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5 Things to Remember When You Stop Smoking

29 August 2019 by 3 Comments
Happy Contented Non Smoker

Being a non smoker provides so much freedom and relief

Congratulations! Quitting smoking is a major achievement that you should be proud of!

Tips to Help Your Body Recover as a Non Smoker

But giving up the tobacco habit is only the first step in the long smoking cessation healing process. Your body will now need to recover from the damages wrought on it by cigarettes. To help you along in the process, to keep you from going back on tobacco, here are 5 things you need to remember to do when you quit smoking:

Water

When you quit smoking you need to drink water. Lots and lots of water! Water helps detox the body by flushing out the toxins and chemicals that have been depositing into your system by cigarettes. It is recommended you drink 2-3 litres of water a day. Your body has a blueprint of where you should be. So once it registers you are a non-smoker it will be removing those toxins and poisons from your body as quickly as it can and this can impact on your kidneys. So avoid kidney pain by drinking water.

Fruit

Cigarettes contain sugar and lots of it. So once you are a non smoker, you will need to look at how you will replace that sugar. Fruit is a healthy option and you will need something every half hour or less frequently depending on the number of cigarettes you smoked. It is important to eat a variety of different fruits. Fruits contain many of the vitamins and nutrients that your body needs to replenish after smoking.

Deep Breathing

When people smoke, as a rule they inhale the smoke. This moves the toxins, tar, nicotine and poisons into the outer areas of the lungs. Once they become non smokers, they rarely take those deep breaths.  So it is important to take deep breaths constantly to remove these from the lungs. This is why it is not unusual to see people develop pneumonia once they quit smoking. The best method is the 4, 7, 8 method. So breathe in deeply for 4, hold it for 7 and breathe out slowly for 8. Do this twice at least every hour and more often if you smoked 20/day or more.

Check Your Bank Account

Smoking is not only a dangerous habit, it is an expensive habit. Smoking is a bank breaker for many people. Therefore, if you are struggling with motivation in the first few days after you quit smoking, make a plan to calculate how much money smoking cessation saves you—and maybe plan to use that money for something more healthy, fun or productive as well.

Be Trigger Conscious

In the days after you give up the psychosocial smoking habit, you will need to be very conscious of what triggers you vis-à-vis smoking. What is it that makes your reach for a cigarette? Being aware of your triggers allows you to both avoid and defuse them to stay smoke free.

Quitting smoking is not a one day event, it is a lifelong process. This is why it is important to have a plan of action with regard to stopping smoking. Having a plan will help you stay smoke free for the long haul.

One plan that is worth investigating is quit smoking hypnosis. Quit smoking hypnosis helps you re-program your attitudes and beliefs towards cigarettes so that you are no longer dependent on them for stress relief or any other form of psychological soothing. As a smoking cessation method, quit smoking hypnosis will teach you to transfer your emotional responses onto healthy activities instead. Try it—you will find that it helps you stay off tobacco in order to live a healthier life.

Are you willing to let smoking cigarettes continue to control your life? 

If  not – Book  your appointment today and make that commitment to be free from the smoking habit.

You can also call 1300 619 684 (It will be answered with Master Your Life Power, Life Coach to Quit smoking)

You will know for yourself at the end of the session, you are now a non-smoker.

You won’t feel as if you are giving anything up, or having to cope with not having cigarettes.

You will be satisfied and happy that you have now done what so many people only wish to do.

So what are you waiting for?

Start Now on Your journey to be a non-smoker

Book  your appointment today and make that commitment to be free from the smoking habit.  You can also call 1300 619 684

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5 Reasons Why You Need to Stop Smoking

25 August 2019 by
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People smoke for many different reasons and there are also a lot more reasons why a person should stop smoking.

Why do People Start Smoking

Initially some people start smoking due to peer pressure because they don’t want to be different from their friends. Some people smoke out of curiosity. They want to know what it tastes like or what it feels like to smoke. Other people smoke because they think it makes them look cool.

Smoking has extremely negative effects on a person’s health and appearance. It not only affects the smoker, it also affects the people near them.

Why a person needs to stop smoking

1. Smoking has a great negative effect on your health

Smoking can lead to lung cancer and other chronic lung problems which could lead to a slow and painful death. It can cause extreme damage to other body organs such as the heart or the whole cardiovascular system. Smoking can also lead to other types of cancer such as throat cancer. At whatever angle you want to see it, smoking doesn’t have any good help to a person’s health condition.

2.During pregnancy

There are several harmful effects of smoking during pregnancy. When an expecting mother inhales tobacco smoke from a cigarette, some of the chemicals are exhaled immediately and leave the body, but others stay in the body and make their way into the placenta. There are a lot of possible pregnancy complications that have been associated with women who smoke. Ectopic pregnancy, foetal death, miscarriage, still birth and more commonly premature birth are just a few examples.

3. Smoking can cause impotence.

Impotence is a problem among men characterized by consistent inability to sustain erection that is sufficient for a sexual intercourse. Smoking can damage the blood vessels supplying blood to the penis and cause them to degenerate. Nicotine narrows the arteries that lead to the penis, reducing blood flow and the pressure of blood in the penis. This can then result in impotence.

4. Social disadvantages may also be brought by smoking.

Smoking stains the teeth and gums which can result in an unsightly smile. Smoking increases the risk of periodontal disease, which causes swollen gums, bad breath and teeth to fall out. These are huge social disadvantages.

Second-hand smoke is dangerous to other people. Therefore, smoking is not allowed in many public places. The smoke coming from the cigarette inhaled by the person near the smoker can also cause the same health problems as experienced by the smoker themselves.

5. The Cost of Cigarettes is Very High

In countries such as Australia where the tax is very high on any type of cigarettes, people want to quit but are struggling to quit smoking. The money to buy cigarettes is reducing the quality of their lives which in turn impacts on the whole family. This in turn impacts on the mental health causing frustration, stress and possibly relationship problems.

Many people believe it is too hard to just suddenly stop smoking. It’s not supposed to be a one day or one month process. Some people go cold turkey and most become so irritable that their spouse, partner or friend become so fed up they often go out and buy a packet of cigarettes just to bring harmony back into the home.

It takes a lot of commitment, effort and dedication for a person to finally stop smoking. To increase your chances of success, you need to be motivated, have social support, an understanding of what to expect, and a personal game plan. The most effective system today is with Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP.

Are you willing to let smoking cigarettes continue to control your life? 

If  not – Book  your appointment today and make that commitment to be free from the smoking habit.

You can also call 1300 619 684 (It will be answered with Master Your Life Power, Life Coach to Quit smoking)

You will know for yourself at the end of the session, you are now a non-smoker.

You won’t feel as if you are giving anything up, or having to cope with not having cigarettes.

You will be satisfied and happy that you have now done what so many people only wish to do.

So what are you waiting for?

Start Now on Your journey to be a non-smoker

Book  your appointment today and make that commitment to be free from the smoking habit.  You can also call 1300 619 684

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Does Smoking Damage the Heart?

15 August 2019 by 1 Comment

Yes, smoking can damage the heart. The heart is the organ that supplies blood and oxygen to all parts of the body. It is about the size of a clenched fist, weighs about 10.5 ounces and is shaped like a cone. The heart is the most important muscle in the body. Circulation of blood also picks up waste products like poisons from cigarette smoke and carries them to different parts of the body. So cigarette smoking can cause serious damage to the heart.

What is Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a disease which produces is a build-up of plaque inside our arteries. Plaque is composed of fatty deposits, cholesterol, calcium and other substances. These substances will, over time, cause the arteries to become narrower. This therefore lessen the flow of blood to the brain, heart and other areas of the body.

Heart attacks, strokes, heart diseases and most other cardiovascular diseases are primarily caused by atherosclerosis. The toxins and poisons coming from the cigarette smoke when entering the blood stream greatly contribute to developing atherosclerosis. This is accelerated by the build up of the plaque inside the arteries. Smoking can also cause raised cholesterol.

Heart attack

People who have atherosclerosis can suffer a heart attack as a blockage in the main artery may cause restricted blood flow to the heart. This causes pain and the person will have a heart attack. The main reason is because the blood and the oxygen it carries cannot pass through the main artery or the vessels supplying blood to the heart. This causes damage to the heart muscle and the heart or that area that is depleted of much needed blood flow may subsequently dies as a result.

Angina

Angina is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when a person has insufficient blood and oxygen supplying the heart or an area of the heart muscle. It can be caused by physical exertion but it can also be due to smoking. Angina usually does not cause death whereas a heart attack may result in death.

Stroke

Smoking cigarettes puts people at a higher risk of suffering a stroke or cerebrovascular accident(CVA). A stroke occurs when there is a lack of blood and oxygen reaching a part of the brain causing brain cells to die. Lack of oxygen to the brain is often caused by atherosclerosis in the artery that leads to the brain, which restricts the blood flow and therefore the amount of oxygen that is carried with it. As the blood flow is restricted due to the fatty deposit build up, which narrows the arteries, a blood clot may form and a stroke will result as the tissues around the brain are starved of oxygen.

The effects and benefits of giving up smoking on the cardiovascular system are often immediate and greatly reduce the risk of suffering any of these diseases. Once a smoker stops smoking atherosclerosis is slowed down, the blood is less likely to clot and oxygen and blood can pass through the arteries more freely and more easily, which relieves stress on the heart and lessens the damage on the heart. Cholesterol levels are also reduced, which will slow the build-up of cholesterol in the arteries.

Perhaps you are a Smoker

Hypnosis can help you quit smoking in only 60 minutes. Just as healthy habits can be developed, you can also get rid of your smoking habit, under the guidance of a Hypnotherapist.

Maureen Hamilton- Hypnotherapist

Maureen Hamilton is a Hypnotherapist and a Quit Cigarettes in 60 Minutes Specialist. Maureen is a specialist who uses the most effective process to help people quit smoking in just 60 minutes with an outstanding success rate of 97.5% using a proven and successful technique which has worked for thousands of clients. Maureen can help you and take you from being a smoker to a non-smoker in just one session and offering a Lifetime Guarantee. You can also book online giving you the choice of date and time.
Or call Maureen on 1300 619 684 or have a look at those people who have quit smoking and loving their new life.

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Vitamin B6 for Smokers and People With ADHD

13 August 2019 by 3 Comments

Do you have a History of Smoking?

Have you recently quit smoking and are looking for a way to boost your immune system? Or perhaps you are thinking about quitting smoking.

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Do you or someone you love suffer from ADHD and are looking for a more natural relief that doesn’t involve drugs or medication?

If you answer yes to either of these questions (and maybe even both) then perhaps it is worth investigating vitamin B6 as a nutritional supplement. Whether you have just quit smoking or are contemplating quitting, let’s look at the ways vitamin B6 can help you improve your quality of life. Alternatively you may have recently been diagnosed with ADHD.

Vitamin B6 and Smoking

Perhaps you have just quit smoking and are looking at ways to mitigate the harm it has done to your body. Vitamin B6 is an excellent supplement if you are interested in boosting your immunity. Smoking wreaks havoc on the immune system since it must work overtime to fight all of the extra toxins tobacco smoke deposits into the body.

Vitamin B6 or as it is known, pyridoxine, is a critical nutrient for a strong immune system. It also helps protect you against hormonal imbalances, can prevent heart disease, and deters pregnancy problems.

However, if you have recently quit smoking then you may be most excited to hear that vitamin B6 can help reduce your risk of developing lung cancer. According to a study conducted at The International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, “vitamin B6 and methionine are strongly associated with reducing lung cancer risk in people who never smoked, people who quit, and current smokers” says researcher Dr. Paul Brennan. Vitamin B6 sounds like a pretty good health deal if you are trying to get your body back on track after you just quit smoking.

Vitamin B6 and ADHD

If you or someone you know has ADD, then vitamin B6 is also worth investigating. Vitamin B6 is often referred to as an anti-stress vitamin and it is vital to enhancing your immune system and getting your body through stressful situations. Problems like depression, anxiety, short-term memory loss, the inability to concentrate, and irritability are often the result of a vitamin B6 deficiency. Vitamin B6 is key to healthy brain development and functioning and synthesizes serotonin. In terms of ADHD, vitamin B6, particularly in combination with magnesium, has been shown to relieve symptoms because it balances the brain processes mentioned before. While it is always important to seek professional medical treatment when diagnosed with ADHD, taking vitamin B6 supplements will cetainly be of benefit.

Vitamin B6 is an excellent nutrition supplement as it keeps two of our most important bodily functions, the immune system and neural system, healthy and high-functioning.

If you have just quit smoking or struggle to keep your ADHD under control, Vitamin B6 can play a very important role in helping bring your body back into balance. Your mood will certainly benefit as well.

Perhaps You are Still Smoking?

Hypnosis can help you quit smoking in only 60 minutes. Just as healthy habits can be developed, you can also get rid of your smoking habit, under the guidance of a Hypnotherapist.

Maureen Hamilton – Hypnotherapist

Maureen Hamilton is a Hypnotherapist and a Quit Cigarettes in 60 Minutes Specialist. Maureen is a specialist who uses the most effective process to help people quit smoking in just 60 minutes with an outstanding success rate of 97.5%. Maureen uses a proven and successful technique which has worked for thousands of clients. Maureen can help you and take you from being a smoker to a non-smoker in just one session. The benefit is providing you want to quit smoking, then you will be a non smoker. The added bonus, Maureen offers a Lifetime Guarantee.

Call Maureen on 1300 619 684 or have a look at those people who have quit smoking and loving their new life.

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Quit Smoking and Keep off the Kilos!

9 August 2019 by Leave a Comment

Smokers often come up with excuses for why they can’t quit smoking. Maybe they only smoke at parties. Maybe they use cigarettes as a way to meet people. Maybe they just like cigarettes.

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Of the endless reasons why, one very popular pro-smoking excuse is the belief that smoking is a form of weight management. In other words it is a tobacco habit to will help people manage their eating habits and thus keep their kilos to a minimum. While there is a element of truth to the previous statement, the larger reality is that there is really only one healthy path to weight management and that path involves dedication to healthy eating and exercise habits. [Read more…]

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Reasons Why You Need to Stop Smoking

5 August 2019 by Leave a Comment

People smoke for many different reasons. There are also many other reasons why a person should stop smoking.

Kids Smoking cigarettes

Kids love to experiment especially with smoking

Why do People Start Smoking?

There are a number of reasons why people start smoking. Here are a few:-

  • Initially some people start smoking due to peer pressure. They don’t want to be different from their friends.
  • Some people smoke out of curiosity. They want to know what it tastes like or experiment to discover the feeling smoking can give them.
  • Other people smoke because they think it makes them look cool.

Smoking has extremely negative effects on a person’s health and appearance. It doesn’t only affect the smoker but also the people near them. Reading through this article gives information on why a person needs to stop smoking.

Negative Impact of Smoking Your Health

Smoking can lead to lung cancer and other chronic lung problems which could lead to a slow and painful death. It can cause extreme damage to other body organs such as the heart or the whole cardiovascular system. Smoking can also lead to other types of cancer such as laryngeal cancer. At whatever angle you want to see it, smoking doesn’t have any good help to a person’s health condition.

To a pregnant mother, there are several harmful effects of smoking

When an expecting mother inhales tobacco smoke from a cigarette, some of the chemicals are exhaled immediately and leave the body, but others stay in the body and make their way into the placenta. There are a lot of possible pregnancy complications that have been associated with women who smoke. Ectopic pregnancy, Foetal Death, miscarriage and still birth are just a few examples.

Another reason why a person should stop smoking is because it can cause impotence

Impotence is a problem among men characterized by consistent inability to sustain erection that is sufficient for a sexual intercourse. Smoking can damage the blood vessels supplying blood to the penis and cause them to degenerate: nicotine narrows the arteries that lead to the penis, reducing blood flow and the pressure of blood in the penis that’s why impotence occurs.

Social disadvantages may also be brought by smoking

Smoking stains your teeth and gums which can result in an unsightly smile. Smoking increases your risk of periodontal disease, which causes swollen gums, bad breath and teeth to fall out which are huge social disadvantages. Second-hand smoke is dangerous to other people, therefore, smoking is not allowed in many public places. The smoke coming from the cigarette that is inhaled by the person near the smoker can also cause the same health problems as that of what the primary smoker can get.

Many people believe it is very hard to just suddenly stop smoking

It’s not supposed to be a one day or one month process. Some people go cold turkey and most become so irritable that their spouse, partner or friend become so fed up they often go out and buy a packet of cigarettes just to bring harmony back into the home.

It takes a lot of courage, effort and dedication for a person to finally stop smoking. It is possible to learn how to replace your smoking habits, manage your cravings, and join the millions of people who have kicked the habit for good. To increase your chances of success, you need to be motivated, have social support, an understanding of what to expect, and a personal game plan. The most effective system today is with Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP. This has a 95.6% success rate.

Are you willing to let smoking cigarettes continue to control YOUR LIFE? 

If not – Book your appointment today and make that commitment to be free from the smoking habit.  You can also call 1300 619 684 (It will be answered with Master Your Life Power, Life Coach to Quit Smoking)

At the end of the session, you will be a non-smoker.

So take control and call Maureen Hamilton – Hypnotherapist so you too can take control of your life. Maureen also offers a very successful Weight Loss Hypnosis program if you are concerned about weight gain.

You won’t feel as though you are giving anything up, or having to cope with unpleasant withdrawals.

You will be satisfied and happy that you have now done what so many people only wish to do.

So what are you waiting for?

Start Now on Your journey to be a non-smoker

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Psychological Effects of Marijuana

3 August 2019 by Leave a Comment

If you are a marijuana smoker, quitting smoking is important for your mental health.

How does Marijuan affect you

Is Marijuana Addictive?

Quitting Smoking Marijuana Keeps Your Mental Faculties in Better Shape

When we talk about smoking, particularly cigarettes, we are mainly concerned with identifying the physical hazards. When it comes to smoking marijuana, the psychological hazards often pose a greater risk. Let’s take a brief look at what marijuana is, what it does and how it can affect your mental health in order to underscore the importance of quitting smoking marijuana or as it often referred to as pot.

What is Marijuana?

Marijuana is a plant from the nettle family known as cannabis sativa or cannabis indica. It grows in the wild and is also cultivated by farmers and drug dealers. Marijuana is used for many purposes: to make rope and textiles, medicines, and finally, as a recreational drug. Marijuana can be smoked for recreational purposes in both resin and dried plant forms; marijuana resin is commonly known as hashish.

How does Marijuana Affect Your Mental Health?

Marijuana’s active ingredient is THC and within ten minutes of smoking it, you will begin to feel its effects on your body as it is being absorbed into your blood stream. Theses effects include:

  1. · Euphoria
  2. · Paranoia
  3. · Fear
  4. · Panic
  5. · Increased appetite
  6. · Rapid heart rate
  7. · Slowed reaction time/perception of time

Marijuana is Psychologically Addictive

Like cigarette smoking, it becomes a strong habit that is hard to break. Quitting smoking marijuana is difficult because people become psychologically dependent on the altered state provided by the THC experience. Smoking marijuana can lead to increased anxiety, depression, and inability to function at normal social levels. It affects short-term memory, so it can make your job or studies more difficult. Many people believe that marijuana is not addictive because theories about it being biologically addictive have proven to be inconclusive. However, psychological addiction is often more difficult to break because habits can become deeply ingrained into our brains-we feel as though we cannot live without them.

Quitting Smoking Marijuana

This a good idea because it is a distraction from the reality of life. Altered mental states can become problematic when trying to forge interpersonal relationships or take care of your personal responsibilities. Smoking, whether it is marijuana or cigarettes, is a habit and quitting the smoking habit is something that only you have control over. The substances don’t control you, you control whether or not you are going to use them. Staying mentally fit is an important part of life and if you want to have optimal mental health, then a marijuana-free lifestyle is a good step in the right direction.

Is Smoking Marijuana Controlling Your Life

Many people who smoke marijuana have experienced negative experiences and even trauma in their lives. Smoking marijuana acts as an emotional buffer assisting people to live their lives and function as best they can. Many have sought assistance from various health professionals and while they may have assisted them to cope, they may not have been able to deal with the underlying trauma. The Richards Trauma Process is a comparitively new therapy where these events can be resolved in usually only three sessions.

Are you Uncertain as to Whether This can Help You?

Are you anxious, depressed, traumatised?  Are you seeking a drug-free solution?

Maureen Hamilton is a practitioner of The Richards Trauma Process™ and can step you through to the other side of your pain. DO SOMETHING about your situation.  CALL Maureen today on 1300 619 684 or visit the Master Your Life Power website for more information.

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Hypnotherapy Concepts

11 May 2019 by 2 Comments
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Chances are you have heard of hypnosis, but you may not believe in it. Many people are sceptical when it comes to anything that has to do with trances or altered-states of mind that are not induced by drugs. However, hypnosis is a very real phenomenon that can have many therapeutic benefits. In order to better understand how hypnosis can help people, it is important to first understand how it works, so let’s discuss the concept of hypnosis in a little more depth.

What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is an imaginative mental state of mind and it is typically characterized by heightened focus, concentration and inner absorption. Hypnosis is induced by hypnotic induction, a process that involves a long series of questions and instructions. Hypnotic induction can be administered by a hypnotist or by the subject him or herself. Contrary to popular belief, subjects who have been hypnotized are not asleep or engaging in sleepwalking, but rather are awake and responding to and focusing on the suggestions of the hypnotist.

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is the term used when hypnosis is used for therapeutic purposes. Hypnotherapists use guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focus to help their patients achieve a heightened sense of awareness (a kind of “trance”) in which they are able to zone in on specific behavioural issues and address them by making positive changes.

The Power of the Mind

Hypnotherapy can help modify a variety of behaviours and habits and it is dependent on the power of the mind, not mind-altering drugs. In this way, hypnotherapy is not at all dangerous. The only danger is that it may or may not work in helping you achieve a specific behavioural goal, but it will not harm your body in any way. Hypnosis will not cause you to lose control of your free will, only make you more open to suggestions. So it is not a form of mind control or manipulation. It is completely safe and many patients find it extremely helpful in changing the way they think about things and perceive things.

Common Use of Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy can be used to help a patient quit smoking,  relieve stress, anxiety, depression, phobias, and sleep disorders. It is considered an aid to psychotherapy and it has become increasingly popular as people are becoming more aware of how much power the mind has in influencing the way we think and behave. We are the creators of our thoughts and our thoughts are the creators of our actions. There are many certified hypnotherapists and there are hypnotherapy organizations in Australia , America, England as well as in various countries across the globe.

If you have some habits  you are looking to change, are struggling with a psychological condition, or are just seeking ways to expand your mind and the way you think about the world; hypnosis offers a great chance to condition your thinking in positive, creative, and helpful ways.  It is definitely worth considering when looking for ways to improve your quality of life.

One of those habits is often smoking.

Are you a Smoker?

Hypnosis can help you quit smoking in only 60 minutes. Just as healthy habits can be developed, you can also get rid of your smoking habit, under the guidance of a Hypnotherapist.

Maureen Hamilton- Hypnotherapist

Maureen Hamilton is a Hypnotherapist and a Quit Cigarettes in 60 Minutes Specialist. Maureen is a specialist who uses the most effective process to help people quit cigarettes in just 60 minutes with an outstanding success rate of 97.5% using a proven and successful technique which has worked for thousands of clients. Maureen can help you and take you from being a smoker to a non-smoker in just one session and offering a Lifetime Guarantee.
Call Maureen on 1300 619 684 or have a look at those people who have quit smoking and loving their new life.

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5 Ways of Showing Your Gratitude

9 May 2019 by Leave a Comment
Gratitude Journal reminding ourselves of what we have

Use a Gratitude Journal to focus on your achievements and be grateful

Being thankful and showing those around you gratitude is a healing and fulfilling way to approach living your life. It makes you happy, keeps you balanced, and humble and fills those around you with a sense of worthiness and warmth.

Showing gratitude is a simple task

Gratitude can be a simple thank you when someone lets you borrow their pen in a science class or the gesture of holding the door open for a mum struggling with her grocery bags. Gratitude is a good tonic for many of the ailments in life. It can help keep you balanced and centered in times of great struggle. Practicing gratitude everyday is good for your heart and your mind.

Here are five easy ways that you can show gratitude in your life every day

This will not require a lot of energy or effort.

Offer a little extra help

Offering help does not have to be a huge exertion. If someone drops something, pick it up. Let them know that they are worthy of help and a little extra attention. No matter how small the action, it is the intention behind it that counts.

Make thank you your favorite phrase

Do you say thank you enough? Think about it. Making thank you a hallmark of your social interactions will make people appreciate you and want to spend time with you because they know they are appreciated.

Praise someone

Give an extra compliment to someone, a coworker or a friend. Let them know that you value what they do, what they say, and above all who they are.

Listen

You can show that you appreciate someone by really listening to what they have to say. Sometimes people just want to know that they are seen and heard, and if you authentically listen to what they have to say, you will boost their self-esteem and self-worth ten-fold.

Replace criticism with gratitude

Did your spouse leave the towel on the bathroom floor again? Did your coworker start chewing his food too loudly during a meeting? Instead of criticizing the habits that annoy you, try to focus on showing gratitude to the people in your life, even when they annoy you the most. You will feel better and more centered if you dwell on the positive instead of the negative.

Gratitude is a major factor in keeping us connected to those around us.

As human beings, we are relational and the main purpose in our lives is to keep ourselves connected with those around us, as this facilitates our ability to receive love, safety, and comfort. Showing gratitude is a way of making the people around us feel that they are worthy of love, safety, and comfort. Gratitude is a humble way of nurturing the seeds of human relationships that lead us all to feel better about ourselves and our place in the world.

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Does Australia’s Strict Approach to Tobacco Advertising actually Help People Quit Smoking?

6 May 2019 by 1 Comment

Australia is one of the world leaders in the war against tobacco advertising.

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Big Tobacco and their convincing advertising.

Power of the Tobacco Industry

The idea has been that to help people quit smoking, the tobacco advertising industry must have its wings clipped. It has been illegal to advertise tobacco products on the radio and television since 1976 and in 1990 it became illegal to promote tobacco in Australian magazines and newspapers. The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition of 1992 now bans most forms of tobacco advertising, and plain packaging cigarettes became law in November 2011. This created a landmark legal challenge lodged by Big Tobacco in which Australia won.

Definite Changes

Australia is indeed a bellwether of global anti-tobacco initiatives, but do these efforts really help its populace quit smoking? According to the New South Wales Cancer Council, Australians have quit smoking in dramatic numbers, particularly Australian men. In 1945, approximately 72% of Australian men were regular smokers and 26% of Australian women smoked. Contrast these numbers with recent Australian statistics: In 2007, 18.6% of Australian men were regular smokers and 14.5% of women were regular smokers. On the surface, and when the entire populace is taken into account, it looks as though clamping down on the tobacco industry’s ability to advertise freely has massive amounts of people to quit smoking, and this is true.  But a deeper look at the statistics reveals a troubling trend: smoking rates in Australia are highest among both the youth and aboriginals.  The highest smoking rates among non-indigenous Australians are men aged 18-24 (34%) and women aged 25-34 (27%). Among the indigenous population, smoking rates are even higher, hovering steadily around 50%. This may be due to their disenfranchisement, but they are subjected to the same lack of tobacco advertising as the non-indigenous population, so something else is at play here because both young non-indigenous and indigenous Australians have not quit smoking—they have continued to inhale.

Disturbing Trends

What do these disturbing trends among Australian youth say about Australia’s strict curbing of tobacco advertising? If the Australian youth, a generation that has grown up under these strict regulations, are the primary smokers in Australia, then something must be amiss. The problem likely lies in the fact that too much emphasis is being placed on Big Tobacco and not enough is placed on the personal responsibility each person has in shaping their own tobacco use habits.  It is very easy to point the finger as long as we don’t have to point the finger at ourselves and today’s youth are accustomed to laying the blame for their behavior on external influences. But external influences do not force the habit of smoking—they merely influence.  If a person wants to quit smoking, they must make it a personal priority. It is an excellent thing that Australia places so much emphasis on taking the legs out from underneath tobacco advertising, but there needs to be more emphasis placed on the role that personal responsibility has in helping people quit smoking. A smoking commercial might show us cigarettes, but we are the ones who hold the lighters.

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