Avoid smoking

Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do in pursuit of longevity.

Complete this daily challenge to form a rewarding habit of a nicotine-free life. Heads up - it still counts whether you do it with or without audio sessions.

Since nicotine is highly addictive, quitting smoking can become a real challenge. But don't worry - we have you covered! Quit smoking IS possible, and there are proven ways to help you do it. Let us introduce you to one of the most effective methods - clinical hypnosis.  

Studies show that the most effective way to quit smoking is to combine different quitting methods. Among them you can also find pharmacologic ones (e.g. Bupropion), but before taking any medication you should consult your physician first. Healthy habits like cold showers, exercise, and positive social interactions can also help reduce dopamine depletion, arising when the body doesn't receive its usual nicotine intake, and make you feel better. 

Yet clinical hypnosis stands out among all other methods as the most effective. The success rate of a single hypnosis session can be more than 20%. It affects the brain's default mode network (DMN) by focusing it on a specific emotional or behavioral goal.

We have designed a special self-hypnosis session for you. Feel free to combine it with other methods to quit smoking. 

The first week with clinical hypnosis is crucial for laying a solid foundation for a nicotine-free life. Therefore, in the beginning, listen to the session whenever you feel the urge to smoke, and later, you can do it less often (for instance, once a week or once a month to continue enhancing the neural circuits that allow you to stay away from nicotine).

Impact

Inhaled nicotine gets into the bloodstream, passes through the blood-brain barrier, binds to nicotine receptors (Alpha-4 beta-2) in various locations, and has rapid effects on the brain. The central nicotine receptor is on the dopamine (mesolimbic) reward pathway. Nicotine triggers dopamine release and increases feelings of well-being, alertness, and motivation. Furthermore, it decreases the activity of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), which is meant to slow down dopamine release. Additionally, nicotine triggers the release of acetylcholine (which increases focus) and norepinephrine (which increases energy). 

The nicotine effect lasts up to 45 minutes, causing people to start chain smoking to maintain the same level of pleasurable nicotine effects. The onset of dopamine release from vaping is faster compared to other smoking ways, making quitting even harder.

In the beginning, once you stop smoking, you experience various negative symptoms, including a significant drop in dopamine. Dopamine is responsible for a good mood and motivation. Thus lack of it makes you feel worse compared to how you felt while smoking. Difficulty in coping with nicotine withdrawal effects often leads to returning to smoking.

70% of people who smoke cigarettes would like to quit, but they find it difficult. 75% of people who decide to quit relapse within the first week, and 65% of all trying to stop smoking relapse within a year. Overall failure to quit smoking rate is as high as 95%.

Smoking worsens your skin, lowers libido, and disrupts lung endothelial function, hormones, and brain function. And while nicotine itself is not a carcinogen, other things in tobacco or another device associated with nicotine delivery are causing cancer.

Smokeless tobacco is as harmful as traditional one. Using smokeless tobacco increases the risk of early death due to various health issues, including cardiovascular disease.

Smoking accelerates aging and causes diseases, including vision loss and cancer. One study showed that people who smoked cigarettes had a 4.9 years higher biological age than those who did not smoke.

Many studies showed a negative correlation between active smoking and telomere length. For instance, if you smoke one pack of cigarettes for 40 years, the decrease in your telomere length equals 7,4 years of your life.

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