Tax Hikes again On 6 November 2013, the Government announced that it would proceed with implementation of four 12.5% tobacco excise increases. More tax hikes! The first 12.5% increase commenced on 1 December 2013 and the remaining 12.5% increases will occur on 1 September 2014, 1 September 2015 and 1 September 2016, respectively. This will see the costs of…
A case of hypnosis interruptus A few weeks ago I received a call from a fellow wanting to Quit Smoking and wanting to know if I could come up his way. I don’t do a lot of home visits however I said yes and then received another text from him asking if I could do the Quit Smoking hypnosis for…
Quitting smoking offers immediate and long-term benefits. Quitting reduces the risk of developing smoking-related diseases and improves your health in multiple ways. The health effects of smoking are briefly discussed below. Tobacco smoke is made up of thousands of chemicals and many of them are very harmful. Around 70 of them cause cancer. Download What’s in Cigarettes to read more about these chemicals. Poisons in tobacco…
I helped 4 people last week to quit smoking. I have so much admiration for them – I admire their respect for themselves, that they want to live in a healthy body. I am always blown away and very pleased that complete strangers trust in me to facilitate the process of hypnosis so they achieve their goal to quit smoking.…
“Now this is exciting!! Taken from the article in the Geelong Addy by Lucie Van Den Berg Sat 21/2/15 ” A radical policy to ban smoking at Deakin University and pay for staff to get hypnotherapy, quit aids and counselling has led to almost one person a day butting out. Deakin University made all four of its campuses smoke free…
Pain or Pleasure? In my last post I talked about being specific when you set a goal and I bet there are many of you who set all sorts of New Year’s Resolutions on January 1st this year. In fact in the USA this year here ere the top 10 New Year’s resolutions. Losing Weight Getting Organised Spend Less, Save…
FYI Yul Brynner speaking to us from ‘the other side’ as it were. [kad_youtube url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNjunlWUJJI” width=500 height=500 ]
Death in the West Death in the West, a Thames Television documentary, is an exposé of the cigarette industry that aired on British television in 1976 and exposes the myth of the Marlboro Man. In its March/April 1996 issue, Mother Jones said of Death in the West: “It is one of the most powerful anti-smoking films ever made. You will…
How I gave up smoking. Ever wonder why smokers crave a cigarette when they’re in a bad mood or in a stressful situation? It’s because nicotine may help people feel calmer, causing temporary feelings of relaxation as well as reducing stress, anxiety and even pain. In spite of that relaxation, though, nicotine actually increases physical stress; its effects are considered…
So we turned the TV on to see the announcement that the cost of cigarettes has gone up by 13.7%. I need a dollar now, well a $1.12 to be more exact. Cigarette taxes will jump by a hefty 13.7 per cent on Monday, the second of four outsized increases in as many years. The excise on a pack of…