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BOOKS
We review some of the best stop smoking books for you. Choose your favourites and order from Amazon:
Easy Way to Stop
Smoking
Allen
Carr
This is THE book to read for motivation. You keep
smoking all the while you're reading the book as "one by one Allen
Carr demolishes all the reasons why smokers cling to their habit"
and by the end you are HAPPY to put out your last cigarette!
Carr has written other books on the subject, but they all follow
the same basic theme and none can beat this, the original.
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How to Stop Your Child Smoking
Allen
Carr
Don't be complacent - more children than ever now smoke,
especially girls.
Designed to be read by both child and parent/s,
this persuasive book is the one of the most readable on the subject.
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How to Stop Smoking and Stay
Stopped for Good
Gillian Riley
A really excellent book chock
full of sound, non-gimmicky advice. Part of its strength is that it
helps you to face up to and deal with the desire to smoke so that it
never catches you off guard and you are far less likely to ever
smoke again. Includes a very good chapter on avoiding WEIGHT GAIN by
taking care not to transfer addictive behaviour to eating.
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Eating Less: Take Control of
Overeating
Gillian Riley
Not everyone can afford to gain extra weight when they stop smoking!
If weight gain is an issue for
you, and particularly if you found "How to Stop Smoking and Stay
Stopped for Good" useful, you will find this book a god-send.
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Kick the Habit - How to Stop Smoking and Stay
Stopped
Martin Raw
The book that accompanied the BBC's 'Kick the Habit'
series. Raw has over 25 years' clinical experience with smokers and
smoking and takes a sensible, evidence-based approach to quitting.
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American Lung Association - 7 Steps to a
Smoke-Free Life
Edwin B Fisher Jr, PhD
This excellent book is a good
balance of clinical fact with an encouraging motivational style and
covers all aspects of quitting. It is lively and easy-to-read with
lots of sound information as well as useful tips and advice.
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The Big Book of Calm
Paul Wilson
Don't let stress get
the better of your efforts to stop smoking. This easily readable
book by bestselling stress authour, Paul Wilson, describes "over a
hundred of the most powerful calming techniques known, from the
wisdom of ancient civilizations to the discoveries of modern
research."
There are also "practical stretegies for dealing with with
emergencies, and long-term remedies for eliminating stress, tension
and negativity from your life forever."
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Stop Smoking in One Hour
(Book +
Hypnosis CD)
Susan Hepburn
The book comes with a CD which
you apparently 'listen to just once and never smoke again!' Hepburn,
a Harley Street Hypnotherapist, says you don't need willpower but
you DO need to want to give up.
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How Can You Expect to Stop Smoking
if you Eat Tomatoes?
Robert S Brynin
Yes, tomatoes! We reviewed this
book mainly because of its irresistable title, expecting it to be
more than a bit mad. However, we were pleasantly surprised to find
it is probably one of THE best books on understanding smoking
addiction. Whether you're a health professional or someone who's
stopping smoking for the first time you are bound to find this book
useful.
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Just Quit! Giving Up
Smoking the Holistic Way
Belinda Grant Viagas
Natural remedies,
dietary advice and practical exercises from a Natural Healthcare
practitioner. Includes advice on vitamins, minerals and other
supplements essential when stopping smoking, as well as recipies
designed to re-awaken taste buds and detoxify the body.
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Don't Stop Smoking Until You've
Read This Book
Dr Harry Alder & Dr Karl
Morris
This
book uses NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and self hypnosis to
change smoking-related habits. It aims to help you to understand
smoking and identify the reasons why you smoke before
"re-programming your mind" to that of a non-smoker. You read the
book through before making the final break.
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