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Pretty much everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health,
causing and contributing to a whole set of life-threatening problems.
And yet, many people find it hard to stop - Why? One reason is
that nicotine is highly addictive, as addictive as heroine or
cocaine. So using willpower to overcome such strong addiction
can be a struggle when the unconscious mind is unwilling to give
up.
Will-power is a conscious act, but the underlining need to smoke
has become an unconscious belief.
As long as this unconscious belief persists, giving up smoking
will be harder than it needs to be. The usual reasons that many
people give to hold on to their habit are illusory and generally
false. Through hypnosis, we can change the way you think about
smoking, consciously and unconsciously, thereby giving you
the greatest possible chance for success. This is usually achieved
through a one-session approach and is shown to be highly successful
compared to other methods such as just using will-power,
patches, gums etc.
If you wish to check how much your habit is costing you financially,
try our smoking calculator.
Changes after you stop smoking
| 20 mins |
Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal |
| 8 hours |
Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood
reduce by half, oxygen levels return to normal |
| 24 hours |
Carbon monoxide will be eliminated from the
body.
Lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris. |
| 48 hours |
There is no nicotine left in the body.
Ability to taste and smell is greatly improved. |
| 72 hours |
Breathing becomes easier.
Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase. |
| 2-12 weeks |
Circulation improves |
| 3-9 months |
Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve
as lung function is increased by up to 10%. |
| 1 year |
Risk of a heart attack falls to about half
that of a smoker |
| 10 years |
Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of
a smoker |
| 15 years |
Risk of heart attack falls to the same as
someone who has never smoked |
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