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, Says King’s College Study 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 …
How Psychiatrists Came Under Fire in the Mental Health Battle 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 …
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 …
Read and Reflect 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 …
Macaulay Culkin Amid Reports He Is Smoking Up to 60 Cigarettes a Day 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 …
Quit smoking hypnotherapy Some people find giving up smoking difficult, especially when it has become part of daily routine. Quit smoking hypnotherapy can help you break that pattern, reduce the urge to smoke, and support your commitment to change. It is real that giving up cigarette smoking can be challenging for some. Some smokers …