by victoriab | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog, Smoking Cessation
Scary news in a new study that shows that even very light smoking can lead to serious health issues “a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General concludes that even a single cigarette can cause immediate harm and raise the risk of diseases like cancer and heart...
by victoriab | Nov 1, 2018 | Smoking Cessation
Now that it’s New Year’s there are posts galore on how to overcome all of our unhealthy habits and issues. In one- How to Quit Smoking — 10 Crazy Ways Smokers Finally Kicked the Habit , solutions that actually worked (at least for the person sharing the tip), range...
by victoriab | Nov 1, 2018 | Smoking Cessation
Pregnant and still smoking? Or maybe you want have a baby, but don’t know how you’re going to quit like you know you should. Besides the harmful toxins nicotine and carbon monoxide, “cigarette smoke contains more than 2,500 individual chemicals, all of which can have...
by victoriab | Nov 1, 2018 | Smoking Cessation
You might decide one of these days that you’ve smoked enough cigarettes and just call to set up a hypnosis session and be done with them forever. Chances are, you’ve already cut way back and don’t really have much of an addiction to nicotine anyway. The problem is, no...
by victoriab | Nov 1, 2018 | Smoking Cessation
Years ago I heard a parable of a guru who told his student that while he meditated he should never think about the RED MONKEY. Of course, although he had never thought of a red monkey before, that became the image that kept coming into his mind. Research has now shown...
by victoriab | Nov 1, 2018 | Smoking Cessation
Denver area friends, wanted you to know that I have a new Meetup group that I think you’d enjoy-Mind/Brain Explorations for Living. To help you create the life you are meant to be living, we will learn, explore, meditate and create on our journey to wellness and...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Addictions, Books
Seven Weeks to Sobriety: The Proven Program to Fight Alcoholism through Nutrition by Joan Mathews Larson Open this book and you will embark on a groundbreaking seven-week journey that will change your life. You will learn how to break your addiction to alcohol and end...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Addictions, Books
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Mate Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver’s skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Books
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted by Daniel G. Amen The key to a better body—in shape, energized, and youthful—is a healthy brain. Based on the latest medical research, as well as on Dr. Amen’s two...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Books
Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction by Maia Szalavitz More people than ever before see themselves as addicted to, or recovering from, addiction, whether it be alcohol or drugs, prescription meds, sex, gambling, porn, or the internet. But...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Books
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Addictions, Resources - Coping
Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change by Jeffrey Foote The groundbreaking method that upends current treatment models and “offers collective hope to families of substance abusers” (Kirkus Reviews), helping loved ones conquer addiction and...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Books
You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life by Jeffrey M. Schwartz A leading neuroplasticity researcher and the coauthor of the groundbreaking books Brain Lock and The Mind and the...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Books
The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge An astonishing new science called “neuroplasticity” is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. In this revolutionary look...
by victoriab | Oct 31, 2018 | Books
Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John Medina Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and...
