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Former smoker, cancer survivor, Queen of Quitting (9 serious attempts), and Tobacco Treatment Specialist trained by the Mayo Clinic, VJ has spent 18 years helping thousands quit smoking. She has a BA in psychology and 1 year left on a Masters in health psychology.

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Mayo clinic releases new videos to help smokers quit, see them here

The Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center has released three new videos to help smokers quit. The Mayo Clinic is...
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A new reason why smokers gain weight when quitting due to a fat burning gene

When a smoker quits, often a gain in weight will cause that smoker to relapse to drop the added pounds. A new study shows that a a fat-burning gene...
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Advice from health care workers on how to talk to smokers

If you have a smoker in your life that you have been trying to get them to quit by nagging, blaming and shaming, BUTT OUT. Those tactics don't work,...
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Examine beliefs and past experiences to break your nicotine addiction

Some ex-smokers will say that one day they just decided to quit and they did, walked away from their cigarettes and never had another puff. It's like...
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Break your smoking habit before you quit

Often smokers will say that if they could just get over the habit of smoking, they would be able to quit. Cigarettes seem to go with just about...
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Have a funeral for your cigarettes the night before you quit

Quitting smoking can feel like you are losing a best friend and it's normal to grieve the loss of a friend, so the night before your quit date, give...
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Use the 5 D's to overcome a craving

Some simple tips that work to over come a craving once you've quit:Drink water. Nicotine is water soluble and drinking water will help flush the...
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Combination therapy may work better to help smokers quit

I've heard it over and over again--"I tried The Patch (or the gum, the pills or any other quitting medication) and it didn't work". There is...
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Developing a successful attitude towards quitting smoking

There are thousands of products offering a 100% guarantee that you will quit smoking but while every method will...
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