Although most people are aware of the dangers of smoking, many smokers never quit. They defend their habit by assuming they are only affecting themselves if they smoke. In reality, smoking also affects the health of people who never smoke. Family, children, friends, co-workers, and even casual bystanders may suffer health effects from passive smoke. What is passive smoking? You probably are familiar with the term "secondhand smoke" to describe smoke inhaled by someone within close proximity to a smoker.
Secondhand smoke is a mixture of smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe, and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. It often has higher amounts of harmful chemicals than inhaled smoke, including twice as much tar and nicotine. This puts people exposed to secondhand smoke at an increased risk of smoking related diseases and health issues.
Research into passive smoking effects on health show increased risks of lung disease, heart disease, and various ailments for people constantly exposed to secondhand smoke. Statistics on passive smoking show a relationship between passive smoking and cancer, with passive smokers having an increased risk of heart disease and cancer. Sadly, it is not uncommon for a nonsmoking child or spouse of a smoker to develop diseases associated with smoking because of long-term secondhand smoke inhalation. Passive smoking is especially bad for infants and children.
Small children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk of respiratory diseases and other respiratory illnesses. Asthmatic children are at an increased risk of having frequent attacks. Passive smoking can also be responsible for raising a pregnant woman's risk of having a miscarriage or a low birth weight baby. Due to the health effects of passive smoking, smoking has been outlawed in many public areas, such as restaurants and bars. Passive smoking can also be a problem in the workplace.
Workers who breathe in secondhand smoke have a higher risk of illness and even have more absences from work. This has led many offices to ban smoking, and some areas have even passed legislation against smoking at work. Among jobs with a ban on smoking, employers report more productive employees and decreased absences. Typically, most smokers begin looking for ways to quit smoking out of concern for the health of their family.
There are many ways to stop smoking, and one of the easiest ways is through the use of a specially formulated hypnosis program. Hypnotherapy programs for quitting smoking are designed specifically to help smokers stop smoking without withdrawal. They are particularly effective because they help smokers beat the psychological aspect of the addiction, which is the hardest part to overcome. Self-hypnosis programs for quitting smoking are designed to teach people self-hypnosis techniques to help quit smoking.
One of the best things about these programs is the fact that smokers learn how to stop smoking without experiencing withdrawal symptoms. In fact, hypnosis techniques can reduce or even completely eliminate withdrawal symptoms that prevent many smokers from successfully quitting. Another great thing is that since people are taught how to use hypnotic techniques on themselves, they don't have to worry about having a relapse. If they ever want to smoke, they just remember and practice the techniques that allowed them to quit. Hypnotherapy produces many effects to help people quit smoking.
It is an excellent tool for eliminating smoking cravings while also acting as a relaxation aid to reduce stress. It also acts as a motivational tool to eliminate the mental urge to smoke. This variety of effects gives hypnosis its effectiveness in helping people to quit smoking for good.
Stop smoking benefits include improved health for the quitting smoker as well as for friends, co-workers, and family. Smokers who are looking to stop smoking for the sake of their loved ones can turn to self-hypnosis for a safe and non-invasive tool for quitting. Anyone can learn self-hypnosis techniques for quitting from a good teaching program, and hypnotherapy has a high rate of success because it makes the process of quitting smoking faster and easier.
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