Therapies - Stop smoking
Hypnosis has a successful record in smoking cessation; one session in smoking
cessation is all that is required by most people. It is not something you can
decide for someone else it has to be a decision you have come to alone. The stop
smoking programme is approximately 2 hours long and covers many aspects ignored
by most smokers. You will be looking at aspects of why you smoke as well as why
you want to give up. Vitamins B and C are important when you have recently given
up, helping boost your immune system which has been damaged through smoking.
Why Give Up?
If you weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of being a smoker or a
non-smoker, you’ll always come to the same conclusion - only an idiot would
actually choose to be a smoker. This is something that all smokers know, even if
they continually protest about free choice and the like. You are not making some
sort of sacrifice, because smoking does absolutely nothing for you at all -
other than destroy your health, empty your pocket, make you smell and
considerably shorten your life. You are already aware of the benefits to be
gained from quitting the habit, otherwise you would not have thought of doing so
in the first place.
Benefits of stopping smoking
| Low risk indicators: |
Under 35 years old; smoking 15 a day or less; good
level of fitness; regular exercise taken; no persistent cough; low total
consumption since starting. |
| High risk indicators: |
Over 50 years old; smoking 30 a day or more; poor
fitness level; no regular exercise taken; persistent cough; high total
consumption since starting. |
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Time stopped |
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| low risk |
high risk |
Effect |
| 20 minutes |
20 minutes |
Blood pressure drops to normal. Pulse rate drops to
normal. Temperature of hands and feet returns to normal. |
| 8 hours |
8 hours |
Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
Oxygen level in blood increases to normal. |
| 24 hours |
24 hours |
Chance of heart attack decreased |
| 48 hours |
48 hours |
Nerve endings start to re-grow. Smell and taste
improved. |
| 2 weeks |
3 months |
Circulation improves. Exercise, including walking,
becomes easier. Lung function increased by up to one-third. |
| 1 month |
9 months |
Cilia re-grow in lungs and airways, increasing
lung’s self-maintenance. Energy levels increase overall. |
| 1 year |
1-1½ years |
Excess risk of heart disease is halved. Recovery
rate from heart/bypass surgery almost doubled. |
| 2½ years |
5 years |
Lung cancer death rate for average former smoker
almost halved Risk of mouth and throat cancer halved |
| 5 years |
10 years |
Risk of stroke similar to non-smoker. |
| 10 years |
10 years |
Lung cancer death rate the same as for non-
smokers. Pre-cancerous cells have been replaced. Risk of cancer of
mouth, throat, bladder, kidneys, pancreas decreases. |
| 10 years |
15 years |
Risk of heart disease is that of a non-smoker. |
These figures are based on research by more than one cancer society and do
not represent guaranteed clinical or physical improvements to any one particular
individual. It is widely accepted that non-smokers, even those who have smoked
at some time in the lives, live longer and with a higher quality of life than
those who smoke or continue to smoke. |
| Don’t
forget your Vitamin C and Vitamin B - you can get these from
any good health-food shop. Ask for: 1000mg controlled-release
Vitamin C tablets (take 3 or 4 a day of these - they are
perfectly safe) and also a good Vitamin B complex which should
contain B6 and B12. The Vitamin B complex helps you to deal
with stress, while the Vitamin C not only helps to make quitting
easier; it also bolsters your immune system, which will have been
damaged by smoking. Many people, in fact, take Vitamin C on a daily
basis (two or three a day) to ward off colds and other minor
ailments. |
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