From: charanl@aol.com (CharanL)
Subject: Book on quitting smoking for women
Date: 19 Mar 1995 20:09:42 -0500

A Woman's Way
Help someone you love to stop smoking - review of a new book

This wonderful heart-touching written by a woman who watched in pain her
own mother suffer through numerous smoking-related illnesses. Mary Embree
writes in "A Woman's Way" about the emotional aspects of smoking and
offers practical ideas to help you or anyone you love to stop smoking.

I was moved by the book. I also learned the fallacy of the common myths
about smoking. They say once you've quit, even one puff will hook you
again. "You're only a puff away from a pack a day." is the favorite
saying. But it is not true for most people, Mrs. Embree says. "In fact,
studies show, that for many people, the more often they quit, the fewer
cigarettes they smoke when they do start up."  Now, isn't that
interesting.  So I guess there is no shame in quitting as many times as
you like. One obviously get better at it by doing it. 

I also found out that Mrs. Embree was a therapist for Schick Stop Smoking
Centers and is now a private therapist in Ventura, California. The book
covers all aspects of the impact of smoking on a woman's life, health
issues such as PMS, weight gain, menopause, diet issues, alcohol, to the
emotional dependence and general feelings of well-being. She does not
waste your time writing about a lot of case histories but concentrates on
issues related to smoking. I really liked her approach.

I think this is a wonderfully practical book. Give it to a woman you love
and help rid the world of this harmful habit. 

The book costs $11.95. You probably can find it in the store. (You may try
the big chains) But here is the Publisher's address. 

A Woman's Way,  the stop smoking book for women
by Mary Embree ISBN 1-56796-081-2
WRS Publishing
P O Box 21207, Waco, TX 76702-1207
(800) 299-3366

Charan Langton (charanL@aol.com)