Stop Smoking With EASE

By James Brown

For smokers who have been in that bad habit for so long, say a couple of years or so may have a hard time breaking the habit. Nicotine is a very powerful drug and anyone who gets addictive to it develops a certain kind of dependence to it. The decision to quit is the first step to have a life free from the awful spell cast on by nicotine. Follow these few tips to get you started:

Do you know that when you smoke, more than half of what you take in is fresh air? Taking deep breaths help. More oxygen is being aided in to your bloodstream and will help you let go of your old cravings because it makes you feel good almost instantly. So whenever you get the urge of smoking, vanquish them by taking in deeper breaths.

Think of all the good reasons why you should quit. You will be able to have a healthier way of living. You will be able to lower your chances of getting sick with emphysema, pulmonary diseases, stroke or worse, cancer! You will then be able to live longer and enjoy what matters more to life.

Also, try to think about the bad things you dislike about smoking. It could be that you experience shortness of breath. Or that you feel lousy or dirty with the way your clothes or even your breath smell. Or the concerned looks you get from the people who care about you and your health and so on. Write it down on a piece of paper. Feel free to look at it whenever you can to aid you in overcoming that itch to light that cigarette whenever it arises.

You could provide a healthier environment to your loved ones. Research shows that people who take in second degree smoke have a high risk of developing the same ailments a smoker can get. Also, if you’re an expecting mother, quitting could increase the possibility of having a healthy baby.

Set a quit date and clear out everything that could be associated with smoking (e.g. lighters, ashtrays, etc.). Don’t allow other people to smoke in your home or in your office.

Try to distract yourself with new things. Indulge yourself with outdoor activities with your loved ones. Plan something fun and productive each day.

Get social support. Remember the saying “No man is an island?” You can get a better chance of quitting if you solicit help. Talk to your peers and family about your plans to quit. Get professional help from doctors or health care providers in your area. Enroll yourself in individual, telephone or group counseling.

Motivate and reinforce yourself. Whenever you reach a certain mark, say, after a week or a month without a single puff, reward yourself. Recognize your efforts of trying to do something extraordinary.

If ever you failed in some way like when you were tempted to smoke and you did, don’t feel discouraged and go right back on track. Only this time remind yourself of how bad or guilty you felt when you violated your own rules. Try even harder.

Indeed, quitting is not an easy job. It could be conceptualized but may be very difficult to do with just a flick of a finger. But just like any concept, it can be done!

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By Dustin Cannon

Herbal stop smoking products have become quite popular in today’s anti-smoking campaigns and the smokers themselves. The primary reason they’re getting so much notice and so much approval is that so many other solutions, such as nicotine gums and patches haven’t worked well enough to get a large number of smokers off the cancer sticks.

Even when nicotine patches have worked for those who are determined to quit the nasty habit, they still leave the smokers taking in nicotine for quite some time, and directly into their blood stream. This just can’t be the ideal solution. Of course, it’s better to quit smoking gradually with the nicotine patch than to never quit smoking at all, but if there’s a way to start today on an immediate withdrawal of all nicotine, that would be far preferable.

Herbal stop smoking products are that immediate withdrawal answer that many are looking for. Besides, nicotine gum and nicotine patches just don’t work for every smoker that wants to quit. Some people smoke not only because of the addiction the nicotine has created in their systems, but also because they enjoy the physical smoking act. And you just can’t duplicate that with gum or patches.

Herbal stop smoking products work exceptionally well, and they do so because they take stock of the fact that folks craving smoking as much as they crave nicotine. The herbal stop smoking products try to address all of the smoker’s needs that brought her or him to smoking in the first place, and kept him or her there. The designer of herbal stop smoking products did there best – and succeeded – at working on the center of the craving’s source – the smoker’s brain.

There are so many facets to what these herbal stop smoking products do to ward off the smoking habit – and make it stay away. The herbs in these smoking cessation products balance the levels of serotonin in the smoker’s brain and also fight her or his urge to indulge in sweets. The latter may not seem the realm of a stop-smoking product. However, studies have shown, and smokers themselves will readily tell you, that one of the concerns that keep them puffing away is the fear that they’ll replace the intake of nicotine with the need to fill their mouths and stomachs with a high calorie sweet substitute. And it’s true that binge eating is often the result of the sudden withdrawal of the comforting cigarette puff.

Herbal stop smoking products focus on the principles of holistic health, and so try to help smokers kick the habit in a very healthy way. If, rather than replacing one form of nicotine ingestion with another – in the case of the nicotine patch and the nicotine gum – the smoker learns to give up cigarettes by replacing it with something that is good for them, she or he will feel happier, more confident, healthier and proud of him or herself.

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By Shanat Kuphur

“Smoking is injurious to health” a warning which is written in bold letters on every pack of cigarettes. Still billions of people around globe smoke freely and carelessly. Though they are being notified regarding health problems, smokers just do not care about it. God alone can help them. Most of the smokers quit smoking for several days, regardless of the cravings. One drag of cigarette and all the efforts go in vain. All the plans decided about keeping cigarettes away are crushed.

Addiction is a very sharp and a clever enemy to us. Addiction even works at an unconscious level however hard you try to avoid the addiction. At a certain point addiction strikes you and you make excuses for having just one last cigarette even though you had all the intentions to stop smoking. There is a difference between a person who has stopped smoking and a non-smoker. A smoker just stops smoking due to his own courage. A non-smoker cannot think of anything worse for themselves rather than smoking. You must have heard people saying that they have stopped smoking, but they want to smoke when they have a drink. That is not quitting smoking rather it is a denial that they refuse to accept. When people have this attitude it means they have decided to stop smoking at a conscious level, but unconsciously they want to smoke. Smoking still attracts.

If you have decided to stop smoking, then you have a very effective tool that is hypnosis. Hypnosis will help you to stop smoking and remove the addiction from the root. Stopping smoking is very unpleasant and difficult but achievable with the help of hypnosis. The days you will be spending in quitting smoking will be worst days of your life. The more you suffer and control yourself the closer you are to your freedom from smoking. It is just a matter of time but after getting healed you will stop smoking yourself.

Hypnosis will even help you in dealing with emotions and psychological aspects that affect you when you stop smoking. Hypnosis has the highest rate of success in helping people stop smoking. Hypnosis is the mind control tool. No one can make people from stop something unless the person himself wants to do it. The only case were hypnosis would not help you is when you are not ready for it. If you still feel like smoking then it is useless for you to go under hypnosis. If you are not ready and you under go hypnosis your attempt at quitting will not be a complete effort. Be ready for it and let hypnosis guide you or else once the session is over you may again reach out for a pack of cigarettes. To stop smoking you need go to a therapist as the cure is available on the Internet now. You can be free from the addiction by just buying CD’s, downloading mp3’s from the Internet and help yourself. Imagine, after you stop smoking and someone offers you a cigarette, you are in a position to just say “no thanks”.

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By Susan Reynolds

Just as all stimulants seem to affect IBS sufferers harder than those without IBS, tobacco is one of the most extreme. Whether you smoke or chew, tobacco is a powerful gastro-intestinal stimulant, irritant and carcinogen. Because people with IBS have extremely sensitive intestinal tracts anyway, tobacco should be avoided at all costs. But even if you don’t have IBS, the effect tobacco has on your GI tract is severe.

Tobacco has shown to be harmful to the entire digestive system. Two of the most common ailments caused by smoking is heartburn and acid reflux, which are conditions that people with IBS are already more likely to suffer from. Tobacco weakens the sphincter in the oesophagus, therefore allowing stomach acid to flow upward into the oesophagus. Tobacco has also been known to double your chance of developing a peptic ulcer and chemicals in tobacco also hinder the healing of ulcers and make sufferers more likely to develop additional ulcers later in life. The exact increase is unknown but it’s thought to be as high as 10 times as likely. Doctors also believe that there is a link between the development of Crohn’s disease and the possible development of gallstones in tobacco users.

The addictive and poisonous part of tobacco, nicotine, can cause many health problems on its own. Additional weakening of the sphincter of the oesophagus, increased acid production in the stomach and a decrease in the pancreas making sodium bicarbonate, which neutralizes stomach acid. But nicotine isn’t the only problem with tobacco. There are over 400 toxins and at least 43 known carcinogens in tobacco, all of which will hit someone with IBS harder than they would hit a healthy person. A seldom considered side effect of smoking is increased air consumption, which can lead to bloating and flatulence.

And of course, the most common result in long-term cigarette smoking or tobacco chewing is the development of cancer, including cancer of the digestive tract, such as colon, bladder, pancreas, kidney and stomach cancer. It’s not known if IBS sufferers are at a higher risk to develop cancer of the digestive tract, but the additional irritation and stimuli to the body tends to not be favourable for IBS patients.

Tobacco irritates the lining of the intestines, which can cause diarrhoea, intestinal cramping, pain, bloating and gas in IBS patients. Nicotine has been reported to highly increase the frequency of stomach cramps in IBS sufferers. Tobacco use also decreases the efficiency of food digestion and it can also dramatically slow down the metabolism of those with IBS. This can alter bowel movements, which are already a huge problem for those with IBS, and cause bloating. Withdrawal from nicotine can cause both constipation and diarrhoea, again, already a big problem for those with IBS.

So for those people with IBS, sometimes just a small amount of stimuli to the digestive tract can be too much. The effects of tobacco use are universally negative for an average person and can be dramatic for those with IBS. There is no known cure for IBS and treatment options are not widely agreed upon, even by experts. But one treatment everyone can agree on is to reduce or eliminate tobacco use, even if you don’t have IBS!

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By Peggy Davis

Free dating sites always sound too good to be true. “Find your perfect match!” they claim, and that would be perfect if everybody who filled out the form was perfectly honest. But we face those troublesome questions, such as “Do you smoke?” Whenever they say there’s no right or wrong answer, we know there’s a right or wrong answer. What if Ms. Perfect-For-Me is a non-smoker, and I’ll never connect with her if I check the wrong box? So one time I lied about being a smoker, instead of putting down “Give me a woman who smokes a corncob pipe.” It was a white lie and, besides, I could get through one date without smoking. That’s easy.

Before my first date with Jeanette - drinks after work - I had to stop by my health club to take a shower and change my clothes, which is something I never do in the middle of the day. But I couldn’t smell like tobacco, could I? This was after I had to clean and fumigate my apartment, making it smell more like the perfume counter at a department store than a grown man’s sanctuary. I didn’t expect to get lucky on the first date, but a good boy scout has to be prepared. So I hid my smokes in the laundry hamper and banished all the odors that might give me away.

I didn’t expect Jeanette to be so beautiful, and drinks and dinner went by in a blur with both of us talking a-mile-a-minute. I felt like I had known her all my life, but I was already feeling guilty for wanting her and a cigarette. We decided to go to a jazz club after dinner, driving separately, so I carefully snuck in a cigarette along the way, plus mouthwash and aftershave. I was a little surprised when we arrived simultaneously at the bar, because I thought she would get there way ahead of me. The jazz club permitted smoking, but Jeanette didn’t seem bothered by it. I was cool too, getting a whiff every now and then. By the time we left, we had already made plans for a longer date on Saturday. Except for being dishonest about who I was, things were going great!

So my secret life began. I discovered that the spray mouthwashes worked best for me, because they covered more area. I had thought about growing a moustache, but I had to put that off because I didn’t want my facial hair to catch the scent. For the first time in my life, I used hair gel. I did laundry constantly, because I had to carry a spare set of clothes. People thought I was working out all the time, because I always had a gym bag in my hand. “No, I’m just dating a non-smoker,” I wanted to tell them. Feeling deprived, I smoked like a fiend when I was away from her, and my friends avoided me - so I wouldn’t bum their smokes. It was all very Jekyll and Hyde - a duel life - and I felt like I was back in high school.

True, we never actually talked about smoking. It wasn’t forbidden - it’s just that we didn’t talk about it. I often thought about blurting out the truth, but I knew Jeanette was the woman for me. I couldn’t disappoint her and let her know that I was a closet smoker, and that’s what I had become, a mere shell of my formerly truthful self. Not only had I lied to her, I had lied to the free dating sites, and I lived in dread of my secret getting out. Often I told myself I had already quit smoking, even as I was planning my next getaway to the back porch. Oh well, it was worth it for Jeanette. She always smelled so great.

Then Jeanette and I discovered we had mutual friends. After months of staring into each other’s eyes and ignoring the rest of the world, this should have been good news. We’d have other people to go out with, other shared interests, and we could show our happiness to the world. Let the book club and the motorcycle club collide. But Jeanette acted just as horrified as I felt, and we agreed to be selfish and keep our romance to ourselves. I was relieved, because my crowd was a bunch of partiers, and her crowd was not, or so I imagined. Still we couldn’t avoid a certain graduation ceremony entirely, and we agreed to go separately and meet at the campus.

In the outdoor setting, I got ample opportunity to sneak a cigarette and hobnob with old friends, but I was always glancing over my shoulder, worried that Jeanette might catch me. During the graduation speeches, my love and I connected by cell phone and decided to meet near the entrance, with a possible escape in mind. Jeanette got there ahead of me and was pacing nervously when I reached her. Before I could say anything, a pretty girl in a short skirt bolted up behind her.

“Jeanette!” she cried happily. “I’m so stressed. Please bum me a cigarette!”

Jeanette laughed nervously and glanced at me. “What makes you think I would have a cigarette? I don’t smoke.”

The girl pointed to Jeanette’s cute beaded purse. “Yes, you had cigarettes in there last night. One of those gold-tipped ones, right?”

With a scowl, Jeanette opened her purse to show that there were no cigarettes in her possession, but a lighter fell out. The other girl picked up the shiny object and held it tightly, as if the lighter were at least part of her quest. “Okay, you’re out,” she said, “I’ll try to find us some.”

I was laughing as I walked up to my beloved, who scowled at me with embarrassment and annoyance. “I don’t even know that woman.”

“She’s your cousin,” I remarked. “You showed me her picture once, but that’s okay.” I lifted my leg and pulled a pack of cigarettes from the top of my sock. “Do you want one?”

“Oh, you gotta be kidding!” said Jeanette. We broke up with laughter and had our first enjoyable smoke in months. Now we knew why we both liked to drive everywhere separately, and why we were the two best-smelling people on the face of the planet.

These days, Jeanette and I are happily married, and we’ve started a business that sprang from our unusual courtship. It’s clear that online dating works for people, but not if they have to hide who they are. Smokers should have a site to meet fellow smokers and those open-minded about dating a smoker, without caving into social pressure.

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By Ashish Jain

“Have a will to grow, and grow your will!” In the present context, you need to have the will to outgrow. Outgrow the smoking habit and stop smoking for ever!

Your battle is with nicotine, supported by 4000 other poisonous elements that will not allow you easy victory over the smoking habit! You have to destroy the smoking habit, before it destroys you!

Even though tobacco and smoking has thousands of years of history, smoking was a worldwide phenomenon since the beginning of the 16th century. It’s is a great adventure with the younger generation in most of the countries now. In USA, every day 3000 new boys are recruited to the smoking brigade.

Now, without going in to the details, as to what made you a confirmed smoker, let us presently discuss about your intense desire to stop smoking for ever. They say, well begun is half done. You have made the decision, which has far reaching consequences. For your health and for the health of your family! Do not be under the impression that the external tools will assist you to stop smoking for ever. They can’t be relied upon. You have been cheated by them in the past. To tempt and cheat persons like you is their permanent way of life.

Firmly depend upon your will power. Hate the cigarette, as if it is your sworn enemy. You have to be very firm with yourself during these important initial few days of your non-smoking era. No doubt, Nicotine is a hard addiction. It is not as strong as you supposed it to be. You supported it and it extended its influence over you.

If you dissect the addiction, you will find that it is 80% psychological and 20% physiological. You need to switch off your thought currents which constantly feed you with the wrong data, that cigarette smoking gives lots of pleasure and there is beauty in the smoke coils.

Start the day by thinking that you are a non-smoker and you will remain a non-smoker. If your mind takes you to the sweet recollections of the past, tell it firmly that you have severed all relations with the past in relation to smoking.

You have made the firm decision to quit smoking for ever. Stick to it with determination. There is nothing like solid determination for success in life. “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” If you have nothing do, your hand reaches for the cigarette packet automatically. Do exercise. Walk on the terrace or in your garden briskly for 10-15 minutes. Become tired! Avoid smoker friends. You have to overcome the initial temptation with your strong will power only. There is no other substitute.

As you feel the strong urge to smoke, drink a glass of water. Even if you have to drink lots of water during the day, it is not going to harm you in any way. At the time of cigarette craving, eat a piece of fruit.

And finally, practice yoga and meditation regularly. These are no ordinary tools. Meditation alone has the power to make you smoke-free, but soon you will be a dynamic anti-smoking campaigner. The reformed you, will be the reformer!

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By Gemma Bailey

In this article we are going to discover some of the ways in which Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire can help you to stop smoking. The benefits of stopping smoking are endless. You will of course be generally much healthier, and of course much more empowered when you are no longer at the mercy of a little white stick. Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire is a hypnotherapy practice based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. We are dedicated to ensure that you give up smoking with ease and speed. This is why we offer two choices to our clients who are interested in quitting smoking and a free consultation.

When you make the decision to use Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire to help you quit smoking, we initially want to make sure that you are completely motivated to do so and that you want to give up smoking for all the right reasons. For example, one of our clients said that he really enjoyed smoking but that his wife hated it and that he wanted to stop smoking for her. Fortunately, the hypnotherapist identified this mans lack of motivation to achieve the goal for himself. If they’d have carried out the hypnotherapy there is little chance that it would have been successful due to the fact that the client didn’t have the desire to want to quit smoking.

At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire, we use a range of different hypnotherapy techniques to assist our clients so that they are able to stop smoking. Here are some example of how we do it:

Away from techniques- At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire we have many facts about the negative impact smoking has on the mind and body. When our hypnotherapist bombards you with this information you will feel compelled to move away from smoking forever.

Moving towards techniques- We also have lots of information about the positive impact quitting smoking and remaining a non smoker has. At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire we are keen to set goals for the future that wouldn’t have been attainable whilst you were a smoker. Now that you are a non smoker you can explore new ways to relax, to exercise and to spend your money.

Metaphors- at Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire, we believe that if you can lay back and enjoy the experience of quitting smoking, then you should! That’s why we use tailor made metaphors, which give very specific instructions to you subconscious mind and suggestions to give up smoking. However, consciously, you don’t even need to listen, you can just lay back and relax.

Empowering alternatives- Wouldn’t it be fantastic to know that you can, not only give up smoking, but that you can also look forward to doing something really and truly meaningful to do instead, such as spending time with your family, which, no doubt, if you didn’t quit smoking, you wouldn’t have had that time to do.

Anchoring- At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire, our hypnotherapist’s are all also qualified in NLP. This means that throughout your intervention there is a strong chance that the hypnotherapist will also use some NLP techniques. One such NLP techniques is called anchoring. This allows the hypnotherapist to create for you, a really powerful positive resource that you can fire off at will, should you find yourself tempted by cigarettes.

Now I know that I mentioned before that Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire offers two choices to clients who want to stop smoking, and here they are. Once you have made the decision to quit smoking, you can choose if you would like our free support for the next 6 months or for the rest of your entire life. This means that at any time within those time frames, should you start smoking again, we will work for free to get you to quit smoking again. And, in both of these circumstances, we will have you quit smoking in just one session. That’s it, just once. Then you are a non smoker and you do not need to return. And yes, the consultation is free too.

About the Author: Gemma Bailey is qualified hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. She is based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and has helped many clients and patients throughout South East England. For more information on Hypnotherapy, NLP therapies and Life coaching, visit http://www.gemmabailey.co.uk

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By Christine Jenkins

Many people have come up to me and asked the question “What is the the best way to stop smoking ?” They seem to expect a one sentence answer that will enable them to quit immediately. This just doesn’t happen, so here is my slightly longer answer.

The best way to stop smoking is to be sure of the reasons why you want to give up, and also to make a plan. You must have the help and support of family and friends to cope with nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

Create a listing of the reasons why you want to give up. There are many, yours could include improved health and fitness, greater life expectancy, lessening risk of heart problems and cancer, being a good example for your family, better smelling breath, increased chances of having a sturdy baby, improved skin with lesser wrinkles, saving costs, etc.

Fix a date when you will give up. It may be a New Year’s Day resolution, a birthday or another special day. It may be National No Smoking Day, which is usually the second Wednesday of every March. Setting a date enables you to prepare yourself mentally.

Find out what you should expect and prepare to face the rigours of the withdrawal symptoms. Nearly everyone finds the initial days to be the most demanding. Things hopefully improve after the first three or four days. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms could include short temper, fidgetyness, frustration, sleeplessness and being very clumsy.

Nicotine replacement treatments in the shape of gum, patches, lozenges, inhalers, etc can greatly increase your chances of success, by reducing the intensity of your desire. Nicotinell, Nicorette and NiQuitin CQ are some of the nicotine aids. Another alternative is to use the medication Zyban, which you can obtain on prescription.

You must find something else to do, to replace smoking. You can consume a lot of water, tea, or fruit juice, or even chew gum. To avoid the increase in weight that usually goes with stopping smoking, alter your diet, avoid alcohol, and take more exercise.

Try to avoid circumstances where you may be tempted to light up. Cutting down your smoking without fixing a date to stop, may not work, because your smoking will probably increase once again.

Be prepared and face the fact that it is easy to give in to the desire and commence smoking again, especially when you are uptight and upset. You could lose all that you have gained, if you have one solitary cigarette.

Don’t let that happen.

About the Author: Christine Jenkins writes health related articles for a variety of websites including http://www.watch-your-health.com , http://www.weght-loss-site4u.com and http://www.stop-smoking-site4u.com .

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By Brandon C. Hall

Smoking is a highly additive habit, and most people who smoke find it very difficult to quit. The reason that it is so difficult to quit smoking is that the addiction is multifaceted: not only is there a physical addiction to the nicotine, but there is also a strong psychological component to the addiction as cigarettes are both legal and in many situations socially acceptable.

One of the greatest indicators as to weather your attempt to quit smoking will be successful is how mentally prepared you are. You have to truly want to quit in order to be successful, and if you try to quit without this mindset it is unlikely that it will work. A good way to motivate yourself - to get yourself to a point where you really and truly want to quit smoking - is to think of the health risks involved, and the many benefits of quitting.

The health risks associated with smoking are well known, but if you are trying to quit it is a good idea to revisit them. By smoking, you greatly increase your chances of lung cancer and heart disease. As well as the increased risk of a premature death, you will also, as a smoker, be plagued with breathing difficulties. Another thing you should consider is that as a smoker you are putting others at risk through second hand smoke. It is a well known fact that second hand smoke can be very detrimental to the health of your loved ones, especially over the long term.

Now, if you smoke there a good chance you’re aware of these factors, and the knowledge can be fairly sobering. All is not lost, however, and in order to motive yourself to quit your should think about the immediate benefits involved if you stop. Almost instantly you’ll notice that your sense of smell will improve. Smell plays a crucial role in the taste of food, and therefore your taste sensation will improve considerably, and you will find yourself enjoying food more.

Also consider the money that you will save. Depending on where you live, cigarettes can be very expensive, and the general trend is that the price will continue to increase in the future. Even a fairly generous assumption of $5 a pack means that if you quit a pack a day habit you will save almost $2000 in the first year. A great technique to motive yourself when you first stop smoking is to put the money you would spend every day on cigarettes into a jar, where you can see it steadily accumulate: even after the first week you’ll have $35 - enough to treat yourself to a nice meal.

By constantly reminding yourself of the benefits of quitting smoking you give yourself an important mental motivator: think of not only your own health benefits, but those of the people around you who suffer from second hand smoke. Add to this the amount of money you’ll be saving, and it becomes hard to justify a smoking habit. Quitting smoking is a win-win situation, and thinking of it in this way will provide you with an important mental weapon in your attempt to quit.

About the Author: Brandon C. Hall maintains Free Info Blog which contains many articles and resources to quit smoking as well as many other topics.

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By Gray Rollins

It is undisputed that smoking is harmful to your health. It increases chances of a heart attack; is a leading cause of lung and other types of cancers; and is also an expensive habit. But, smokers who try to quit will attest to the fact that quitting is not easy. The nicotine found in cigarettes is highly addictive and most smokers who try to quit attempt to do so several times before being successful.

It is best to prepare yourself for quitting by removing all cigarettes, ashtrays and other signs of smoking from your environment at home, work and in your car. Seeing them is only a reminder and will hamper progress. Decide you want to quit and be determined. Do not smoke during this time even a little. The one cigarette you have may encourage you to have more, impeding your ability to quit altogether.

A support system is very important to quit. Make sure family and friends are aware of your decision to quit and will help support you in your decision. If you have family and friends who smoke, ask them not to do it near you for awhile so you don’t have the urge to smoke with them. There are many support groups available as well. You can find telephone support or group therapy in just about every major city. Most of these are free and can provide a valuable boost to your morale during this difficult time.

Try to reduce the stress levels in your environment. Stay busy and active to promote good health. Taking long walks, indulging in a hot bath, spending some time at a day spa or getting a massage are great ways to reduce stress levels while keeping occupied. Ensuring you are distracted will help curb cravings for cigarettes.

Nicotine replacement is helpful in overcoming the addiction while allowing you to concentrate on the removal of the other harmful effects of smoking. Most entail a gradual reduction of nicotine so your body becomes more used to not having it. There are many types from skin patches to gums and lozenges. Studies indicate one method is no better than the next and is dependent on personal preference. Acupuncture and hypnosis have gained popularity as ways to help quit smoking. Consult a physician for a referral to a reputable hypnotist or acupuncturist before committing to this type of treatment.

Making the decision to quit smoking can be one of the most difficult things to do but will greatly benefit you in the long run. With a little support from friends and family the process will be much smoother. Try to stay active to distract from cravings. If you have intense withdrawals use a nicotine replacement such as a patch or gum to help curb cravings. The advantages of living a smoke-free life are many. Improve your health and the health of those around you by quitting.

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