New Years Resolutions are Horrible for Most People

“New Year’s resolutions are horrible for most people! But..businesses like Gym’s and weight loss clinics love them”

by Janice Todd

People love a fresh start and make these resolutions with good intentions, and the money they put out for a years membership for the gym, or joining weight loss programs is probably the most profitable time for these businesses!
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I’m Probably the Last Person to Write About New Year’s Resolutions

“I’m Probably the Last Person to Write About New Year’s Resolutions”

by Susan French, Clinical Hypnotherapist

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I’m probably the last person to write about New Year’s Resolutions. At my advancing age, which I am finally no longer willing to share, I realized that I gave up making New Year’s Resolutions quite a few years ago. And guess what: I’m happier for doing so.
 
I did that around the same time that I decided that I was no longer going to be in frenetic bondage to Christmas and other winter holidays. I did that when I realized that my recurring dream/nightmare had been coming earlier and earlier each year.
 
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Do You Want to Break the Habit of Smoking?

“Do You Want to Break the Habit of Smoking?” By Jackie Foskett, Certified Hypnotherapist & Hypno-Coach Stress Relief Specialist  The American Cancer Society’s The Great American Smoke-Out Day is a great time to break the habit of smoking! We would like you to think of it as not just a one-day event, yesterday Thursday, November 21st, but to capitalize on the spirit of the event and either stop for one day or pick a quit day sometime in the future. Read more ›

Tobacco Education & Research Oversight Committee

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The Tobacco Education & Research Oversight Committee is developing a letter to be shared with all school governing boards. That letter takes the position that the same prohibitions should be placed on electronic nicotine delivery systems as are placed on tobacco.

The concerns expressed parents (see below) make it imperative that school boards act now. In particular, please help your local school governing boards understand the urgency of adopting a policy that places on e-nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) the same prohibitions placed on tobacco use. Recommend the adoption of the following language:
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Your Invitation to Attend the Great American Smoke Out:

Your Invitation to Attend the Great American Smoke Out:
Our Personal Experiences with Tobacco

Great American Smoke Out Event in Orange, CA
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How to Stop Chewing Tobacco

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by Linda Stark

When most people think of tobacco, they think of people smoking it. This is usually the case, but an ever growing part of our population chews tobacco to get their nicotine. People that chew often start when it is not acceptable to smoke on the job.
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Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition Meeting – Tuesday, November 12, 2013 (Extended)

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

9:45 a.m. Networking
10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Meeting with 12 p.m. Working Lunch

We have 3 special projects that need your feedback!
This will be an extended meeting, but you will be fed. J
Please stay for the entire meeting if you can.

Where: American Heart Association
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Costa Mesa – Secondhand Smoke Nuisance Ordinance

Costa Mesa – Secondhand Smoke Nuisance Ordinance

Here’s is the language that was passed by the City Council earlier this month in Costa Mesa that specifies secondhand smoke as a nuisance. This will give residents a tool to protect themselves and their families from secondhand smoke intrusion from neighbors or businesses. Complaints of secondhand smoke can be reported to the city and should initiate a follow-up and enforcement protocol. Please pass this along to your contacts within Costa Mesa and OCTEC.

Why People Say Hypnosis is Their Last Resort for Stopping Smoking

“Why people say hypnosis is their last resort for stopping smoking!”

by Kelley Woods, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

The smoker’s journey to health can be a long and bumpy road.

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How Can Mindfulness Help Me Stop Smoking?

“How Can Mindfulness Help Me Stop Smoking?”

by James Hazlerig, MA, Certified Hypnosis Practitioner

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Mindfulness is a simple meditation technique that many hypnosis practitioners use to

help their clients quit smoking for good.
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