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Nicotine Patches Don't Help Smokers Quit Long-term

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:28:00 +0000

Nicotine patches have been branded a waste of time as study finds they don't help smokers quit long-term. Former smokers just as likely to relapse if they used nicotine replacement therapies to help them quit.

Nicotine patches are no better than willpower at helping smokers to quit, research shows. Earlier clinical trials had suggested nicotine replacement therapy could double a smoker’s chances of giving up the habit. But a new study of 800 patients found patches made no difference to long-term quitting rates.

Researchers said the earlier trials had failed to replicate ‘real-life’ situations. They said success and relapse rates were similar whatever method smokers adopted.

The NHS spends an estimated £84million a year on stop smoking programmes. A week’s supply of patches, which can be obtained on prescription, cost £10 to £14.

The latest study – by the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts, Boston – investigated patients who gave up smoking between 2001 and 2006. It concluded: ‘The main finding is that persons who quit relapsed at equivalent rates, whether or not they used nicotine replacement therapy to help them in their quit attempts, in clear distinction to the results of randomised clinical trials.’

The results were the same for heavy and lighter smokers and whether counselling was or was not given.

Harvard’s Hillel Alpert said: ‘This study shows that using NRT is no more effective in helping people stop smoking cigarettes in the long term than trying to quit on one’s own.’

The cost of quitting: People can spend up to £14 a week on patches. In an online report in the journal Tobacco Control, fellow author Lois Biener said the funding for NRT might be better spent on other interventions. In replacement therapy, patches, gum, nasal sprays or inhalers are used to supply nicotine to the bloodstream.

NHS figures show that quit rates – giving up for at least four weeks – are slightly better for patients using willpower than patches.

However, a Department of Health spokesman said: ‘Other studies have shown that NRT is safe and effective, and can double a person’s chances of successfully quitting.’

Further American research released yesterday suggests that nicotine patches can help improve memory loss among older people.

Non-smokers with failing brainpower who used patches for six months had a 46 per cent improvement in their memory skills, according to a report in the journal Neurology about the study at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville.

Previous research has suggested nicotine helps brainpower among Alzheimer’s sufferers.

Source: Daily Mail

Dangers of Smoking During Pregnancy

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:53:00 +0000

Please stop smoking if you are pregnant. Just look at the babies in this video and stop right now, if not for yourself, then for your baby.

Stop Smoking with Hypnosis Group Session in Brussels

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:32:00 +0000

You know all the reasons why you want to stop smoking and yet, willpower alone has not been enough. Here are some reasons why people want to stop:

- smoking is affecting your health and energy;
- reduced stamina for sports and activity;
- it prematurely ages your skin;
- the stale smell of smoke on your hair, skin and clothes;
- you don´t want your children to become smokers;
- the money you are literally burning away.

Maybe you have tried to stop but need help.

"Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. Willpower, it turns out, counts for very little."
'New Scientist' vol. 136 issue 1845 page 6

Nicotine patches and gum keep you addicted to nicotine. Do you want to be addicted to a drug?

95% of my stop smoking clients find they can stop smoking in just one session....and stay stopped.

If you smoke 20 cigarettes per day, that is roughly 1.800 € per year NET INCOME or 3.000 € per year GROSS/BRUTO.

A private session of hypnosis to stop smoking normally costs 200 € in Limburg or 350 € in Brussels.

You can join this group session for an amazing 100 €
or
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT FOR BOOKINGS PAID BY 15 July @ 75 €

(All fees include 21% VAT/BTW and invoices are available on request.)

Send your booking to:
hypnosis@telenet.be
and payment to BE 19 9730 0127 8212 with mention:
GROUP HYPNOSIS 25 JULY - (your name)

Here is what one very satisfied client said:

"I was relaxed but consciously aware of my surroundings so I found it hard to believe that hypnosis would work after just one session. But I was very impressed. I thought it would be difficult but I found it relatively easy to stop smoking. I am not troubled by other people's smoking. I used to enjoy smoking but now I enjoy not smoking. I quickly found I can breathe more deeply and have noticed two other health improvements. After four weeks, I am still a motivated non-smoker." - James Benn, Brussels.

I want to help you become a healthy non-smoker. Join us.

Antonia Harrison
English Hypnotherapist Belgium
http://www.EnglishHypnotherapistBelgium.com/
hypnosis@telenet.be
0497 550813

Protect Children from Smoking

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:01:00 +0000

Will You Stop Smoking For Your Kids?

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:30:00 +0000

The message in this UK stop smoking commercial is simple. I don't know how any parent could ignore the plea from children.

Antonia Harrison is the English Hypnotherapist in Belgium who helps clients stop smoking with a 95% success rate.

Allen Carr Advises How to Stop Smoking

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:05:00 +0000

Allen Carr wrote a best-selling book "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking". His advice has helped thousands of people over the years. His technique involves understanding why you smoke and to keep smoking whilst you read the book. Here is what he has to say:

Many of my hypnosis clients had some success with the book but needed to reprogram their unconscious using hypnosis to stop smoking for good. If you want my help, you can find me at EnglishHypnotherapistBelgium. If Belgium is too far for you, I offer some hypnosis Mp3 downloads to stop smoking at Download Hypnosis Mp3.

I wish you every success.

Smoking Toddler in Sumatra

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:57:00 +0000

This is an image of Ardi Rizal, aged 2, who smokes two packs of cigarettes a day.

The Sumatran toddler was first given a cigarette when he was just 18 months old.

I came across the report on this poor boy on the Facebook page of Dr Mehmet Oz, the doctor on the Oprah show.

EMBED-Ardi Rizal - The real SMOKING BABY !!

This is 2-year-old Ardi Rizal and he smokes up to 40 ciggies a day thanks to his dad who gave him his first taste of nicotine at 14-months-old.

Ardi's mother says that her son's habit costs the family around $5.50 a day and he only smokes one brand. Ardi's mother cried as she said, "He's totally addicted. If he doesn't get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick."

Can you imagine him reaching for a pack of cigs after drinking from his mom's teet or asking her for a light while she changes his diaper?

The government has agreed to give Ardi's family a new car if he quits. But Ardi's father, who is about to be named Person of the Century by the tobacco companies, doesn't know what the big deal is, "He looks pretty healthy to me. I don't see the problem." Just so you know, Ardi's father is legally blind and has no nostrils.

Source: http://www.dlisted.com/node/37418

This is shocking.

Stop Smoking in One Session of Hypnosis

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:23:00 +0000

STOP SMOKING is the main reason people ask for hypnosis.

SUCCESS RATES of STOP SMOKING METHODS

"Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. Willpower, it turns out, counts for very little". (New Scientist, Volume 136 issue 1845 31 Oct 1992, page 6)

95% of the clients who come to me stop smoking in one session of hypnosis.

"I was relaxed but consciously aware of my surroundings so I found it hard to believe that hypnosis would work after just one session. But I was very impressed. I thought it would be difficult but I found it relatively easy to stop smoking. I am not troubled by other people's smoking. I used to enjoy smoking but now I enjoy not smoking. I quickly found I can breathe more deeply and have noticed two other health improvements. After four weeks, I am still a motivated non-smoker." - James Benn, Brussels

What are the success rates for other ways of stopping smoking?
- Champix (Drug) up to 22% (with side effects)
- Acupuncture up to 25% success rate
- Zyban (Drug) with its side effects, up to 21% success rate
- Nicotine patches (with their side effects) up to 13%
- Nicotine Gum (with side effects) up to 11%
- Self-help books, 9%
- Willpower alone 6%

The American Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy published a report.
"94% of patients that stopped smoking through hypnosis were still not smoking 18 months later".

"..93% of Niotine patch users fail within a half year..." (Freedom From Tobacco - Quit Smoking Now).

WHY STOP SMOKING?
There are many reasons to stop: bad for your health, expensive waste of money, no smoking rules at work or in bars/restaurants, planes etc., anti-social habit, passive smoke inhaled by family members especially children, smelly clothes and hair, ageing effect on your skin etc. I just ask one thing - that you want to stop for your own reason(s), not that someone else is pressuring you to quit. From the moment you book the session, you become an ex-smoker.

DOES STOPPING SMOKING HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT?
So many conditioned thoughts can lead you to believe it is difficult to stop smoking:
“Quitting is so hard.”
“I can’t stop thinking about cigarettes.”
“I’ll put on weight if I stop”. (A common misconception.)
“I need to smoke to relieve stress.”
“I always smoke after a meal (or sex).”

With my help, you will stop smoking by relaxing and changing your thoughts about smoking. I do not use "aversion therapy" which makes you feel sick whenever you smell cigarette smoke but just reprogramme your mind to see you as a non-smoker. You will enjoy the freedom from slavery to smoking. I include suggestions to ensure you do not replace smoking with over-eating.

NICOTINE REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS
Some people even need therapy to break their addiction to Nicorette chewing gum or nicotine patches and scientists have found a high link in the risk of mouth cancer and nicotine replacement products.
See Cancer Risk with Nicotine Replacement Products

So don't take the risk - choose the natural, relaxing way to become a non-smoker.

STOP SMOKING WITH HYPNOSIS
I am the leading English Hypnotherapist in Belgium and have a high success rate of 95% with smokers who stop in one 60 - 90 minutes session of hypnosis. I see clients in Brussels (Avenue Louise) or Antwerpen (Berchem) or at my home in Limburg.

STOP SMOKING IN ONE GROUP SESSION OF HYPNOSIS
I can run a special group session in Brussels (Avenue Louise) or Antwerpen (Berchem) or one in your company or club.

A group session is a great idea for a club, school, charity or other organization which wants to raise money and encourage people to stop smoking and so look after their health at the same time.

Antonia Harrison is the English Hypnotherapist & NLP Practitioner in Belgium helping people to make positive change in many areas of life and specializes in STOP SMOKING IN ONE SESSION OF HYPNOSIS.

Visit Stop Smoking – Do It Now for information on smoking, horrible videos and advice on how to stop smoking.

Cancer risk of Nicotine Gum and Lozenges Higher Than Thought'

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:55:00 +0000

Nicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer, research has suggested.

Scientists have discovered a link between mouth cancer and exposure to nicotine, which may indicate that using oral nicotine replacement therapies for long periods could contribute to a raised risk of the disease. A study funded by the Medical Research Council, led by Muy-Teck Teh, of Queen Mary, University of London, has found that the effects of a genetic mutation that is common in mouth cancer can be worsened by nicotine in the levels that are typically found in smoking cessation products.

The results raise the prospect that nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco, may be more carcinogenic than had previously been appreciated. “Although we acknowledge the importance of encouraging people to quit smoking, our research suggests nicotine found in lozenges and chewing gums may increase the risk of mouth cancer,” Dr Teh said. “Smoking is of course far more dangerous, and people who are using nicotine replacement to give up should continue to use it and consult their GPs if they are concerned. The important message is not to overuse it, and to follow advice on the packet.”

Most nicotine replacement products have labels advising people to cut down after three months of use and to stop completely after six months.

Mouth cancer affects nearly 5,000 people each year in Britain and is usually linked to smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking alcohol. It is often diagnosed at a late stage, and consequently has a poor prognosis.

Although nicotine is acknowledged as the addictive element in cigarettes its role in cancer has long been disputed. It is not as potent a carcinogen as other chemicals found in tobacco smoke, such as tar, but some previous research has suggested that it may also contribute to the formation of tumours.

Nonetheless, it is much less dangerous than cigarettes and is therefore used in a wide variety of smoking cessation products that allow addicts to satisfy a craving for the chemical without smoking.

In the new research, published in the journal Public Library of Science One, Dr Teh’s team has investigated the role of a gene called FOXM1 in mouth cancer.

A mutation that raises the activity of this gene is commonly found in many tumours, and is also present in pre-cancerous cells in the mouth, the scientists found. This raised expression can then be worsened by exposure to nicotine.

According to Dr Teh, “If you already have a mouth lesion that is expressing high levels of FOXM1 and you expose it to nicotine, it may add to the risk of converting it into cancer. Neither the raised FOXM1 nor nicotine is alone sufficient to trigger cancer, but together they may have an effect. The concern is that with smokers, you are looking at people who are already at risk of oral cancer. I’m worried that some may already have lesions they don’t know about in the mouth, and if they keep on taking nicotine replacement when they stop smoking products they will not be doing themselves any good.”

The findings could also lead to new ways of diagnosing mouth cancer while it is still in its early stages and easier to treat.

Dr Teh emphasised that smokers should not stop their attempts to give up. “There is no doubt about the harmful effects of smoking, so smokers should make every effort to quit.”

Source: Times Online

Visit English Hypnotherapist Belgium to stop smoking in one session of hypnosis.

Visit Stop Smoking – Do It Now for information on smoking, horrible videos and advice on how to stop smoking.

Video: Tar Extracted from 400 Cigarettes

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:38:00 +0000

Cigarettes contain 400+ chemicals. Still want to light up?

Visit Stop Smoking – Do It Now for information on smoking, horrible videos and advice on how to stop smoking.

Video of a Smoker's Lungs

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:34:00 +0000

When Smokers Quit -- Benefits of Quitting Over Time

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:23:00 +0000

20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.
(Effect of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification, Mahmud, A, Feely, J. 2003. Hypertension:41:183.)

12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1988, p. 202)

2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp.193, 194,196, 285, 323)

1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. 285-287, 304)

1 year after quitting: The excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)

5 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)

10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker's. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix and pancreas decrease.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, pp. vi, 131, 148, 152, 155, 164,166)

15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.
(US Surgeon General's Report, 1990, p. vi)

Stop Smoking – Do It Now http://you-can-stop-smoking.blogspot.com/

Smoking Linked to Impotence

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:21:00 +0000

Men who smoke more than a pack of cigarettes a day have a 60% higher risk of impotence than those who have never smoked.

Smoking Legislation in Belgium

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:31:00 +0000

On 1 January 2006 smoking was prohibited in most workplaces under a 2005 Royal Decree, although separate smoking rooms can be provided. On 1st January 2007, smoking was prohibited in restaurants, although a seperate room can be set aside for smokers providing no food is served in it. Bars larger than 50m2 must provide seperate smoking and smoke-free areas and smoking is still permitted in bars smaller than 50m2. Penalities range from EUR 150 to EUR 1650.

Smoking on public transport vehicles (trams, buses, underground trains) has been prohibited since 1976 and in 2004, the national train company prohibited smoking on all domestic trains.

Prior to the 2005 Royal Decree smoking in cafes, hotels and restaurants was regulated by the Royal Decree of May 15, 1990 (Ministerial Decree of January 2, 1991 and Royal Decree of February 9, 1991) and stipulates that cafes and restaurants that are greater than 50m2 should provide 50% non-smoking areas, which are clearly indicated as such. All cafés and restaurants are also required to have a smoke extraction or air ventilation system. Under the same Royal Decree, smoking in enclosed public places is not permitted, although enclosed premises where foods and/or drinks are offered for consumption are exempt from legislation. Smoking is not permitted in areas that form part of premises where sick or elderly people are cared for; health services are provided; children are admitted; education is provided; shows are performed; exhibits are organized; or sports are practised. This Royal Decree was badly enforced. In 2004, for example, 43% of bars and restaurants did not comply with the legislation. A Royal Decree of February 7, 1997 forbid smoking in places where food products are produced, stored or sold.

From 1st April 2005, Belgian businesses were given the right to require their employees to work longer if they stop for smoking breaks during the working day. Some companies already require smokers to work for 15 minutes longer at the end of the day to make up for lost time.

Source: AshScotland - Updated 24th January 2007

Are You Ready to Stop Smoking with Hypnosis?

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:25:00 +0000

If you have decided you want to stop smoking, you might have heard of various methods including nicotine patches, nicotine chewing gum, acupuncture, prescription drugs and will-power. So, why use hypnosis?

1. It works immediately.
2. Hypnosis reprograms your mind at the powerful subconscious level to make the changes permanent.
3. A hypnosis session is pleasant and deeply relaxing with no side effects.

Have you considered what your life would be like if you never smoked again?
Imagine feeling healthy every day if you were no longer inhaling tobacco smoke with all its poisons into your body. Imagine starting the day without a coughing fit. Imagine feeling younger, fitter and more attractive if your body was optimising your health and energy, rather than suffering additional damage every day.

Imagine how happy and confident you would feel knowing that you had lengthened your life by years, possibly decades, and knowing you had greatly improved your chances of avoiding health problems.

Your family will thank you for taking responsibility to give you the best chance of a long and healthy life. A friend's husband died of lung cancer after 20 years of smoking, leaving behind an adoring wife and two girls who were not even ten years old. His girls still resent him for continuing to smoke when they begged him to stop and now leaving them so early in their lives.

Think about the thousands you will save over the years and all the fun things you can do to improve the quality of your life and of your loved ones. Wouldn't you rather put your children through university than smoke your way to an early grave?

Just imagine ...

The Fastest Way to Transform Your Life

There are several ways to stop smoking but many take a lot of time, many have a low success rate and some even have damaging side effects. Nicotine based products might stop you smoking but keep you addicted to nicotine with the possible risk of oral cancer from nicotine chewing gum.

Hypnotherapy, by contrast, offers a method which enables the smoker to give up smoking immediately, permanently in a deep, relaxing way without any side effects. New Scientist magazine (October 1992) investigated the various stop smoking methods available in a huge study involving 72,000 people and found hypnotherapy to be the most successful.

Stop Smoking with Hypnotherapy

The hypnotherapist induces hypnosis which is a simple and relaxing process which everyone can experience and then makes a number of suggestions to you which will allow you to leave smoking behind in the past.

How It Works

Every smoker started smoking for a reason, often during their teenage years to "appear big and grown up". Everyone thinks they can stop anytime they want to but often find it is not as easy as they think. So they look at various ways of stopping, usually waste lots of time and money before trying hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy works by accessing the subconscious mind direct because that is where every experience we have ever been through is stored and creates habits, good and bad ones. The subconscious mind does not know any difference between imagination and reality so if you reprogram it with positive outcomes, albeit imagined ones, it will do what is necessary to make them a reality. That is why hypnotherapy works for so many issues, not just stopping smoking.

Your hypnosis session will reinforce the positive outcomes of becoming and remaining a non-smoker.

Some people even have unnecessary fears about stopping smoking such as overeating as a substitute and putting on weight. Hypnosis will give positive suggestions to stop that happening. You will not be fighting cravings but rather enjoying the benefits of clean air, unclogged lungs, fresh-smelling clothes.

Remember that international scientific research by New Scientist reported that hypnotherapy is a much more powerful help than willpower alone, gum, patches and the other methods.

The average smoker spends around £2000 per year on smoking so stopping smoking will save a fortune over the years. Maybe even enough to buy your home outright. It therefore makes sense to invest a relatively small sum now to stop smoking quickly, either by visiting a qualified and experienced hypnotherapist for personal therapy or download a hypnosis Mp3 to overcome the habit in the comfort of your own home. You can find a download hypnosis Mp3 here or here.

©Antonia Stuart-James 2008 from Stop Smoking - Do It Now and English Hypnotherapist in Belgium

Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:50:00 +0000

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
This is the revolutionary international bestseller that will stop you smoking - for good. 'If you follow my instructions you will be a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life.' That's a strong claim from Allen Carr, but as the world's leading and most successful quit smoking expert, Allen was right to boast! Reading this book is all you need to give up smoking. You can even smoke while you read. There are no scare tactics, you will not gain weight and stopping will not feel like deprivation. If you want to kick the habit then go for it. Allen Carr has helped millions of people become happy non-smokers. His unique method removes your psychological dependence on cigarettes and literally sets you free. Accept no substitute. Five million people can't be wrong.

"The object of this book is to get you into the frame of mind in which, instead of the normal method of stopping whereby you start off with the feeling that you are climbing Mount Everest and spend the next few weeks craving a cigarette and envying other smokers, you start right away with a feeling of elation, as if you had been cured of a terrible disease."

Find Allen Carr on Amazon.

Here is what one reader wrote:
It works. , 26 April 2006
By S. Itenov (Denmark) - See all my reviews

"I have tried every method under the sun and tried to break my 15 year old 20-30 a day habit more times then I care to remember. The only method recommended to me by people who had actually stopped smoking permanently was Allen Carrs. They never seemed to talk about "still wanting one" and they seemed so damned happy about it, too, the bastards! So, being a smoker with a smoker's logic, I stayed away from Allen and his method, because it obviously worked and I would have to give up my precious ones!

After six years (during which time 54750 red Marlboros were sucked into my lungs!) I saw the book by chance in a bookstore and bought it, thinking that I would quit someday, but certainly not now. But I did. And it was easy. And enjoyable. And fantastic. And amazing. And now, four months later I can honestly say that have no need or desire to ever smoke again. For the first time in my adult life, I am free. And the cool thing is that so can you! Here is what you do:
1.Buy the book
2.read it and follow the instructions
3.Enjoy your (now much prolonged) life :-).

Thank you, Allen, you literally saved my life."

Stop Smoking with Hypnosis Mp3 - special offer

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:20:00 +0000

If you smoke, your mind has been programmed by repetition.

This programming can be undone easily and effortlessly through the power of hypnosis.

Every day THOUSANDS of people stop smoking permanently thanks to hypnosis.

This video briefly explains how hypnosis by Steve G Jones can help you stop smoking:

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN with a download hypnosis MP3.

For the price of a carton of cigarettes, you can end this DISGUSTING, EXPENSIVE, UGLY habit FOREVER !!!!

"If you want to quit smoking, Steve G. Jones can make the difference. He did with me." Tom Mankiewicz, Writer of "Superman the Movie" and former smoker for 45 years.

Steve has a special offer until midnight on Sunday 20 January - Buy any 2 hypnosis recordings and get 4 Free + 4 NEW BOOKS.

Activities to Ease You Through the Quitting Smoking Process

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:05:00 +0000

Many of us are accustomed to having daily smoking breaks at times of the day when we would, without fail, grab our packs and our lighters and head to an open window! Oftentimes we would look to our cigarette breaks as a chance to get away from the stresses of work or just to have a quiet moment to ourselves.

Just because you have given up cigarettes doesn't mean that you can't enjoy breaks. But now, instead of lighting up, substitute new, healthier alternatives that will give you a similar sense of calm and relaxation.

Here are some of my favorites:

Meditate
Meditation can be a wonderful way to gain control of your mind, especially when it's racing with thoughts of how much you miss smoking and cigarettes. It's incredibly easy to do and can be done anywhere, without any equipment except your own body

Simply sit on the floor in any comfortable position (such as cross-legged). Close your eyes. Attune your ears to the sounds around you, whether it's the noise of the street or the voices of your office colleagues. Now shift focus so that you are listening to the sounds of your breath and your own body. At the same time, concentrate on a mental image that gives you a sense of peace, such as a candle flame, a tree, or cloud. Try to keep your focus centered for at least 10 minutes at a time.

Listen to Music
Music is such an amazing distraction. It's so easy to get lost in a familiar melody, or to be transported by a new song that really speaks to you in some way. In fact, music has an effect on the brain that may be similar to chemical substances but it's all totally natural, of course!

A great tip is to substitute daily music breaks for what used to be your daily smoking breaks. Instead of going outside to puff away, put on a soothing CD or turn the radio on a channel you love. You can use your i-Pod if you are at work, or play it out loud if you are at home. The distraction will keep your mind off cigarettes, and the music will give your body its much-needed dose of relaxation.

Go for a WalkDon' just sit in your office or your living room thinking about how much you wish you had a cigarette right now. Instead, get up and put your body in motion. The physical stimulation will start endorphins coursing through your body. If you can take a stroll outside, do so and pay attention to the sounds of the birds, cars passing by, the color of the flowers in bloom, and so on. The point of this exercise is to get yourself out of your mind and focusing on external things in order to beat the urge to smoke.

Develop New Interests
Try developing new interests or hobbies like gardening or painting. Such things would keep your mind off that urge to smoke. All of us have a certain measure of creativity that often remains untapped. It would be a wonderful thing if you could try working on that creativity. Join a dance class or a drama class. Or you could try learning a new skill like pottery or clay modeling. Try to involve yourself with other people. Do same social work, or try helping out at the local volunteer organizations.

Change your lifestyle by changing your routine. Go swimming, try working out or going to the gym. Be active. Got something you wanted to do but never had the time to do it? NOW is the time. As you distract yourself by changing your lifestyle and developing new interests, you will be amazed at how easy it is to quit smoking!

Such activities make us appreciate the meaning of life in a better way and we will stop to think twice before we waste away this life at the end of a cigarette.

For additional information as well as other articles to help you quit smoking please visit the web site below.

Copyright 2005 http://free-stop-smoking-guide.com/

What is Ruyan, the Electronic Cigarette?

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:07:00 +0000

Ruyan is an electronic cigarette designed to assist smokers who enjoy smoking but realise the potential dangers and anti-social aspects of second-hand smoke. As a form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), it contains nicotine so satisfies cravings but omits the hundreds of other harmful substances. Ruyan offers a programme for smokers who wish to use the product to quit smoking completely. It can be recharged, just like a mobile phone or digital camera battery, thereby saving the smoker ongoing costs of buying cigarettes.

Modern scientific research demonstrates that cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemical substances, hundreds of which are harmful to human body, with 25 diseases directly related to smoking, especially polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and nitrosamine in cigarette smoke that are considered the most dangerous cancerogenous substances. Ruyan has been developed to allow people to "smoke" but without inhaling cigarette smoke. Ruyan has obtained several patents in China and in many other developed countries.

Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy(NRT), it releases nicotine in no-tobacco form into the human body. The dose of nicotine is less than that obtained from smoking but enough for anyone who wishes to reduce nicotine levels and quit smoking. After using 2-3 months, the amount of nicotine will be gradually decreased to the lowest.

“RUYAN”, developed by Beijing SBT RUYAN Technology Development Company Limited, adopts advanced microelectronic technology and supercritical physical atomized technology to atomize the high-purity nicotine diluent which is extracted from tobacco so that the smoker can take it in. The liquid in the cartridge contains nicotine, perfumery compound special for tobacco and ordinary food humectant.

With slow absorption and a small dose, nicotine used in the Nicotine Replacement Therapy is safer than smoking itself, but enough for resisting smoke addiction. Moreover, nicotine cannot trigger cancer or chronic obstructive lung diseases which are mainly caused by tar, carbon monoxide and thousands of harmful substances released during the burning of tobacco.

“RUYAN” is a kind of non-inflammable electronic cigarette. It can refresh the smokers and satisfy their smoking addiction, making them happy and relaxed, so relieving the suffering of quitting smoking.

“RUYAN” is essentially different from the common cigarette by nature:
1. Free of tar and other carcinogenic substances harmful to human body;
2. Non-inflammable, without the danger of over 4,000 chemical substances produced by the common cigarette, like carbon monoxide;
3. Harmless to others and the environment avoiding danger of “second-hand smoking”;
4. Can be used in most No-smoking places, without the hidden danger of fire accident;
5. Painless smoke abstention can be realized within a certain period of time, after carrying out the smoke abstention scheme recommended by “RUYAN”.

Source: Information from Ruyan China website

Passive Smoking Causes Hazard To Oral Health

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:20:00 +0000

Blog November 8, 2007

American researchers in four monthly “Journal of Periodontology” the report said animal experimental results revealed that passive smoking also caused hazard to oral health, then lead to the patients with periodontitis lost cementum.

Researchers in the experiment firstly induced mice suffering from periodontal disease. Then let the first group mice lived in an environment with no smoking. The second group mice lived in an environment with passive smoking which was released from desalination of cigarettes for 30 days. Then the third group mice lived in concentration-type cigarettes environment with passing smoking for 30 days. Cigarettes bias was distinguished by the content level of several major harmful ingredients such as tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide.

The results showed that as long as experimental mice lived in passive smoking environment, no matter cigarette bias, those mice would loss cementum more easily than smoke-free environment. Researchers explained that cementum losing is the reason for patients with periodontitis have tooth shedding.

Researchers point out that there was evidence to prove relevance existing between smoking and gingival diseases. Their research revealed that passive smoking also affects oral health.

e-cigarette Ruyan removed from sale in Belgium

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:11:00 +0000

An electric cigarette, Ruyan, sold by a Dutch firm Densom had made 4,000 sales in six months before it was taken off the market. The local health agency decided it was a food product as it contains nicotine. The manufacturer claimed that it was just an alternative for a normal cigarette, not a stop smoking aid.

Densom offer pipes, cigarettes and cigars with no carcinogenic substances, just nicotine (between 6-16 mg). The electric cigarette can be recharged hence saving a smoker costs.

Original Dutch text:
"De elektrische sigaret Ruyan, waarvan in België al minstens 4.000 stuks zijn verkocht door een Nederlandse firma, wordt uit de handel genomen. Dat heeft het Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten (FAGG) beslist.

De sigaret valt volgens de inspecteurs van het geneesmiddelenagentschap onder een geneesmiddel omdat er nicotine inzit. Geneesmiddelen mogen in ons land echter enkel verkocht worden na een grondig onderzoek en erkenning van het product. De verkoper heeft geen goedkeuring, omdat hij nooit een aanvraag voor erkenning heeft ingediend. Volgens hem is de Ruyansigaret een 'alternatief voor de gewone sigaret' en geen rookstopmiddel.

"Niets van", zegt An Eeckhout van het FAGG, "Zodra er nicotine in zit, valt het onder een geneesmiddel."

De Ruyansigaret werd zes maand geleden bij ons op de markt gebracht door het Nederlandse bedrijf Densom. Het bedrijf voorzag in heel de Benelux filialen op te zetten voor de verkoop. Densom biedt rokers pijpen, sigaretten en sigaren aan zonder kankerverwekkende stoffen, met enkel nicotine (tussen zes en zestien milligram) en waterstof. Daardoor wordt geen rook uitgeademd maar waterstof. De 'elektrische sigaret' is bovendien hervulbaar, waardoor rokers kosten zouden besparen."

Source: Het Belang van Limburg

Stop killing yourself with cigarettes - YouTube

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:08:00 +0000

Stop killing yourself with cigarettes.

Cigarettes are filled with poisonous toxic chemicals that will take years off your life.

Take the step towards changing your life now with the decision to stop smoking.

Here is a Dutch anti-smoking commercial

Quiz: Why Do You Smoke?

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:45:00 +0000

QUIZ - MY MOST IMPORTANT REASONS FOR SMOKING
Circle the appropriate number:
1=Never
2=Sometimes
3=Frequently
4=Always
1.a.) I smoke when I need a pickup. 1 2 3 4
b.) I smoke to keep from slowing down. 1 2 3 4

2.a.) I smoke for the pleasure of it. 1 2 3 4
b.) I like to light up when I am comfortable
and relaxed. 1 2 3 4

3.a.) I smoke when I’m angry. 1 2 3 4
b.) I smoke when I’m anxious. 1 2 3 4
c.) I smoke when I’m tense. 1 2 3 4
d.) I smoke when I’m depressed. 1 2 3 4

4.a.) I get anxious when I think I might run out
of cigarettes. 1 2 3 4
b.) I get anxious if I must go someplace where I
will not be able to smoke when I really want to. 1 2 3 4

5.a.) I smoke a cigarette within thirty minutes of
getting up in the morning. 1 2 3 4
b.) I smoke when I’m not feeling well. 1 2 3 4
c.) I smoke a pack or more a day. 1 2 3 4
6.a.) Sometimes I smoke just to keep my hands busy. 1 2 3 4
b.) I smoke when I get bored. 1 2 3 4

EVALUATION
A high ranking in one or both the questions in group one (1) indicates that you use cigarettes for stimulation or extra energy. You might smoke to help to stay awake or for a boost of energy to complete a task. You may use them when your body says it needs rest, but you have work to accomplish.

A high rating in group two (2) indicates that you use smoking to help you to relax, whether it is physical, mental, or both. You may use cigarettes during breaks at work, after you have completed a difficult job, or when you have that cup of coffee or alcoholic beverage.

High scores in group three (3) indicates that you use smoking to deal with negative effects in your life. Smoking gives you a lift when you become angry, depressed, tense or anxious.

The questions in group four (4) reflect your psychological dependencies. You are concerned that you will run out of cigarettes before it happens and way before you have any nicotine deprivation.

Group five (5) suggests that you have a chemical dependency. If each of your answers was high in this group, it means that without an occasional smoke, you begin to experience withdrawal symptoms and occasionally fell a little uncomfortable.

Group six (6) tells us that you use smoking to have something to do with your hands when you are nervous or uncomfortable, maybe in social situations, or something to do when you are bored.

The different categories of questions in the quiz give a great variety of reasons why people with different needs smoke. Nicotine is an extremely powerful drug! It is more addictive than heroin or cocaine. If you read the papers you know cigarette manufacturers manipulate the amount of nicotine in their cigarettes to provide a consistent flavor and also to insure that you get the same dose with each cigarette you light up.

The Great American Smokeout 2007

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:35:00 +0000

On Thursday, November 15th, 2007 the American Cancer Society celebrated the 31st anniversary of the “Great American Smokeout”. The following is an excerpt taken from the American Cancer Society website which explains how the “Smokeout” came to be:

"The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout grew out of a 1971 event in Randolph, Mass., in which Arthur P. Mullaney asked people to give up cigarettes for a day and donate the money they would have spent on cigarettes to a high school scholarship fund. In 1974, Lynn R. Smith, editor of the Monticello Times in Minnesota, spearheaded the state’s first D-Day, or Don’t Smoke Day. The idea caught on, and on Nov. 18, 1976, the California Division of the American Cancer Society succeeded in getting nearly one million smokers to quit for the day. That California event marked the first Great American Smokeout, which went nationwide the next year."

Sorry, I did not find out about this campaign before 15 November but still, it is never too late to stop smoking. Choose another day to start your "new beginning". Incidentally, the International World No Smoking Day is every year on 31 May.

Choose a day to put down your cigarettes for good. I encourage you to use your day as a new beginning, a fresh start to a life without cigarettes. A life where you can breathe easier and give your family and friends a chance to breathe easier as well. Respect you body that day and pass on the cigarettes. I know it won’t be easy but I’m certain you’ve faced harder challenges in life before. The American Cancer Society sponsors programs designed to help you quit and there are lots of other programs as well.

Take the Great American Smokeout challenge

I found this on a blog,

"This past August, I celebrated my 4th anniversary since I smoked my last cigarette. I used hypnosis to help me quit smoking. That’s really the whole reason behind this website! I had tried to quit before, but using hypnosis was different. I never dreamed I could go from a smoker to a non-smoker that quick & that easy. Sure I had a great desire to quit and high expectations for hypnosis, but in the back of my mind, I still wondered if it would really work? Well it did work and I’m living proof of it. And if I didn’t think it could help others, I wouldn’t waste my time singing the praises of hypnosis & self hypnosis! If you have that desire to quit, to breathe fresh clean air and get your life back on a healthy track, then I know that hypnosis could be the answer you’ve been looking for."

If the idea of using self hypnosis in the comfort of your own home appeals to you, I encourage you to look at the hypnosis MP3 downloads which have been recorded by expert hypnotherapists. For the cost of a few packets of cigarettes, you can be free of the addiction forever.

Use your own Subconscious Mind to Become a Non-smoker

noreply@blogger.com (Antonia Harrison) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:06:00 +0000

Many people started smoking as teenager, thinking it made them look cool, big or more grown-up. Sadly, it just showed them to be sheep, following a crowd, or worse, lemmings who throw themselves over a cliff.

Why would anyone want to start a habit which is harmful to the self as well as those around? Why would anyone want to become a slave to a weed and breathe in poisonous substances every day? Why waste money when there are so many better options for spending?

Of course, smokers always say they are not addicted and could give up anytime but is that true? If it is, why do so many people need the help of alternative therapists, nicotine replacement therapy, books, anti-addiction courses, this blog?

The truth is that smokers are addicts. They say that smoking relieves stress. That is true – the stress of having to feed an addiction. Millions of other people cope perfectly well with daily stresses without ever reaching for a smoke. Cigarettes are not your friend. They are parasitical cancer sticks which want to kill you.

The good news is that nicotine addiction is about 20% physiological and 80% psychological. That means that just as you thought about becoming a smoker, so you can think your way out of the habit – with a little help.

Very few people have the willpower to stop a negative habit, particularly one involving a drug, without help. That is why so many people admit themselves to drug rehabilitation centres. But you can become a non-smoker when you truly think of yourself as a non-smoker. You learnt how to become a smoker and now you can learn how to become a non-smoker using the power of your own subconscious mind.

Downloading a hypnosis MP3 is the quickest way to become a non-smoker in a relaxing way in the comfort of your own home. The quit smoking hypnosis MP3 download costs just $29.95, about £13.95

© Antonia Stuart-James 2007. This English Hypnotherapist in Belgium helps people to make positive change such as quit smoking, improve confidence, overcome fears and improve sports performance.