Blog
Welcome to our blog! As well as resources and information about stopping smoking generally, it features opinion pieces from stop smoking hypnotherapy specialist Rory M-J. We always welcome insightful contributions with a fresh or alternative perspective.
The Unexpected Ways Quitting Smoking Can Change Your Life
By now, the health benefits of quitting smoking are widely known. The fact that quitting lowers your risk of lung cancer and heart disease are probably one of the main reasons why 70% of adult smokers say they want to quit permanently. But the benefits of...
Thirdhand Smoking Linked To Type 2 Diabetes
What to Understand After Stopping Smoking
While smoking in the UK has reduced overall, 15.8% of people still smoked as of 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. Every year, people try to quit on their own, and every year, only a few are successful. Quitting alone almost never works, which...
The Effects of Smoking on Your Dental Health
Approximately 9 million adults in the UK smoke cigarettes which equates to 19% of men and 15% of women. Of these, two-thirds started smoking before the age of 18. Despite these somewhat alarming figures, smoking rates across the United Kingdom continue to...
The Impact of Smoking on Your Workout
Smoking has been one of the most destructive widespread habits known to mankind. Sadly, it’s also among some of the most difficult habits to stop for many when using willpower alone. Smoking has several direct and indirect repercussions and in this article, we will...
It Is Never Too Late to Quit Smoking
According to the Health and Social Care Information Centre, 19% of adults in Great Britain smoked in 2014 with the average daily consumption per adult being 11 cigarettes. During the same year it was also estimated that up to 78,000 deaths could be...
Smoking a Major Pneumonia Risk for Seniors
If you needed one more reason to quit smoking, there could be no better one than pneumonia: a series of lung infections that takes the lives of 10% to 30% of people aged over 65 who develop it. Seniors, by virtue of their age, have a greater likelihood of developing...
How Cannabis Affects Memory
Are you a cannabis smoker? Have you noticed yourself becoming more forgetful and struggling to remember certain things during your day-to-day life? As it turns out you are not alone, and there could be a direct link between your cannabis consumption and your...
Mood Swings: How to Deal with These Quit Smoking Side Effects
Some people struggle with mood swings when they decide to quit smoking. The feelings of anger, anxiety or frustration can leave you wondering if quitting is even worth it at all, and before you know it you are back on the cigarettes. If you want to quit smoking,...
How To Quit Smoking The Right Way
If you have decided that 2017 is the year that you quit smoking for good, you might be wondering what is the best method. Will nicotine replacement be the most successful, using patches or gums? Maybe you are thinking of trying Champix? Perhaps you are...
How Smoking Causes Cancer – The Science Behind The Risk
It is common knowledge that smoking cigarettes can greatly increase your risk of developing multiple types of cancer and other diseases. New research has revealed how the chemicals inside the cigarettes you smoke are damaging your organs, even in parts of your body...
Stop Smoking Hypnosis Success For Asda ‘Good Living’ Blogger
For Stoptober 2016, Asda Good Living sent a blogger to our clinic to put our Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy treatment to an independent test. We are thrilled to announce that the lady in question successfully quit smoking in just a single session of Advanced Hypnosis You...
