Stop Smoking Edgbaston Birmingham

22/04/2026

Benefits / How Stop Smoking Works
When you quit smoking, the inflammation in the airways goes down. The little hair-like projections in the airways that we call cilia — which are paralysed by smoke — begin to work again. So the lungs will get better in weeks to months. Breathing will get better. Exercise capacity will get better. Paradoxically, people find that they cough a little more right after they stop smoking, but that’s natural as that process is the lungs cleaning themselves out.

The benefits of quitting smoking — no matter what your age — are prodigious. Risks of heart disease and stroke plummet. So does the risk of lung cancer, along with cancers of the mouth, throat, bladder, cervix and pancreas.
But if you’ve been smoking a long time and have developed COPD [(or, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)], which includes chronic bronchitis or emphysema, the lungs never totally heal. Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the airway. Some of that inflammation can be reversed. But if the inflammation has led to scarring of the walls of the airway, some of that cannot. Emphysema is a disease in which the walls of the fine air sacs of the lung — the place where the lung does its business of exchanging oxygen for carbon dioxide — break down. So tiny little air sacs become bigger ones — and they’re less efficient in transporting oxygen. The lung can’t grow new walls for these air sacs. The lung loses tiny blood vessels and can’t grow new ones. So that’s permanent.
The risk for lung cancer probably returns to that of a nonsmoker somewhere between 10 and 15 years after smoking cessation.

The most comprehensive study into methods of quitting, reported in New Scientist Magazine, found that “hypnotherapy enjoys a greater success rate than any other method in helping people stop smoking.” So why does hypnosis work so well? And how is it that you can quit in just a single session of hypnosis, when other methods can take weeks or even months?

Smoking, like all habits, is controlled by the unconscious part of the mind. Hypnosis helps us access the REM state – nature’s optimal learning state – and it is in this state that your deeper, unconscious mind is more open to new ideas and suggestions. When your unconscious is reprogrammed you don’t have to try not to smoke; the urge is simply no longer there.
Your unconscious mind has been programmed (through years of repetition) with the belief that smoking has done something positive for you. Yes, that’s right, there has been a positive intention to the smoking habit.

You might have smoked to help you:
relieve stress, boredom or other uncomfortable emotions
feel more confident in social situations and fit in with your friends
concentrate better
control your weight (in other words, smoke instead of eating)
give you something to do with your hands.
These are all positive intentions. However, there are other, healthier ways to achieve them. Through hypnosis, your unconscious can generate healthy alternative behaviours which you will carry out automatically. In effect, your stop smoking hypnosis session will re-program your unconscious mind to produce the same positive intentions that you believe ci******es have given you, but in far healthier and normal ways.

The human body was never designed to smoke, thus it is not a ‘normal’ behaviour.

At Stop Smoking Birmingham we have helped many clients to stop smoking easily without cravings, anxiety or increased weight .

No longer enslaved to ci******es, removing the physical longing for ci******es, and leaving clients mentally strong and positive that they are now non-smokers.

You can take back control of your Health – You can easily Quit Smoking in one session, allowing you to live a healthier, happier, balanced life- No longer a slave to Ci******es, Va**ng and Ni****ne.
CALL NOW
Stop Smoking Birmingham
Quadrant Court
51-52 Calthorpe Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1TH
Call- 0121 403 3163 / 07825 599340 for a free 30 minute confidential consultation.
stuart@stuartdowning.co.uk

Stop Smoking Birmingham has successfully helped many clients to Stop Smoking in one intensive session, in the comfort of our therapy rooms in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

22/04/2026

17/04/2026

Identifying warning signs and overcoming setbacks
Having ‘just one’ is the way that most people go back to regular smoking. Quitting means resisting the urge to smoke even one cigarette, despite the cravings, the habit, the pressure and your own emotional reasons.

You take puffs of other people’s ci******es but excuse it as ‘not really smoking’. You know it’s only a matter of time before you find yourself buying a pack.

Many of these people have a ni****ne addiction and are in denial. They may be social smokers who only use to***co while they are out with friends, or they may be smokers who believe they can quit when they are ready. Recognising the signs of an addiction to ni****ne is important to overcoming denial and getting over the addiction.

Common Signs of Addiction
Requiring more to***co to feel satisfaction
Experiencing withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability
Using to***co in larger amounts than intended
Having a desire to quit or decrease use but being unable to do so
Experiencing cravings and intense urges to use to***co
Continued to***co use despite awareness of consequences and health risks
Ni****ne withdrawal symptoms include:
Trouble concentrating
Anxiety and panic attacks
Depression
Trouble sleeping
Irritability and frustration
Increased appetite and weight gain

Psychological Symptoms
Once a person’s brain is rewired for addiction to to***co, scenarios that are associated with to***co use (psychological triggers) can cause cravings for to***co.

Common triggers for people with a ni****ne addiction are driving, drinking, music and even work.

The Risks of To***co
Most people, including those who use to***co, are aware of the serious health risks associated with using to***co. There are more to***co-related deaths each year than all deaths from illicit drugs, alcohol, car accidents and murders combined. Many people with addictions have a desire to quit because they understand the health risks. Therefore, it is unsurprising that about 70% of to***co users have a desire to quit.

Some of the health risks associated with to***co use include:
Infertility
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Asthma
Lung cancer
Heart disease
Mouth and esophageal cancer
Stroke
To***co and Cancer
These are only some of the most common health risks associated with to***co use. Carcinogenic chemicals in to***co cause genetic changes, putting to***co users at a higher risk for many types of cancer.

Carcinogens are cancer-causing chemicals that alter a person’s DNA. The carcinogens in to***co may cause abnormal cell growth that can develop into cancerous tumours.
Some of the health risks associated with to***co use include:
Infertility
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Asthma
Lung cancer
Heart disease
Mouth and esophageal cancer
Stroke
To***co and Cancer
These are only some of the most common health risks associated with to***co use. Carcinogenic chemicals in to***co cause genetic changes, putting to***co users at a higher risk for many types of cancer.

Carcinogens are cancer-causing chemicals that alter a person’s DNA. The carcinogens in to***co may cause abnormal cell growth that can develop into cancerous tumours.

Smoking causes lung cancer deaths in approximately 90% of men and 80% of women.

How smoking damages the body

As well as ni****ne, there are more than 4,000 chemicals in to***co smoke, of which many are poisons. At least 60 of these chemicals cause cancer.

Tar: When you breathe in to***co smoke, some tar is deposited in the lungs. Your lungs are lined with tiny hairs that help ‘sweep’ germs and other things out of your lungs. It is harder for these hairs to move if your lungs are coated with tar.

The tar in cigarette smoke contains chemicals called carcinogens, which encourage the development of cancer cells in the body.

Carbon monoxide: Carbon monoxide binds itself to haemoglobin in the bloodstream and prevents it from carrying enough oxygen around the body. This means that someone who smokes is likely to get out of breath and get tired more easily.

Eventually, you can get a lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If you have this, it gets harder and harder to breathe.

Oxidant gases: Oxidant gases are gases that react with oxygen. They make blood more likely to clot, increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Benzene: Exposure to benzene can cause cell damage at the genetic level, and has been linked to a range of different cancers, such as leukaemia and kidney cancer.

Benzene used to be added to petrol, but the practice was stopped because of health concerns.

What Is the Life Expectancy of Cigarette Smokers?
For smokers, quality and length of life depends on the number and severity of smoking-associated illnesses they may develop and if they have other medical conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Other lifestyle factors, for example, use of alcohol or other drugs also make a difference in long-term outcomes for smokers. For smokers who quit, projected health and life expectancy improve markedly at any age of life.

Smokers who quit before age 50 years have half the risk of dying in the next 15 years compared with those who continue to smoke.

Quitting smoking substantially decreases the risk of lung, larynx, esophageal, oral, pancreatic, bladder, and cervical cancers. For example, 10 years after quitting, an ex-smoker has lower risk of lung cancer compared to a continuing smoker. Continued smoking abstinence continues to lower the risk.

Quitting lowers the risk for other major diseases including coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease. The increased risk of coronary heart disease halves after 1 year of abstinence. After 15 years, the risk of coronary heart disease approximates that of someone who never smoked.

You can take back control of your Health – You can easily Quit Smoking in one session, allowing you to live a healthier, happier, balanced life- No longer a slave to Ci******es and Ni****ne.
CALL NOW
Stop Smoking Birmingham
Quadrant Court
51-52 Calthorpe Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1TH
Call- 0121 403 3163 / 07825 599340 for a free 30 minute confidential consultation.
stuart@stuartdowning.co.uk

Stop Smoking Birmingham has successfully helped many clients to Stop Smoking in one intensive session, in the comfort of our therapy rooms in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

17/04/2026

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