Shruti Agrawal, May 31st, 2019
This question is one of the most frequently asked questions by urban smokers on Google and forums like Quora. Google answers back with lot of rich experiences from ex-smokers; products that can help quit or websites that help you plan your quit journey. In this blog I’m going to narrate a practical experience from a... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, May 4th, 2019
On 6th and 7th of April, 2019 I had the opportunity to meet some amazing people. I was invited to Navsari a town just 35 kms from Surat. The place where JRD Tata was born. It is also 18 kms from Dandi Beach the famous salt satyagraha was done by Gandhiji. First, I would like... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, April 27th, 2019
LEWINS EQUATION TO MAKE YOU A TOBACCO WINNER! Kurt Lewin in 1936 gave a very simple formula an equation which said behaviour is a function of the person in the environment. What it means is – the habit or behaviour of a person is just not dependent on a person’s character but it also depends... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, April 20th, 2019
Kurt Lewin in 1936 gave a very simple formula an equation which said behaviour is a function of the person in the environment. What it means is the habit or behaviour of a person is just not dependent on a person’s character but it also depends on the environment one is exposed to. This is... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, April 13th, 2019
WILL POWER is the most important part in the quit process of tobacco. WILL power with the mindset to win! The cold turkey method for quitting is totally based on will power. COLD TURKEY – you quit at one go! This usually happens when one gets a realisation of the harm by tobacco. The harm... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, April 6th, 2019
It may be difficult to change one’s habit, adopt a new habit; more often than not the greatest challenge is to change the mindset. Your mind is a powerful thing, what you tell yourself and the things you believe about yourself can either prevent change from happening or allow new skills to blossom. Talking about... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, March 30th, 2019
Environment plays a major role in your quit tobacco journey. Yes, your will power is required but along with that, a conducive environment is also necessary. In a study at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, it was discovered that the management could instantly increase the amount of water people drank and decrease the amount of... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, March 18th, 2019
Opportunity to quit your habit of tobacco ! Co-Morbidity Conditions due to Tobacco Use “In medicine, comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional diseases or disorders co-occurring with (that is, concomitant or concurrent with) a primary disease or disorder; in the countable sense of the term, a comorbidity is each additional disorder or disease.... Read More
Dr. Pawan Gupta, March 7th, 2019
Best part is recognizing the early signs of harms of tobacco and quitting right away! If these early signs are missed, at least one should not oversee the late signs of tobacco harms and should quit in this stage. They are the warning signals to stop – either refrain from in-taking tobacco or bear the... Read More