Terre Haute Going Smoke-Free
The Terre Haute City Council has unanimously approved a smoking ban in all public places. Our partners at WTHI-TV report the ordinance will go into effect. That’s when Vigo County Commissioners are expected to make a decision on a similar smoke-free proposal.
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Whether its surgery or simulation, doctors and therapists agree, the band is just a tool. It usually does not work alone without nutrition advice and counseling.
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Hypnosis Helps Cure Chewing Tobacco Habits – Smokeless Tobacco
by Kelley Woods, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
People have lots of great reasons for starting to dip or chew, such as a desire to be part of the guys, seeking the chemical stimulation, or using the activity to stave away boredom or anxiety.
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How much are you really paying?
How much is a pack of smokes? We’ll Duke University says its over $40 over pack!
In the book “The Price of Smoking,” Duke health economists calculated this sum by analyzing all the costs of smoking — personally, to the smoker’s family and to society at large
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Health and Safety News
Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The mission of the OCTEC is to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke in Orange County by mobilizing a broad-based network of community organizations and committed individuals.
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Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Allopathic medicine
by Mark Barrus
As far as a smoker who is considering hypnosis to stop smoking, I wonder if there is any benefit when Doctors recommend that alternative approaches be tried in conjunction with other quitting methods such as medication, therapy, the patch, or nicotine gum.
The Health.com article basically says that hypnosis “research shows promise”.
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by Loretta Peters-Martin
Journaling is highly beneficial for the soul, and even necessary if you feel depressed, angry or sad. It is a great way to understand your feelings and what makes you tick. The clarity it provides is amazing. Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Creativity, recommends three pages a day. The first page is the “busy mind” talking — the part of us that writes things such as “I’m tired and not in the mood to do this”; “I have to remember to pick up the dry cleaning tomorrow” or “I don’t feel like working today”. After the busy mind has the opportunity to vent, we can then go deeper, whether it happens on the second paragraph or the second page. I like to get up each morning and write 3 pages of “stream-of-consciousness” (as Julia calls it) writing. Many of my questions and concerns are answered when I journal, and I evolve by leaps and bounds.
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