January’s Topic is Quitting Smoking
Dr. Saunders’ Kick The Habit Plan To Quit Smoking
Over a hundred years ago Mark Twain quipped, “It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times.”… [more]
Diet is Key in Kicking the Habit
Quitting smoking for good can be really tricky business. Reason being it is very easy to switch from… [more]
Smoke And Mirrors
Greetings from sunny Florida, where it is currently a lovely 72 degrees, Fahrenheit! There is something… [more]
SMOKING ADDICTION: Why To Quit and How To Do It
When your parents were young, people could buy cigarettes and smoke pretty much anywhere — even in… [more]
Removing the Smoke Screen
Not long ago on a beautiful sunny afternoon, a friend and I had just spread our picnic blanket on the… [more]
January Stop Smoking Articles:
Dr. Saunders’ Kick The Habit Plan To Quit Smoking
Over a hundred years ago Mark Twain quipped, “It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times.” The concept of quitting a habit is as old as people, but smoking is one habit that seems especially difficult to overcome. I have patients who quit methamphetamines, heroin and alcohol, … [Read More...]
Diet is Key in Kicking the Habit
Quitting smoking for good can be really tricky business. Reason being it is very easy to switch from the smoking habit right into another bad habit. The most common switch is from smoking to over-eating, and more specifically, to sugar addiction. The average person who quits smoking gains … [Read More...]
Smoke And Mirrors
Greetings from sunny Florida, where it is currently a lovely 72 degrees, Fahrenheit! There is something to be said about living in a state where instead of wearing sweaters and coats at Christmas, you are sweating and coating yourself with sunscreen. :) Oh, and before I forget, Happy New Year! … [Read More...]
SMOKING ADDICTION: Why To Quit and How To Do It
When your parents were young, people could buy cigarettes and smoke pretty much anywhere — even in hospitals! Ads for cigarettes could be see everywhere. Today, we are more aware about the dangers of smoking and how bad it is for our health. Smoking is now restricted or banned in almost all … [Read More...]
Removing the Smoke Screen
Not long ago on a beautiful sunny afternoon, a friend and I had just spread our picnic blanket on the grass at the edge of the crowd for a classic Spanish guitar concert downtown in our city. Who would happen to plant himself right next to us but a burly, breathless, wrinkled-face man whose mouth … [Read More...]
Smoking and Skin Aging
Smoking cigarettes ages skin faster than anything else, apart from sun damage. There is no gentle way of saying this but if you smoke cigarettes, then you need to stop smoking. Aside from the many health issues associated with smoking – if you care at all about wrinkles and you want to look … [Read More...]
The Painless Stop Smoking Cure
It's not your fault you failed to quit smoking until now. You have failed to successfully stop smoking for the most simple of reasons. No matter what “method” you use to stop smoking: You always have the feeling that you are going to “give up” something. You have the feeling or doubt … [Read More...]
Vitamin Supplements That Aid In Quitting Smoking
The nutritional needs of smokers and non-smokers are different. People who smoke often have deficiencies in numerous nutrients including zinc, calcium, folate, vitamin C and vitamin E, beta-carotene, lycopene and essential fatty acids in the omega-3 and omega-6 families, depleting the body of … [Read More...]
Stop Smoking: Follow President Obama’s Example
For many people, quitting smoking is a real test of wills. Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath singer and of the rock world's most famous drug abusers, said of all the drugs he quit, that smoking was the hardest. For President Barack Obama, quitting was a personal challenge. Kicking the habit … [Read More...]
What’s Lifestyle Got To Do With It?
It happens to everyone. That moment when you realize that it is time to do something about your weight. It may happen when you are looking in the mirror or standing on the scale. Your first thought is to go on a “diet,” but as quickly as that enters your mind the ghosts of a hundred diets … [Read More...]
