When O urged readers to chuck their cigarettes, hundreds answered the call to join our quit-smoking community on the message boards. Many ditched the nicotine—others continued to struggle. O found five women on the boards who bonded, confessing their failures, cheering each other on, and just shooting the breeze. Despite the support, all of them …
If you have tried to quit smoking before and failed, you are not alone. Dr. Robin Mermelstein of the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois says it takes three to four attempts before people finally kick the habit. Bob talks with Dr. Mermelstein about the best ways to quit smoking …
Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King’s College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50 showed high blood pressure and being overweight also seemed to affect the brain, but to a lesser extent. Scientists involved said people needed to be aware that lifestyles could damage the …
There is no scientific evidence that psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are valid or useful, according to the leading body representing Britain’s clinical psychologists. In a groundbreaking move that has already prompted a fierce backlash from psychiatrists, the British Psychological Society’s division of clinical psychology (DCP) will on Monday issue a statement …
Mental workout We are next going to do some exercises involving your body and mind, some of these are derived from brain gym exercises, and some of them are what we call mental floss This next series of steps are a most simple physical procedure, but they are very stimulating for your mind Lift your …
Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don’t see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence. Thinking that is not rooted in …
Scientists at Medical University of South Carolina temporarily blunted cigarette cravings among smokers by magnetically stimulating nerve cells in their brains. The procedure, called transcranial magnetic stimulation, is already approved by the FDA to treat depression, though its efficacy is controversial (it’s also been prescribed to stop people from lying and treat adult ADHD.) In …
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FEARS have sparked up yet again for Macaulay Culkin amid reports the troubled actor is smoking up to 60 cigarettes a day. Friends are reportedly gravely concerned for the 32-year-old as the effects of his addiction are starting to show. “He’s coughing a lot, his teeth are yellowing, and friends and family are worried he’s …
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THE price of a packet of cigarettes will rise by about seven cents from next year. The increase will see the Government face a potential re-election tussle with tobacco companies and retailers, who are still smarting over plain packaging laws. Cigarettes were the only sin tax targeted by Treasurer Wayne Swan’s big-cutting Budget. Last year’s …
It is real that giving up cigarette smoking can be challenging for some. Some smokers are spending 100’s of money per week’s time on a addiction that is resulting in their human body so much damage. Others are you fed up with sensation incapable while other people seem to be able to ‘just choose to …
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