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Stop Smoking with Hypnosis - the easy way

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Gone are the days of swinging watches and weird hypnotic stares. Hypnosis has moved off of the stage and into everyday life.

The cigarette companies have been using psychology and hypnotic induction techniques to get you addicted to their products for many years without you even knowing it. They have been programming you with an ‘addiction programme’ to their products. Imagine how you would feel once you realise that. Now if I was a smoker I would be pretty pissed off for a start.

There is only one thing to do, take ownership of your own mind for a change. Despite what anyone else tells you it is your mind to do with as you see fit. If someone wants to stay addicted to cigarettes then that is up to them, but if you want to stop smoking then we can help.

We could spend millions in advertising, constantly harass you about the dangers of smoking but there are much more elegant and gentle ways for you to stop smoking. Within the next few days you could find your ‘addiction’ fading away. You see, the trick is not to attack that ‘addictive programme’ directlythis requires a huge force of will as people use brute force to get their way. Even then the unconscious programme is still there so people will always be tempted by cigarettes. What you can do however is to change the root cause of the problem.

Reprogramming your mind with self hypnosis is very easy to do and all it requires is a CD or MP3 player. As you listen to these hypnotic programmes they will oust that nasty ‘addiction’ and free your mind from the grasp of cigarettes.

You will no longer be an smoker or ex-smokerbut you will be a non-smoker. Free to live your life healthy for a change.

Rachel Silvers is the creator of the Spirit Waves website. This site is dedicated to bringing the best in Stop smoking with hypnosis programmes, hypnosis, healing and self development resources into one place. She has also begun to bring together the unique bodyshifting resources and techniques that will enable people to change their physical body to more suit their desires.

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Stop Smoking with EFT

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

You probably know someone who has successfully quit smoking with hypnotherapy or hypnosis. But how about EFT? As a hypnotherapist with 5 years’ experience helping others quit, I can see a future when EFT will be the mothod of choice. So why EFT and what is so special about it?
EFT is short for Emotional Freedom Techniques. It involves gently massaging certain acupressure points whilst repeating phrases designed to free you from a bad feeling. In this case, the bad feeling would be the smoking craving. Hence the “Freedom” part of the name.

Whether smoking cravings are purely emotional or not is subject to debate. I have certainly pushed the boundaries of this method for many physical conditions, and as a trained biochemist, I would seriously challenge anyone to define the dividing line between the emotional and the physical. As a matter of fact, many acupuncturists recommend acupuncture to allow the body to rebalance itself after quitting smoking. And the acupressure points that we use in EFT are the endpoints of the main acupuncture meridians. Only instead of using needles, we stimulate these points by a tapping sort of massage. We tap, usually with two fingers, on the area, thereby stimulating these meridians.

So what is different about the effect of having EFT from the effect of having acupuncture? Well, with EFT, your mind is asked to bring up a bad emotional state so that the acupressure will release you from that bad emotion. It is like the mind is the office cleaner, who goes into the office unobtrusively and takes out the rubbish/garbage for the council/municipality cleaners to take away. These workers in turn come and remove the refuse and it is no longer in your office. Your office is then clean.

And why use EFT instead of hypnotherapy? Because the effect of helping your physical body as well as your mind makes for a very strong combination. Although you can have EFT in hypnosis, this entails the practitioner speaking at a slower rate than using standalone EFT. With standalone EFT, because the practitioner can carry out the treatment at a much faster pace, they can get more done in the same amount of time. In other words, the treatment with EFT reaches further and goes deeper.
I estimate that within the next five years, EFT will have replaced hypnotherapy as the method of choice for quitting smoking. And when ex-smokers-to-be ask for a recommendation to help them stop, they will be asking for a good EFT Practitioner. I look forward to that day.

My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is. A virus caught along with 5 other students at university at the end of 1986, along with medical negligence, meant that I got smokers lung at a relatively young age. In desperation for help with my symptoms and quality of life, I turned to complementary therapy, and this is the 10th year I have outlived one doctor’s prognosis.
I am now a complementary therapist, author and trainer specialising in “energy” therapy. My company is called New Age London, more details via the links below.

http://www.NewAgeLondon.com

http://www.EFTLondon.co.uk

http://www.EFTCourse.co.uk

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Stop Smoking - This Works for Three out of Four Smokers Part 2

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Quitting Smoking

Your resistance is diminished after a couple of drinks - so ask your drinking friends not to offer you cigarettes, and try staying away from alcohol for a week or two.

Cigarettes help us to relax - cigarettes are a stimulant, and it may feel like they help you to relax, because they satisfy the craving. Learn to relax properly and do some self-hypnosis on yourself by listening to a stop smoking CD. Sit down somewhere comfortable, and tense, then relax your muscles, and breathe deeply.

You love the first cigarette of the day, with your tea or coffee - at these times gargle with mouthwash and clean your teeth. Have a glass of fruit juice when you wake up, and notice the fresh feeling in your mouth.

Stopping Smoking - Comparison of the Different Technique

1. There are specialist smokers’ clinics, and support groups, which can improve your chances of stopping smoking. These clinics and groups generally run over a period of about six weeks, and take you through the different stages of smoking cessation.

2. Hypnotherapy helps a large number of smokers to quit - it is one of the most effective ways to stop smoking. In 2005, a study of 72,000 smokers from Europe and the US, reported in the Journal of Applied Psychology, showed that hypnosis came top as the most effective therapy in helping people to stop.

Hypnotherapy takes away the urge to smoke - instead of making you feel you are giving something up.

Hypnotherapists generally have a success rate of 75% with smokers who seek treatment - often in a single session of 90 minutes.

Hypnotherapy is now very common, and is readily accepted. If you approach this treatment with a genuine desire to stop, the programme will work for you.

We all know consciously that we should stop smoking, and by using visualisation, post hypnotic suggestions, hypnotherapy and a CD of the session - it helps take away the need to smoke, and most people only need to visit us once.

3. Nicotine replacement therapy, such as patches, gum, nasal sprays or inhalators, used properly, can double your chance of stopping smoking. The idea is that replacing nicotine in the body, will allow the smoker to be weaned off cigarettes.

4. Zyban - 2 months course. This works on the brain to help break the addiction. It is in tablet form, and is not suitable for people who suffer from, or have ever suffered from fits. You should always go to your doctor and ask about this treatment.

5. Acupuncture is also a technique widely used to help people stop smoking - it can be very effective.

6. Nutritional supplements help support the system and can make quitting cigarettes easier. Take 1,000 mg of vitamin C and 100mcg of chromium picolinate each day.

If you feel you are dependant on nicotine and want to stop smoking, you can use a variety of approaches and strategies, however we urge you to consider hypnotherapy - as it’s a very safe, relaxing, and powerful approach.

To learn more about stop smoking hypnotherapy please visit the HypnoSpot web site: http://www.HypnoSpot.co.uk

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Health Information Stop Smoking And Save Your Life

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Do you smoke a cigarette or have somebody in your family or friends who smoke?

Why have you or members of your family and friends not quit smoking?

What kind of smoker are you? What do you get from smoking?

What does it do for you?

Read on to gain some important insights to help you to kick this bad habit.

It is important to identify what you use smoking for and what kind of satisfaction you feel that you are getting from smoking.

Despite all the healthcare information and publicity about the dangers of smoking, millions of Americans, including teenagers are still smoking.

They know cigarettes threaten their health, set a bad example for their children, annoy their acquaintances and cost an inordinate amount of money.

Most smokers sincerely want to quit, but the nicotine addiction will not allow them to do so.

So, even if they have realized the dangers and sincerely want to quit, it is not easy for them to do so.

It’s something each person has to decide for himself, and will require a personal commitment by the smoker.

Many smokers use the cigarette as a kind of crutch in moments of stress or discomfort, and on occasion it may work; the cigarette is sometimes used as a tranquilizer.

But the heavy smoker, the person who tries to handle severe personal problems by smoking heavily all day long, is apt to discover that cigarettes do not help him deal with his problems effectively.

When it comes to quitting, this kind of smoker may find it easy to stop when everything is going well, but may be tempted to start again in a time of crisis.

Physical exertion, eating, drinking, or social activity in moderation may serve as useful substitutes for cigarettes, even in times of tension.

The choice of a substitute depends on what will achieve the same effects without having any appreciable risk.

Once a smoker understands his own smoking behavior, he will be able to cope more successfully and select the best quitting approaches for himself and the type of life-style he leads.

Because smoking is a form of addiction, 80 percent of smoker who quit usually experience some withdrawal symptoms.

These may include headache, light-headedness, nausea, diarrhea, and chest pains. Psychological symptoms, such as anxiety, short-term depression, and inability to concentrate, may also appear.

The main psychological symptom is increased irritability. People become so irritable, in fact, that they say they feel “like killing somebody.”

Yet there is no evidence that quitting smoking leads to physical violence.

Some people seem to lose all their energy and drive, wanting only to sleep. Others react in exactly the opposite way, becoming so over energized they can’t find enough activity to burn off their excess energy.

For instance, one woman said she cleaned out all her closets completely and was ready to go next door to start on her neighbor’s. Both these extremes, however, eventually level off.

The symptoms may be intense for two or three days, but within 10 to 14 days after quitting, most subside.

The truth is that after people quit smoking, they have more energy, they generally will need less sleep, and feel better about themselves.

Quitting smoking not only extends the ex-smoker’s life, but adds new happiness and meaning to one’s current life.

Most smokers state that immediately after they quit smoking, they start noticing dramatic differences in their overall health and vitality.

Quitting is beneficial at any age, no matter how long a person has been smoking.

The mortality ratio of ex-smoker decreases after quitting.

If the patient quits before a serious disease has developed, his body may eventually be able to restore itself almost completely.

May this health information on how to quit smoking help you to live a healthy and happy life.

Warmly,

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Stop Smoking Nine Quitting Techniques You May Not Have Tried Yet

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Nicotine is a major threat to your health, along with other substances in tobacco smoke and ingredients in tar and gases associated with smoking. And it doesn’t matter what they say about low-tar, low-nicotine and ’safe’ cigarettes. They are all detrimental to your health. ‘There is no such thing as a safe cigarette’, America’s Surgeon General Julius B Richmond said. The main thing is to stop smoking altogether, although if giving up gradually helps you accomplish this aim, then fine, that’s the way to go.

To Help You Stop Smoking Altogether or Significantly Cut Your Intake

* Natural cures to help you stop smoking include: calamus (chew the root to destroy desire for nicotine); chamomile (take three to six times a day to help you relax).

* Smoke only half of each cigarette and make a promise to yourself to leave the other half untouched for a definite period.

* Each day, postpone your first cigarette by half an hour or so until there’s no time left in the day to light up!

* Have a charity box where you donate a dollar for each cigarette you smoke.

* Don’t stock up on cigarettes. Buy just one packet at a time and wait until it is finished before buying more.

* Try chewing gum instead of smoking.

* Buy something nice for yourself for every day or week you go without cigarettes.

* Learn relaxation techniques. This is especially recommended for anyone who smokes to relieve tension.

* Take saunas and steam baths to help detoxify the body.

Avril Harper is a researcher and writer on numerous health topics CURRENT HEALTH ARTICLES. Check out other current health articles on yoga, cosmetic surgery, staying young. http://www.current-health-articles.blogspot.com

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Stop Smoking Now!

Friday, February 13th, 2009

My wife just walked by and said, “What are you doing?”

I said, “I’m writing an article on smoking. I’m against it!”

Smoking is a habit that is hard to break. Some years ago I stood by with a man’s son and watched his father gasp for air as he passed on to the great beyond. He had quit smoking, but too late. His vital capacity was too far gone.

Vital Capacity is determined by measuring the amount of air you take in with each breath. In the test you take a deep breath and then blow it out into a device that tells your doctor the volume of air dispelled. The more you smoke, the lower your vital capacity. This limits your activity when your lungs no longer expand enough to take in sufficient vital oxygen from the air that has only about 19% to begin with. That’s why my friend’s father was breathing pure oxygen in the hospital. Still, he could not get enough oxygen to save his life. We had said our goodbyes to a good father and a good friend.

Cigarette smokers double their risk of heart attack. They are at even more risk from sudden cardiac death. Stroke kills more young smokers than nonsmokers.

The American Cancer Society said some years back that when you stop smoking:

Within 15 minutes: Blood pressure, pulse rate, and body temperature of hands and feet return to normal.

Within 8 hours: Carbon monoxide level drop to normal and oxygen level increase to normal. (Carbon monoxide is a deadly poison.)

Within 24 hours: Heart attack risk decreases. Now isn’t that good to know? You will be able to say, “I quit smoking yesterday and I’m probably not going to have a heart attack today.”

Within 48 hours: Nerve endings start regrowing and your ability to smell and taste increases. Did you know that cigarette smoking stops nerve growth? Neither did I.

Within 2 weeks to 3 months : Circulation improves, walking is easier and LUNG FUNCTION increases up to 30%. Now, that is a great benefit, isn’t it?

Within 1 to 9 months: Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease. Cilia regrow in the lungs with increased ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce infection. It takes a while if you’ve been smoking a long time, but the relief must be wonderful. My friends that have quit say it certainly is.

Within 1 year: Excess risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker. That’s good.

Within 5 years: Lung cancer death rate of a FORMER one-pack-a-day smoker decreases almost one-half. (Stoke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker after 5-15 years.) Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, and esophagus is half that of smokers. I’ve had friends that had to speak with a device or from thier stomach after cancer surgery on their throat and esophagus. It’s very sad to see that in light of that it could have been prevented. Some comunities have stopped chewing tobacco companies from giving chewing tobacco away at rodeos where it easily can get into the hands of children. Can you think of anything worse than mouth cancer?

Within 10 years: The lung cancer death rate is the same as nonsmokers. Precancerous cells are replaced. Risk of death from cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease. Did you get that? Precancerous cells are replaced. With good cells, I presume.

Within 15 years: Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker. So now you are back to normal.

The other night I saw a young woman on television who said that she stopped smoking for financial reasons.

Think about it.

If you put $600 dollars each year into a stock mutual fund, annuity, or other financial instrument that generates 5% annually, you will have over TWENTY GRAND after 20 years. That’s if you add it in one chunk each year. The $600 figure assumes that you are spending $50 each month on cigarettes. I know that many are spending a lot more.You will have more if you invest $50 monthly rather than saving until you get $600 at the end of the year.

Okay! I know human nature. You won’t save the money.

YOU WILL SAVE YOUR NECK!

I read on the internet that Phillip Morris

Bolster Your Willpower with Stop Smoking Hypnosis Therapy

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

What is Stop Smoking Hypnosis Therapy?

If you’re a smoker, you’ve no doubt been alerted by family members, doctors and even perfect strangersto the dangers of smoking. Cancer, emphysema and heart disease are only some of the health issues associated with long term smoking habits. If you’re ready to quit, but just can’t find the willpower, you should strongly consider a stop smoking hypnosis
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Stop Smoking - This Works for Three out of Four Smokers Part 1

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Are you ready to Stop Smoking?

There are many different ways to stop smoking, and hypnosis is one of them.

If you want to quit, a hypnotherapist can usually help you in a single session - with one and a half hour’s hypnotherapy, and a Stop Smoking CD.

There are no miracle cures, but making a commitment is a big step forward.

Why do you want to Stop Smoking?

. Improve your health
. Smoking is too expensive
. Stop smelling so foul
. Frightened of getting cancer
. Want to see your children grow up

So, why do you Smoke?

Smoking is a way of dealing with tension, and it is sometimes of way of rewarding ourselves, a habit, pleasurable relaxation or psychological addiction - However, There are two important provisos to stop:

1. You must have a strong motivation for stopping the habit, its not enough that you have been told you must stop - you must want to stop of your own free will.

2. You must be prepared to stop smoking altogether - unfortunately very few people are prepared to stop completely - they only want to cut down. However, once you put a cigarette in your mouth, you will have to start again from the beginning.

What are the Dangers of Smoking?

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in many countries. Smokers under the age of 65 are about twice as likely to die of coronary heart disease as non-smokers, and heavy smokers are roughly three times more likely to die.

Disease of the arteries of the legs, is even more closely associated with smoking -95% of the people with this disease are smokers, it often results in thrombosis of the leg, leading to gangrene through poor circulation and can end with amputation of the leg being necessary.

Respiratory Problems

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are responsible for thousands of deaths each year in the United Kingdom - they are a big cause of illness, absence from work and disability. Severe emphysema is very rarely found in non-smokers.

The Heart

Nicotine causes a rise in blood pressure and an increase in the heartbeat - this happens because the blood vessels become narrower because of the action of the nicotine - the heart is required to beat faster and work harder to pump the blood around the body, putting the heart under strain.

Smoking effects physical fitness - carbon monoxide impairs the functions of the heart, lungs and blood - however, when you stop smoking, you prevent the damage becoming worse.

Ulcers

Gastric or duodenal ulcers are twice as common amongst smokers compared to non-smokers - it is believed that smoking delays healing of the ulcers.

Pregnancy

Nicotine and carbon monoxide in the blood of pregnant woman can enter the unborn baby’s circulation and interfere with its development. Stillbirth and death in the first week of life is 30% more common in babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy.

Surely, these are enough reasons to stop smoking immediately.

Don’t wait until it’s too late - if you stop smoking before you get cancer, bronchitis or heart disease you are likely to remain healthy. The danger from smoking builds up, so the sooner you stop the better it is.

To learn more about stop smoking hypnotherapy please visit the HypnoSpot web site: http://www.HypnoSpot.co.uk

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Find Help To Stop Smoking Cigarettes

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

If you are in need of support to halt smoking cigarettes, there are a assortment of different places you can turn. From natural cease smoking cigarettes goods to stop smoking cigarettes antidepressant medications, there are numerous different ways to quit smoking. You may also join a quit smoking help association to get aid to stop smoking cigarettes, and multitudinous non-profit organizations also offer smoking free videos to supply additional quit smoking tips. No matter which process you choose, the most important aspect of trying to stop smoking cigarettes is the truthful desire to be smoke-free and well again.

A focused mind is one of the most powerful forces in the universe.

There are many prescription medicines that provide aid to stop smoking cigarettes. Quit smoking cigarettes antidepressant medications are becoming more and more popular as doctors realize that smokers tend to be more depressive than the rest of the general population. By treating these depressive symptoms while also reducing nicotine cravings, medication smoking stop treatment has proven to be highly productive in helping individuals to stop smoking cigarettes.

If you are wary of medication to assist stop smoking cigarettes, you might consider one of the natural stop smoking cigarettes products on the market today. There is a growing market for laser smoking cessation treatments and acupuncture cessation smoking methods. Both of these stop smoking cigarettes aids work to boost your endorphin levels, giving you a high of sorts that blocks some of the nicotine cravings that make people begin smoking again. These additional stop smoking cigarettes methods do not have much scientific research to back them up, but there are many individual reports that state that the laser smoking stop therapy worked in one or two treatment sessions.

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood. General George S Patton

In addition to these commodities, you can also find aid to stop smoking cigarettes at your local grocery store or drugstore. Nicotine replacement stop smoking cigarettes aids provide smokers with a means to manage their cravings and to gradually diminish their dependence on nicotine. These stop smoking cigarettes products come in the forms of nicotine gum, the patch and a smoking cessation shot. All of these methods help to cut down a person’s dependency on nicotine, and they also lend a hand to reduce the symptoms connected with the nicotine withdrawal process. These symptoms can be somewhat severe if a individual stops smoking cold turkey. However, there are a variety of stop smoking cigarettes methods that make the process easier than it has ever been.

A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided. Anthony Robbins

Even if you try to quit without the aid of medication or nicotine supplements, you will even need help to stop smoking cigarettes. This help can come in the form of quit smoking support groups, friends, family or co-workers. The more people you have supporting you on you voyage toward superior health, the better off you will be. You can also turn to any number of non-profit organizations to receive the help you need.

Thanks for taking the time to read this quit smoking article. You should continue researching for additional information to help you down the road to a smoke free life.

Steve Hill discusses the quit smoking process. Learn the facts before you decide which quit smoking product to buy. Read more no-bull stop smoking articles and information at: quit smoking and smoking cessation

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Stop Smoking Herbs, What’s all The Fuzz About

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Smoking habits are stronger than people are. That is a well-recognized fact. There are thousands of advice newsletters and hundreds of ways to help you fight this habit.

Most folk find the process extremely frustrating and regularly just give up to the smoking cravings. Others are so determined to leave the smoking habit behind that they seek the help of medicines. There are medicines designed to help you cease smoking and others to fight the depression that usually goes along the smoking cessation process. Although all medicines on the market as soon as possible are scrutinyed and approved for sale by the respective pharmaceutical body, it is a well-known fact that there is no harmless diet.

For this reason, many inhabitants use herbs to help them getting through the withdraw symptoms . Here is a brief overview of the basic natural substances you can use if you are heading on the path to smoke free life.

One of the most well-known among stop smoking herbs is Lobelia. Lobelia, also called Indian Tobacco, has a similar to nicotine effect on the nervous system. That is why it is recommended as a nicotine expediency substance. The good thing about using Lobelia is that you cannot addict to Lobeline. You can buy dried herb or a liquid extract to take it anytime you feel nicotine hunger.

Any smoking withdrawal process is connected with other frustrating symptoms such as headaches, nervousness, anxiety, etc. Most people eulogize Mimosa tea to calm you down and improve your mood. Popular herb that reduces anxiety and has a painkilling effect, mimosa is also a non-addictive herb. That is why it is recommended for use instead of anti-depressant pills or herbs such as valium for illustration).

There is a variety of traditional Chinese stop smoking herbs. For example, a cut of the made of the CaoSu herb will diminish your cigarette desire.

Any ex-smoker knows from experience that the smoking cessation working is very much connected with the smoking habit. If you manage to dispute it you have won half of the battle. However, what should you do when you cannot resist it? There is a natural, herbal solution to this problem as well. Instead of lighting a real tobacco cigarette, light up a non-tobacco one.

Non-tobacco cigarettes come in many favors: Menthol, Burnt sienna and some other with stronger taste. They are made of herbs do not contain nicotine and tar. As they look the same to normal cigarettes and give you the same feeling while smoking, these cigarettes are a great way to resist the physiological desire to smoke. Nevertheless, non-oral Tobacco cigarettes are less expensive than the regular ones.

If you are eager to try the matter-of-course medical alternative to help you quit smoking you better network your physician first. Although herbs are not chemical medicines, they still interact with your body. Some herbs contain substances very similar to substances used in many drugs.

That is why you should check with your doctor if your medical predicament grants you using a distinct kind of stop smoking herbs.

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