It is difficult for people to quit smoking (or so we are told) and until you actually realise it can be easy you could benefit from some quit smoking tips. You will need help to keep you off the smokes as long as you have this negative attitude to quitting. The following is a list of widely accepted tricks to help you get through the process of quitting.
Quit smoking tip #1:
Rid your entire life of cigarettes and all the paraphernalia of smoking such as lighters, matches, ashtrays etc. Never carry cigarettes with you.
Quit smoking tip #2:
Accept that you are never going to have another cigarette as long as you live. Understand that the only reason you could possibly need any smoking paraphernalia is because you plan on smoking again.
Quit smoking tip #3:
Don't kid yourself that you will let your friends smoke in your house. You must ban smoking from every aspect of your life. Your house, your car, your back yard.
Quit smoking tip #4:
Never doubt your decision to quit smoking. It was the right decision.
Quit smoking tip #5:
Every time you crave a cigarette, feel proud that you have gone this long without one and you can manage even longer.
Quit smoking tip #6:
Drink plenty of water and drink plenty of citric fruit juices for the first couple of days. Stop drinking sugary drinks after day 3 or you will put on weight.
Quit smoking tip #7:
If you are worried about getting fat, start using the stairs at work or whenever you can. If you have to go somewhere within a mile, walk instead of cycle or taking the car.
Quit smoking tip #8:
Start eating healthy food. Stay off the pastries, sweets, potato chips and chocolates. Eat raw vegetables and plenty of fruit. Without smoking, these things start tasting even better than normal.
Quit smoking tip #9:
Set aside a jar to put all your cigarette money in. You will be saving over $30 a week if you are a normal smoker. Use this money to spend on something extravagant for your self after the first week and then after the first month.
Quit smoking tip #10:
Tell everyone you know that you are quitting smoking. Ask them for their encouragement - they will give it. Smokers and non-smokers and ex-smokers especially, will all be 100% behind you. No-one likes seeing friends or family killing themselves.
There are many support methods out there to help smokers quit. You can use nicotine replacement therapy (which I seriously don't recommend), zyban or chantix with 16% and 22% apparent success rates. There are also other methods that do not use drugs or pharmacological interventions such as hypnotherapy or cognitive behavioural therapy. These methods generally boast better long term results than drugs do.
My advice to anyone trying to quit smoking is to be prepared to try any and every method you can. Invest money (particularly if it comes with a money back guarantee) because it is money well spent. No-one can tell you which method will work best for you so you can only find out by trying all the methods.
As always, never stop trying to quit smoking.
Why do people try to quit smoking before they know how to quit smoking? Pete Howells is the author of the EasyQuit System available only online at http://easyquitsystem.com. He also blogs, post articles and videos at http://easyquitsystem.com/blog and at http://quit-smoking-motivator.blogspot.com
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Sunday, 31 January 2010
Saturday, 30 January 2010
How To Quit Smoking In Ten Steps
Quitting Smoking doesn't have to be a struggle with your will power, or an endless battle with withdrawal symptoms. To quit smoking successfully there are several key steps you need to take and several things you need to look at. Contrary to what most people and 'experts' think and say, using patches, gums will power and eating celery sticks will get you nowhere.
Before we look at the ten steps you need to go through to quit smoking we should briefly look at a few statistics.
Studies have shown that only 16% of smokers who use nicotine replacement therapy (patches and gums etc.) succeed at quitting, and only 10% of smokers who use will power succeed. Furthermore the people that use these methods still have to deal with cravings, pangs, nicotine withdrawal symptoms, weight gain and stress.
Not only that but the will power method usually takes seven attempts before a successful quit and after six months most of smokers using either method end up smoking again.
But 84% of people who use nicotine replacement therapy like gum or patches -- or try to rely on will power -- ultimately FAIL!
If you want to quit smoking in the least amount of time with the least amount of hassle and the least amount of stress, follow these ten simple but very effective steps.
1. Honestly want to quit - many smokers are being forced to quit by their families and children, doctors, employers and now the government with many countries around the world now enforcing a public smoking ban. As you probably know, these different sources of pressure only make it harder for you.
It’s the same reason that you probably want to strangle them when they say ‘smoking will kill you’ or ‘you’re going to get cancer or ….’ etc. These things have the opposite effect – they combine to make you want to continue smoking.
So it is important that you want to quit for yourself, yes bear your children / family in mind but ultimately you should quit for yourself and the things that YOU will get when you quit.
2. Avoid thinking that you are 'Quitting' or 'Giving Up' smoking – unfortunately adopting this attitude is as effective as taking one step forward and two steps back. Think of the words ‘quit’ and ‘give up’ – what do they imply and suggest?
Essentially they both have a negative underlying theme – you are losing out on, quitting, having to do without, giving up on and denying yourself something. This ‘something’ being the things you get from smoking.
So by saying and thinking that you are ‘quitting’ or ‘giving up’ you are subtly telling yourself and focusing on the things that you are going to be denying yourself when you stop smoking. It’s the same principle behind the reason that dieting doesn’t work – you are denying yourself the very things that you want, and not only that but you are constantly focusing on them and longing for them.
The result is that no matter how hard you are trying, you are still remembering the ‘good’ things that you are having to do without, basically you will feel as if you are depriving yourself of pleasure / relaxation etc.
Instead look forward to the very things that you will get when you stop smoking, and fully focus yourself and your mind on them. Think ‘I’m stopping smoking and I’m saving an extra $2,000 a year, I smell ten times better, I can taste my food more fully, I can spend more time on my hobbies / with my children, I don’t have to hide my cigarette breath from my partner / children / customers and I don’t have stand out in the wind and rain to have a cigarette.
3. Set a Stop Smoking Date - and look forward to a new lifestyle after that. A problem many smokers have when they set a date is they don’t do anything else other than set a date. Then the date arrives and they get onto a panic because ‘this is it’ and they are now under pressure to stick with it, this panic results in stress – and what do smokers do when they are stressed? They smoke!
Set your date and smoke without guilt until that date and follow the steps below to ensure that you avoid the common smoking pitfalls in the days and weeks before and after you stop smoking.
4. Find the things that make you smoke - your Smoking Links. In addition to nicotine addiction, there are several other things that make you smoke. Most of these other things are people, events, situations, people and emotions.
For example, you smoke when you wake up, on your way to work, after sex, when you pick up the phone, with your tea or coffee, when you finish your meal, when you argue with your partner, when you are stressed, to relax, before you go on a long haul flight, when you meet your partner’s parents for the first time etc. All of these situations and many, many more, either start with revolve around or end with a cigarette.
Once you’ve stopped smoking, these situations and events will occur again. So you have to remove these things, by breaking the associations, re-establishing new routines and by finding new ways to achieve the feelings / satisfaction / result that you used to get from smoking. If you haven’t got a reason to smoke, why smoke?!!
5. Accept that there will be problems – everyday is full of ups and downs, it’s a fact of life. So you should plan on how you are going to deal with stress and your smoking links. First remember that smoking will not put out your kitchen fire, fix your flat tire, get you your job back, fix your argument with your partner, solve your financial problems, calm your nerves after a car accident or satisfy your over zealous boss.
You should do two things, firstly find simple yet effective ways to calm your nerves and reduce stress in a matter of seconds or minutes. Breathing techniques are a good way but not necessarily everybody’s favourite choice. So take a five minute break, play with a stress ball, channel your aggression and stress and let it all out in a controlled manner – e.g. sports, call a friend or close your eyes and forget about the problem for a minute.
Secondly, make and set aside special time for relaxation and de-stressing. For example, plan a weekend retreat, set aside half an hour at the end of every day to go for a run, go to work on a boxing bag, read a book, take a bath, spend time with your partner / children with no TV or other distractions.
Know that there will be problems and accept that smoking is no longer an appropriate way to deal with them, and then find something else to help you.
6. Find a new hobby / source of pleasure to take your mind off smoking – this is crucial. Remember the above point about focus and ‘quitting’ and ‘giving up smoking’? Well they don’t work because you are still focusing on cigarettes. So you need to find one or two new things to focus on.
You need to find something that will:
a). take your mind off smoking
b). replace the pleasure you got from smoking
c). give you something to look forward to
A new hobby or two will do all three of these three things perfectly. It is very important that you find something or several things that fulfil all three of these needs. If you don’t, you will find yourself longing for cigarettes and constantly thinking about them.
It’s best to have two hobbies, one you can spend half an hour or so on a day (if you look at how much time you spend smoking it’s probably about an hour a day) and one you can spend a whole weekend on or several hours at a weekend on. Try to make these hobbies ones you can really get your teeth into and involved in, also don’t forget with the money you’ve saved on smoking you can now afford to spend a little extra cash.
If you really get involved in your new or forgotten hobby you will show and prove to yourself that you can enjoy life free from cigarettes.
7. Prepare and plan on how to PREVENT withdrawal symptoms and weight gain – these are the two most common reasons for relapse. Weight gain and withdrawal symptoms do not have to be a part of quitting smoking. The easies ways to prevent both of these are to eat!! But eat the right kinds of foods.
Withdrawal symptoms are partly due to your body realising that it’s blood sugar level is extremely low. Nicotine blocks the release of insulin which controls blood sugar levels. With nicotine in your system – your stores of sugar and body fats are released into your blood – tricking your body into thinking that you have eaten.
When you stop smoking, insulin is re-released which stops the release of your stores of sugars and fats (normally only released when you starve) and your body realises that it hasn’t eaten enough food. So you feel irritable and cranky – withdrawal symptoms.
This is why you eat a lot when you quit smoking – because eating naturally feels good – it’s comforting and also because it eases withdrawal symptoms. But the problem is you eat too much and gain weight. Why? Because today’s foods do not have the vitamins and minerals that our body needs, so you eat in excess to get the ‘vital’ foods that your body needs.
To solve the problem you should drink plenty of fresh juice (which contains the vitamins and minerals your body needs) and take vitamin and mineral supplements and eat lots of fruit and vegetables, and minimize the amount of junk food, frozen food and prepared food you eat.
8. When your Stop Smoking Date arrives - take it one hour at a time and focus on the things you are going to get from quitting smoking.
If you think 'I haven't had a cig since ....' or 'I can't believe I can never have a cig again' you are only punishing yourself. Accept that this is a positive step and change your focus away from cigarettes.
9. Establish new routines - what are you going to do instead of smoking during the 20 or times a day when you normally have a cigarette? e.g. after coffee, in the pub / bar, when waiting for a friend, when nervous or lacking confidence, when bored, as soon as you wake up etc. Break your old patterns of behaviour and stick to your new ones until old situations are re-written without cigarettes.
10. PREVENT relapse - No. 1 in this step is to STOP THINKING ABOUT CIGARETTES. Don't put your headaches, stress, sore arm or stress down to lack of cigarettes.
And don't lust after cigarettes by thinking things like - 'Ohhh that cigarette looks soooooo good, she looks like she's really enjoying that, I wish I could have one' or 'What am I going to do if my car gets broken into or, I split up with my partner etc.'
The other two things you can do to prevent relapse are to prevent weight gain and also prevent withdrawal symptoms - these two are easily prevented and do NOT have to be a part of quitting smoking.
Daniel Fargher
Quit Smoking Specialist
Stop Smoking For Good
Click Here To Learn How To Quit Smoking In 28 Days Or LESS With Hypnosis
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Friday, 29 January 2010
How To Quit Smoking In Ten Steps
Quitting Smoking doesn't have to be a struggle with your will power, or an endless battle with withdrawal symptoms. To quit smoking successfully there are several key steps you need to take and several things you need to look at. Contrary to what most people and 'experts' think and say, using patches, gums will power and eating celery sticks will get you nowhere.
Before we look at the ten steps you need to go through to quit smoking we should briefly look at a few statistics.
Studies have shown that only 16% of smokers who use nicotine replacement therapy (patches and gums etc.) succeed at quitting, and only 10% of smokers who use will power succeed. Furthermore the people that use these methods still have to deal with cravings, pangs, nicotine withdrawal symptoms, weight gain and stress.
Not only that but the will power method usually takes seven attempts before a successful quit and after six months most of smokers using either method end up smoking again.
But 84% of people who use nicotine replacement therapy like gum or patches -- or try to rely on will power -- ultimately FAIL!
If you want to quit smoking in the least amount of time with the least amount of hassle and the least amount of stress, follow these ten simple but very effective steps.
1. Honestly want to quit - many smokers are being forced to quit by their families and children, doctors, employers and now the government with many countries around the world now enforcing a public smoking ban. As you probably know, these different sources of pressure only make it harder for you.
It’s the same reason that you probably want to strangle them when they say ‘smoking will kill you’ or ‘you’re going to get cancer or ….’ etc. These things have the opposite effect – they combine to make you want to continue smoking.
So it is important that you want to quit for yourself, yes bear your children / family in mind but ultimately you should quit for yourself and the things that YOU will get when you quit.
2. Avoid thinking that you are 'Quitting' or 'Giving Up' smoking – unfortunately adopting this attitude is as effective as taking one step forward and two steps back. Think of the words ‘quit’ and ‘give up’ – what do they imply and suggest?
Essentially they both have a negative underlying theme – you are losing out on, quitting, having to do without, giving up on and denying yourself something. This ‘something’ being the things you get from smoking.
So by saying and thinking that you are ‘quitting’ or ‘giving up’ you are subtly telling yourself and focusing on the things that you are going to be denying yourself when you stop smoking. It’s the same principle behind the reason that dieting doesn’t work – you are denying yourself the very things that you want, and not only that but you are constantly focusing on them and longing for them.
The result is that no matter how hard you are trying, you are still remembering the ‘good’ things that you are having to do without, basically you will feel as if you are depriving yourself of pleasure / relaxation etc.
Instead look forward to the very things that you will get when you stop smoking, and fully focus yourself and your mind on them. Think ‘I’m stopping smoking and I’m saving an extra $2,000 a year, I smell ten times better, I can taste my food more fully, I can spend more time on my hobbies / with my children, I don’t have to hide my cigarette breath from my partner / children / customers and I don’t have stand out in the wind and rain to have a cigarette.
3. Set a Stop Smoking Date - and look forward to a new lifestyle after that. A problem many smokers have when they set a date is they don’t do anything else other than set a date. Then the date arrives and they get onto a panic because ‘this is it’ and they are now under pressure to stick with it, this panic results in stress – and what do smokers do when they are stressed? They smoke!
Set your date and smoke without guilt until that date and follow the steps below to ensure that you avoid the common smoking pitfalls in the days and weeks before and after you stop smoking.
4. Find the things that make you smoke - your Smoking Links. In addition to nicotine addiction, there are several other things that make you smoke. Most of these other things are people, events, situations, people and emotions.
For example, you smoke when you wake up, on your way to work, after sex, when you pick up the phone, with your tea or coffee, when you finish your meal, when you argue with your partner, when you are stressed, to relax, before you go on a long haul flight, when you meet your partner’s parents for the first time etc. All of these situations and many, many more, either start with revolve around or end with a cigarette.
Once you’ve stopped smoking, these situations and events will occur again. So you have to remove these things, by breaking the associations, re-establishing new routines and by finding new ways to achieve the feelings / satisfaction / result that you used to get from smoking. If you haven’t got a reason to smoke, why smoke?!!
5. Accept that there will be problems – everyday is full of ups and downs, it’s a fact of life. So you should plan on how you are going to deal with stress and your smoking links. First remember that smoking will not put out your kitchen fire, fix your flat tire, get you your job back, fix your argument with your partner, solve your financial problems, calm your nerves after a car accident or satisfy your over zealous boss.
You should do two things, firstly find simple yet effective ways to calm your nerves and reduce stress in a matter of seconds or minutes. Breathing techniques are a good way but not necessarily everybody’s favourite choice. So take a five minute break, play with a stress ball, channel your aggression and stress and let it all out in a controlled manner – e.g. sports, call a friend or close your eyes and forget about the problem for a minute.
Secondly, make and set aside special time for relaxation and de-stressing. For example, plan a weekend retreat, set aside half an hour at the end of every day to go for a run, go to work on a boxing bag, read a book, take a bath, spend time with your partner / children with no TV or other distractions.
Know that there will be problems and accept that smoking is no longer an appropriate way to deal with them, and then find something else to help you.
6. Find a new hobby / source of pleasure to take your mind off smoking – this is crucial. Remember the above point about focus and ‘quitting’ and ‘giving up smoking’? Well they don’t work because you are still focusing on cigarettes. So you need to find one or two new things to focus on.
You need to find something that will:
a). take your mind off smoking
b). replace the pleasure you got from smoking
c). give you something to look forward to
A new hobby or two will do all three of these three things perfectly. It is very important that you find something or several things that fulfil all three of these needs. If you don’t, you will find yourself longing for cigarettes and constantly thinking about them.
It’s best to have two hobbies, one you can spend half an hour or so on a day (if you look at how much time you spend smoking it’s probably about an hour a day) and one you can spend a whole weekend on or several hours at a weekend on. Try to make these hobbies ones you can really get your teeth into and involved in, also don’t forget with the money you’ve saved on smoking you can now afford to spend a little extra cash.
If you really get involved in your new or forgotten hobby you will show and prove to yourself that you can enjoy life free from cigarettes.
7. Prepare and plan on how to PREVENT withdrawal symptoms and weight gain – these are the two most common reasons for relapse. Weight gain and withdrawal symptoms do not have to be a part of quitting smoking. The easies ways to prevent both of these are to eat!! But eat the right kinds of foods.
Withdrawal symptoms are partly due to your body realising that it’s blood sugar level is extremely low. Nicotine blocks the release of insulin which controls blood sugar levels. With nicotine in your system – your stores of sugar and body fats are released into your blood – tricking your body into thinking that you have eaten.
When you stop smoking, insulin is re-released which stops the release of your stores of sugars and fats (normally only released when you starve) and your body realises that it hasn’t eaten enough food. So you feel irritable and cranky – withdrawal symptoms.
This is why you eat a lot when you quit smoking – because eating naturally feels good – it’s comforting and also because it eases withdrawal symptoms. But the problem is you eat too much and gain weight. Why? Because today’s foods do not have the vitamins and minerals that our body needs, so you eat in excess to get the ‘vital’ foods that your body needs.
To solve the problem you should drink plenty of fresh juice (which contains the vitamins and minerals your body needs) and take vitamin and mineral supplements and eat lots of fruit and vegetables, and minimize the amount of junk food, frozen food and prepared food you eat.
8. When your Stop Smoking Date arrives - take it one hour at a time and focus on the things you are going to get from quitting smoking.
If you think 'I haven't had a cig since ....' or 'I can't believe I can never have a cig again' you are only punishing yourself. Accept that this is a positive step and change your focus away from cigarettes.
9. Establish new routines - what are you going to do instead of smoking during the 20 or times a day when you normally have a cigarette? e.g. after coffee, in the pub / bar, when waiting for a friend, when nervous or lacking confidence, when bored, as soon as you wake up etc. Break your old patterns of behaviour and stick to your new ones until old situations are re-written without cigarettes.
10. PREVENT relapse - No. 1 in this step is to STOP THINKING ABOUT CIGARETTES. Don't put your headaches, stress, sore arm or stress down to lack of cigarettes.
And don't lust after cigarettes by thinking things like - 'Ohhh that cigarette looks soooooo good, she looks like she's really enjoying that, I wish I could have one' or 'What am I going to do if my car gets broken into or, I split up with my partner etc.'
The other two things you can do to prevent relapse are to prevent weight gain and also prevent withdrawal symptoms - these two are easily prevented and do NOT have to be a part of quitting smoking.
Daniel Fargher
Quit Smoking Specialist
Stop Smoking For Good
Click Here To Learn How To Quit Smoking In 28 Days Or LESS With Hypnosis
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Thursday, 28 January 2010
Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking
Smoking can hook you because cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive. But being hooked is not an excuse why you cannot quit smoking. Smoking has been proven by several researches to be great threat to one's health, that is why there is no reason why one who is already hooked to it should not quit smoking.
It is tough to quit smoking. People try at least 2 to 3 times before they can finally quit smoking. It takes hard work and lots of effort but if you're really determined then you can quit smoking for good.
Why quit smoking?
There are at least five reasons why you should quit smoking.
* First, if you quit smoking, you will definitely live longer and better.
* Second, each time you smoke, you take about 5 to 20 minutes off your life. Your chance of getting lung cancer, stroke or heart attack increases if you don't quit smoking.
* Third, the people you live with, especially the children, will be healthier only if you stop smoking. In fact, second hand smoke is more dangerous than the actual smoke users get from smoking.
* Fourth, if you quit smoking, you will have extra money to spend on other things than cigarettes.
* And lastly, if you’re pregnant, chances of having a healthier baby is more likely if you quit smoking.
So the next and most crucial question is "how do I quit smoking?"
Here are five ways that can help you quit smoking:
1. Get ready and prepare yourself to undetake your quit somking program? Set a quit smoking date. Change your environment by getting rid of all cigarettes in places you frequent and not allowing people to smoke near you or at your home.
2. Get support and encouragement. Studies have shown that you'll have better chances in quitting smoking if you can get support from families, friends, and co-workers.
3. Learn new skills and behavior. Always remember that your goal is to quit smoking, so distract yourself from urges of smoking. Change your routine in your first try of quit smoking program. Do something to reduce your stress such as taking a hot bath, exercise, or reading. Plan something to do enjoyable every day.
4. Get medication and use it correctly. Medications can help you lessen the urge to smoke. Five approved medications that can help you to quit smoking are: Bupropion SR, nicotine gum, nicotine inhaler, nicotine nasal spray, and nicotine patch.
5. Be prepared for a relapse. If you quit smoking, chances of a relapse is high. Most relapses occur after 3 months of quitting, so watch out for situations that may trigger you get back to smoking such as alcohol, other smokers, weight gain and depression.
Everyone can quit smoking so don’t hesitate to at least try to quit smoking also.
Quit smoking now and I guarantee you a healthier, better and longer life.
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Charlene J. Nuble 2005. For updated links and information about quit smoking, please go to: http://quit-smoking.besthealthlink.net/ or for updated links and information on all health related topics, go to: http://www.besthealthlink.net/
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010
How to Quit Smoking - Do Quit Smoking Products Work?
Quitting smoking is not an easy task, there are a lot of smokers out there that are serious about breaking the nicotine habit. But let's be totally up front, we are talking about a very addictive habit. Like any addiction it is never going to be easy to break. That's why many smokers search for answers to the How to Quit Smoking question.
These days there is no argument, smoking ruins your health, it's a done deal, and the clinical proof is endless. So let's get right down to How to Quit Smoking. Without doubt, one of the most important ingredients, is an honest personal desire to quit. Online there is some very useful information and tips that can be considered, but they will be wasted if a strong personal intention to stop smoking is not present. The health benefits as apposed to the damage it's causing must be foremost in your mind. But even with the right mind-set it's not always easy to break the habit on your own and that's why you often hear people say ... I need something more than just a personal desire to help me quit smoking, and that is what this article is about, helpful information about how to quit smoking, for good.
What about those that quit cold turkey, well those people are very fortunate and were lucky enough not to need assistance to quit smoking, although the truth is they only represent about 3 percent of all those smokers that try to quit. The vast majority of smokers can't quit on their own. So what can all those that fail to quit do to help their chances of success, they simply need to get some effective assistance in the form of how to quit smoking aids or products.
Here is a list of some of the methods that may answer the question ... How to Quit Smoking
* Nicotine Patches
* Nicotine Inhalers
* Herbal Nasal Sprays
* Herbal Pills
* Hypnotherapy
* Acupuncture
* Laser Therapy
These quit smoking methods are all designed to help smokers in their quest to quit by reducing their nicotine craving and showing them how to quit smoking by using their particular product. But which one works best, well there is no definitive answer because what works well for one smoker may not work all that well for another. However there does seem to be evidence that suggests that some how to quit smoking methods do work better than others. Thanks to the Internet it doesn't take long for product reviews to appear on just about any product you can think of, and that includes how to quit smoking products. It's easy to do your own research because product users are very eager to bag a bad product, but at the same time just as eager to support a good product, they tell you how well it worked and how it helped them quit smoking.
One product that seems to get more positive reviews and testimonials than other products is Smoke Deter, it's an all natural herbal spray that is used 3 times a day and seems to have many happy users. They claim it is responsible for helping them reduce their nicotine cravings and also shows them how to quit smoking once and for all.
So the bottom line is, there is no real mystery to the question of how to quit smoking, all you need is an honest desire to quit smoking and be prepared to get some help by finding the appropriate product that helps you achieve your goal and works for you. It's worth noting ... it's almost impossible to achieve quit smoking success on your own, most smokers need some kind of help.
Don't be in denial, be true to yourself and accept the reality, it's wrecking your health ... do something positive about it now, for you and your family.
If you would like more helpful information on How To Quit Smoking or other free quit smoking information, you may like to visit this site. http://www.quittingsmokingtips.com - It seems to confirm some of my comments and is dedicated to helping smokers improve their health, fitness and beat the smoking habit.
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The Easy Way to Stop Smoking - This is How
The easy way to stop smoking, is there really such a thing? The answer is definitely yes. Some people find it much easier to stop smoking, while other people really struggle and many fail. A major difference between those people who succeed and those who failed, is the way they THINK.
If you are serious about wanting to quit cigarettes (are you?) then this is massively important. I am not suggesting quitting smoking doesn't need effort, but lots of people put in effort and fail. And the reason they fail is very often because they haven't got the right mindset.
Stay with me on this.... the easy way to stop smoking starts by developing a way of thinking which will empower you to stop smoking. Get that right, and you are well on your way to succeeding. Here is how....
If you want to succeed in quitting smoking, you need to have a good reason to do so. Good health is always a good reason to stop smoking, we all know that. But you have to make your reasons for stopping much more personal to YOU. That means getting your mind involved and changing the way you think about smoking.
Once you work out WHY you WANT to stop smoking, then the subconscious part of your brain becomes your friend and works with you to help you stop. When your brain is working with you success becomes much easier. The easy way to stop smoking is to get your brain working for you, instead of fighting against you. When your brain is screaming at you "I want a cigarette" that is a hard problem to deal with.
On the other hand, when your brain tells you "I hate cigarettes" then you have cracked it.... you are on your way to success. The way you think makes a massive difference.
Many people have found techniques such as self-hypnosis or even meditation to be very effective ways of giving up smoking. People used to think that these techniques were nothing more than pseudo-science mumbo-jumbo, but fortunately now we have got beyond that out-dated way of thinking. Countless numbers of people have found these kind of techniques to be the easy way to stop smoking which has worked well for them.
It has been proven that if you do something for 21 consecutive days, that thing will automatically become a habit. If you want to develop the habit of exercise for example then if you exercise for 21 consecutive days your subconscious brain will have programmed exercise as a new habit.
It works exactly the same way with smoking. If you want to quit the habit of smoking then you need to replace it with a better habit. Identify the times when you feel like reaching for a cigarette and then think of an activity that you can do instead of smoking. Repeat that for 21 consecutive days.... and you will succeed in stopping stopping.
The easy way to stop smoking starts with your mind. It doesn't matter whether you have failed before or if this is your first time you are trying to quit smoking. The easy way to quit smoking really exist. The starting point is to teach your mind to believe in it. The old saying "change your mind and the rest will follow" is true.
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If you are serious about wanting to quit cigarettes (are you?) then this is massively important. I am not suggesting quitting smoking doesn't need effort, but lots of people put in effort and fail. And the reason they fail is very often because they haven't got the right mindset.
Stay with me on this.... the easy way to stop smoking starts by developing a way of thinking which will empower you to stop smoking. Get that right, and you are well on your way to succeeding. Here is how....
If you want to succeed in quitting smoking, you need to have a good reason to do so. Good health is always a good reason to stop smoking, we all know that. But you have to make your reasons for stopping much more personal to YOU. That means getting your mind involved and changing the way you think about smoking.
Once you work out WHY you WANT to stop smoking, then the subconscious part of your brain becomes your friend and works with you to help you stop. When your brain is working with you success becomes much easier. The easy way to stop smoking is to get your brain working for you, instead of fighting against you. When your brain is screaming at you "I want a cigarette" that is a hard problem to deal with.
On the other hand, when your brain tells you "I hate cigarettes" then you have cracked it.... you are on your way to success. The way you think makes a massive difference.
Many people have found techniques such as self-hypnosis or even meditation to be very effective ways of giving up smoking. People used to think that these techniques were nothing more than pseudo-science mumbo-jumbo, but fortunately now we have got beyond that out-dated way of thinking. Countless numbers of people have found these kind of techniques to be the easy way to stop smoking which has worked well for them.
It has been proven that if you do something for 21 consecutive days, that thing will automatically become a habit. If you want to develop the habit of exercise for example then if you exercise for 21 consecutive days your subconscious brain will have programmed exercise as a new habit.
It works exactly the same way with smoking. If you want to quit the habit of smoking then you need to replace it with a better habit. Identify the times when you feel like reaching for a cigarette and then think of an activity that you can do instead of smoking. Repeat that for 21 consecutive days.... and you will succeed in stopping stopping.
The easy way to stop smoking starts with your mind. It doesn't matter whether you have failed before or if this is your first time you are trying to quit smoking. The easy way to quit smoking really exist. The starting point is to teach your mind to believe in it. The old saying "change your mind and the rest will follow" is true.
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Methods to Quit Smoking
From medical treatments to behavioral therapy, there are many methods available today to help you quit smoking. Medical interventions like the nicotine patch focus on the physical symptoms of withdrawal, while behavioral interventions focus on the psychological causes of addiction.
There are many methods available today to help you quit smoking. These include medications, such as the nicotine patch, as well as behavior interventions like hypnotherapy. Each of the methods offers its own advantage, but the best method is ultimately the one that works for you.
One of the most popular smoking cessation techniques is nicotine replacement therapy. Commonly known as "the patch," this method involves weaning the smoker off of his or her addiction to nicotine by slowly decreasing the levels to which he or she is exposed over time. Because the nicotine level is gradually tapered off, the smoker experiences fewer withdrawal symptoms and can instead focus on the psychological side of his or her addiction. Cigarettes can be replaced with either the nicotine patch or nicotine gum. Both are now available without a prescription and have proven to be effective for dealing with physical side effects of smoking addiction. Acupuncture can also help to relieve withdrawal symptoms by triggering the release of endorphins, the hormones that make us feel happy.
Those who choose to forgo medical interventions may seek a behavioral treatment. This type of cessation method focuses on the roots of one's addiction and aims to replace the old behavior (i.e., smoking) with new behavior. Unlike medical treatments, which focus on physical symptoms, behavioral treatments aim to resolve the psychological causes of smoking. Non-medical treatments include hypnotherapy, which puts the smoker into a relaxed state in order to influence his or her behavior, and motivation therapy.
With so many methods available today, there has never been a better time to quit smoking. Try a medical treatment like the nicotine patch or a non-medical treatment like behavioral therapy. No matter what method you choose, what is most important is that you take those first steps toward ending your smoking habit as soon as possible.
There are many methods available today to help you quit smoking. These include medications, such as the nicotine patch, as well as behavior interventions like hypnotherapy. Each of the methods offers its own advantage, but the best method is ultimately the one that works for you.
One of the most popular smoking cessation techniques is nicotine replacement therapy. Commonly known as "the patch," this method involves weaning the smoker off of his or her addiction to nicotine by slowly decreasing the levels to which he or she is exposed over time. Because the nicotine level is gradually tapered off, the smoker experiences fewer withdrawal symptoms and can instead focus on the psychological side of his or her addiction. Cigarettes can be replaced with either the nicotine patch or nicotine gum. Both are now available without a prescription and have proven to be effective for dealing with physical side effects of smoking addiction. Acupuncture can also help to relieve withdrawal symptoms by triggering the release of endorphins, the hormones that make us feel happy.
Those who choose to forgo medical interventions may seek a behavioral treatment. This type of cessation method focuses on the roots of one's addiction and aims to replace the old behavior (i.e., smoking) with new behavior. Unlike medical treatments, which focus on physical symptoms, behavioral treatments aim to resolve the psychological causes of smoking. Non-medical treatments include hypnotherapy, which puts the smoker into a relaxed state in order to influence his or her behavior, and motivation therapy.
With so many methods available today, there has never been a better time to quit smoking. Try a medical treatment like the nicotine patch or a non-medical treatment like behavioral therapy. No matter what method you choose, what is most important is that you take those first steps toward ending your smoking habit as soon as possible.
5 Ways to Help You Quit Smoking
Most smokers recognize the dangers of smoking these days. Authorities around the world, certainly in the developing countries, are making it harder for smokers to indulge their habit. But stopping isn't easy, so let's look at the main ways to stop smoking.
Of course, once they make the decision to let go of the habit - or become a non-smoker - smokers find it hard to let go of this habit. The reasons for this, broadly, is that the act of smoking has become an entrenched habit and it is linked very closely with the addiction which body has adopted to the chemicals in tobacco smoke.
Unfortunately, as smokers over the years have discovered, stopping smoking isn't like flicking the 'off' switch. When you've decided, what are the main ways to help you stop?
- Cold Turkey.
We should call this willpower - because that is really what it is. You, as a smoker, decide that you are going to quit - maybe you set a date, such as the first of the month, or an event, maybe your birthday, maybe tomorrow - and then, you commit to working against the habit which has been formed, and against the chemical dependence which has developed and you 'overcome' the desire to smoke. The will to succeed, plus persistence and determination, will lead to success. Unfortunately not every one has the willpower required.
- Nicotine Replacement.
Because nicotine is a chemical, which, in this case, is produced as a result of the burning of tobacco in cigarettes, and nicotine is a chemical on which the body can develop dependence, the body's need for this chemical often will be so strong that the individual's willpower is simply not strong enough to counter the effects which the chemicals are having on the physiology. Hence, the development of nicotine replacement. There are various ways in which the nicotine replacement approach is taken:
- Nicotine patches.
- Nicotine Gum or lozenges.
- Nicotine inhalers.
Nicotine replacement, however, is just that. The approach is designed to have people reduce the dependence on cigarettes for the nicotine needs which may have developed as a result of smoking.
This approach does not address the behavioral habit or any underlying issues which may be associated with the need that the person feels to smoke.
- Prescription Medication.
You may seek the advice of your physician or general practitioner to see what prescription medication is available. And in recent years there have been some improvements in this area although in my experience, many doctors are reluctant to go down the medication route.
But let's look at two drugs in this area. Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, markets the first of these, Zyban. This drug works by reducing the withdrawal effects of smoking. This is a gradual process, with smokers taking the medication and reducing over time the number of cigarettes until the desire to smoke is no longer there.
Another is Chantix (or in some areas, marketed as Champix), produced by Pfizer. Like Zyban, it does not contain nicotine. With all medication, there is a reason why it requires the advice of your doctor - there may be side effects with any of these medications so it is important that you explore these fully with your doctor before beginning on your course of treatment.
It's advisable to get your doctor's advice on this.
- Natural Supplements.
A number of natural therapies have been developed in recent years - and many claim to have achieved great results. Whilst I can't claim to have reviewed any of the products on the market, there are strong claims about the effectiveness of some of the products available.
Zero Nicotine are patches which contain a herbal preparation and it's designed to eliminate the nicotine addiction. The process, claim the makers of this product, when taken in conjunction with their support program takes around 30 days.
Another herbal preparation is Smoke Deter which the makers say is an 'All-natural, homeopathic, sub-lingual spray.'
In considering the herbal approach, it is advisable to check with others who have tried the products.
- Hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy is recognized as one of the more effective ways to stops smoking. Unlike prescription medication or nicotine replacement or herbal therapy, hypnotherapy does not involve taking any substance into the body. Often people are skeptical about hypnosis but the fact is, it's a natural process and for therapeutic purposes has been used for thousands of years. Yes, even the ancient Egyptians used a similar process - though, it's likely they didn't have the need to use it to stop smoking.
Increasingly over recent years, hypnotherapy is being recognized as a powerful and effectiveness therapy in so many areas - and particularly for helping people to stop smoking. How does it work? Well, different practitioners may well have slightly different approaches, but the effective approaches will deal with the reasons why you smoke, release the subconscious attachment to the habit, and deal with the body's addiction to the chemicals, such as nicotine, to which the body may have developed dependence. Two to four sessions are required usually and people who try hypnotherapy find it a very pleasant experience. In my experience, many people leave the first session as non-smoker'.
It's important when seeking out a hypnotherapist, as in looking for any health practitioner, that you choose one who has the appropriate professional - and that means 'recognized' - qualifications and has experience in the area you are seeking his or her help for.
If you're a smoker, whichever process you choose to follow, the decision to stop smoking may well be one of the more important decisions you make in your life, for your life.
Graham Moore
Graham Moore is an experienced Clinical Hypnotherapist. He is senior lecturer and Fellow of the Academy of Hypnotic Science. Graham has worked with many hundreds of clients over the past 12 years to help them stop smoking. To find out more about how you can stop smoking go to http://moorestopsmokingsuccess.com
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Of course, once they make the decision to let go of the habit - or become a non-smoker - smokers find it hard to let go of this habit. The reasons for this, broadly, is that the act of smoking has become an entrenched habit and it is linked very closely with the addiction which body has adopted to the chemicals in tobacco smoke.
Unfortunately, as smokers over the years have discovered, stopping smoking isn't like flicking the 'off' switch. When you've decided, what are the main ways to help you stop?
- Cold Turkey.
We should call this willpower - because that is really what it is. You, as a smoker, decide that you are going to quit - maybe you set a date, such as the first of the month, or an event, maybe your birthday, maybe tomorrow - and then, you commit to working against the habit which has been formed, and against the chemical dependence which has developed and you 'overcome' the desire to smoke. The will to succeed, plus persistence and determination, will lead to success. Unfortunately not every one has the willpower required.
- Nicotine Replacement.
Because nicotine is a chemical, which, in this case, is produced as a result of the burning of tobacco in cigarettes, and nicotine is a chemical on which the body can develop dependence, the body's need for this chemical often will be so strong that the individual's willpower is simply not strong enough to counter the effects which the chemicals are having on the physiology. Hence, the development of nicotine replacement. There are various ways in which the nicotine replacement approach is taken:
- Nicotine patches.
- Nicotine Gum or lozenges.
- Nicotine inhalers.
Nicotine replacement, however, is just that. The approach is designed to have people reduce the dependence on cigarettes for the nicotine needs which may have developed as a result of smoking.
This approach does not address the behavioral habit or any underlying issues which may be associated with the need that the person feels to smoke.
- Prescription Medication.
You may seek the advice of your physician or general practitioner to see what prescription medication is available. And in recent years there have been some improvements in this area although in my experience, many doctors are reluctant to go down the medication route.
But let's look at two drugs in this area. Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, markets the first of these, Zyban. This drug works by reducing the withdrawal effects of smoking. This is a gradual process, with smokers taking the medication and reducing over time the number of cigarettes until the desire to smoke is no longer there.
Another is Chantix (or in some areas, marketed as Champix), produced by Pfizer. Like Zyban, it does not contain nicotine. With all medication, there is a reason why it requires the advice of your doctor - there may be side effects with any of these medications so it is important that you explore these fully with your doctor before beginning on your course of treatment.
It's advisable to get your doctor's advice on this.
- Natural Supplements.
A number of natural therapies have been developed in recent years - and many claim to have achieved great results. Whilst I can't claim to have reviewed any of the products on the market, there are strong claims about the effectiveness of some of the products available.
Zero Nicotine are patches which contain a herbal preparation and it's designed to eliminate the nicotine addiction. The process, claim the makers of this product, when taken in conjunction with their support program takes around 30 days.
Another herbal preparation is Smoke Deter which the makers say is an 'All-natural, homeopathic, sub-lingual spray.'
In considering the herbal approach, it is advisable to check with others who have tried the products.
- Hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy is recognized as one of the more effective ways to stops smoking. Unlike prescription medication or nicotine replacement or herbal therapy, hypnotherapy does not involve taking any substance into the body. Often people are skeptical about hypnosis but the fact is, it's a natural process and for therapeutic purposes has been used for thousands of years. Yes, even the ancient Egyptians used a similar process - though, it's likely they didn't have the need to use it to stop smoking.
Increasingly over recent years, hypnotherapy is being recognized as a powerful and effectiveness therapy in so many areas - and particularly for helping people to stop smoking. How does it work? Well, different practitioners may well have slightly different approaches, but the effective approaches will deal with the reasons why you smoke, release the subconscious attachment to the habit, and deal with the body's addiction to the chemicals, such as nicotine, to which the body may have developed dependence. Two to four sessions are required usually and people who try hypnotherapy find it a very pleasant experience. In my experience, many people leave the first session as non-smoker'.
It's important when seeking out a hypnotherapist, as in looking for any health practitioner, that you choose one who has the appropriate professional - and that means 'recognized' - qualifications and has experience in the area you are seeking his or her help for.
If you're a smoker, whichever process you choose to follow, the decision to stop smoking may well be one of the more important decisions you make in your life, for your life.
Graham Moore
Graham Moore is an experienced Clinical Hypnotherapist. He is senior lecturer and Fellow of the Academy of Hypnotic Science. Graham has worked with many hundreds of clients over the past 12 years to help them stop smoking. To find out more about how you can stop smoking go to http://moorestopsmokingsuccess.com
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5 Plans That Can Help You Quit Smoking This Year
Everyone knows that smoking is extremely harmful for one's health and the government has done a lot to create awareness of the various problems that smoking can cause. The issue is not with creating awareness about the negative effects of smoking but actually quitting. January is an excellent time to see how this is true because there are thousands of smokers who resolve to quit smoking on the 1st of the month only to find that they are itching to hold a cigarette in their hands after a few hours of the resolution. To quit you need a plan, otherwise a nicotine test will sniff you out!
If you try and ask advice of smokers who have successfully quit smoking for good, you shall find that there are as many suggestions as smokers. While you can review each one of these methods, you will have to check out the one that works best for you. Make sure that you continuously use tobacco testing at home so that you can be aware of the presence of nicotine in your body. Awareness of the pervasiveness of nicotine in your body with these nicotine tests may actually shake you out of your inertia and push you toward making a healthier choice.
Such testing can be done at home very easily. All that you need is a small sample of urine. The tobacco test checks out the level of cotinine in the urine. This is a by-product of nicotine that is processed in your body and excreted through the urine. This is why the nicotine test is also called the cotinine test at times. And the fact is, it's actually cheaper than a pack of cigarettes.
Other methods that you can adopt to quit smoking have been listed below. These can be used as standalone options or in combination to ensure that you are able to successfully quit the habit. While you work with these methods, use the tobacco test as well - that's method number one.
- Just quit - Some people believe that a slow reduction in the number of cigarettes is not an option but that a cold turkey method should be adopted.
- Reduction over time - This is a method that can help if you have specific times when you reach out for a cigarette and want to slowly eliminate those rituals as days pass. Use a nicotine test when you finally have not smoked for a few days. This can be a great motivator because you can see how your body is actually getting cleansed - you will see after 2 to 4 days that you actually test negative for nicotine!
- Quit with a friend - This is another method that works because it creates a sense of competition and/or cooperation.
There are other methods like nicotine patches, nicotine chewing gums, nicotine lozenges and nicotine inhalers that you can use. Whichever choice you make, everyone wishes you the best of luck in quitting smoking! And remember the fifth plan: don't start smoking in the first place!
Anne Hamilton of Home Health Testing, an online home health, alcohol and drug screening business, is the author of this article. You can learn more about testing for tobacco by visiting our Nicotine Test page. You can read this article in its original context at our Nicotine Test article section of our blog.
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If you try and ask advice of smokers who have successfully quit smoking for good, you shall find that there are as many suggestions as smokers. While you can review each one of these methods, you will have to check out the one that works best for you. Make sure that you continuously use tobacco testing at home so that you can be aware of the presence of nicotine in your body. Awareness of the pervasiveness of nicotine in your body with these nicotine tests may actually shake you out of your inertia and push you toward making a healthier choice.
Such testing can be done at home very easily. All that you need is a small sample of urine. The tobacco test checks out the level of cotinine in the urine. This is a by-product of nicotine that is processed in your body and excreted through the urine. This is why the nicotine test is also called the cotinine test at times. And the fact is, it's actually cheaper than a pack of cigarettes.
Other methods that you can adopt to quit smoking have been listed below. These can be used as standalone options or in combination to ensure that you are able to successfully quit the habit. While you work with these methods, use the tobacco test as well - that's method number one.
- Just quit - Some people believe that a slow reduction in the number of cigarettes is not an option but that a cold turkey method should be adopted.
- Reduction over time - This is a method that can help if you have specific times when you reach out for a cigarette and want to slowly eliminate those rituals as days pass. Use a nicotine test when you finally have not smoked for a few days. This can be a great motivator because you can see how your body is actually getting cleansed - you will see after 2 to 4 days that you actually test negative for nicotine!
- Quit with a friend - This is another method that works because it creates a sense of competition and/or cooperation.
There are other methods like nicotine patches, nicotine chewing gums, nicotine lozenges and nicotine inhalers that you can use. Whichever choice you make, everyone wishes you the best of luck in quitting smoking! And remember the fifth plan: don't start smoking in the first place!
Anne Hamilton of Home Health Testing, an online home health, alcohol and drug screening business, is the author of this article. You can learn more about testing for tobacco by visiting our Nicotine Test page. You can read this article in its original context at our Nicotine Test article section of our blog.
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