Quit Smoking
In this article we are going to discover some of the ways in which Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire can help you to stop smoking. The benefits of stopping smoking are endless. You will of course be generally much healthier, and of course much more empowered when you are no longer at the mercy of a little white stick. Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire is a hypnotherapy practice based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. We are dedicated to ensure that you give up smoking with ease and speed. This is why we offer two choices to our clients who are interested in quitting smoking and a free consultation.

When you make the decision to use Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire to help you quit smoking, we initially want to make sure that you are completely motivated to do so and that you want to give up smoking for all the right reasons. For example, one of our clients said that he really enjoyed smoking but that his wife hated it and that he wanted to stop smoking for her. Fortunately, the hypnotherapist identified this mans lack of motivation to achieve the goal for himself. If they’d have carried out the hypnotherapy there is little chance that it would have been successful due to the fact that the client didn’t have the desire to want to quit smoking.

At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire, we use a range of different hypnotherapy techniques to assist our clients so that they are able to stop smoking. Here are some example of how we do it:

Away from techniques- At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire we have many facts about the negative impact smoking has on the mind and body. When our hypnotherapist bombards you with this information you will feel compelled to move away from smoking forever.

Moving towards techniques- We also have lots of information about the positive impact quitting smoking and remaining a non smoker has. At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire we are keen to set goals for the future that wouldn’t have been attainable whilst you were a smoker. Now that you are a non smoker you can explore new ways to relax, to exercise and to spend your money.

Metaphors- at Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire, we believe that if you can lay back and enjoy the experience of quitting smoking, then you should! That’s why we use tailor made metaphors, which give very specific instructions to you subconscious mind and suggestions to give up smoking. However, consciously, you don’t even need to listen, you can just lay back and relax.

Empowering alternatives- Wouldn’t it be fantastic to know that you can, not only give up smoking, but that you can also look forward to doing something really and truly meaningful to do instead, such as spending time with your family, which, no doubt, if you didn’t quit smoking, you wouldn’t have had that time to do.

Anchoring- At Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire, our hypnotherapist’s are all also qualified in NLP. This means that throughout your intervention there is a strong chance that the hypnotherapist will also use some NLP techniques. One such NLP techniques is called anchoring. This allows the hypnotherapist to create for you, a really powerful positive resource that you can fire off at will, should you find yourself tempted by cigarettes.

Now I know that I mentioned before that Hypnotherapy Hertfordshire offers two choices to clients who want to stop smoking, and here they are. Once you have made the decision to quit smoking, you can choose if you would like our free support for the next 6 months or for the rest of your entire life. This means that at any time within those time frames, should you start smoking again, we will work for free to get you to quit smoking again. And, in both of these circumstances, we will have you quit smoking in just one session. That’s it, just once. Then you are a non smoker and you do not need to return. And yes, the consultation is free too.


About The Author

Gemma Bailey is qualified hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. She is based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and has helped many clients and patients throughout South East England. For more information on Hypnotherapy, NLP therapies and Life coaching, visit http://www.gemmabailey.co.uk

Quitting Smoking : Why Women’s Health May Benefit More

There are a lot of reasons to quit smoking. We all know the life threatening reasons, but we don’t necessarily understand the the full impact that smoking has on our bodies and minds, and possibly even on others around us.

Women especially are susceptible to some of the more hidden dangers of smoking, and may actually benefit in different ways than men when it comes to smoking cessation.

For example, many women probably do not even know this, but lung cancer is now killing more women every year than breast cancer. That’s right, lung cancer is actually more deadly to a woman than breast cancer, which is by far more talked about in women’s health than lung cancer.

Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer since nearly 90% of all cases are traced directly to smoking, so it’s important that women really understand the health benefits of quitting smoking.

There are actually a lot more health issues that a woman needs to think about if she is a smoker as well. For example, most contraceptive pills carry warnings on them that the patient should not take the contraceptive birth control pill if she is a smoker.

Her risk of developing heart problems is greatly increased if she is smoking while on the pill, since smoking increases blood pressure, and the pill is known to also increase blood pressure. This creates a double hazard for heart issues.

Another concern may be for a woman’s children. Children many times can develop asthma and other types of breathing problems if the child is exposed to cigarette smoke at a young age. This is also a concern for men, since they are not exempt from this rule either!

There are also a myriad of other health problems, inconveniences and even just “cosmetic” reasons that a woman may want to consider smoking cessation in order that she may be her “best self”.

These don’t necessarily fall into the category of life threatening or imminent dangers, but they certainly can affect your quality of life, as well as your appearance, which is held in high regard in today’s aesthetically concerned society. These additional health and well being benefits to smoking cessation are as follows :

1.) Your skin is greatly affected by smoking, and not in a good way as you can probably imagine. As we age, our skin cell turnover tends to slow down. Smoking actually speeds the process of this slower turnover up, making us essentially age faster.

Add to this the fact that smoking essentially robs our body of oxygen and creates more free radicals, which are skin’s number one enemy and aging’s number one comrade, and you have a recipe for accelerated aging, and sagging, colorless skin.

Most women see a marked improvement in the tone, clarity and firmness of their skin just a few weeks after they quit smoking, especially if they were a heavy smoker.

2.) Your teeth and mouth will thank you. Smoking not only gives you bad breath, but it also turns your teeth yellow, or sometimes even brown from nicotine residue and tabacco staining.

3.) Quitting smoking can greatly help with your mental state. What do I mean? I mean that smoking may seem at first like it is a relaxant, since it tends to immediately feel like it is relieving tension and anxiety once the cigarette is in your mouth and you begin to inhale. Contrary to this belief that cigarettes "calm" you, studies have shown that in the long run smoking actually increases anxiety.

We all know that depression and anxiety tend to go hand in hand, so quitting smoking may also greatly benefit a woman’s psyche.

4.) No more coughing, weezing, and possibly even a reduction in allergies. If you quit smoking, chances are you will breathe a lot easier.

It takes a lot less time for your lungs to heal than you think. Studies have shown that even the most blackened smoker’s lungs have made full recoveries within just a few months after they have quit smoking.

Copyright 2006 Danna Schneider


About The Author

Danna Schneider is the founder of http://www.herbal-therapeutics.com , where several natural remedies, including smoking cessation aids can be found. She also co-manages http://www.spoozer.com a men's online magazine .