by Mark Barrus
CVS Caremark, the nation’s 2nd largest drug store, has announced that it will no longer sell any tobacco products starting October 1st, 2014.
Tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco, but there was no mention of electronic cigarettes, which CVS does not sell anyway.
CVS is in the wellness business and does very well with it’s “Minute Clinic” walk-in business.
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by Mark Barrus
So what is the most important thing to look for in a hypnotist?
Find one that listens more than they “talk”. We are born with 2 ears and 2 eyes that we should hear and see twice as much as we speak.
Develop rapport with the person and request a consultation either in person or on the phone, before for the sessions begin.
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by Mark Barrus
Nail-biting is something that I’ve been doing since I was probably five years old.
For many years I just did it without even thinking about it.
I can remember as far back as has 50 years ago of not being able to stop biting my nails. Of course, everybody would tell me not to, but it was something that was uncontrollable
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by Mark Barrus
The Houston Chronicle has announced that Smoking has been banned at all Houston public housing, Cindy George reports.
by Mark Barrus
The FDA has announced an intent to regulate E-Cigarettes, according to Tobacco Free Hall County and will change its jurisdiction to include e-cigs along with all other tobacco products.
Great…. but what’s the timetable?
How long will High School, and Middle School, children sneak off and “Vape” with their friends, thinking that what their doing is safe? The unspoken issue is that these products if used regularly, will create a daily habit like any other, and can very easily be a Gateway to a daily smoking habit.
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9:45 a.m. Networking
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Meeting
Where: American Heart Association
4600 Campus Drive, Irvine 92617
(On the UC Irvine Campus at the corner of Campus Dr. and California Ave.)
Free Parking (Obtain parking pass from AHA office)
Meet and network with community partners
dedicated to creating a smoke-free Orange County.
Attached are the minutes from the previous meeting
and the draft agenda for the meeting.
Please let us know if you would like to add to the agenda.
Bring and share any announcements and materials.
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“This New Year, We Start 2014 with a New Moon.”
By Kathy Lindert
This has not happened for 19 years and the astronomers are very excited because in January 2014, we have two new moons! We will also have shooting stars and Venus will shine brightly in the evening sky. Saturn will be close to our wonderful planet and our days will start to become longer. What a wonderful way to start the New Year!
It is like the Universe is saying “Okay, we are giving you a clean slate. Let’s fix what’s wrong with your world!”
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“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”
by Susan French, Clinical Hypnotherapist
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?”
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.
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