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Combination Therapy

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

Far too many people believe in the existence of a panacea, something that will cure all disease. This common and false belief allowed the snake oil salesmen of today and and for centuries to promise ...

Shen Nung And The Tea Leaf

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

My motivation for writing on tea is to spread the knowledge of natural healing, for which I am a big proponent. I also think tea is becoming trendy again, but that's beside the point. I ...

Nicotine Withdrawal, Treating Each Symptom

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

Nicotine withdrawal varies by symptom and severity from person to person. The length of time and amount of cigarettes per day have something to do with it, but usually it depends on the person. No ...

No One Ever Died From Not Smoking

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

Despite what Lindsay Lohan's friends think about her chances of surviving prison without cigarettes, not smoking will NOT kill you! This is seriously important for anyone thinking about quitting to remember. Nicotine withdrawal can be ...

So Many Ways To Get A Nic-Fix

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

For a controlled substance, there are seemingly endless ways to get your nicotine fix. Pharmacy aisles across America are filled with patches, gums, sprays, lozenges, and many more contraptions filled with nicotine. By itself nicotine ...

The Skinny On NRT

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

Most smokers first turn to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to help them stop smoking. They often try 4 or 5 times before successfully quitting. Using NRT makes sense because nicotine is one of the most ...

Change Your Breathing, Change Your Life

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

"Change Your Breathing, Change Your Life." It sounds like an old Indian proverb, probably originating with a master yogi, right? Actually, it is just good advice for anyone, especially if you are trying to quit ...

Finding Your Coping Mechanism

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

There are two types of smokers that must find a new coping mechanism to truly be successful in quitting smoking. These two are the smoker that is afraid of quitting, and the smoker that is ...

The Social Smoker - Rationalizing An Addiction

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

Everyone knows someone that rationalizes their non-daily smoking; they only do it when they are drinking, with a certain group of people, or on poker night. These are call social smokers, or situational smokers, people ...

Lifestyle Change For Long Term Success

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

I always tell people that want to lose weight by going on a diet that they shouldn't diet, they should change the way they eat. It is much more permanent solution than one of those ...

Quit Smoking and Stay Thin

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

One of the major reasons listed for continuing to smoke cigarettes, despite a desire to quit, is that people are afraid of gaining weight. Nicotine is a stimulant helps speed up the metabolism, increasing energy ...

Detoxification Is Key

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

To really quit smoking, it is important for a smokers to cleanses their body of nicotine and other harmful chemicals absorbed from smoking for two reasons: The detoxification process provides positive reinforcement of the smoking ...

Fagerstrom's Test For Nicotine Dependence

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

You probably have some clue of how hooked you are on nicotine. Remember the last time you took a flight and forgot your Nicorette Gum?... As you probably already know, if that last cigarette deprivation ...

Anti-depressants & Smoking Cessation

By Matt Bucklin · 13 years ago

There are a few pharmaceutical products used to treat smoking dependence. One relatively new medical trend is the use of anti-depressants to help people quit smoking. Anti-depressants are prescribed by physicians help people stop smoking ...