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It is very important to check your dependency on nicotine in order to determine when is the best time to quit and how to quit smoking.

To determine your dependency on nicotine, you will have to ask a few questions to YOURSELF:

1. How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?

2. Do you find it difficult not to smoke in places where you shouldn’t, such as in church, on the bus, in school, or at the library?

3. Which cigarette would you most hate to give up?

4. How many cigarettes do you smoke each day?

5. Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking up than during the rest of the day?

6. Do you still smoke if you are so sick that you are in bed most of the day?

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Once you have known about your condition, you should find yourself the best method to quit smoking.

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In my job, I’ve helped a lot of people quit smoking. And I’ve heard a lot of reasons why smoking is a good thing.

I’ve been told smoking sharpens your mind, relaxes you, calms you, keeps you from yelling at the kids (or spouse), tastes good with coffee, tastes better after a meal. In short, makes you feel “better”. (I always ask “better than what”?)

I know you don’t really believe these reasons, or why would you be trying to stop smoking. Still, a part of you DOES believe these reasons.

The obvious and overlooked part is you must have a strong reason to continue smoking or you would have already stopped. By the way, there is no law that says your reason to keep smoking has to make any logical sense. It rarely does.

Almost all of the reasons you continue smoking can easily be proven wrong. Example: Maybe smoking helps you relax during work breaks because you get away and go outside to do it.

Most of the time you KNOW the reason doesn’t make sense. That doesn’t change the craving though, does it? Just one more one more reason in your list of reasons to quit. A list that doesn’t have much chance against the well-rooted cravings to smoke.

It all comes down to two things. The belief that smoking will make you feel better and what you’re trying to feel better than. That’s it.

If you’re hungry you feel like eating. If you’re tired, you feel like sleeping. If you feel bad (stressed, over-burdened, upset, alone, whatever…) you want to feel good. And, whatever your mind has learned feels good, you feel like doing.

This is an only slightly simplified explanation of a craving. Most smokers have more than one type of craving like, the ‘first thing in the morning’ craving feels different than the ‘after lunch’ craving. But the same model applies.

SO, how do you change these things? I can write on and on about this (and I have on my web site) It will come down to changing the feelings, motivations and beliefs involved.

First, the ‘bad feeling’ side of things needs to be addressed. If it’s too much stress, get it managed, if it’s a situation that makes you lonely, do what you can to fix it, or look for help.

Second, you belief that smoking helps you feel good (it’s probably the innocent mistake that smoking equals being an adult, in control, strong, capable, etc…) In truth, a cigarette is a plant leaf and chemicals wrapped in paper. The good feeling you’re anticipating from smoking is created by your mind. YOU make yourself feel better when you smoke. So it only makes sense that you can make yourself feel good by doing something that is healthy. If, your mind believes it makes you feel good.

And there’s the trick for most people. Successfully quitting smoking is much easier after changing these emotional connections. People don’t often think of this. That is why the success rate of medication and nicotine replacement alone is so poor. The only current exception is Chantix and even Pfizer, the makers of Chantix, recommend behavior modification along with their medication.

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There is strong evidence that suggests that people who smoke cigarettes on a regular basis for a long period of time are at an extremely high risk of developing larynx and lung cancer. Researchers are still trying to figure out exactly how it is that smoking causes these types of cancer, as it is not yet understood clearly.

Normal cells that experience damage are able to repair themselves on their own. Sometimes cells are completely removed and then are replaced by the body’s lymph system. This process can start to go wrong, however.

Sometimes new cells begin to grow into odd, unnatural shapes and as a result do not carry out their normal tasks properly. When this unnatural growth becomes a big enough problem that the body cannot handle it, it has officially become cancer.

Many of the substances that are found in cigarette smoke have been proven to be carcinogenic.

When the paper in a cigarette burns, it releases tar. Each cigarette tends to contain between 10 and 14 milligrams of tar. This tar collects in the tiny air filled sacs of the lungs, called alveoli, where oxygen is usually transferred into the blood. The presence of tar in the alveoli irritates the cells and eventually leads to their unnatural growth.

Other compounds, called nitrosamines, are present in varying amounts. They’re known to be carcinogenic from hundreds of clinical studies on small mammals. NNK is present in a very low concentration: 56.53 nanograms per cigarette. Other nitrosamines, like NNN and NAT, are present in roughly similar amounts.

A few dozen nanograms (one billionth of a gram - 1 g = 0.0353 oz) may sound like a small amount. But sometimes small amounts can have a large effect. Dog’s noses, for example, are so sensitive they can detect a few molecules of certain substances. Some systems in humans are equally sensitive to certain chemicals. Add to that the fact that many of the compounds and their effects are cumulative and the case begins to look very strong.

No study has found any link between cancer and consuming one or two cigarettes per day. But such smokers are extremely rare and the odds of them catching some other serious disease are so much higher it may be masked. A smoker who consumes a pack a day for 20 years has 2-4 times the chances of getting lung cancer than a non-smoker.

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Pretend you or someone you know has a bad habit. A big bad monkey on your back. How did it get there? How did it start? Probably a combination of three things; emotions, authority figures, and repetition.

Let’s use an example.

Let’s just use a younger you for the example, 10-14 years old. And for this example, let’s use the habit of smoking. If you don’t smoke…. replace the word “smoking” with any craving you get, or just pretend you smoke? It is an article about smoking after all.

When you were in that age range we can assume you were learning about your life and how you fit into it. You may not have felt as sure about yourself.

You may have felt self-conscious, dependent on others, powerless, not good enough, or just not as capable as you would have liked to feel. Let’s call this feeling “bad”. Now, this doesn’t mean you felt miserable, but, did you feel as “good” as you wanted to feel? Did you feel as “good” as you believed other people felt?

Possibly, (probably) not. Which would mean you wanted to feel better, or at least as good as you thought other people feel. What would make you feel better? That depends on the influences in your life to that point.

Maybe you had authority figures in your young life that smoked, like parents, relatives, friends, advertisements, role models. At this point in your life, smoking would have been seen as tough, strong, independent, self-assured, unique, “good”. Repetitively exposed to the thing you felt your life lacked.

This would create a desire (craving) in you to do this thing. A belief that smoking is what your life is missing. And not just in a “knowing” way, but a “feeling” way as well, which is much more powerful.

Then at some point you tried your first cigarette, and DID feel better. But you were not very good at smoking yet and since it made you feel better, you practiced it until you were good at it.

As life continues you come across situations that make you feel “bad” again and do what you’ve been taught makes you feel “good”. That is repeated emotions and practice and you have a strong habit.

If you’ve tried to stop smoking before, you may have already thought of these things. And you’ve spent time thinking and analyzing your habit. But, you didn’t learn this habit by thinking and analyzing, so why would trying to quit smoking that way?

It is a lot easier to quit smoking with the same methods you started smoking with. A “hypnotized” state of mind combined with emotions, authority figures and repetition. Often called modern hypnosis.

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Heart disease is very serious and over and over we hear how smoking can cause it. But how? How can smoking lead to heart disease? In fact, what exactly is heart disease?

Heart disease is when one of your major arteries that lead from your heart and carry needed oxygen to the blood becomes partially blocked. If the blockage worsens it can lead to a heart attack or a coronary meaning your coronary artery is blocked and the flow in that artery stops. That is why another term for heart disease is coronary artery disease.

Smoking makes a person’s chances of having coronary artery disease or heart disease much greater for a variety of reasons.

Carbon monoxide is present in cigarette smoke. It binds with hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that helps transport oxygen throughout the body, including the heart. Reducing the oxygen to the heart ups the odds of heart disease.

Cigarettes also contain nicotine which works against the heart because it robs the blood of oxygen that the heart needs. It also makes the blood clot easier which increases your risk of a heart attack.

But even more subtle, yet still dangerous, effects are produced by nicotine. One of the most serious, long term, is that it encourages the growth of fatty deposits on the arteries, constricting blood flow and hardening the blood vessel.

Arthrosclerosis is a condition where good cholesterol called HDL (high density lipoprotein) is decreased in the blood which allows for fat deposits to form on the arteries. Smoking greatly encourages and feeds this condition.

Reducing the diameter of the artery increases blood pressure. That makes it more likely that any weakness present in the artery wall, something termed an aneurysm, will lead to a rupture. That leads to oxygen starvation to the brain, resulting in a stroke. That’s why one so often sees ‘raises the risk of heart disease and stroke’ discussed in the same sentence.

When your arteries become hard they are not able to perform their tasks without extreme stress.

Blood will not flow properly through arteries if there are holes in your arteries. Also, if your blood does not continue to flow freely through your arteries the results are always damaging but can be deadly. Every living tissue in your body is depending on the blood it needs survive and that blood is delivered through the arteries of your heart.

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You can quit smoking with the right information and become smoke free. Every time that I had quit smoking it had taking a lot of effort. In all those times that I had tried to quit before, it did teach me what helps and destroys my efforts. So, if you fail in stopping the smoking, you could also cut back on how many you have. There is no doubt on the benefits for yourself and the loved ones in your life. Check with your health provider for workshops for extra help in being smoke free. With the right approach; the cravings will be easy to over come. Do not fall into the trap believing that quit smoking is too hard to do.

The last time I quit smoking I did join one of those support groups for quit smoking tip. It was pure torture to fight the craving to smoke, so I needed the help. I was hoping this was going to be the last time I smoked. A overwhelming ride of feelings in the mind to put that cigarette in my mouth. Advice from the smoking support group helped a great deal. No secrets in stopping smoking at all, just focus is all you need. Remember your mind will come up with reasons to smoke, don’t be fooled into it.

Arm yourself with the information of why you smoke and understand the effects it has on you. Change your behavior, plan it out ahead of time and like do not hang out with your smoking co-workers and friends. Treat the tobacco like a dependence problem because it is. Face these challenges if you truly want to quit smoking.

Smoking two packs of cigarettes a day was to much for me to quit cold turkey. One of the most known stop smoking idea that people know, not for me with no plan, I don’t think so. Climbing the wall themselves was not for me, in the cold turkey plan.

Trying to quit smoking with products that ease your cravings and withdraw symptoms helps some but not others. Some say that people who use a nicotine patch are less likely to fall back into smoking again. Even if you slip up and have a cigarette, do not give in and start smoking again, just move on with your efforts. Do not think about your past failures just keep trying and you will succeed.

Work your self up to the date that you’re going to stop smoking. It will be unpleasant at first but, so what. People you know can give you support when you start. Many smokers fail a few times first.

Some smoking aids do contain nicotine; other products are coming on the market all the time that do not contain nicotine. Doctors may use drugs like bupropion, chantix and fluoxetine. Chantix is pfizer’s drug, fluoxetine may be for depression in smokers and there is nicotine free bupropion. Doctors will use what works best.

When your body is kicking the nicotine it will give quit smoking side effects “withdraw symptoms” like a mild cold or irritability and fatigue. These symptoms will be the strongest in the first 48 hours and in the first week and ease up in the second week. Remember it is temporary and will go away. If you understand this it will be easy to know what going on in your body and when it will go away.

If you need an incentive to quit smoking think about how much money your can save in a year if you are not buying smokes. After a year buy your self something special. One other incentive would be no more negative attitudes from the non smokers at work. You will no longer have to stand 15 feet away from the door of a building because you will not be smoking anymore. No anti-smoking law to deal with, make all the laws they want, raise taxes on the cigarettes. I have always said if they would outlaw cigarettes, it would put all the drug dealers out of business.

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If you are like most smokers, you have tried to quit smoking by using all of the stop smoking products available. You may even have experienced momentary success, only to find that weeks, months, or years later you picked up the habit again. Fortunately, stop smoking herbs have the safest and most effective quit smoking aids to hit the market.

There are many, many ways out there that would help you in your fight against the habit of smoking. In fact, most stop smoking aids only work 20 percent of the time! 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.

Stop smoking herbs represent the fastest and safest way for you to quit smoking. By combining the effects of a variety of natural formulas, they are able to reproduce the properties of nicotine without the harm of nicotine. They allow your brain to release dopamine just as it does when you smoke which means that you will not undergo the mental and physical stress generally associated with quitting.

When you use stop smoking herbs, you’ll find that you lose the desire to smoke completely. Even if you get the urge to cheat during the process, after one puff, you’ll find that herbal makes smoking unpleasant — the temptation will be gone! Many studies had showed that this natural alternative will work for smokers who want to quit smoking.

The ingredients in stop smoking herbs have different functions for helping people quit smoking. For instance, Gotu Cola which is particularly beneficial in the quit smoking process as it fights anxiety attacks and increases the level of concentration. Avena Sativa, another herb that has been used to fight serious drug addictions (such as opium) with great success for centuries.

These stop smoking herbs are the best way to help you to break your association between nicotine naturally. Moreover, studies have proven that they work 97 percent of the time. They also can be used as patches on the skin and hence are very easy to use.

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A quality quit smoking hypnosis session can look a little complicated, if done correctly. A behavior modification process addressing a variety of aspects in your life. The nice part is you don’t have to worry about putting it together. It’s all done for you. You’re left with the job of using it to help yourself.

You know what your smoking habit is like. You know what makes your craving to smoke the strongest. You know what daily problem areas make you struggle for control the most.

A well formed hypnosis program can address your unique cravings directly. It can de-fuse the emotional triggers so they no longer happen. If you’ve fought with smoking long enough, it might be difficult to even imagine what it would feel like to NOT have a craving.

That’s good, and it can be even better. Why not use the same learning principles behind the smoking habit creation and use hypnosis to begin cravings or desires for water, exercise and fresh air? Then prepare some distractions to occupy your time and mind. The time you used to use smoking. At 5 to 10 minutes per cigarette, that time adds up. Some people would be satisfied with this much help. But, more is possible.

How about that daily stress that wants to be relieved? If you can’t smoke to relieve it, what to do? Let’s use hypnosis to relieve your stress too? Sounds good.

It would be nice to get a shot of confidence too, wouldn’t it? Some general, over-all, inner confidence using hypnosis? And, especially additional confidence that you CAN quit smoking this time, and feel good doing it. (One of the ways we learn behaviors is repetition. I’m pretty sure this isn’t your first quit smoking attempt. Did previous failed attempts create expectations for this attempt? Better fix that too.)

And just in case, you might as well use hypnosis to address your eating habits. Make sure they stay in control during your quit smoking process. Just knowing that this is one more part of the process should ease your mind.

If you have this kind of help, combined with your own desire and motivation to quit smoking, what’s stopping you? There is all kinds of help out there. Make sure you get all the pieces of the quit smoking puzzle that you need.

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It’s the first three days that people find the most difficult regardless of the smoking cessation method they’ve chosen. This is due to the fact that it is in those 72 hours when the nicotine leaving your body is felt the greatest. This can lead to feelings of irritabililty, fatigue, and a persistent headache - all perfectly normal symptoms of withdrawal.

The good news is that if you prepare mentally for your quit day, many of the symptoms will not make you feel like you have to lock yourself in a closet. Letting friends and family members know that today is your quit day (if you feel they would be a help and not a hindrance) would be a good idea and since it’s common knowledge about how people act when they stop smoking, you may just get the to house to yourself for the day.

Also keep in mind that you will be going through these trying times and have plans to work through them, should they arise. It can really nip withdrawal symptoms in the bud. It is helpful to have made a list of what you feel you may experience for symptoms of withdrawal. Some of the things that you may want to include on your list are:

Agitated or angry: Find something to do to take your mind off things. In solitude is probably best.

Feeling overly emotional or sensitive: Seek out somewhere you can be alone until the feelings subside.

Feeling tired: Rest and healing are needed to allow myself to heal from my addiction.

Feeling nauseated: I will go outside and get some fresh air.

After I eat I will: Find something to do so I don’t crave the ‘after-dinner’ cigarette.

Drinking lots and lots of fluids, especially water, is a great way to clear the nicotine from your system as the fluids will metabolize your body’s chemical stores. Side effects, at worse, are more frequent bathroom breaks and a water-logged stomach. The upside is that the faster the nicotine leaves your system, the sooner the physical symptoms will subside.

A few things can make the withdrawal symptoms stronger rather than weaker. Caffeine may be one of those. But not for all people. Every situation is unique. Best to judge for yourself. If you are finding that caffeinated drinks are causing you cravings, you should cut down drastically or quit altogether.

However, giving up multiple vices at once can also be very stressful. So be wary and maybe just cut back on the caffeine to start. But be sure to use plenty of water, juices and even milkshakes to kick start your system and get those withdrawal symptoms out of the way.

Another common side effect of quitting smoking is the inability to fall asleep or to stay soundly asleep. Regardless of how tired you might have been throughout the day, it seems like your mind won’t shut down for the evening and comfort is nowhere to be found.

Taking a nice hot shower or a soothing bath, just prior to going to bed can be very helpful and can help you become relaxed enough to fall asleep. Normally, this will only last one or two nights at the most, but if it becomes persistent, you may want to consider taking an over-the-counter sleep aid for a night or two. Your sleeplessness won’t last for long.

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Finding the best way to quit smoking is something almost impossible. Many smokers who are out there have heard all the reasons to quit smoking, yet many still smoke. It is pointless to try the various techniques available if you have no serious intention of quitting.

Better Health

Research has shown that smoking reduces life expectancy by seven to eight years. The number of people under the age of 70 who die from smoking-related diseases exceeds the total figure for deaths caused by breast cancer, AIDS, traffic accidents and drug addiction. Beside, the skin of smokers will getting look older than before and their other organ getting weaker.

The damage to these organs is why everyone should quit smoking. The teeth become yellow as the smoke from the cigarette passes over them on the way toward the lungs. The gum that hold the teeth are also damaged by the harmful ingredients in the smoke inhaled by a smoker.

Save Money

Have you ever know how much you spend on smoking per day? Beside getting bad to your health, smoking will cost a person more than fifteen hundred dollars a year! As the price of cigarettes getting higher and higher, smoking will definitely have a negative impact to your wallet.

Beside that, smokers may spend another cost due to the effect of smoking. Smokers also have more health problems and these problems can cost more money. Anyone who smokes should quit immediately because it is an expensive habit.

Many smokers fear to search for the best way to stop smoking in their case because deep down inside, they do not want to quit for a variety of reasons. Finding a good reason is a challenge for everybody, it can be discovered more easily by people who have a stronger character. Once you get a strong reason to quit smoking, you may try the stop smoking herbs quit smoking methods.

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