There are many ways to quit smoking cigarettes, and since I finally quit smoking, I’m here to tell you that the best way to quit smoking is by what I believe to be the easy way to quit once and for all. Any smoker who wants to quit smoking cigarettes (and those who don’t want to quit) can give you a laundry list of reasons why quitting is good for you and the healthy thing to do, to the point where repeating the reasons to quit starts sounding like a broken record and smokers want to say “Shut Up!” to family or friends with their well-intentioned barrage of requests to quit.

Smokers know the health risks and dangers associated with smoking cigarettes or cigars, or even the health risks involved with chewing tobacco products, but nicotine addiction keeps smokers smoking and dippers dipping despite the risks or harmful effects, and all the begging and nagging to quit smoking or chewing tobacco sounds like “blah blah blah” to smokers and tobacco users, which won’t help get loved ones to quit.

Reading various myths about quitting smoking or hearing about all the bad things that can happen because of physical withdrawal, such as having to cope with nasty nicotine withdrawal symptoms (like the feeling of wanting to rip someone’s head off for making you mad), is enough to cause some hardened smokers to keep on smoking.

Common Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

• Cravings to smoke

• Irritability (ready to kill someone)

• Insomnia

• Anxiety

• Fatigue

• Difficulty concentrating

• Headache

• Cough

• Sore throat

• Constipation, gas, stomach pain

• Dry mouth

• Sore tongue and/or gums

• Postnasal drip

• Tightness in the chest

Many smokers have successfully quit smoking with a wide variety of quit smoking aids in the form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRTs) like nicotine gum, stop smoking pills, shots, patches, inhaler, lozenges and nasal sprays. Quitting smoking “cold turkey”, hypnosis and acupuncture treatments have also helped many people quit smoking. It was my personal choice to stay away from all nicotine replacement therapies and prescription quit smoking pills like Chantix because of the strange and scary side effects reported by many Chantix users, but I know several people personally who have successfully quit smoking with Chantix and swear by the effectiveness of the prescription pill.

Easy way to stop smoking

When I decided to finally quit smoking, I found the process of quitting to be very easy. Really. Previous halfhearted attempts to stop smoking was more like saying “I want to want to quit smoking”, rather than a real decision to quit, and after several attempts to quit I gave up and started smoking again. Now that I have really quit smoking once and for all, I can honestly say that of all the known nicotine withdrawal symptoms many people say are so horrible, my experience has been quite the opposite.

If I have experienced physical or emotional withdrawal symptoms, the feelings have been so slight that they are virtually indistinguishable to me and others around me, but I wouldn’t recommend testing me to see if I’ll have a meltdown. Until recently, I never would have believed that there really was an easy way to stop smoking, but I’m so glad to have discovered Allen Carr’s book about quitting smoking. I know, I know. Reading a book helped me quit smoking?

Yes, it did, and you don’t have to take my word for it either. By the time I had read just half of Allen Carr’s book called The Easy Way to Stop Smoking, I had put out my last cigarette and I knew I would never smoke again and I haven’t. If you are trying to quit smoking or you know someone who is trying to stop smoking, read the book. You have nothing to lose by reading the book and finding out for yourself how easy it can be to stop smoking. Really easy.

When I told a couple of people that I quit smoking because of what I read in a book, they all asked me, “Well, what did the book say?”, with a silly yeah-right look on their face. It’s not just a matter of what Carr says in the book, but how he explains the easy way method to stop smoking that surprises readers.

Allen Carr used to smoke 100 cigarettes a day! That’s a 5-pack a day smoking addiction, and his method to quit smoking worked for him immediately, instantaneously. I knew that if Carr could quit smoking that many cigarettes a day and deal with his nicotine addiction effectively, then my piddly barely a pack a day smoking habit would be easy to stop. Quitting smoking was easy for me, and quitting can be just as easy for you too. Read the book and see for yourself.

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I have been considering the possibility of starting a dental blog for quite some time now. There really aren’t very many dental blogs, and those that I have found are primarily targeted towards getting people in need of dental work to choose their particular dental office for treatment. I have yet to find any dental blogs with topics discussed in a conversational manner as I try to do here, with helpful information about various dental products, treatments, procedures and options.

Plus I thought it might be fun to sometimes talk about the various goings on in our office, since we usually have a really good time every day. Some of our patients are real “characters”, and keep me in stitches whenever they come in. Have you ever gotten the “hard sell” treatment from a dentist, where you are told you need tens of thousands of dollars worth of treatment in order to have a “perfect smile”? Are you terrified to go to the dentist?

Some of you may know that I work in the dental field as a licensed “R.D.A.” (Registered Dental Assistant). I haven’t discussed my profession much at all on this blog, even though it’s an important parental responsibility to care for the health of our children in all areas. In my office, I’m often referred to as the “everything, everywhere person”, because my job requires me to “wear many hats” all at the same time.

I handle everything at the front desk (phone calls, scheduling appointments, computer data entry, correspondence with doctors, insurance and claims), taking and processing x-rays, sterilization of dental instruments, OSHA regulations, as well as assisting the doctor with each dental procedure, and keeping up with the state-required continuing education courses on an annual basis. And to top it off, guess who patients call after-hours when they have a dental emergency? Me.

The dental blogs that I have found are strictly technical, using the dental lingo and terminologies that would likely make many people wonder, “What does that mean?” What is the difference between a “cap” and a “crown”? What is sedation dentistry? What is the cost of veneers? Does it really matter what kind of toothbrush I use? If it does, why? Why are there so many different toothpastes, and is one really better than another?

There may be occasions on this blog where I might touch on topics relating to dental hygiene, such as a previous post I did discussing the anti-smoking drug “Chantix”, but having a dental blog would allow me to link out to posts that further develop the topic being discussed in a conversational manner. While the dental blogs I have found target specific dentists pushing their wares, I’m not so biased in that area. There are many skilled dentists that do an excellent job in treating patients with needed dental work.

The problem I have is what appears to be a very fine line between what is considered “needed” dental treatment, versus patients being given a laundry list of work to be done amounting in the tens of thousands of dollars in order to have the “perfect smile”. I’m sorry but, “Mr. and Mrs. Not-from-Beverly-Hills” just wants good dental work that won’t cost them both of their arms and legs. There have been numerous patients over the years who have begun coming to our office, after receiving sticker shock from an itemized list of “needed” treatments such as dental implants, when they simply wanted to get their teeth cleaned.

I have utmost respect and admiration for my boss. I’ve worked with him for almost fifteen years, plus the few years I worked for a dentist in Chicago when I lived there. Working so closely together, he and I have developed a close friendship, so close in fact that he was the one who walked me down the aisle when I married my husband a few years ago.

I know what he needs from me in the operatory before he ever has a chance to signal me; we are in sync with each other and dental procedures on patients are completed flawlessly. Patients especially love the fact that when they call our office about anything, that I not only know them by name (I know some of them by their voices), but I also know their treatment history and upcoming procedures. Patients don’t have to keep track of which staff member they spoke to last about their treatments, because I’m all there is. It’s just the Doctor and I, and a Hygienist.

I recently read a post asking, “How does anyone do this?”, in regards to keeping up with posting to our blogs on a regular basis, while maintaining our family lives and jobs. Speaking only for myself, I’m an organization freak. I multi-task in nearly every area of my life, and I have found a way of pacing myself with my own rhythm. If I don’t post for a couple/few days, I don’t sweat it. I have a notebook with me everywhere I go, jotting down a brief outline of posts still to come, or even just subjects I want to talk about at some point. I also read “Whether you know it or not, you already have a niche”, which really helped push me in the direction of starting the new dental blog. Thank you Pearl.

Fortunately, I don’t have to look very far for blog hosting help, and the new dental blog should up and running very soon. Are you looking for a new dentist? I’ve got some tips for you on things to consider when trying to find a good dentist.

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