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What Happens When You Quit Smoking?
Quitting smoking can be a very difficult habit to break. For anyone who make the decision of leaving cigarettes behind, they may encounter some physical and psychological changes but which are always a sign the body is recovering. Those who persevere will find themselves to be much healthier and happier than when they were smoking.

This article will outline both the physical and the psychological challenges that may come along with quitting smoking, and how much healthier and happier people are when they are free.

Physical Symptoms of Quitting smoking

When a person quits smoking, the nicotine instantly begins leaving the body. As a former smoker gradually gets rid of the nicotine, the body can then start to heal itself and shows this adjustment as withdrawal symptoms. These effects are short term, often lasting less than a few days and are nothing compared to the long term health benefits of being smoke free. Some of the noticeable short-term physical effects for those wishing to quit smoking may include:

Coughing
- One of the most common side effects of smoking is having a cough because of the chemicals and smoke particles that come along with smoking.
- When a person quits smoking, the lungs begin to heal themselves, getting rid of the buildup of mucus, irritants and other infectious materials.
This is a positive thing, signaling that the body is expelling foreign matter. After a few days the cough subsides and regular breathing and exercise become much easier.

Headaches
- Headaches are caused by the body attempting to regain balance after sustained nicotine consumption.
- Blood pressure, heart rate and blood sugar levels decrease and oxygen levels in the blood supply start to increase.
This trifecta of factors often cause headaches, but which only last for short period of time. Once the headaches are gone, they should not return and you should feel far more clear-headed than before.

Dizziness and Fatigue
- Adrenaline is released into the brain when nicotine is consumed, and a person’s brain and body become used to this feeling.
- When a person quits smoking and this artificially-triggered adrenaline diminishes, short-term fatigue or dizziness may be experienced.
Within a week of being nicotine free, these symptoms will be replaced by an increased energy level and a feeling of clarity.

Hunger Cravings When Quitting smoking
- Nicotine is a natural appetite suppressant; as the body slowly eliminates nicotine buildups, appetite levels will return to normal.
Within a few days to a few weeks a normal appetite will return.

Psychological Symptoms of Quitting smoking

In addition to the many physical factors that can be experienced in the first few days of transitioning to a smoke-free life, quitting smoking also brings with it psychological symptoms, which can readily be mitigated using methods such as Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy. Some of these effects include:

The Social Aspect

Fewer people are smoking, and many who do are also looking to quit. As such, it is possible to find that after the initial period, there will be more social benefits to quitting.

Mood Swings
- When you quit smoking, your brain is being deprived of the nicotine that it has become accustomed to. This can cause symptoms such as extreme irritability, anger, panic, and depression.
- Any of these can cause a person’s mood to fluctuate.
After quitting smoking people find they are easier to get along with, generally happier, have a better dating prospects, and an overall heightened euphoria about life in general.

Inattentiveness
- Smoking is a habit, and it is also an activity that fills time. When a person quits smoking they can often feel like they are lost, or that there are blocks of empty time in the day what would have previously been filled by smoking.
- People trying to quit may find themselves feeling like they have nothing to do.
- Smoking is often used as a mechanism to deal with things like stress and boredom, and may now find it difficult to cope.
After quitting smoking, a person’s mind will dwell less and less on smoking and the body will forget the inadvertent habit of physically putting a smoke to the lips. Finding something else to do with the hands and fingers is a key to breaking this habit. This symptom can be easily and significantly reduced with Hypnotherapy, which works by reprogramming the mind, allowing participants to focus on what is really important.

Cravings

The body doesn’t actually crave nicotine poison. What it is craving is acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that nicotine simulates. Once your body’s production of acetylcholine returns to normal, the false craving for nicotine quickly passes.

Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Quitting smoking can feel like an uphill battle when you quit improperly. Quitting smoking greatly increases a person’s life expectancy and overall health throughout their lifetime. The obstacles to quitting are both physical and psychological and will affect the body and mind is various ways. Some of these effects can be quite drastic, and may feel like they will never pass. However, these hurdles are short-lived are a necessary step to getting back to a long and healthy life.

Joseph R. Giove is a certified Hypnotist and Hypnotherapist and wants to help people quit smoking in the easiest, fastest and most painless way possible. Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy will help you cope with both the physical symptoms as well as the psychological issues that come along with quitting. This is because Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy has been proven as one of the most effective ways to quit smoking and also has the added benefit of not using harmful chemicals that are found in many other ways of quitting smoking. With over 25 years of proven experience helping long term and short term smokers of all ages, Joseph R. Giove can help people quit smoking at his certified clinic with proven results.
May 6, 2016
The Physical Withdrawal Symptoms of Quitting Smoking
Quitting smoking can be the most important health decision a person can make. The average lifespan of a smoker is 17 years less than a non-smoker due to the multitude of diseases, cancers, and other adverse health effects that come with prolonged nicotine abuse. Quitting smoking can be difficult to accomplish for some people because of the psychological difficulties, and of course the physical difficulties as well.

When a person quits smoking the body has to adjust again to not having the nicotine and other poisons influencing their brains and bodies. The good news is that once free, in a very short time to body once again begins to regain balance and normal cardiovascular and nervous system functioning.

This article will look at some of the physical symptoms that can occur when a smoker decides to quit, and how Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy can help ease these withdrawal symptoms. To be sure, not all smokers experience these symptoms, and some smokers experience none of them.

What Are the Physical Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal?

When person quits smoking or taking in nicotine, the body immediately begins rebalancing from the previous constant detoxification from nicotine and the other poisons. The body’s adjustment is felt as withdrawal symptoms. It’s important to remember that withdrawals are sings of the body rebalancing and are therefore good for the body. Here are some of the physical withdrawal symptoms that can occur when a person’s body is readjusting to being free of the poisons from smoking:
- Anxiety
- Headaches
- Itchiness
- Restlessness
- Insomnia
- Fatigue
- Drowsiness
- Tremors
- Irritability
- Sensitivity
- Hunger
- Thirst
- Dry Throat
- Cotton Mouth
- Heart Palpitations
- Muscle Cramps
- Digestive Problems
- Dizziness
The more nicotine a person consumes, the more receptors in the brain are created to receive the extra dopamine that is released. Dopamine is the chemical released by the brain that makes you feel good. When the brain expects nicotine (and the accompanying dopamine) and then does not receive it, as in the case of people quitting smoking, these withdrawal symptoms start to appear. However, very soon the body’s own production of dopamine recovers and the person feels good naturally again.

A Brief Timeline of the Physical Symptoms Experienced When Quitting smoking

20 Minutes

Only 20 minutes after a last cigarette, a person’s heart rate will return to normal. This is because nicotine has a mild adrenaline effect on the brain, which affects the heart rate.

2 Hours

As heart rate and blood pressure return to a non-smoker’s level, sensation returns to extremities of the body such as toes and fingertips.

12 Hours

Restlessness and sleeplessness can present itself as early as the first night after quitting smoking. Fortunately harmful carbon monoxide levels in the body have already been decreased by half by this time.

48 Hours

After two days, people can expect the sensitivity of touch, smell, and taste all to return to normal levels, on par with that of non-smokers.

72 Hours

All nicotine is gone from the body and most withdrawals symptoms are alleviated.

2 Weeks

The risk of having a heart attack has now been decreased to the same as a non-smoker.

1 Month to 10 months

The lungs have microscopic, hair-like organelles called cilia that remove mucus and other disease causing bacteria. The cilia that have been damaged by smoking cigarettes will start to rebuild themselves and clear out all of the chemical build up that smoking has caused.

1 Year to 15 Years

By maintaining a smoke-free life permanently, life expectancy increases by 17 years. Additionally, the chance of being diagnosed with smoking-related diseases or cancers decreases by 50{cb12661b2b7fd86e618703ac3a1bf5df9897d897450d7668a57e7745cc225577} after the first five years. Amazingly, after 10 to 20 years, that risk is at the same level of a non-smoker.

Other Physical Symptom Triggers

When a person quits smoking, the brain can now produce sufficient acetylcholine – the neurotransmitter that nicotine simulates – and can now trigger new physical habits that were previously associated with smoking. These new habits are actions. These can include everyday habitual situations such as the following:
- Driving
- Having a coffee
- The end of a meal
- Drinking alcohol/social events
- Stressful situations
Soon these regular life situations can be lived or enjoyed without the habit of poisoning oneself.

Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

While the physical withdrawal symptoms can be a challenge for some people, the short- and long-term internal health and physical benefits far outweigh the inconvenience of a possible few days of discomfort. Quitting properly with Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy can help significantly minimize these symptoms, and make quitting smoking as easy as possible.

There are many ways of quitting smoking, including patches, gums, e-cigarettes, lozenges, and others. However, all of these methods use some of the same chemicals, carcinogens, and properties that are found in cigarettes, except in different doses and configurations, and some new poisons that are not in cigarettes. Joseph R. Giove is a certified Clinical Hypnotist who has over 25 years of experience helping people quit smoking without the aid of harmful chemicals and carcinogens that are abundant in other quitting smoking methods. Joseph R. Giove Clinical Hypnosis is ready to help you quit smoking with ease and dignity.
May 3, 2016
Quitting Smoking Timeline
Quitting smoking improperly is one of the hardest endeavors a person can undertake. Scientists have found that nicotine addiction is similar in intensity to being addicted to heroin or cocaine. There are endless health benefits to quitting smoking including dramatically reducing the chances of developing many cancers (particularly lung cancer), lessening the risk of a stroke or heart attack, and countless other physical and psychological health improvements.

People who successfully quit smoking more often than not look back and remember thinking the process was going to be a nightmare but with help from smoking cessations aids such as Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, the actual journey ended up being easier than they first imagined.

The key component of ditching cigarettes for good is first to make the decision to quit. It can be helpful tool is to understand what may happen in your mind and body in the coming minutes, hours, days, weeks, and years when you quit this debilitating addiction called smoking. This article will discuss the different phases the body and mind of the smoker will go through as they start the journey of quitting smoking, and how Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy can be an important and valuable resource for quitting the easiest way.

The Timeline

The following is a timeline of what the body and mind will go through after the final cigarette is smoked:

20 to 30 Minutes
- The heart rate of a smoker returns to the normal level of a non-smoker. This is how quickly a smoker’s life can change for the better and begin reverting to a normal, healthy state.
- Some people may be feeling anxious knowing that they have just smoked their last cigarette, and keeping the sentiment “one hour and one day at a time” is very important to achieving this goal.
- Thinking about the long term at this point can be overwhelming; focusing on the present is the best way to get through the first steps.
2 to 4 Hours
- The heart rate and blood pressure are almost at normal levels and your peripheral circulation has improved, meaning the senses in the tips of the fingers and toes are returning.
- This can also be the time when cravings begin. Some people experience cravings depending on how long and how much was smoked as and the brain adjusts to not having nicotine poison.
- Distracting the mind from smoking is a useful way to ease the cravings. Doing chores, extra work, or exercise are great ways to take your mind off the looking cigarette break that will never come.
8 to 12 Hours
- Smoking cigarettes causes carbon monoxide to be inhaled into the lungs, which bonds remarkably well with blood cells that make it harder for those blood cells to bond with oxygen cells, in turn leading to heart problems.
- After just 12 hours, the carbon monoxide in the body will decrease by more than half and the blood oxygen levels will increase.
- Some people may experience a restless or sleepless night, but keeping the right mindset and the same bedtime routine is essential.
24 Hours
- The risk of having a stroke or heart attack has now decreased by 70{cb12661b2b7fd86e618703ac3a1bf5df9897d897450d7668a57e7745cc225577} compared to that of a smoker.
- Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy is an excellent tool that helps with taking the mind off cravings and the stress that accompanies it, and works by relaxing and gently adjusting your mindset.
48 Hours
- Smoking cigarettes for a prolonged period decreases the sensitivity of taste, smell and touch. At this time, the nerve endings will begin to re-grow and the senses of all three begin to return to levels of a non-smoker.
- At this point over 90{cb12661b2b7fd86e618703ac3a1bf5df9897d897450d7668a57e7745cc225577} of the nicotine has been removed from the bloodstream.
- Any previously experienced irritability and anger should also subside at this time.
3 Days
- After 72 hours the nicotine will be completely flushed from the body.
- Physical symptoms can include headaches and even stomach pains..
- Despite these side effects, the body is replenishing itself, the bronchial tubes that lead to the air sacs are beginning to relax and breathing becomes easier.
1 to 3 Weeks
- Heart attack and stroke risks have decreased to levels of those of a non-smoker, along with normalized blood circulation and normal psychological behavior.
- The longer a person does not smoke, the more efficient their lungs will be, returning to their previous health.
- Exercise and increased physical activity will be possible and will leave people less “winded” as the efficiency of the lungs increases.
1 to 9 Months
- About one month after the last cigarette, the tiny hair-like organelles that push mucus out of the lungs called cilia, begin to function properly after finally repairing themselves.
- Now that the cilia are functioning properly, the risk of infection drops and in turn excess coughing and shortness of breath with abate.
- Withdrawal symptoms should completely subside in this time frame, and smoke-free living becomes easier and easier
1 Year
- After a full year of not smoking the risk of a heart attack, stroke, and coronary heart disease reduces by 50{cb12661b2b7fd86e618703ac3a1bf5df9897d897450d7668a57e7745cc225577} compared to that of a smoker.
5 Years to “The Rest of Your Life”
- The risk of having a stroke is now on par with a non-smoker and the risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer is down to a 30 – 50{cb12661b2b7fd86e618703ac3a1bf5df9897d897450d7668a57e7745cc225577} chance compared to a smoker.
- After 10 years without smoking the risk of acquiring smoking related illnesses, diseases and cancers becomes the same as a non-smoker.
Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

After smoking for any period of time, long or short, there will be certain withdrawal symptoms that come with quitting. The symptoms outlined in this article can be mild or quite severe, depending on the individual. Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy can help ease these symptoms.

There are many ways to quit smoking including patches, gums, lozenges, and inhalants. These options work for some people, but the number one proven method for quitting smoking is Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy.

Joseph R. Giove is a certified Clinical Hypnotist and his proven methods have been helping people quit smoking for over 25 years. Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy is painless and also uses no harmful chemicals or carcinogens found in other quitting smoking methods. If you or someone you know wishes to start on a better, smoke-free path, then Joseph R. Giove Clinic can help.
April 30, 2016
How to Stop Smoking Weed
Weed, also known as marijuana, is still a Schedule 1 drug in the United States and despite the perception it has health benefits compared to cigarettes, weed can have adverse effects on a person’s health in the long term.

There have been tests that study the long term effects of smoking weed but since marijuana is still a Schedule 1 drug, there are a lot of people that will not be truthful about their use of the drug. However, now that marijuana is becoming legal in many states in the United States, Canada and other countries around the world, health testing is quickly becoming scientific and widespread. That being said, there are still harmful chemicals being absorbed by the body, not to mention psychological and socially disruptive effects that can occur with prolonged marijuana use.

Quitting marijuana can greatly increase your overall health, physical and psychological, and this article will focus on these effects and how to best quit smoking weed in the most efficient way.

What is Weed?

Weed is Cannabis (its official name) but also goes by many other pseudonyms such as marijuana and pot. The active ingredient in marijuana is THC, which stands for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and gives the smoker a psychoactive “high”. This active ingredient is found in the resin of the leaves and buds of the plant. There are also an additional 500 chemicals present in the Cannabis plant and at least 100 of those are chemically related to THC, called cannabinoids.

There are many ways of smoking or consuming marijuana, and some of the most popular ways to consume are as follows:
- “Joint” – This is simply the dried leaves or buds rolled up in paper like a regular cigarette and smoked in much the same way.
- “Blunt” – Similar to a joint but this method involves cutting open a cigar and removing some or all of the tobacco and replacing it with weed, then re-sealing and smoking.
- “Bong” – Also, referred to as a water bong, it is a device that allows the marijuana smoke to “clean” itself by being filtered through water before being inhaled.
- “Edibles” – Weed can be very easily incorporated into both food and drink by grinding up the leaves and buds. It can then be added to food items such as brownies, cookies, candies, and almost anything else. Another use is in brewed teas, which is very popular with medicinal users.
- “Resins and Hash” – Resin is the tar-like substance left over from pipe smoking and contains much less THC than the plant buds, however, after some processing it can become a very concentrated, potent form of weed called hash. Some of the types of hash that are smoked are: “hash oil”, waxy-like “budder”, and hard, amber-like “shatter.
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The Benefits of Quitting Weed

There is medical evidence that smoking marijuana is “safer” than smoking cigarettes or other forms of nicotine. However, smoking weed has only recently become legal in some states and therefore is still in its infancy in terms of studying its long-term health effects. Smoking marijuana, regardless of its potential medical uses, still produces tar that is taken into the lungs and builds up the same way cigarette tar does. The physical benefits of quitting smoking weed are similar to quitting cigarettes and include breathing easier, less chance of cancers, and increasing your life longevity.

Some other immediate physical effects of smoking marijuana include:
- Dry Mouth
- Shallow Breathing
- Dizziness
- Slowed Reaction Time
These effects will subside immediately as soon as you quit smoking marijuana.

The addictive nature of smoking weed is more psychological than physical, and the user can become very dependent on the THC that is delivered to the brain.

Here are just some of the psychological benefits of quitting weed:

Ambition and Mental Clarity

When smoking marijuana, a person can become lethargic and therefore content with a simpler life that they originally wanted. If a person smokes marijuana during their working day they can lose the ambition that they might have had for the job or even the clarity in which to do it. After removing weed from the equation, the brain is no longer dependent on the THC that it is receiving and will allow for greater concentration and activity.

Overall Energy

Smoking weed is similar to smoking cigarettes in this way, as smoking anything causes the lungs and bloodstream to be restricted of oxygen. This lack of oxygen makes a person tire faster and for longer periods of time. By quitting smoking weed, there will be a gradual increase in the re-oxygenation of the blood and lungs and therefore an increase in overall energy levels.

Personal Benefits

Marijuana is, for the time being, still a Schedule 1 narcotic drug in most places in the world, alongside Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy, Quaaludes, and Bath Salts. This makes it a drug that is still illegal in most states and is punishable by various lengths in prison at worst, and heavy fines at best. Having to find someone from whom to purchase weed can be dangerous, as can growing it yourself. Many people have been buying and smoking marijuana for years with no problems with the law, but as it is still illegal all it would take is one mistake.

Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Smoking in general has detrimental effects on a person’s health both physically and psychologically. While smoking cigarettes is potentially the more dangerous of the two, marijuana still has many of the same chemicals that cigarettes have. For instance, the part of the marijuana plant that contains THC is the resin, which produces a tar that can build up in the lungs and can cause many of the same cancerous and physically harmful effects as cigarettes.

Quitting smoking weed has many of the same physical health benefits as quitting smoking nicotine, both physical and psychological. Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy is proven to be one of the most effective methods of quitting smoking weed and tobacco. Joseph R. Giove is a certified Clinical Hypnotist and has over 25 years of experience helping people quit smoking weed. Joseph R Giove Clinical Hypnosis can help with quitting weed without the aid of harmful chemicals by focusing on gently altering the way the brain craves marijuana. If you need assistance with quitting weed in the most effective way possible, Joseph R. Giove can help.
April 28, 2016
How to Stop Smoking
Smoking anything – cigarettes, pipes, e-cigarettes, cigars and smokeless tobacco, is very dangerous to people’s health. There are many negative health factors when people decide to start inhaling toxic chemicals into their bodies and if you have made this choice then perhaps you are thinking about quitting. Around 7 out of 10 people want to quit smoking, but only 4 out of 10 have made an attempt. This means that thousands of people in the United States want to quit smoking but perhaps do not have the best, if any, information about the most effective way to go about it.

In this article we will discuss some of the different ways to quit smoking, and the effectiveness each.
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy: Also called NRT, this method involves the use of nicotine patches, gums, and other similar products
- ‘Cold Turkey’: Quitting outright with no additional methods
- Prescription Medication: These help suppress withdrawal symptoms and the urge to start smoking again
- Other Methods: These include methods such as Laser Therapy and Acupuncture
- Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy: Hypnotherapist Joseph R. Giove talks about Clinical Hypnosis and how it can help you quit by dramatically reducing your desire to smoke
Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Patches, gum, nasal sprays, inhalers, and lozenges are all easily available without a prescription and at reasonable prices. For most people, these are the first things they reach for when they first try to quit. The ease of purchase and continued intake of nicotine make these appealing options, but they are not necessarily the most effective. These methods remove the physical act of smoking but still require you to consume nicotine, albeit in smaller doses but the underlying problem remains: you are giving yourself nicotine. Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy lets you quit smoking without the harmful effects of Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

The patch is a device that when attached to the skin slowly releases low doses of nicotine over the course of the day. This method is particularly useful for smokers who are accustomed to smoking continuously throughout the day, or ‘chain smoking’. Other methods appeal to those who are looking to curb spontaneous cravings throughout the day. These methods, such as gum and sprays, give the user a higher dose of nicotine in one go in order to satisfy cravings and impulses.

‘Cold Turkey’

One of the most popular methods to quit smoking is cold turkey. Most people who choose this method set a quit date, and then simply throw out their cigarettes. Often the subjects will think having just one cigarette to get through a particularly difficult craving can help, when in reality, more often than not it derails the entire process.

One of the most difficult aspects of quitting in this way is the period of time where the quitter may experience extreme behavioral and physical changes. Some of these changes include:
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Constipation
- Depression
Studies show that people who do not use a supplemental quitting method only succeed about four percent of the time. People who use other methods of quitting, such as hypnosis and hypnotherapy, have a much better chance of quitting permanently.

Prescription Medication

Currently there are two doctor-prescribed smoking cessation medications that are available to the public. The first is Bupropion, also known as Zyban®, which works to help reduce your overall cravings and nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

The second prescription medication is Varenicline, also known as Chantix®, which, like Zyban®, helps reduce withdrawal symptoms and the urge to smoke. Chantix® also blocks the effects nicotine has on the body, a kind of fail-safe in case the subject is unable resist, and begins smoking once more.

Both of these prescription medications can be used with the other nicotine replacement methods described above.

Other Methods

Some of the newer and less common methods of quit smoking include acupuncture and laser treatments. Acupuncture is not as well-known as nicotine replacement therapy methods but it is certainly gaining popularity. Acupuncture stimulates the brain, encouraging it to increase production of endorphins which produces a feeling of well-being, which in turn reduces the subject’s cravings for nicotine.

There have been mixed results in the success rates of acupuncture, but most agree that when used with a secondary quitting method, especially clinical hypnosis and hypnotherapy, the patient has a much greater chance of successfully leaving cigarettes behind.

The laser treatment method works in a similar capacity to acupuncture. However, instead of needles, they use a laser beam to stimulate endorphin production. Also, instead of a ‘hot’ laser, they use a ‘cold’ laser to avoid heat damage.

Both of these methods work most effectively when combined with hypnotherapy, allowing subjects to greatly increase their chances of quit smoking permanently.

Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy has the highest success rate and lowest recidivism rate of all smoking cessation methods. However, it is important to seek out an experienced, certified Clinical Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist, such as Joseph R. Giove to ensure maximum effectiveness.

Quit smoking is an extremely important aspect to enjoying a longer and healthier life. It is also one of the hardest things a person can do if they don’t do it properly. The temptations, cravings and withdrawal effects can be more than a lot of people can handle and most can use all the help they can get. Joseph R. Giove is a certified Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapist with years of experience, and a proven track record. His goal is to make quit smoking, using his well-established methods and techniques, as easy and as painless as possible for you.
April 7, 2016
What Are The Main Ingredients In Cigarettes?
It’s no big secret that smoking cigarettes is one of the most harmful things you can do to yourself. Even secondhand cigarette smoke can have a dramatic impact on your health, and smoking can directly lead to cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, and even impotence. Simply put, smoking kills.

Because of this, the use of cigarettes has fallen drastically over the last several years. As more research shows the dangers of smoking and more resources exist to help people put down the cigarettes for good, more and more citizens are finally giving up this habit.

However, here at Joseph R. Giove Clinical Hypnosis I’ve noticed that many smokers out there who still smoke do so in part because they don’t fully understand everything that is actually in a cigarette. There’s a lot more to a cigarette than just some nicotine and tobacco, and when you stop to take a closer look at what’s in them you may see why it’s well worth taking the initiative to finally stop smoking.

Nicotine And Tar

Before we get into the surprising ingredients, let’s talk about the basic ones that you’re already aware of. In general, there are two main ingredients that form the foundation of cigarette ingredients – tar and nicotine.
- Nicotine – Nicotine acts as a stimulant to the brain. Once it’s inhaled it reaches the brain in about 6 seconds and can trigger reduced stress levels and improved mood. It helps calm your mind and your body to some degree, and is also highly addictive. It’s the compound that keeps smokers smoking.
- Tar – Tar is essentially a mixture of all the various substances within the smoke that form a sticky coating within your lungs and your body. This contains high levels of carbon monoxide and a variety of other chemicals and compounds that can destroy your health and wellbeing.
These two ingredients are what most talk about when they talk about the ingredients in a cigarette. But there are many more you need to be aware of – including a lot that might surprise you.

Additives

Now we’ll talk about something many don’t realize – additives are a part of virtually every cigarette you smoke. While most assume that it’s just tobacco, nicotine, and tar, research has shown time and time again that cigarette companies add plenty of different compounds and chemicals to their tobacco products – in fact, about 600 additives are legal to add to tobacco products.

What additives are we talking about? Here’s a partial list of a few examples of what is included in a cigarette:
- Clove stem oil
- Caramel
- Cocoa
- Menthol
- Sugar
- Vanilla
Those sound tasty, right? But the reality is that while it might be great to eat cocoa or sugar, you don’t normally smoke it, do you? As ingredients burn they go through a chemical change, and that chemical change can negatively impact your health. For instance, chocolate is delicious, but when cocoa is burned it actually creates bromide gas – which you inhale.

That bromide gas is added not for flavor, but because it dilates your airways. This in turn helps increase the amount of nicotine they can absorb. The same goes for menthol. Sure, it might seem like it’s just there for added flavor, but the reality is that it is placed in a cigarette to help numb the throat and make it easier for you to inhale.

Are you seeing a trend? You should be – tobacco companies have spent decades and millions of dollars making sure that they deliver nicotine to the body perfectly to increase your addiction and in the process, boost their bottom line.

The Purpose Of Added Ingredients

Tobacco companies add various compounds for one simple reason – to make a more effective product. We mentioned menthol and cocoa above, but what about more dangerous-sounding compounds that people often don’t realize are in their cigarettes? Think about the following:
- Ammonia based compounds are often included to help mask the measurements of tar and to increase the speed with which nicotine is delivered to the body.
- Chemicals like pyridine and acetaldehyde are added to help increase the impact nicotine has on the nervous system – they increase mood and also heighten the addictive nature of the cigarette.
- Burn enhancers are added to make sure cigarettes stay lit for extended periods of time, and can increase the chance of developing cancer and other health issues.
In fact, there’s even evidence that the tobacco used in today’s cigarettes has been genetically modified to increase nicotine levels dramatically and ensure that you stay hooked on them.

Artificial Flavoring Mysteries

One of the biggest problems associated with what goes into cigarettes is that the sweeteners and other flavorings added to cigarettes haven’t been fully disclosed or understood for years. Flavoring chemicals are known as alkenyl benzenes, and they’re added to tobacco products to help increase the flavor profile and make them more ‘enjoyable’ to smokers.

These flavoring chemicals are often added to foods and are completely safe in that form since the liver eliminates the toxins with relative ease. But smoke enters the lungs, and the chemicals spread through the body before the liver can do anything about them. When this occurs, the increased risk of cancer and lung damage is dramatic.

Recent studies have found that 68 brands of cigarettes on the market today contain five different types of alkenyl benzenes, each in varying levels. In short, these chemicals are just now being understood and it’s highly likely that many smokers have exposed themselves to them without even realizing it.

The Dangers Of Additives

You likely already know how dangerous nicotine and tar can be. But when you consider the different ingredients that are added to a cigarette in relative secrecy, it becomes apparent that smoking is even more dangerous than you might think.

Stopping smoking is one of the single most important things you can do to improve your health. The tobacco companies aren’t going to stop putting additives in their products, so the only option to protect yourself is to put down the smokes.
March 8, 2016
Stop Smoking Fake Cigarettes
Ask any medical professional – and most Americans – what the keys to a healthy life are and they’ll likely name off things like diet and exercise. But high on that list will probably be a life free of smoking.

It’s no secret that smoking cigarettes is something that directly impacts your health and wellness – it’s been linked to cancer, heart disease, and more. There’s no way to argue that it’s not bad for you, to put it simply. That’s a leading part of why so many have stopped smoking. In fact, teen smoking has reached the lowest levels in years and more and more people are putting down the smokes for good.

There are a lot of different tools out there people have employed, and while I firmly believe that here at Joseph R. Giove Clinical Hypnosis my hypnosis therapy is the single best way to stop, it’s worth mentioning some of the other options. These include things like patches, gum, and – most recently – electronic cigarettes.

While those fake cigarettes have become increasingly popular in the country and have indeed helped many stop smoking cigarettes, the reality is that they also bring plenty of risks with them including many that we may not fully understand just yet.

It’s important to take a closer look at electronic cigarettes and why you need to stop smoking them as well as traditional cigarettes. Once you understand why, you’ll be able to see why hypnosis therapy is a great option for anyone ready to break free of their habits.

What Are Electronic Cigarettes?

Electronic cigarettes, often just called ‘e-cigs’, are designed to simulate smoking in a number of ways. They look pretty much like the real thing, with an end that glows when you inhale and an exhalation of ‘smoke’ that’s actually vapor. Many of the latest models are larger, looking like boxes with a nozzle that you use to take a puff from.

No matter the shape or the style, these e-cigs work the same way at their most basic. Inside each one is a battery that powers a heating element. This is connected to a cartridge holding a liquid mixture of nicotine and various flavorings. When the fluid is heated it turns to vapor which is then inhaled like a traditional cigarette’s smoke would be.

Why Are They So Popular?

The main reason that e-cigs became so popular so quickly is simple – they allow users to get their daily ‘fix’ of nicotine without using a cigarette to do so. Since nicotine itself isn’t directly linked to cancer, the idea is that electronic cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking and that they are the best new way to stop smoking. But that’s not entirely true.

Fake Cigarettes Are Still Dangerous

The medical community is still divided on e-cigarette usage. But the facts don’t lie, and there are several things to consider where these e-cig devices are concerned. The respiratory system is very delicate, and the mucus membranes within it quickly and easily absorb virtually anything passing through them. As a result, e-cigs could expose your body to a lot of chemicals that impact your health. There are numerous risks worth thinking about where e-cigs are concerned including the following.
- There are absolutely no FDA evaluations as to what is in the chemicals in a particular e-cig. In other words, your mixture could contain a huge range of chemicals you may not be aware of and that can cause significant health issues.
- Studies haven’t been done yet into the long term effects of electronic cigarette use simply because they’re so new to the market. It’s too early to know what kind of long term health risks come with these devices, but let’s face it – you’re inhaling chemicals into your body, and the odds are that this can have serious long term repercussions.
- Another key thing to think about is that when using an e-cig, you’re still delivering nicotine to your body. While the studies haven’t linked nicotine to cancer, it does still have a major impact on your health including a greater risk of heart disease, increased blood pressure, and more.
- What studies have been done into e-cigs have found that while they don’t contain as many carcinogens as traditional cigarettes, they do still contain carcinogens that could impact your health in the short and long term.
- Since electronic cigarettes contain nicotine, they can be just as addictive as traditional cigarettes. You may switch one for the other, but you’re still left with an addiction that is impacting your life tremendously.
With no government oversight and little research done into electronic cigarettes, the reality of the situation is that while they look cool, offer a variety of flavors, and can help you stop smoking traditional cigarettes, these are still something that can directly lead to health issues and as such they should be avoided. Add in the fact that e-cigs aren’t cheap and it becomes clear that you need to take steps to stop.

Stop Smoking ANY Kind Of Cigarette

So by now it’s probably apparent that smoking any kind of cigarette – real or fake – isn’t something that’s good for your health. Stopping smoking entirely is important, but it’s not something that’s easy to do. That’s a big part of why so many people actually turn to these e-cigs. They offer a path away from traditional cigarettes.

But the health risks and the costs of smoking electronic cigarettes can’t be ignored, and taking steps to stop smoking everything is worth doing. Luckily, hypnosis is a proven option that can help you do just that. Numerous studies have looked into the effectiveness of hypnotherapy, and the experts agree that the results are real.

Best of all, hypnosis works without placing your body at risk of being harmed by any kind of carcinogen or chemical. The power of suggestion can help your mind rewire itself and make it easy to put down traditional cigarettes and throw out those e-cigs for good. In other words, it’s an all-natural and highly effective way to stop smoking and start enjoying a healthier life.
March 1, 2016

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