http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Megan+Carter Self Help Megan Carter Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=169044&ca=Self+Help Hooked, trapped, desperate—Oh these words are so heart wringing. Are those that utter these soul-searing cries being tied up by their thumbs? Or have they fallen down an old mine shaft? Well, umm, no, they have… well they have made a decision to become hooked, trapped and desperate. See the news blo... Society Megan Carter Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=73589&ca=Society This is Sal's story. It's about diseases caused by smoking, and if you start this story, read it to the end, but don't start if you're squeamish. Sal's Dad died angry. And guess what? Most smokers die angry, and Sal said not only was her Dad eaten up by cancer, he was eaten up by vitriol against him... Self Help Megan Carter Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=65268&ca=Self+Help The what? Let's take something easier - the dorsal striatum, or locus coeruleus. Still gobbledygook? Not to medical specialists. If you think quitting smoking is difficult, think of it as a chemical reaction to certain stimuli, that's all. The nucleus accumbens is the name given to part of your bra... Self Help Megan Carter Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=60842&ca=Self+Help Sometimes you come across a quote or saying, and you think, gosh so true, I will remember that. Maybe those words give you a gentle push in the right direction or the ever necessary "reality check." Here to share with you are some of life's quotes that are especially powerful for smokers to help qui... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Megan Carter Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=57701&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Do smokers weigh up the indisputably bad risks of smoking's effects? What if smoking was named differently, such as 'Diving into shark infested waters?' We had a kitten given to us once. It was a crazy little ball of fluff that skitted across my kitchen floor getting under my feet. I used to say, "O... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Megan Carter Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=46545&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Smoking helps soothe anxiety, suppress unwanted emotions, and dumb down the pain of living. It's all to do with the nicotine receptors in the brain and the resultant pleasant hormones like dopamine that are produced. So is roughly 30% of the world going to go raving mad? What's going to happen with... Self Help Megan Carter Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42989&ca=Self+Help Quitting smoking is easy, but what about staying quit? Mark Twain's oft used words, "It's easy to quit smoking, I've done it many times," are a flippant but poor cover-up for the guilt and suffering many smokers go through in their efforts to stay permanently smoke-free. There's a lot of good materi...