A recent study showed that 85% of cigarette smokers who want to quit could find the best help and support from family. And this is the reason why your support and encouragement are the best gifts that you can give to a family member who wants to quit smoking. But what are the things you … Read more
Smoking is an addiction. And when thinking about quitting smoking, certain steps have to be followed in order to successfully overcome the unrelenting habit of wanting to smoke and be free from the addiction once and for all. Of course, the first step to smoking cessation is a conscious effort of the person to quit. … Read more
Millions of years ago, when eating and trying not to get eaten were our full-time jobs, our minds developed a very important survival tool. it basically it goes like this: We see some food that looks good, our brain says calories, survival! And we eat the food. It tastes good and as a reward, our … Read more
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable mortality. Yet, it is one of the vices that most people find it hard to quit. In fact, there are over 40 million smokers in the United States alone, which makes it as one of the prevailing type of addiction next to alcohol and drug addiction. So … Read more
WORCESTER, Mass., May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In a National Institutes of Health-funded randomized controlled clinical trial, To Quit, MindSciences’ smoking cessation app, has shown a dose-dependent relationship between app use and reduction in cigarette smoking. The trial involved 67 subjects who received either To Quit or QuitGuide, the National Cancer Institute’s smoking cessation app. … Read more
WORCESTER, Mass., May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MindSciences, the leader in evidence-based habit change programs, has been given the 2019 Health Value Award for Behavioral Health Management for its line of DrJud apps. The Health Value Awards recognizes health care vendors, brokers and purchasers who consistently deliver high value that can be replicated throughout the … Read more
I often talk about our “old brain” and our “new brain” — how the habit formation and reward circuitry parts of our brain evolved a long time ago, while the rational, thinking parts of our brain are relatively recent additions to our repertoire of human skills. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman also outlines two distinct … Read more
We have all experienced moments in our lives where everything just comes together in some almost magical way –whether playing music, participating in a sport, or just getting totally absorbed in a project. These moments are timeless, effortless, completely free of worry and delicious! As described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, this is “flow” and is often … Read more
(Have you read the “Everyday Addictions” article about how habits form and how addictions get started? If not, you may want to check it out first. Read it here.) While the internet is full of “tips and tricks” to beat bad habits, change behaviors, and overcome everyday addictions, there are only a few potential pathways … Read more
Read Dr. Jud’s book on the roots of habits and addictions called “The Craving Mind”.