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Smoking is one of the most dangerous vices and diseases caused by it are growing. By hypnosis, it is easier to quit smoking than you have ever thought. Perhaps you have heard about some people who gave up smoking 10 years ago and still say, “Whenever I have a beer with my friends, I want to smoke a cigarette.” However, that means that they have stopped smoking only at the conscious level. They have decided to stop and they have even stopped for a while. Nevertheless, at the subconscious level, smoking is still an attractive alternative for them.
There is a clear difference between a smoker who has quit smoking and a non-smoker. The former smoker courageously resists the temptation to smoke a cigarette, while non-smokers cannot think of anything worse than smoking. In other word, if you want to leave permanently smoking, that is to become truly a non-smoker, you should act at the level of your subconscious mind. Do you want rather to become a former smoker who sometimes longs for cigarettes, or a non-smoker who no longer thinks about them?
There are many people just waiting to give you advice, to teach you different methods or tricks to help you quit smoking. However, all these ignore a vital component of addiction – the subconscious mind. That is why most of the people who have tried to stop smoking, in most of the cases, they have not succeeded.
Contrary to the belief that physical addiction makes giving up smoking a very difficult goal to reach, it is known that 90% of addicts are of psychological nature. In addition, nicotine is a mental addiction that must be taken seriously. It has been found that nicotine addiction at psychological level is harder fought than dependencies of cocaine or heroin.
If you have tried to give up smoking and you have not succeeded, you know how hard is to fight this addiction. Just the thought of giving up smoking makes many smokers become suddenly annoyed and irritable.
Hypnosis is the most effective way to program your subconscious mind to overcome nicotine addiction in a safe and natural way, without any dangerous side effects. If you are tired of your friends teasing you, of the high cost of cigarettes and the time lost smoking, and if you are concerned about health risks related to smoking, these lines may help you smoke the last cigarette of your life. If indeed you want to quit, hypnosis is the support you need.
Now you can use an appropriate program to help you quit smoking and the desire to smoke. You will no longer be controlled by the habit of smoking. You will not need to plan your time depending on cigarette breaks, you will not need to leave your work place or a party, and you will not worry any more if you have or not enough cigarettes left.
Smoking is a very strong addiction and requires incredible strength of mind and the will to stop it. If you are in the position to want to get rid of cigarettes finally, but do not succeed, then hypnosis may be the most effective method that can definitely help you.
Clint Jhonson
http://www.articlesbase.com/nlp-hypnosis-articles/quit-smoking-through-hypnotherapy-756420.html
For many smokers the thought of becoming a non-smoker is alluring and for those who are truly committed to quitting they can simply stop cold turkey. Unfortunately for most smokers, quitting is a much more complicated matter and the thought of the physical and physiological withdrawal symptoms can frighten many into not even trying. Thankfully, products such as nicotine gums and patches, hypnosis, natural herbal products, and devices to simulate the act of smoking are all available to help one quit. This article will talk about these types of programs, how each works, and try to determine how well each may work.
The nicotine gums, patches, and lozenges are one of the most popular techniques used and nicotine replacement therapy is just what the name implies. A smoker receives an infusion of nicotine to fight withdrawal cravings from a source separate from tobacco. This method can indeed help to fight cravings and is safer then tobacco because the body is not receiving the tar and thousands of other deadly chemicals it would get from tobacco. A problem with this method is that nicotine in itself is a poison and can cause problems such as high blood pressure, increased pulse rate, and heart disease. Another problem related to this method is that in order to quit smoking, the body must be purged of nicotine to completely remove the addition and if a smoker continues to consume nicotine, even from an alternate source, the body is not going through the necessary stage of purging itself clean of the drug and the process of quitting is extended and many times unsuccessful. This method can work, however, if the smoker is committed enough to stick to a schedule where their nicotine consumption is gradually decreased to the point where it is completely removed.
Because many smokers experience psychological withdrawal symptoms as well as the physical cravings for nicotine, the method of hypnosis is often used with better results. Hypnosis works by putting the smoker into a highly relaxed state where they are extremely open to positive, healthy suggestions. The suggestions work to remove the psychological behavior that often reinforces a smokers thought patterns and once the state of a smokers mind is changed, it is said to be easier to avoid the physical cravings. Two popular programs that use this technique are the Freshstart quit smoking method and the QuitSmokingRightNow program and both claim to be the best available with extremely high success rates. For many people, hypnotism represents a stage show joke and is not to be taken seriously. This could not be further from the truth with the science of hypnotism being a legitimate practice that is now being used to help people quit many types of bad, health destroying habits.
The practice of using all natural herbal remedies as home cures for many medical conditions has been around for thousands of years and, like hypnosis, it seems to be gaining more respect in the modern world. For whatever ailment that you may have, it is said that there is a herbal remedy to fix it and this seems to be true for quitting smoking as well. Most herbal remedies act on the nicotine receptors of a smokers body making it appear to the smoker that their nicotine requirement are being fulfilled by creating the pleasant feelings that one would normally receive from nicotine. One such product is the NicoCure quit smoking patch that not only claims to alleviate the nicotine withdrawal symptoms but is said to contain a herbal compound that actually makes tobacco taste bad to the smoker who relapses and lights up. Another product that makes some awesome claims of success is the Zero Nicotine Anti-Smoking patch.
While all of the above products claim to defeat the dreaded nicotine withdrawal symptoms, there are still the psychological symptoms to deal with such as the act of smoking. While the programs that rely on hypnosis claim to remove the psychological symptoms as well as the physical, most other quit smoking programs seem to come up short in this area. Products such as the EzQuit artificial cigarette are said to help in this area. The EzQuit artificial cigarette is used as an alternative to an actual cigarette. It is held in the hand, put in the mouth, and sucked on just like a cigarette but it is not lit nor does it contain any tobacco or nicotine. The manufacture states that it contains all natural compounds that not only help to ease the physical symptoms of withdrawal but it also duplicates the actions of smoking that so many smokers miss when quitting.
There are as many quit smoking programs and products available as reasons to quit and Ive only covered a few of the more popular ones currently available. What product a smoker wishing to quit uses is highly personal and unique and not every method will work for every smoker. The important thing is that you do quit and that the program that you decide to use is based on an informative and educated decision. It is my sincere hope that this article has helped to supply some useful information that can help you come to the correct decision and that you take the most important step of deciding it is time to put the health destroying habit of smoking behind you today.
Rick Churchill
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/what-methods-actually-work-for-quitting-smoking-128008.html
We’re all looking for that magic pill. You know – the one that we can take and lose weight without really trying!
What would you give up to be skinny? How about your health? Well, some of the methods of weight loss may cost you exactly that. Before you decide that the way to lose weight is to follow one of the below regimens, take a second look. Do your research and be sure that you understand the risks.
Are you considering one of these dangerous weight loss methods?
*Prescription diet pills
Amphetamines are available only by prescription, and most doctors are leery of handing them out these days. While they do suppress appetite, you learn nothing about healthy eating, you don’t change your eating habits, and you are likely to gain the weight back the moment you stop taking them. In addition, they can be habit forming. The side effects include high blood pressure, heart arrhythmia, sleeplessness, hallucinations and delusions.
*Ephedra
This all natural Asian herb is found in many herbal remedies and weight loss powders. It has a powerful appetite suppressant effect, but has been implicated in over 70 deaths.
*Phentermine Fenfluramine-phentermine (fen-phen)
Fen-phen was a popular weight loss supplement in the 90′s until it was implicated in deaths due to heart-valve damage. Phentermine alone is still sold in many weight loss aids. The side effects include headaches, dizziness, heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure and insomnia.
*Laxatives
One of the popular home remedies, used for purging. Regular use and abuse of laxatives can result in low potassium, arrhythmia, and pancreatic damage.
*Artificial Sweeteners
Aspartame, the most commonly used artificial sweetener, has been implicated in multiple lawsuits alleging damages that include blindness, seizures and brain damage.
*Smoking
Afraid you’ll gain weight if you quit smoking? The National Institute of Diabetes says that you’d have to gain 100-150 pounds to match the health risks you invoke by smoking. Instead, set up healthy strategies to help you deal with food cravings and put down the cigarettes.
*Purging
Like laxatives, purging by forcing oneself to vomit or taking emetics can have very damaging effects on health. Depletion of nutrients like potassium and vitamins, damage to the esophagus from stomach acids, and esophageal rupture are all possible side effects.
*Diuretics
Taking diuretics encourages your body to rid itself of fluids – including vital electrolytes. The depletion can lead to dehydration, and cause your body to start retaining water, starting a vicious cycle. Repeated or prolonged use of diuretics can lead to kidney damage and serious electrolyte imbalances, which may result in kidney or heart failure.
*Herbal Remedies
We have a tendency to equate ‘herbal’ with ‘harmless’, but say nutritionists, this isn’t always the case. Remember that many medications are derived from herbs, and because of the lack of regulation, dosages of active ingredients can vary widely from one manufacturer to another. Below is a list of some of the most common ingredients found in herbal weight loss powders, along with cautions about their effects in certain conditions.
Ephedra (ma huang, ephedrine, ephedra extract, epitonin, ephdra sinica and sida cordifolia) should not be taken by people with heart, thyroid or kidney disease, or with hypertension
Cascara and Senna should not be taken by people taking diuretics (both are often found in herbal weight loss teas)
Selenium and Capsaicin should not be taken by people with bowel or digestive disorders
Kava should be avoided by people with mood disorders who are taking mood altering medication, and people with Parkinson’s disease.
Gingko biloba, licorice root, and dong quay should not be taken by people who are taking blood thinners or anti-coagulants.
While weight loss is a worthwhile goal, guarding your health is an even more important one. Be sure that whatever weight loss method you choose it won’t lead to other serious medical conditions.
Adam Waxler
http://www.articlesbase.com/weight-loss-articles/dangerous-weight-loss-methods-4003.html
If you are a smoker, you already know that your health is at stake. By understanding the positive changes to your body after you’ve stopped smoking, you will be more likely to stick to your new smoke-free regime.
First, it’s important to understand how smoking affects your vital capacity. Ask your doctor to perform a Vital Capacity test to measure the amount of air you take in with each breath. You will be asked to take a deep breath and blow into a device that tells your doctor the volume of air dispelled. Air taken in by healthy lungs holds about 19% oxygen. Smokers take in even less vital oxygen, because the lungs are not able to expand as much. The more you smoke, the lower your vital capacity.
Cigarette smokers also double their risk of heart attack, and sudden cardiac death. Additionally more young smokers are killed by stroke than their young non-smoking peers.
That’s the bad news. The good news is that the body has incredible healing powers, and can start to correct the negative effects of smoking within minutes of extinguishing your last butt.
According to the American Cancer Society, these are the estimated healing times following your last cigarette:
* After 15 minutes: Blood pressure, pulse rate, and body temperature of your hands and feet return to normal.
* After 8 hours: your oxygen level increases to normal, and the level of deadly carbon monoxide in your system drops
* After 24 hours: Heart attack risk decreases. You are less likely to have a heart attack in as little as one day after you’ve stopped smoking.
* Within 48 hours: Your senses of smell and taste increase, as damaged nerve endings begin to regrow. Many smokers have no idea that their habit has actually stopped the growth of nerve endings.
* 2 weeks to 3 months: Your lung function has increased by up to 30 percent. Your circulation has improved, and you find it easier to walk. Overall, you’re feeling terrific!
* 1 to 9 months: You’ve noticed a decrease of coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath. The cilia in your lungs are now able to better handle mucus, clean your lungs and reduce infection.
* After 1 year: You are half as likely than a smoker to have a heart attack.
* After 5 years: You have nearly half the chance of dying from lung cancer as you did when you were a pack-a-day smoker. Risk of esophagus, mouth and throat cancers are half that of smokers. Some communities have banned tobacco companies from giving chewing tobacco away at rodeos where it can easily get into the hands of children.
It’s hard to imagine anything worse than mouth cancer.
* After 10 years: The lung cancer death rate is equal to that of nonsmokers. Pre-cancerous cells have been replaced, and the risk of death from cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas has decreased.
* After 15 years: Your risk of suffering coronary heart disease is the same as that of a nonsmoker.
Your hard work will most definitely pay off in renewed good health, and with healthy financial benefits as well.
Assume that you spend $50.00 per month on cigarettes. If you were to invest that same $600.00 each year into a stock mutual fund, annuity, or other financial instrument that generates 5% annually, you will have saved more than $20,000 after 20 years. Of course, $50.00 per month is a very nominal amount. Most smokers will spend a great deal more while they smoke, and save a great deal more when they stop.
You know that you need to stop smoking. Both your body and your bankbook will be much healthier for it. There are many resources available to help you become a non-smoker, but be wary of television commercials that promote sites to help you quit. As a matter of fact, the first step to your healthier lifestyle should be to turn off the TV altogether. Instead, ask your doctor about the stop smoking methods and support groups that are available to help you quit.
William Jones
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/health-after-smoking-98139.html
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Enhancing the quality and length of your life by quitting smoking is a worthwhile effort. It is definitely not an easy task, but it can be accomplished with time and patience. To quit smoking successfully, finding out what your options are. Knowing where to go for help is a wise first step. Quitting smoking is the best move that you can make for your health and the health of all of those around you. Just about everyone knows by now that smoking causes diseases that shorten your life or those that may even end it. Diseases such as lung cancer, throat, esophagus, bladder, and kidney, and pancreas cancers are some horrible things caused by smoking for a start. Not to mention some leukemia, stomach, and cervix cancers, and newly added by the Surgeon General is pneumonia. People who smoke are more than three times as likely to die due to heart attack as non smokers. Smoking is a major risk factor for a disease that narrow the blood vessels that transport blood to the limbs and muscles called peripheral vascular disease as well as the disease that causes some strokes.
If that‘s not enough to convince you to stop smoking, let’s look at your appearance. Premature wrinkling of skin, chronic bad breath, discolored fingernails and hair, and an increase risk of macular degeneration a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Smoking over the age of thirty-five if you are a woman can put you in a high risk group for stroke, heart attack, and blood clots of the legs, low birth weight of babies and miscarriages. But the hopeful portion of this message is that if you decide to quite regardless of how long you’ve smoked or how much, quitting will help you to live longer. In as little as twenty minutes after quitting smoking the heart rate and blood pressure drops and in one to nine months following quitting smoking, circulation in your hands extremities and lung function increases. Shortness of breath decreases and your lungs begin to function properly, cleaning the lungs and removing mucus that causes infection. Fifteen years of non smoking and your risk of heart disease is that of non smoking persons. These benefits can be obtained from quitting smoking even if you are suffering from a smoking related illness already. Smoking is less socially accepted now more than ever. Smoking bans have been placed in just about every workplace in the nation along with airports, public buildings. Even friends may insist that you not smoke in their houses or cars. Some people may even find dating more difficult because of a bad smoking habit. So the social impacts of not smoking will probably change your life for the better if you quit.
If you have a family, that is another great motivation to quit smoking. The main reason is that the secondhand smoke could pose serious health problems for others who do not deserve such things. You should also consider what kind of role model you are being to any small children that you live with, whether they are your own kids, siblings, nieces and nephews, or any other relation. You may be living with kids who look up to you as an authority figure, and if you teach them that smoking is alright you will feel very guilty later in life.
Some of the many new products used to help an individual to stop smoking are really very effective. Counseling services, reading materials, medicines, and patches are all widely available and have produced some amazing results. Educational materials alone may be the best beginning start to an attempt to quit because once you know what kind of damage you are doing to your body the prudent and reasonable person will definitely see that it is the very best thing to do. However, it has been documented and researched that the highest success rates occur when a combination of methods are used simultaneously. Take the time and do it for yourself and your loved ones, quit for life.
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Quitting is big business, and there’s an endless array of ways to spend money on kicking the habit. Smokers spend about $2,400 per year on cigarettes, so, while some of the products and therapies are expensive, they are still less expensive than a life-long smoking habit. As with all programs, each person is different, so everyone will respond to a program in a different way. Giving up smoking is like giving up a neurotic relationship. Ultimately there comes a day when the decision is made, only to return to what you know is bad for you. Premature wrinkles and yellow teeth don’t deter smokers – so, how do you quit? Here are some of the most popular program today.
Many people try to quit cold turkey. It’s the easiest method to begin. Simply stop smoking and resolve -through willpower alone – to never take another puff. The success rate is about 3-5% because most smokers are not prepared to take on both sides of quitting: intense withdrawal cravings and smoking habits. If you have had a difficult time trying to quit in the past, studies show you should consider trying an assisted quit method
The patch is KING! In clinical trials, nicotine replacement therapy was shown to double a person’s chances of quitting. The patch functions by transdermally (topically) feeding the body nicotine at a continuous and regulated pace over a 24-hour period, controlling the body’s physical addiction which allows a smoker to sever the mental reliance on tobacco. The total cost of Nicoderm is $270 for the 10week therapy. There are normally no adverse reactions, but side effects can include irregular heartbeat, rashes, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and weakness.
Grass Roots “Smoke No More” is an herbal tincture. This option is popular because of the “oral fixation” so often associated with smoking. Whenever a smoker has a craving, the Smoke No More drops are placed under the tongue and held there until its absorbed. According to the creators, the tincture works based on healing the connection of mind, body and spirit. Relaxing the mind staves off cravings. And the absence of tobacco detoxifies the system. Reports claim that the drops are horrible tasting and burn immediately upon using. Side effects include quesiness, making the user less interested in both smoking AND eating, but it is something to do with the mouth. Smoke No More can be purchased for about $22 at herbal stores.
If you’d like to try acupuncture, don’t confuse the National Board Certified or Licensed Acupuncturist with Certified Acupnucturist. The latter is a doctor or dentist who has completed only 300 hours of course work. These types are great for physical injury but are less equipped to handle internal problems. According to this Chinese tradition, inserting needles in certain points on the body will draw energy to that point and then redirect it to the area of concern. This allows the body to heal itself. For addictions such as smoking, the three points that correspond to the liver, kidneys and sympathetic nervous system are targeted and, by detoxifying the body, the cravings for nicotine are reduced and there is an increase in the flow of energy into the body. While peaceful and stimulating at the same time, for a half-hour treatment one can expect to spend $75 for the first treatment and $55 for subsequent treatments. Over a series of 20 treatments, although acupuncture is not a miracle cure, the experts guarantee the results.
Many people find the support and encouragement of counseling or group treatment helpful. Counseling can help smokers identify and overcome situations that trigger the urge to smoke. Research shows the success rates for all quit methods are higher when coupled with ready access to support. For help with your quitting effort, consider selecting a program that is at least four to eight weeks in length. The programs that work best provide plenty of encouragement and weekly one-on-one meetings with a counselor.
Deciding to do an in-home hypnosis program like Dr. Walton’s or employing the services of an certified hypnotist, stimulating the occurrence of deep focus and relaxation means making yourself vulnerable to someone else. By filling out an extensive questionnaire to determine one’s particular smoking habits, motivations and patterns, the hypnotist can use the subjects brain to “reprogramm” the cravings. Self-affirming phrases like “I don’t want to smoke” and “I don’t need to smoke” are used to convince the brain that what it has been told during hypnosis is factual, therefore allowing the body to “ignore” the need to smoke. The National Institute for Mental Health reports that 80% of smokers who use this method successfully quit smoking; it’s the longest lasting form of therapy on the market. For this service, expect to do sessions again and spend $75/hour to drop your average addiction.
CHANTIX is a pill that is different from other ways to quit. It contains no nicotine but works on the same receptors as nicotine. And it’s the addiction to nicotine inhaled from smoking that makes quitting so hard.
Ciga-Rest is also a pill designed to help smokers overcome the urge to smoke whenever and where ever it strikes.
Smoking cessation prescription medications are clinically proven to help smokers.
There are also the fun ones that let you think you’re actually having a cigarette! E-Z QUIT is a smokeless cigarette substitute that fills your need to do something with your hands and mouth, and to inhale deeply. Smokers can use E-Z QUIT by itself or together with any other quit smoking method.
While unpleasant in any form, quitting smoking can be devastating. Most relapse and then crawl back on the wagon without successfully giving up. Picking and sticking to one of these methods is the best way to ultimately increase health and rid the body of cravings all together.
Kevin Dark
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/10-ways-to-quit-smoking-forever-86147.html
Smoking cessation is now made much easier by alternative healers that use cold lasers to treat patients. When an alternative healer uses the latest laser technology, they are able to produce healing and the cessation of smoking more quickly than traditional treatment methods.
A scalar wave laser, cold laser, soft laser is pinpointed in certain areas that control the need for smoking. When activated by the alternative doctor, the patient feels gentle warmth from the cold low level lasers. There is no pain and the need to smoke will quickly diminish with low level lasers that treat the area in question. Soft lasers do not have side effects to the patient; therefore other methods are not needed.
An alternative doctor using a cold laser to stop the smoking urge seems a bit unusual, but lately the technology of using a scalar wave laser is becoming more and more useful. When an alternative doctor uses scalar wave lasers, the body heals itself with the usage of photosynthesis.
This guarantees successful smoking cessation from the application of cold low level lasers pinpointed to the areas in question. A soft laser in the hands of an alternative doctor is an appropriate tool to use. With low level lasers, success is optimal. This means a quicker way of stopping the need to smoke. With the latest advances in laser technology, means that the once expensive treatment will eventually come down in price so that more and more patients can afford the cold laser treatment.
Seeking an alternative doctor who uses a cold laser treatment to help you to stop smoking can be frustrating at times for those who are unable to locate someone who uses the scalar wave laser as a stop smoking treatment. When found, this alternative doctor will use scalar wave lasers to help you stop smoking within a few treatments. The price of a cold low level laser treatment varies from person to person. Treating with a soft laser ups the chances of success dramatically in this situation. Since a cold laser has no side effects and no damage to the human body, it is rapidly becoming the way of choice for smoking cessation. The relief that one gets from this therapy is immediate and long lasting. This makes the patient very happy to have the treatment so that they can stop smoking and become healthier persons.
Smokers that are trying to beat the habit are seeking out alternative doctors that offer cold laser therapy. Scalar wave lasers are being used more often as a treatment option in an alternative doctor’s office. Since scalar wave laser technology has grown, so has
the demand for the treatment.
With the advancement of cold low level lasers, more time has been invested in upgrading the technology for soft lasers. This keeps the development turning and more people wanting this incredible technology for healing. As this arena becomes more available, you will see more and more flock to this wonder treatment.
Paul Fitzgerald
http://www.articlesbase.com/gadgets-and-gizmos-articles/cold-lasers-alternative-doctors-smoking-cessation-soft-lasers-scalar-wave-lasers-low-level-376989.html
Most smokers admit that they would like to quit and are looking for quit smoking ways that will make it easier, minimize irritability and ease other withdrawal symptoms. There are so many quit smoking ways on the market that it can be overwhelming to choose one. First you need to make the decision to quit smoking, no matter what. Next, you should choose one quit smoking product and combine it with additional quit smoking support tips. The most important part is making the decision.
There is no one quit smoking way that is ideal for every smoker, which is why there are many quit smoking products and aids available. Pick a method that is right for you. Here are some common quit smoking ways to consider:
1) cold turkey;
2) nicotine patch, gum or similar;
3) hypnosis;
4) herbal products;
5) acupuncture; and
6) behavior modification.
The first two quit smoking ways above, have the lowest success rate and are not recommended. There are some herbal and hypnosis quit smoking products that claim a success rate of 90% or more, these are your best choice.
The most successful quit smoking ways available includes: using a hypnosis product, include behavior modification and other quit smoking preplanning tips. By combining multiple methods, you drastically increase your chances of success. Behavior modification includes:
1) identify triggers that cause you to light a cigarette;
2) find alternative methods of dealing with these triggers;
3) avoiding people, places and activities that you associate with smoking; and
4) create new habits and routines, which are not associated with your prior smoking lifestyle.
These changes will make dealing with withdrawal symptoms easier, provide confidence that you have a formal plan to quit smoking and break the mental connection between smoking and your daily activities.
The most successful quit smoking ways also involve preplanning, such as the following:
1) make a list of all the reasons that you want to quit smoking;
2) read this list twice daily before and after your quit date;
3) set a quit date at least 2 weeks away;
4) tell people about your quit smoking plan;
5) identify the behaviour modification techniques that you will use;
6) consider quitting smoking in your house and car before your quit date. This will break the mental connection between these places and smoking. It will also help remove the smell of smoke from these areas before your quit date;
7) find new ways to occupy your mind such as reading, taking a class, crossword puzzles, etc and acquire needed tools beforehand;
create a special reward for yourself to celebrate your success; and
9) learn all about the health risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
One of the quit smoking ways many have found to help is to figure the cost of smoking and plan on a reward for yourself with the money saved from not smoking. If you smoke $5 worth of cigarettes per day, in one year you will save $1,825 by not smoking.
It is difficult to stop smoking. But if you are prepared and use the quit smoking ways above, you have a good chance of succeeding. Make up your mind to quit smoking, prepare your plan and just do it.
If you need support, there are many organizations and volunteers who are willing to help a person kick the habit. They can share more quit smoking ways and tips to help you succeed. There is no harm in asking someone to help you quit smoking. Make the decision to quit smoking and do whatever it takes. It will be one of the biggest accomplishments of your life.
Donna Deerkoski
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/quit-smoking-ways-that-work-130029.html
You started smoking on a beautiful note. At that time you never imagined in your wildest dreams that to stop smoking would be such a deadly effort. You have tried several methods, rather many quit smoking methods have used you to make fun of you.
You are where you are and now the suggested method is stop smoking through injection.
Will this alternative really help you, so that you can live the rest of your life smoke-free? Half of your life is already wasted in searching and experimenting with the various methods to stop smoking.
Researches claim that this stop smoking injection makes you forget about smoking once and for all. It has a success rate of about 80%. Hope you are not among the remaining 20%. I am aware you have tried many other therapies such as acupuncture, herbal medications and nicotine replacement therapy, all in vain.
Nicotine and your brain are comrades in arms. The brain can never forget the obliging nicotine sensation and demands more and more of it. Therefore, you smoke more and more. Something has to be done to break this link. The stop smoking injection contains substances that confront the nicotine receptors in your brain. When the brain fails to establish contacts with nicotine, and refuses to recognize it, your desire for the nicotine-containing cigarette is decreased. Well, you no more need it at all!
Normally, one injection does the job. The second one would be necessary, in some cases. The treatment is given to you in ideal conditions in a clinic, under the supervision of your own doctor. He will make a careful note about your stop-smoking condition.
Why, then in some cases, you don’t get satisfactory results in the first instance? It is because many of the smokers do have other problems, apart from the nicotine addiction. Your doctor will therefore examine your total health, after you are injected with the first shot.
The injection therapy is very affordable. High from the normal standards, but low from the actual standards! Also calculate what an astronomical amount you will spend on your nicotine products- the cigarette packets! Another favorable point is that such treatment related expenses, including the injection charges are covered by health insurance policy.
So far, this stop smoking injection therapy does not lead to side effects, it is reported. This probably is the reason for its growing popularity. Second aspect of the popularity is the quickness with which you can have this treatment.
You are in a hurry. You started smoking in a hurry, and if now you have come across a method to give up smoking in a hurry, why not avail it?
Ashish Jain
http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/are-you-thinking-of-using-a-stop-smoking-injection-83730.html
Successfully quitting smoking is often largely a matter of changing how we think about cigarettes, smoking, and ourselves as smokers. Believe it or not, changing your thoughts can have a powerful influence in helping you quit. By examining your reasons for smoking, your beliefs about the need to smoke, and developing some very clear reasons to stop smoking, you will be able to take the first step towards designing your own smoking cessation program.
If smoking is something you use to help you cope with stress, you can develop other means of relaxing and dealing with life’s challenges including meditation, exercise, social activities, and so on. Instead of thinking of the cigarette as something that will bring you relief, learn to view it as something that causes problems, restricts your freedom, costs you too much money, creates barriers between you and your loved ones, etc.
You may find it helpful to look for humor in your situation, as well as view yourself and your addiction with the sympathy of an outside observer, as you struggle with faulty lighters, observe the burn marks on your belongings, or search desperately for a misplaced pack. Gain some objectivity, and take a brave look at the destructive influences smoking has had on your life. Then create a clear image of yourself as someone who no longer needs to smoke. Imagine the relief of not having to find ways to fit in a smoke, and the money you will save. What are just a few of the ways you might make better use of that money? Think of some fun things you can do with friends or family, or decide on a treat just for you.
Read about success stories and the different methods of quitting that others have found useful in order to help envision your own successful road to becoming smoke-free. Learning to see quitting as something that countless of others succeed at every day will help put you in the right frame of mind. It is natural that you will encounter some obstacles, but having clearly defined goals and rewards, as well as asking for the support of friends and family, will help you stay on track.
There are many resources available to help you quit smoking, from hypnosis sessions or tapes, to nicotine replacement products, support groups, and much more. Incorporate several approaches that appeal to you, for your greatest chance of success, and look forward to a healthier future. Have a plan decided on ahead of time to help make each step of the way that much easier, and don’t give up. The choice to create a healthier, happier lifestyle for you and your loved ones is within your reach.
Mike Durand
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