March 29, 2008

How You Benefit After You Stop Smoking

Although many smokers might think that the damage is already present or that it is too late to bother, scientific studies show us otherwise. Studies say that the benefits are immediate, while being long lasting in results.Do you know that in just the first hour after you stop smoking your pulse rate and blood pressure decrease, while the internal temperature of your hands and feet will increase? Smoking on the other hand constricts blood vessels, while raising the heart rate, because of the compounds produced within the body. Once you flush these toxins from the body, it will return to its normal state of being.Within just a few hours, the levels of carbon monoxide in the blood will return to normal. Smoking exposes you to CO, which binds with hemoglobin - the molecule that helps transport oxygen through the blood stream. However, this will reduce the amount of oxygen available. The CO levels will decrease, which will increase the available oxygen, while encouraging it to do its job properly, but feeding all the tissues, which work to sustain your life.The risk of a heart attack will be on a downswing after the first 24 hours. Your nerve endings change, 48 […]

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March 27, 2008

Addiction Counseling: 5 Powerful Steps To Quitting Any Addiction

Are you looking for a great way to stop an addiction? Addictions can be very stressful and even dangerous depending on the type of person you are. What a lot of people do not realize, is that an expensive professional may not be the answer. This article will show you a few simple steps to conquering almost any addiction.
1) Make Sure You Have a Few Positive Reinforcements.
Quitting a long term habit is hard enough. Not having any support or positive influences makes it extra difficult. If you are trying to quit smoking or stop drinking alcohol, hanging out with friends who smoke or drink is not recommended. Let them know it is nothing personal, but being around them right now is not very beneficial to you. Find new places to go, and new things to do in order to avoid smelling the cigarette smoke or being around the alcohol.
2) Be Sure to Reward Yourself Every Once in a While.
If you have gone a day without smoking or gulping a beer, treat yourself to something healthy. Buy yourself that expensive item you have been looking at for months. If overeating or junk food is not your addiction, buy yourself an ice […]

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March 14, 2008

Why See A Hypnotist : 10 Great Reasons

Sometimes it amazes me how many people who, upon learning I0m a hypnotist,
confide they0ve always been curious about being hypnotized. 0I want to try it,0 they whisper, 0But I have nothing to be hypnotized for.0
0Really?0 I ask. I can think of a thousand possibilities.
For time0s sake, I0ll supply the most popular, at least those I encounter most in my practice:
1. Hypnosis to feel relaxed and to learn how to relax yourself with self-hypnosis.
2. To quit smoking (or eliminate another un-useful habit).
3. To lose weight and/or change your body.
4. To eat properly/exercise regularly (create a useful habit).
5. To overcome, eliminate, or tame a fear that is holding you back.
6. Hypnosis to stop biting your nails, chewing your hair, picking a pimple, or saying 0um0 a lot. The first in this series is probably the most common, but all of these habits make a person feel, and perhaps appear, less confident.
7. To enjoy public speaking. Sometimes simply not being afraid of it is enough.
People know that speaking well publicly can boost their career, but many find the thought paralyzing. It has been called a fear more powerful than death, but I0m somewhat skeptical of that. In any case, it is common and […]

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