hypnosis is working or not working. The hypnotist can formulate a program and talk with you about your progress and if need be, change the plan. If you uncover something new you want to work on, your hypnotist can work that into your plan as well. Progressing in treatment is important, if you are not seeing progress, it becomes more difficult to stay with the program.
Online hypnosis products such as CD’s can be very valuable and helpful to clients it they are used together. The CD’s can help you to lean to put yourself in a hypnotic state fairly quickly while you are at home. They can help you understand and be comfortable with the physical and mental feelings of hypnosis so once you come to your one on one session you will not be nervous about being put under. You will already know what to expect. The time between sessions the CD’s help clients to continue practicing going under and maintain their progress.
Some might feel the private sessions are a waste of time and money when they can be home and by products online for less. While it may be true, the online products are cheaper, private sessions are invaluable for complete and successful advancement. One on one sessions are tailor made for each persons individual progress and personality. The CD’s are helpful for maintenance.
Try it out you have nothing to lose. Talk with your hypnotist about the CD’s or DVD’s you found online. Try a private session and see how you feel afterward. There are many different ways of being hypnotized and the best way all depends on you. So do your research but think about the importance of a personalized session before making the decision to not try it at all. The choice is yours, but don’t short yourself.
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Posted on 17 November 2009. Tags: addiction, addictive behaviors, fitness, health, health fitness, health wellness, hypnosis, Quit Smoking, Smoking, smoking | quit smoking, stop drinking and smoking, stress, tobacco, treatments
Stress is all around us, in our daily lives, at work, at home, and everywhere. Often many people feel their stress is unmanageable and out of control. In order to lead a happy and healthy life, it is necessary to limit the stress you have. You must know how to address both the stress triggers and responses you have to stressful situations. Behavior modification can get you on the right path.
Your pulse races, your chest feels tight, you feel depressed and hopeless. This is how many people describe being stressed out. Often stress can feel unmanageable and overwhelming, just this thought can add additional stress to your life and body. Hypnosis allows your mind to take a break from the stress and relax. During your session you learn different tools to combat stress and how to apply them to your daily life.
Different situations can trigger stress, those triggers can be anything. Some get stressed out before a speech or before a doctor’s appointment. Other times the trigger can center around financial issues or family problems. It is vital to understand what these triggers are and how to address them when the need arises. Hypnosis can allow you to feel more in control of these triggers and more relaxed when faced with them.
Through behavior modification you learn a unique method. You learn how to not only manage your stress but how to deal with the individual trigger responses. Many times a response to stress is expressed as anger, anxiety, and the feeling of helplessness. By learning to combat those triggers you can start on the path to leading a healthy relaxed life.
Everyone wants to be healthy and live a happy life free of medical problems. Stress can be the cause of many health related issues such as a lower immune system, heart attack, cancer, stomach problems and skin break outs. Not only can stress be the cause of health problems, but people can turn to alcohol or drugs to help them cope. Many start to gain weight or lose weight, start to smoke or lose confidence in themselves. Behavior modification can help in all of these areas. You will learn special techniques to help with all of the issues you want to address.
Hypnosis is unique in that it works immediately and will be long lasting which will help you be successful in your stress management goal. You will notice your breathing and pulse rates will become lower as well as your blood pressure just in your first session. Long term you will learn self hypnosis techniques that will allow you to relax on command.
There is lots of help out there to manage stress. You have taken the first step in gaining that help, you have acknowledged that you have stress that is unmanageable in your life. Now it is time to make the right decision for you.
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Posted on 13 November 2009. Tags: Cigarettes, e cigarette, health, Quit Smoking, Smoking, smoking alternative, stop smoking, tobacco
Yes that’s right an electronic cigarette. Before you laugh you may want to read this as it may save your health most importantly, and thousands of dollars in the process. This is exactly like a cigarette, but there is no tar, or any chemicals that will do your body harm. There are nicotine filters which gives a nice shot of nicotine into your body with each puff. (exactly like a cigarette) You can also smoke anywhere! That’s right anywhere. Why? Because there is no flame, its electronically powered and smoke does come out with each drag of the e cigarettes. Now to the money part. You dont purchase packs of e cigarettes, you purchase only one. But you do purchase nicotine filters (which are very cheap) which in turn can save you thousands of dollars if your a heavy smoker.
A USA company marketing the world’s first “electronic” cigarette hopes to double sales this year as it expands overseas and as some of the world’s legions of smokers try to quit.e cigarettes are battery-powered, cigarette-shaped devices that deliver nicotine to inhalers in a bid to emulate actual smoking.
“The nicotine is delivered to the lungs within 3 to 6 seconds,” said Mike Fraser, Vice President of RBT Co. Ltd., the USA-based firm that first developed the electronic cigarette technology in 2003 and which is now controlled by Golden Dragon.”It feels like a cigarette, looks like a cigarette, it even emits vapor. In many ways, it is like an actual smoking experience, and that’s what makes us different,” he told Reuters.
The cigarettes sell for around $38 a piece but you can get a free trial on the e cigarettes. These are already available in USA, China, Israel, Turkey, and a number of European countries. E cigarettes competitors include global giants Pfizer and Novartis AG, which sell more familiar nicotine replacement products such as chewing gum, patches, and inhalers. But Golden Dragon’s financial results show it might be onto a good thing. Sales more than doubled to HK$286.1 million in 2006, after surging more than ten-fold to HK$135.6 million in 2005, a year after the technology was perfected.
USA — home to 400 million smokers and a roughly $160 billion dollar tobacco industry — accounts for 35 percent of U.S. sales. The firm estimates around 10 percent of USA smokers are attempting to quit, and averaging a 2 percent success rate. That percentage will rise once this get’s big in America.
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Posted on 08 November 2009. Tags: addiction, Family, fitness, health fitness, health wellness, hypnosis, Quit Smoking, tobacco, treatments
Stress can be defined many different ways. The most common definition is, stress is the body’s response to an outside situation in one’s life. Stress effects one’s environment, life and others around them in many ways. Sometimes these situations get the better of us and we have trouble dealing with the feelings of stress. You may become irritable, hostile, angry or overly sensitive just to name a few. Sometimes our physical body deals with the stress in an unhealthy way as well. You may have high blood pressure, become depressed, develop ulcers, or have a heart attack. It is important to learn what your stress triggers are and how to deal with both the triggers and the effects. Only by learning this will you be able to successfully manage your stress.
A trigger can be anything. I can be something immediate like preparing for a date, making a speech, or the threat of physical danger. These situations happen and are over quickly. The stress will allow you to deal with these things immediately and then your body will return to its normal state. Long term stressors are different. A long term stressor can be things like divorce, having a baby, work or moving to a new location. These stresses can wear on the body and also cause serious health concerns.
Learning to deal with triggers is crucial to stress management. Hypnosis can assist you on your path to inner peace. It will help you to learn what your trigger is and it can change your body’s response to that trigger. Some people know their triggers but others might require help finding them, hypnosis can do this. Hypnosis is a highly effective treatment for stress management.
Your body responds to too much stress through a variety of different ways. Stress can be the cause of low work performance, sleep deprivation, or other addictions such as alcoholism, drugs and smoking. Your body might respond through skin breakouts, grinding your teeth, a panic attack or a low immune system. I am sure you do not want to have any of these problems. Most people want to lead a happy and peaceful life free of stress.
You can manage your stress through treatments such as, counseling, medication, exercise or many use hypnosis. As I mentioned before, hypnosis can help you deal with your triggers and your response to those triggers. Hypnosis can also help you to simply relax by learning to control your breathing and centering your mind and body. By learning to relax and deal with your stress you will avoid many chronic problems that come with stress.
With all the research and studies being done on stress and stress management, there have been many new discoveries and theories on what works best for stress reduction. The decision is yours. You need to decide what method will work best for you and your lifestyle. I would not delay. Stress is something we are all going to have in our lives at some point. The sooner you decide what is right for you, the sooner stress will be eliminated.
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Posted on 07 November 2009. Tags: addiction, Family, fitness, health fitness, health wellness, hypnosis, illness, Quit Smoking, stress, tobacco, treatments
Surgery, whether elective or required is something many will face at some point in their lives. Surgery is complicated and can have many side effects. Often the consent forms are numerous pages listing everything which could go wrong. Surgery is complicated enough without the added risks of smoking.
Surgery is something many patients will face at some point in their lives, whether elective or required. There are certain protocols in place for patients to follow before surgery such as no food twelve hours before surgery and nothing to drink. However, many physicians and anesthesiologists require their patients to quit smoking for at least two weeks before and after surgery.
Anesthesiologyinfo.com explains some of the serious side effects smoking can have on the body during surgery. The heart will not function properly because smoking increases carbon monoxide causing the blood to not properly circulate. Carbon monoxide will also attach itself to hemoglobin in the blood which will decrease the amount of oxygen flowing through the blood and body. Nicotine makes the body need more oxygen which will put more stress on the heart, lungs and body which is already under distress from the anesthesia.
With surgery, the body is under stress and therefore prone to infections, especially lung infections. However if you are a smoker, the lungs are even more susceptible to collapse. The small airways do not function as they should because of smoke and nicotine which makes them collapse. Mucus production increases because of smoking and the lungs are not able to clear it as quickly as they should because of anesthesia, making the patient more prone to serious lung infections such as pneumonia and chronic coughing. Bronchospsams and other infections in the lungs can be fatal and should be taken seriously. Smoking has been linked to dozens of other side effects, ranging from heart attacks to poor wound healing by as many as six times more in smokers versus non smokers.
Leading a healthier life and having a successful surgery is something all doctors wish for their patients. Doctors do not want their patient to have complications before, during or after surgery. This is why they ask for smokers to at least take a break before going under any anesthesia. Making smoking secession a top priority is something all patients should be doing, regardless if they are having surgery or not.
Quitting has become much easier over the years, mostly because of the availability of treatments. Some of the more common are over the counter, such as the nicotine patch and gum. Others choose to try homeopathic treatments such as herbal remedies, acupuncture and hypnosis. Prescription drugs such as Zyban and Wellbutrin have gained popularity as well. Often treatments are combined so the patient can be as successful as possible.
The most important thing is to discuss with your physician to discuss your options and find out which plan will suit you best. There are many choices and options available to help you quit, the time is now. Do not wait until you need major surgery before trying to quit, quit before you get there.
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Posted on 06 November 2009. Tags: addiction, Family, fitness, health fitness, health wellness, hypnosis, illness, Quit Smoking, stress, tobacco, treatments, weight loss
Relaxation plays in a key roll in leading a healthy happy life. Without relaxation it is difficult to stay on task, make good decisions, and be productive. Relaxation also has many physical benefits which include lower blood pressure, reduce muscle tension, and increased blood flow to muscle groups to name a few. Some people think relaxation takes hours, but relaxation can take place in as little as ten minutes a day.
Relaxation can happen anywhere, at work, at home or on a little deserted island off the coast of Mexico. Unfortunately not everyone can take a nice vacation to that dream island or a seven year sabbatical. Many need to learn to relax in the comfort of their own homes and lives. The key is to find something you enjoy and teach your mind to relax when you do it.
Finding the best method can be the hardest challenge on your road to relaxation. First you need to decide what sorts of things you enjoy. It could be a range of things such as surfing the web, reading, meditating or walking.
Watching TV, listening to music, surfing the web and reading all offer a break from regular day to day situations. They each create an alternative world that is entirely your own. Your mind visually escapes into a place that is different and exciting instead of dull, boring and always the same as so many of us think our lives are.
Meditation can help you learn to reflect on situations and to control your breathing to calm your mind. These techniques need to be learned and practiced in order to achieve the maximum result. Once mastered, you can relax at the drop of a hat and find inner control in as little as ten minutes.
The gym or fitness classes have an appeal to many as well. Some like to run, walk or lift weights in order to relax. Others might prefer a cycling, kick boxing or tai chi class. Running and walking burn off built up energy and are a great stress reliever, however not everyone wants to run a marathon. For them there are other classes and their purpose is relaxation, such as yoga. Many people choose to skip the classes and gym all together and simply walk their dogs in the park which offers equally as much stress relief.
The most important thing to remember when it comes to relaxation is practice. It is important to have patience! Listen to your mind and body, learn what is working for you and make note of what is not. Keep yourself motivated by remembering you are on your way to a happier and healthier lifestyle, also remember how good it feels to be doing something enjoyable.
Teaching your body something new is always a challenge, however once you get the hang of it, it is like riding a bike, your body won’t forget how. It is important to find an activity which you enjoy and know you will stick with, but you must make a conscious effort to remind and train your body to relax while performing this task. It may take time, but in the end the rewards will be fantastic for your mind, body and lifestyle.
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