QUIT SMOKING ~ It’s Worth It!

Quit Smoking ~ It's Worth It!
Whether this is your first time or your tenth time trying to quit, it really is worth it. Research shows that smoking causes disease in nearly every organ of the body. Smoking is linked to diseases such as leukemia, cataracts, pneumonia, and cncers of the cervix, lung, kidney,, pancreas, and stomach. Lung cancer alone claims the lives of more women than any other cancer. So as you can see, it is well worth your while to quit once and for all.

Why is it so Difficult to Quit?
If you have tried to quit smoking before or you know someone who has, have you ever wondered why it is so hard? This is because smoking is not only a habit, it is an addiction.. Those who have tried to quit before become very irritable when they do not have a cigarette to puff on. This irritability is a result of nicotine withdrawal. The nicotine makes your body to crave for more of it and this makes you keep smoking.

Environmental Triggers
If smoking has become a routine for you, you probably find that there are certain things that you associate with having a cigarette. These may be things like when you have a cup of coffee or a drink of wine or beer, or after lunch or dinner. You may also feel the need to have a cigarette first thing in the morning. You may also be triggered to smoke when you are around with others who are smoking. Smoking routines create instructions to the brain telling you that you are suppose to smoke at specific times. So, if you tell yourself it is time to quit smoking expect to meet a lot of resistance from your body.


The Benefits of Quitting
20 minutes after quitting your blood pressure drops and the temperature in you hands and feet rises. 8 hours after quitting the carbon monoxide in your blood drops to normal. 24 hours after quitting your chance of having a heart attack goes down. 2 days after quitting you can taste and smell things better. 2weeks to 3 months after quitting you have better circulation and your lungs are working better. 1 to 9 months after quitting, coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease; your lungs start to function better, lowering your risk of lung infections. 1 year after quitting your risk for heart disease is half that of a smoker’s. 5 years after quitting your risks of having a stroke is the same as someone who doesn’t smoke. 10 years after quitting your risk of dying from lung cancer is half that of a smokers, 15 years after quitting your risk of heart disease is now the same as someone who doesn’t smoke. All-in-all you will have the chance to live a longer, healthier life.

Making the Commitment/Creating a Plan
You must make a commitment to yourself. List reasons why you want to quit. If you are health conscious do this for yourself , your family, your children. You will definitely need the support of your family and friends. Here are some tips to help you with your plan:

• Plan and write down a start date
• Remove cigarettes and ashtrays from your surrounding
• Do not permit anyone to smoke in your house
• Choose people around you that will encourage you and who are not smokers themselves
• Learn ways to distract yourself ~ avoid the ‘smoking triggers’
• Understand that you may be faced with setbacks so expect them and be prepared.
• Consider the use of a stop smoking aid. There are several on the market such as inhalers, patches , gums and nasal sprays.

Quitting will most likely take a lot of hard work and effort on your part. Your decision to quit now is one of the most important decisions that you will make this year.  For more information visit: Assitance in Quitting.


To Your Continued Health and Success!
Miss Julia

Mother Nature Can Help You Quit Smoking

Mother Nature Can Help You Quit Smoking. Today, it is well known that smoking is a habit that invites nothing but grief, not only to oneself but also to all the surrounding people. With this raising awareness, more and more people are genuinely trying to quit smoking. Some find it easy and some find it terribly difficult – depending upon the degree of addiction and their own will power. The good news is that Mother Nature can effectively support you in this daunting task. Quit Smoking – The Natural Way.

The reason for the high rate of failure of quit smoking plans is that most people hate the withdrawal symptoms that follow – such as depression, craving for nicotine, anxiety attacks, irritability, body ache, lack of sleep, interference with body functions (mostly when the person was in habit to go to the toilet or sleep only after lighting a cigarette) and so on. Some of the most popular herbal quit smoking aids are described here. Choose one or a combination of two or more and get rid of this deadly habit.

You could take the advice of homeopaths and herbal doctors (ayurvedic doctors) to help you decide which combination works best for you. You could also buy the herbal products that are already available on the market. These are used as patches on the skin and hence are very easy to use.

1. Gotu Cola – this is an herb that literally clears the head and improves the sharpness of the brain. It is particularly beneficial in the quit smoking process as it fights anxiety attacks and increases the level of concentration.

2. Avena Sativa – this is an herb that has been used to fight serious drug addictions (such as opium) with great success for centuries. This herb too, prevents anxiety attacks and reduces the craving for and dependency on many harmful substances.

3. Garcinia cambogia – one of the side effects experienced during quit smoking process is sudden weight-gain. This could be because people feel depressed and substitute the smoking habit with that of eating. Garcinia cambogia is classified as a citrus and is an excellent appetite suppressant. At the same time it raises the rate of the metabolism thereby increasing the rate of burning fat. This means a double bonus – reducing the compulsion to eat and reducing the weight.

There are many other wonder herbs that can help with your quit smoking plans. Some of these are bayberry, ginger root, eucalyptus, skullcap and safflower. Let nature help you quit smoking today.

Stop Smoking the Natural Way