If You Want To Quit Smoking, Hypnosis Is The Healthiest Method

By Joanne Fallwater

Are you concerned about your health? If you want to quit smoking, hypnosis is the healthiest method. Just think about it for a minute. A quit smoking hypnosis program will teach your healthy habits that you can use for life. But quit smoking drugs have potentially dangerous side effects.

But just as dangerous can side effects be? After all, a lot of the drugs have to be prescribed by a doctor. Doesn't a doctor's supervision automatically make taking drugs to quit smoking safe? And aren't they worth it if the end result is that you don't smoke anymore?

First, you have to understand that all drugs have side effects. And some of them are more serious than others. You're already addicted to nicotine, which is a heavy-duty poison. Did you know nicotine has been used for centuries as an insecticide to kill insects?

Well, when you use a nicotine patch or nasal sprays that are compounded with nicotine, you're still delivering that poison into your system. True, you're getting doses small enough that they won't kill you as long as you follow the directions carefully.

But a long-time smoking habit isn't just about the physical addiction to nicotine. People who have smoked for a number of years to develop "smoking rituals". Those are the small actions that get repeated every time you smoke.

They are small things, like the way you hold your hand when you smoke your cigarette. Do you hold your cigarette between your index and middle fingers? Or do you like to hold it between your thumb and index finger?

You keep your lighter in your pants pocket? How many times a day do you reach for your lighter? Do you think it's a coincidence that when you reach for your keys in your pocket, you suddenly crave a cigarette?

It's no coincidence. Putting your hand in your pocket has become part of a "smoking ritual" that triggers your urge to smoke. Even if you just finished smoking a cigarette a few minutes ago, when you put your hand in your pocket again, you'll think about having a cigarette.

That's where the nicotine replacement drugs, like the patch and the nasal sprays and inhalers, can become dangerous. They take care of the physical cravings, but they don't address the smoking rituals. So a lot of people end up using the quit smoking drugs, smoking their cigarettes or cigars on top of it.

That puts them in danger of having a nicotine overdose. Just because you don't drop dead on the spot from smoking a cigarette or cigar, doesn't mean that you can't overdose on nicotine. You can. Not only can an overdose of nicotine make you violently ill, it can kill you on the spot. Like a dead bug hit with insecticide.

And what about the quit smoking pills? You can't get them without a prescription, so you would think that they would be safe. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Even under a doctor's supervision, some of the drugs themselves are just not safe.

If you take the time to read the list of potential side effects that these drugs can cause, it will make you think twice about taking them. You want to quit smoking because you want to be healthy. But do you really want to risk damage to your heart, liver, kidney and other internal organs while you're in the process of quitting smoking?

There are other safer methods to quit smoking that don't have any kind of physical health risk at all. No, you don't have to quit smoking cold turkey. Hypnosis has the best long-term success rate of any of the methods that people use to quit smoking. And the side effects of using hypnosis, long term are actually good for you.

A good hypnosis program will give you tools to help ease the nicotine cravings. You'll also learn ways to deactivate those "smoking ritual" triggers. And that's really important for long-term success.

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Healthy Solutions for a New Year

by Ines Clark

Many of us start the New Year with reflections on the past and how to improve our lives in the year to follow. Although, resolutions often don't work, this time of quiet reflection gives us the opportunity to focus on the important things we want to achieve in our lives. For me, it is a little letter that will remind me throughout the year of what I want to put my focus and energy on. On top of this list is always HEALTH, followed by my intentions of how to remain fit. My first indicator of being healthy is feeling good - physically, emotionally and spiritually. So I put all the things on paper that make me feel GOOD. If you are stuck in a pattern or if you are looking for some inspirational thoughts on how to boost your wellbeing, here are a few good ideas on how to get started.

Physical Health: Staying active: Activities in nature are proven to increase our health. Hiking, biking, walking, gardening and other outdoor sports are great ways to bring your body in shape and are fun! Experiencing the change of seasons can bring great joy. Make time every day to get yourself out there and feel the earth under your feet!

Eating healthy: When I was in my 20's, I always was sick. I didn't exercise and had unhealthy eating patterns. One day I decided to stop eating meat just to see if it makes any difference. Additionally, I made wholesome food choices. My health increased within a few months. Well, after 15 years I still have a meatless diet and feel much better than 20 years ago. I remember the liberating freedom of feeling free of pain and discomfort.

Although a vegetarian diet is not everyone's calling, it definitely can boost your physical wellbeing along with other changes in diet such as decreasing sugar and salt intake, replacing empty carbohydrates with whole grain products, switching from fatty fast foods to fresh made meals along with plenty of fruits and vegetables, as well as plenty of water.

Emotional Health Focus on positive thoughts, people, places and things. Spending our waking (and often sleeping) hours thinking of the burdens we carry in life will not allow us to feel good about ourselves. Try this experience: Notice how you feel when you think about a quarrel you had with your partner or friend. Now focus your thoughts on forgiveness and restoration of the relationship. Feel the difference?

Laugh plenty and don't take yourself so serious all the time. Go and play with children. They are amazingly in the present moment and can teach us immeasurable lessons. And they make us smile! Love yourself. Most of us are too hard on ourselves. Learn forgiveness and start with the person you are with all the time...you! Become clear about what you want from life and start focusing on these things. Most likely, doors will open with new opportunities you didn't even know existed.

Spiritual Health Quiet reflections or meditation can change our physical and mental health. If you set aside a time every day to be in solitude, to look inward and stop the busy mind you will find yourself experiencing life through different eyes. When I meditate regularly, I experience a higher level of clarity, concentration, patience and peace. It just feels good. My husband and son appreciate it also.:)

In that sense, may 2009 bring you Health, Peace, Happiness and Prosperity! Ines Clark


About the Author

Ines Clark is the owner of www.organcicmouse.com, a collection of online vendors that commit to natural, organic and healthy products as well as inspirational resources for a higher living. She has a degree in Physical Therapy, is a stay-at-home mom and has made meditation and healthy choices a point in her life. She can be reached at ines@organicmouse.com.