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Smoking is the practice of tasting or inhaling the vapor given out by substances like tobacco, opium or cannabis when burnt. Combustion of these substances release nicotine that is absorbed into the lungs. Smoking is actually a recreational drug use and a tobacco addict does enough harm to his or her health. Smoking, in other words, is a deadly habit. It increases the risk of lung cancer, oral cancer, bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis, heart attack, COPD, erectile dysfunction, birth defects etc. Cigarette is the most common smoking tool. Some people also use loose tobacco and rolling paper to make hand rolled cigarettes. The other smoking tools are pipes, bongs, hookahs, cigars, bidis and vaporizers.

Smokers can be of 2 types: active smokers and passive smokers. People who are addicted to smoking are active smokers. Passive smokers are people who do not smoke but breathe in the air or vapor exhaled by the person who is smoking. Both are equally harmed. People are slowly becoming aware of the hazardous effect of smoking on health and are trying desperately to curb smoking. The efforts to quit smoking often become useless because of withdrawal symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, increased pulse rate, irritability etc. Here are some quit smoking home remedies to combat withdrawal symptoms and help people out.

Home Remedies

1. Take 1 teaspoon honey twice daily. It helps to get rid of tobacco addiction

2. Take grape seed extracts in ample amount daily. This repairs the lung damage caused by smoking.

3. Mix two tablespoon baking soda in a glass of water and sip the solution with every meal. This will help you quit smoking

4. Chew licorice stick if you feel the urge to smoke.

5. Drink glassful orange juice twice daily. Its acidic nature helps to fight nicotine addiction

6. Extract juice of grated radish, mix with 2 teaspoon honey and take. This is an effective quit smoking home remedy.

7. Drinking of glassful grape juice helps you to give up smoking.

8. Chew on a clove after smoking. This will stop you from lighting up another.

9. Eating a carrot would help you check the cravings for smoking.

10. Drink valerian tea or passion flower tea to get rid of the habit of smoking

11. Slowly chew the chopped dried root of sweet flag. This helps you to manage withdrawal symptoms and makes quitting easier.

12. Take the herb oat straw. It works amazingly as a quit smoking remedy.

13. Use vinegar as a room freshener. Spray it in your room to expel the scent of smoke. This will stop you from wishing to smoke.

14. Suck 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper slowly. This will reduce your urge to smoke. Jhon Napier

Smoking is very dangerous to your health. Most smokers feel that there is nothing that they haven’t tried in order to quit. However, they may not be aware of the many natural means available which others have used to finally end this very destructive habit. It is possible to quit smoking, if you devise a plan, cleanse and support the body and use natural methods to curb nicotine cravings.
Most, if not all, people in the United States believe that smoking is unhealthy. Why then do people smoke? The answer lies in the addictive nature of nicotine. Over 80 percent of smokers declare that they want to quit and plan to do so at some point. Even heroin addicts admit that nicotine is truly the hardest drug habit to kick. (Haas, p.964)
Almost one-third of cases of pancreatic carcinoma can be attributed to cigarette smoking. Most lung cancers are caused by cigarette smoking. (Smokers are five to ten times more likely to suffer from lung cancer than nonsmokers). The more cigarettes you smoke per day and the earlier you started smoking, the greater the risk of lung cancer.
Children of smokers have an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory infections and lung cancer.
"Children of smokers have a much higher incidence and severity of asthma, bronchitis, colds and ear infections. They also have impaired lung development and reduced lung function tests." American Journal of Public Health, p. 209, Feb. 1989)
If you eat a balanced diet, drink a lot of clean water and take a vitamin supplement daily, you may feel that you are generally healthy. However, if you smoke, this is typically not the case. Heavy smokers do not get as much of a benefit from a healthy diet. Blood levels of Vitamin C are much lower in smokers. Zinc, Vitamin A and folic acid are often depleted in the bodies of smokers.
Now that we have covered just a few of the negative effects of smoking on the body, let’s figure out how to quit - and without drugs! It may come as a surprise to you that there is a way to be free of this horrible addiction without using prescription medication for help.
Let’s now cover some ideas on how to actually go about quitting.
Have you tried to quit before and failed? Did you quit for awhile and then start again? You may feel that because you tried and failed, that it proves that you can’t quit. However, this is not the case. In reality, you get points each time you attempt to quit. You inevitably learned something each time you tried, which gets you that much closer to being successful in quitting. Most quitters did not do it on their first try. So just think of it as your "practice" run! (3)
A main part of your quit smoking plan, is to figure out which interventions you will use when you are hit with a craving to smoke. Try to avoid being around other smokers. Learn some deep breathing exercises that you can use to de-stress. Exercise is also a great way to limit stress and keep you busy.

Something to consider once you have decided to quit smoking, is how to get the toxins out of your body. One theory is that many dependencies originate in the liver. Cleansing and detoxifying the liver is a crucial first step toward breaking free of these addictions. Detoxifying the liver will reduce the cravings for nicotine. (ESP, p. 279)
You can use echinacea to help flush the nicotine out of the lymph system and lungs. Vitamin C is a great chelator of toxic substances in the body. (Which means it will "grab" the offenders and flush them out through the waste system). A usual dose of C is 1000 mg four times per day. N-Acetyl-cysteine 1000 mg, two doses of glutamine 1000 mg, four capsules of Evening Primrose Oils and 20 Sun Wellness Chlorella tabs are a good regimine for removing nicotine toxicity from the body. (Page p. 548)
It is important during your detox and quitting time that you "avoid junk foods and sugar that aggravate cravings" (Page p.548) Ginseng can help you to normalize sugar cravings, as can stevia, stevioside or FOS. Trace mineral and mineral deficiencies can play a part in some addictions. Magnesium, potassium, calcium and zinc should all be included in the diet when trying to quit smoking. (ESP, p.279)
The main concern when quitting tobacco are the cravings! There are many choices when it comes to this issue. Essential oils, vitamins and herbal teas are all on the list of items in the "cravings" category.
Eating a diet which promotes body alkalinity is said to show less desire for tobacco. To calm your nerves, try Magnesium 800 mg daily, stress B-complex 100 mg daily, valerian/wild lettuce drops in water. (Page, p.548) Young Living Essential Oils offers a blend called "Peace and Calming" which, some people have reported, was all they needed during their quitting time.
Oil of clove is also reported by many people to be extremely effective in their war with nicotine cravings. In Stanley Burrough’s “Master Cleanser” book, he states "For those who wish to quit smoking, place a small amount (of clove oil) on your finger - place it on back of the tongue and you immediately lose your desire to smoke. This is an easy way if you really want to quit." Peppermint oil has also been reported to be effective. Just a touch of it on the tongue, in the same manner as you apply the clove oil will do it.
Single oils which may be helpful in smoking cessation in addition to clove and peppermint, are cinnamon and nutmeg. Other blends of oils recommended for reducing addictive behavior are Harmony, Thieves, Exodus II, Peace and Calming, JuvaCleanse and JuvaFlex. These can be directly inhaled or diffused, applied topically on the temples and/or back of the neck four times daily, or used as a warm compress over the liver.
Quitting smoking is not an easy task to undertake. However, if you give your body the right tools, you can repair the damage done by smoking, you can reduce your cravings and YOU CAN QUIT! Try some of these simple, natural and effective helpers. Nature is the best medicine, so believe in yourself and watch it happen!!
Renee Suchy

I look younger feel better lost the cough and do not smell like stale cigarettes. Also I took allot of natural health products to give my body good quality fuel it needed to heal. I drank allot of water took Bee Pollen products and key minerals, fruits, vegetables, herb blends, green super foods to fight fatigue and exercised to aid in the cravings to smoke.

4000 chemical agents and 60 carcinogens are in cigarette smoke. Not just the smoke at the end of the cigarette, but the smoke that is exhaled as well. You are putting your body at risk of getting: heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, respiratory illnesses, bladder cancer, chronic bronchitis, cardiovascular disease and kidney, cervical, stomach, pancreatic cancers on every puff you take off a cigarette . There is a very effective method of living your life without nicotine; simply by removing the nicotine from your system naturally. Detox and replenish your body from not just nicotine but the toxins that are in cigarettes as well. Have a healthy body and save allot of money from not buying cigarettes every day. Live a life irritability, inpatient, hostile, and anxiety free from nicotine withdrawal. Nicotine is the # 1 addictive drug in the United States. Getting the nicotine comes in different forms, cigarettes, gum, chewing tobacco, patches, inhaler, pipe and snuff.

Nicotine is one of over 4000 chemicals found in the toxic cancer causing tobacco products sold to the hard working American citizens today. Nicotine was introduced to the public in the early 1800 it is a poison which kills in big doses.The average smoker takes in about 20 too 40 MG a day. Nicotine is a chemical found in various species of tobacco plants. Nicotine increases the levels of dopamine in the brain causing you to feel pleasure.The cigarettes smoked today contain not just nicotine but thousands of toxic cancer causing chemicals that break down an enzyme located in the brain called Monoamineoxidase which regulates the level of dopamine.The result in the desire to feel pleasure so you give your body a shot of nicotine by smoking a cigarette. Every puff you take increases the levels of dopamine in the brain making it difficult to quit smoking. More than 450,000 U.S. Citizens are killed every year by tobacco. More than any other drug addiction, psychological, mental, accident, car, combined. Nicotine causes over 120 billion dollars in health care cost per year.

Nicotine is a sedative and stimulant which could lead you to become slightly hyperglycemic. Nicotine addiction is similar to other drug addictions that cause a release of dopamine in the brain where motivation and pleasure are controlled. Nicotine in high doses are found in insecticides it could cause vomiting, tremors, convulsions, and death. Nicotine addiction starts after a couple of cigarettes within a few days. Nicotine addiction is a serious and fatal addictive disorder more difficult to overcome than any other addictive drug; the hardest chemical too beat. Vitamins and nutrients that benefit the body are depleted by smoking. So detox after quitting smoking and take control of your life,be healthy be safe.

By Julio J. Cancel