Author Archives: Cheryl Hanson

About Cheryl Hanson

A innovator, project manager, writer, web designer, web integrator, and administrator for your next solution. Be sure to leave a comment to find a great way to find your new lifestyle!

Fear will Not Motivate You to Quit

Fear is a word we all can understand, as even predatory animals fear other predators, and prey lives in a constant state of fear.  The reality of fear is that it will trigger your flight or fight response, and thus … Continue reading

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Why Smoking Kills More than Your Lung Tissue

Smoking kills more than just your healthy lung tissue, it also is a leading killer of initiative and productivity in the world.  Many smokers spend more time chasing the time to spend smoking, versus focusing on the wonders of their … Continue reading

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To Chantix or Not to Chantix : This is the Quit Smoking Question of Our Modern Life

My husband is quitting smoking after smoking for over 30 plus years, and he is on Chantix.  With the help of his cardiologist, he is on this very impressive medicine, and it is helping him stay away from cigarettes, and … Continue reading

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Smoking Cessation Begins with a New Life

The family that I belong to always was a smoking family, and it is not uncommon for us to remember the days fondly before smoking cessation.  The group of us that believed in a smoke free life grew slowly, but … Continue reading

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How Cigarettes Increase Cardiovascular Disease in Your Heart

Yesterday was a really scary day, as my husband was diagnosed with acute cardiovascular disease, with blockages of plaques in his coronary arteries that feed his heart.  It is not fun when a loved one is given this kind of … Continue reading

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Quit Smoking Stress

The most stressful part to your quit smoking plan, is the decision to quit.  The step is very much a scary and large stress filled component of your quit.  No matter how hard you have had to envision yourself as … Continue reading

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Smoking The Entire Cigarette

When you are smoking, you often drift off into thought.  It is easy to do, as the act of smoking really is simple and easy.  You do not really think about what is occurring during the act of smoking, you … Continue reading

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Your New Life Ahead!

Becoming a Non-smoker is more than just quitting smoking. If it was just tossing your cigarettes or pipe into the garbage, your quit would be automatic.  Unfortunately, you can not just decide to quit, and expect all the smoking garbage … Continue reading

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Friends or Enemies

Becoming the new Non-smoker in your social group is hard.  It is especially hard when you are one of one, and everyone else is trying to understand why you have made the decision to quit.  Often, you will have one … Continue reading

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Quit Smoking Aids and Patches

You can lock up a pack of cigarettes in a safe, and ask someone to change the combination, buy some nicotine gum, get a prescription from your doctor for some medicine, or patch your arm each time you feel a … Continue reading

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