It is better to help yourself quit smoking using herbs and natural aids instead of pills and patches.
There are many herbs and natural supports you probably already have in your cabinets. First, water, drink at least eight glasses a day, more if possible, water will help keep you hydrated and help you feel fuller and therefore less likely to eat. Keep a glass of water handy at all times, so when you normally have a cigarette, you can reach for the glass instead. This will keep your hands busy.
Herbal teas are a great help, especially for self-soothing ones like chamomile, lavender, St Johns wort and lemon balm.
Avena herbal remedy traditionally used by healers in India to help opium addicts to quit. This herbal medicine affects the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain and suppresses the dependence of the addication. It calms anxiety and nervousness associated with withdrawal symptoms, and its effects are well known to be long-lasting.
Oatmeal or porridge would be a good breakfast, and also the place of another meal during the day. It is a fact that oatmeal can help you relax and promote sleep, a bowl of oatmeal before going to bed will help you sleep well at night. Bars, oatmeal cookies and oat cereals are good for snacks during the day, as are cereal bars and other all types of seeds, grains and dried fruit.
Smoking causes an excess of free radicals in the body, you need antioxidants to fight it. Vitamin C is a great source, be sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Smoking causes an excess of free radicals in the body, you need antioxidants to fight it. Vitamin C is a great source, be sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Among the best herbs and natural aids to stop smoking is the root of licorice, which is very useful to calm the cravings. It is the stress relieving properties that will soothe your nerves and reduce irritability and help break up body fat, thus proving useful in case of compensation with food. Licorice is also a natural expectorant, which helps greatly when the body needs to expel catarrh and mucus.
Baking soda raises the pH of urine, which will slow the elimination of nicotine, which already exists in the body. It may seem strange, but a slower elimination of nicotine results in less cravings.
Fruits and vegetables are very much needed when trying to quit smoking, as with herbs and natural supports that can replace the cravings and give your body the supplements it needs.
Chewing gum and sugarless candies may be necessary while trying to quit, but grapes and cherries and other fruit sized "candy" is even better.
Today, most areas of public places are smoke-free, so you really have no choice but to go several hours at a time without smoking, in this case, you should be able to completely stop smoking with herbs and natural aids to help you.
