Archive for the 'Addictions' Category
Out of the millions of people who are smoking most sincerely want to quit. So why is it that they don’t? Could it be that people have been convinced that quitting smoking is hard to do? The honest truth about quitting smoking is that it may be uncomfortable at times but in [...]
April 30th, 2007 | Posted in Addictions, General Blurbs, General Health | No Comments
From my own experience I discovered that I hate smoking. I hate the way it makes me feel, I hate what it is doing to my body, I hate the fact that I feel guilty for doing it, I hate that I need to plan my daily tasks around my next cigarette, and I [...]
April 30th, 2007 | Posted in Addictions, General Blurbs, General Health, Men's Health, Women's Health | No Comments
It is rare to come across a smoker that doesn’t know the harmful effects smoking has on their health. Just knowing that smoking is bad for you usually isn’t enough to make you quit smoking. It may motivate you to want to quit but in itself isn’t usually enough to make you quit. [...]
April 30th, 2007 | Posted in Addictions, General Blurbs, General Health, Health and Fitness | No Comments
It is estimated that about 20% of adults smoke and out of that 20%, 70% want to quit smoking. There is a large market for quit smoking products, but what really works? What product will work for you? When looking at methods to quit smoking it is important to ask yourself the [...]
February 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Addictions, General Blurbs, General Health, Health and Fitness | No Comments
Quitting smoking can be a struggle for most if not all people who want to quit. At some point in a smokers’ life they have most likely considered quitting. Merely thinking about quitting smoking can bring on many different feeling; excitement, anxiety, uneasiness, fear, and anxiousness. Read more on Quit Smoking Tips.
January 29th, 2007 | Posted in Addictions, General Blurbs, General Health, Health and Fitness | No Comments
Quitting smoking “cold turkey” is not the only option to successfully quit. For the simple reason that people are different there are several different methods one may use to quit smoking. Quit smoking products include everything from prescription drugs such as Zyban, natural quit smoking aids, nicotine replacement therapy (nicotine gum or patch), [...]
January 28th, 2007 | Posted in Addictions, General Blurbs, General Health, Health and Fitness | No Comments
Counseling is a very broad form of talk therapy allowing for communication that covers more specific purposes. Some of the most popular forms of counseling are parenting and family counseling, addiction counseling and counseling for troubled teens struggling with mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety…..
Continue Reading …. Troubled Teens
October 19th, 2006 | Posted in Addictions, Family, General Blurbs, Health and Fitness, Lifestyles and Society | No Comments
We would usually head over to our community play group for the morning. Then we would spend the afternoon in the park or go for long walks seeing the sites of downtown Toronto. However, even though I kept active, I found my spirits to be down in the dumps.
Finally, I called a teens counseling center [...]
October 5th, 2006 | Posted in Addictions, General Health, Mental Health, Personal Development, Psychology, Relationships | No Comments