“I Will Quit Smoking” - With determination anyone can do it!

I can still remember that hot summer day in June of 1971; I was 5 years old, and purchasing my first pack of cigarettes for my father. Each day, straight up noon, my dad would come pulling up in his Ford Torino, and that was my cue, I’d run the two blocks to McCartey’s Market, a small neighborhood grocery store on the corner of 13th and Tindall Ave in Trenton, Missouri, and pick up a pack of Sir Walter Raleigh cigarettes.

On this particular June lunch hour, that I believe to have been my very first cigarette purchasing adventure, I leaned over the only checkout counter in the store and timidly said, “I need a pack of Sir Walter Raleigh’s please”, and the lady’s reply still haunts me some 36 years later. “Oh how cute, honey are you gonna smoke these, or are they for your Daddy?”She asked. “They’re my Daddy’s” I chirped back. “Well I’ll bet when you get a little older, you’ll smoke the same kind, won’t you?”
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Nicotine is a toxic containing over 4.000 different chemicals and is the
cause of many diseases worldwide.
An increase of blood pressure, respiration and heart rate are some of it’s causes
as well as dopamine(sensations of pleasure) in the brain.

Here’s a link to a interesting video I found on Nictotine, it’s effects and symtoms for withdrawal: http://video.about.com/quitsmoking/Nicotine-Withdrawal.htm

And if You haven’t seen Allan Carr’s quit smoking advice video, here’s something to think about:

That’s all for today.

Smoking cigarettes releases over 4000 chemicals. These chemicals are released one place…inside you! Contained in the smoke that is released is tar. Tar is released in you and other people. Tar is what remains of the smoke when the nicotine and water have been removed. Tar contains many carcinogens that are known to cause cancer. This tar and other toxins like carbon monoxide damage your health by causing cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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To stop smoking is hard, and most smokers cannot quit - and if they do - it is only for a short time. More and more people are getting into the natural way of doing things anymore, and using herbs to stop smoking is a very popular method for smokers today. Those who have been able to quit smoking with using herbs as a preventive, swear by them as a successful aid. They help in combating the withdrawal symptoms that every smoker faces when he tries to give up smoking. Among other things, the herbal cures lead to positive mood swings and reduce the urge to light another cigarette.
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It seems that new approaches to quitting cigarettes surface every day. From hypnosis to acupuncture, people are willing to try anything that will help rid them of the health issues associated with smoking. While most studies show that quitting cold turkey is the most effective technique, it is also the most difficult. Many potential quitters just need a little outside help.

The two smoking cessation aids that have received the most press and have reputations for being effective are nicotine patches and nicotine gum. At the heart of both these methods is the idea of changing how the nicotine is delivered. By not having to smoke tobacco to receive its ingredient (nicotine), the negative health effects of smoking are averted. While these two approaches have worked for many quitters, for some there is a propensity to slip up and smoke in conjunction with the use of the patch or gum. One of the reasons most commonly cited for this tendency is that while the person is receiving the nicotine they want, they miss the process and social aspects of smoking.
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A warm welcome to those who has joined our rss blog. My hopes are to provide you all with usefull information. Though since I’m very busy with various other projects, my plans for this blog has not yet fullfilled my own expectations. Eventually I hope to build into a information rich spot for all who has the intention of quitting their bad habit of smoking.With that said the blog will in no way die and i shall still try to add some daily content to the blog.

My mother who has been my inspiration of starting this project is now almost fully recovered from the effects of her stroke. She’s now stayed completely away from cigarettes for almost 4 months and each day I talk to her I’m filled with happiness over her strenght.

Today I’ll give you some Quit Smoking Podcasts to listen to:

1. First up is a question many smokers ask themselves: Why is it so hard?

3. All in the process of quitting is in need of The Power of Peptalk.

4. To sum it up some more Tips on Quitting.

5. As a bonus, listen to Quit without gaining weight.

The podcasts is linked to Podcastsdirectory and are parts of a series made by www.icanquit.org.
If you can bare with the annoying background music and Johnny voice he actually have some good tips to think about in the podcasts.

Want to help someone quit smoking? A relative, a dear friend, a sibling, a co-worker?
 
Many people in your shoes want to know how to help them quit smoking because you care, and you don’t want them to develop a serious illness.
Besides, it’s not as “attractive” or “sexy” as it was back in the ’40s when Humphrey Bogart stood in the fog-filled airport with Ingrid Bergman, a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.

The question “how to help someone quit smoking” is easier asked than answered, because in the end, it all comes down to the smoker’s own determination to quit smoking. If he isn’t ready, if he isn’t committed, if he isn’t convinced and determined, or if he doesn’t think he has a good reason to quit, it isn’t going to happen.
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In researching the product Nicocure, we decided to investigate the various ingredients found in the product. In looking at the packaging, we see the following doseage is listed per capsule:

Lobelia Extract 185mg Licorice Root Extract 65mg Passion Flower 120mg Coral Calcium 200mg Proprietary Blend 430mg

For most people, this may not tell very much. We went through each ingredient and did a little research to see what we could find about each of them.
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Here’s a little video that might get you motivated in the quest of becomming clean from the grasp of nicotine:

Quit Smoking - The most popular videos are a click away

This book is a quit smoking program that employs hypnotherapy and special breathing techniques. Using these methods the author claims that you will have no withdrawal symptoms or cravings, no irritability and no desire for snacks between meals. However, as most other programs, this method will only work if the smoker really have the will to give up for themselves.

Susan Hepburn is a recognized hypnotherapist and psychotherapist who runs a flourishing Harley Street practice catering to clients from all over the world.
 
Synopsis 
 
Become a non-smoker permanently, in only one hour, and with no withdrawal symptoms. A half hour CD is included, in a sealed envelope mounted inside the back cover of this paperback. After listening to Susan Hepburn’s unique and effective hypnotherapy script smokers will become non-smokers. Benefits include: - no withdrawal symptoms or cravings - no irritability - no desire for snacks between meals Hepburn strengthens the program with special breathing exercises, explained in the book. The formula works no matter how many years you have smoked or how many a day. Although her formula doesn’t fully rely on your having the willpower of your own to give up, you need help otherwise you would have managed before.  This program can be the help needed but it truly needs yourself to be motivated, not merely by your partner or someone else is twisting your arm!

This book is found for a reasonable price at Amazon:



One of many 5-star Testamonials:

 “I bought this book with the intentions of giving up smoking as my new years resolution. I received this book in the mail on Dec. 23. I had 2 cigarettes left so I figured “why not quit tonight”. I had 1 last cigarette than laid down in bed an read a little of the book, when it came time to listen to the cd I turned off the lights put on my headphones and just relaxed. I woke up the next morning feeling great. I knew I had 1 cigarette left in the pack, I broke it up and threw it out. I haven’t smoked since!!!! A few times I had slight urges (nothing compared to the times I tried to quit before) I did the breathing excercises as instructed in the book and they really work. I’ve been smoking for 12 years, the past 6 years I’ve been smoking a pack per day. I’ve tried many times to quit before with no luck. I strongly urge anyone looking to quit smoking to buy this book.”
-Creíg