You probably know that smoking is bad for you. But you may want to dig deeper and find out how it actually affects you and your body. Here are some basic information you may or may not know.

Nicotine

Nicotine is a drug that is found naturally in tobacco and it’s as addictive as heroin or cocaine. Over time, smokers become physically dependent on and emotionally addicted to this substance, causing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when they try to quit. In that sense, a number of studies have shown that to quit, smokers must deal with both the physical and mental dependence.

When you inhale smoke, nicotine is carried deep into your lungs where it is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. After it’s in, nicotine affects many parts of the body, including heart and blood vessels, hormones, the way body uses food (metabolism), and your brain.

There are a number of factors that affect how long it takes the body to remove nicotine and its by-products. In most cases, regular smokers will still have nicotine or its by-products, such as cotinine, in their bodies for about 3 to 4 days after stopping.

How nicotine “works” for smokers

Nicotine causes pleasant feelings and distracts the smoker from unpleasant feelings, making the smoker want to smoke again. It also acts as a kind of depressant by interfering with the flow of information between nerve cells. And of course this “trend” continues with smokers tending to smoke even more cigarettes as the nervous system adapts to nicotine. At some point, the smoker reaches a certain nicotine level and then keeps smoking to keep the level of nicotine within a comfortable range.

So when you finish a cigarette, the nicotine level in the body starts to drop and you want to smoke again. If smoking is postponed, you may start feeling irritated and edgy. And as you keep postponing smoking (trying to quit), the nicotine withdrawal symptoms appear, in many cases leading quitters back to smoking. Speaking of withdrawal symptoms, here are some of the best known ones:

• Dizziness (usually lasts only 1 to 2 days after quitting)
• Depression
• Feelings of frustration, impatience and anger
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Sleep disturbances, including having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, and having bad dreams or even nightmares
• Trouble concentrating
• Restlessness or boredom
• Headaches
• Tiredness
• Increased appetite
• Weight gain
• Constipation and gas
• Cough, dry mouth, sore throat, and nasal drip
• Chest tightness
• Slower heart rate

Other substances in the cigarette smoke

Nicotine is just one piece of the puzzle as there are other chemicals in cigarette smoke that may act with nicotine to make it even harder to quit smoking. For instance, substances called harman and norharman may affect monoamine oxidase (a brain chemical) though that’s still being studied.

Smoking vs other medicines

Smoking could make your body get rid of some drugs faster than usual. So when you quit smoking, it may change the levels of these drugs. Though it’s not truly withdrawal, this change can cause some problems and add to the discomfort of quitting. It’s advised that you ask your doctor if any medicines you take need to be checked or changed after you quit.

Hopefully some of the things you’ve learned here will guide you to the quitting path. And this program could help you out. Check it out and let me know what you think…

People smoke for various reasons and as you may know, it’s not always easy to quit. The first thing you need is motivation, and here we want to give you few reasons why it’s a good idea to stop smoking (like you didn’t know that before). Let’s roll…

Reason 1: Smoking is bad for your well being

And we’re not necessarily talking about lungs, only. In fact, it’s a known fact that smoking leads to unpleasant and slow demise, various forms of cancer included.

Reason 2: Expectant moms harm their babies

So it’s not just harming yourself (and the environment) but also your baby. A number of substances from cigarette stays static in the body and make their way in to the placenta.

Reason 3: Impotence for men

Smoking can harm the blood vessels providing blood to the penis and make them degenerate – smoking narrows the veins, decreasing blood circulation and the stress of blood in the penis.

Reason 4: Social drawbacks

Because second-hand smoking is harmful to others, smoking isn’t permitted in many public locations.

And if that’s not enough for you, feel free to check out this program where you’ll get even more reasons and guidance to help you kick this bad habit.

If you seriously want to quit smoking, you’ll need all the tools you can get. And the Deluxe Quit Smoking Hypnotherapy Pack delivers on that front. Here’s what it contains:

• Get Ready To Quit Smoking MP3 – The audio session that will help you prepare your mind for the rough road ahead. It is advised that you listen to this session once per day for 5 days to get yourself serious about quitting.
• Quit Smoking Right Now MP3 – The next step is to prepare you for your “after smoking” life when you’re no longer a smoker. The session is designed to start with you being a smoker, and at the end you are a non smoker.
• When You Have Cravings MP3 – what to do when you want another cigarette? Don’t worry, just fire-up this session to help you manage your cravings.
• Smoking Is Disgusting MP3 – using this audio session, you should associate smoking with things that you find disgusting. As a result, you’ll remain a non smoker for life.
• If You Slipped And Smoked MP3 – as human beings, we’re not perfect. But what to do if you slipped and smoked a cigarette? Don’t worry – all is not lost. This session will quickly put you back on the right track.
• Hypnotherapy Guide PDF – which will guide you on how to use the pack correctly to guarantee the success.

Plus, let’s not forget bonus e-books you’ll get as part of the deal, including The Quit Smoking Tip Sheet, Quit Smoking Affirmations, Quit Smoking Today, and Eliminate Stress and Anxiety From Your Life!

Yeah, you should want to check out this program and finally kick the habit. As I said it before, it helped me a lot and it could help you, too.

So you want to quit smoking. You’re not alone my friend. There are many people struggling to kick this bad habit. You may’ve read books about it, attended some sessions and seminars, tried replacement products, but nothing worked. What’s next?

How about trying hypnosis? Yeah it sounds weird, but the important things is that it works. At least it worked for me.

I’ve been a passionate smoker for years (17 years to be more precise) and nothing worked for me. I tried everything. You named it – I did it, and I kept smoking. Some will say I didn’t have what it takes – the power of will. I think I can say that wasn’t the case. After all, I got a baby and I really wanted to quit not to harm her (it’s a girl if you care to know). And as any “real smoker” knows, it’s not that easy as non-smokers would like us to think. It’s a physical addiction after all.

So how hypnosis can help you stop smoking? I ain’t gonna tell you just yet as you’ll have to read more. However, you shouldn’t worry – I will reveal the “secret” that helped me quit smoking and that will also help you do the same. Or so I hope. Tune in to get the answer.