Smoking is harmful. Everyone knows that. Every year, 4 million people die from smoking. And this is if you do not count those poisoned by secondhand smoke. The wives of smokers die 4 years earlier than their peers. Of the world’s total population, 500 million will be killed by smoking. Compare these figures with the losses of the most terrible disasters in the history of mankind: for example, about 6 million people died on the fronts of the First World War. Every 6 seconds in the world due to smoking, 1 person becomes less…
The longer you smoke, the harder it is to quit. At least once in your life, every smoker has thought about quitting smoking, but to really quit smoking, you need absolute confidence that you can do it. Here are the incentives:
- After 20 minutes, the blood pressure and heart rate are stabilized.
- After 8 hours, the blood content of carbon monoxide and nicotine decreases by half.
- After 24 hours, carbon monoxide disappears without a trace.
- After 48 hours, the body is released from nicotine. The person begins to feel the taste and smell again.
- After 72 hours, it becomes easier to breathe.
- After 2-12 weeks, the complexion becomes better.
- After 3-9 months, the cough disappears.
- After 5 years, the risk of a heart attack is reduced by 2 times.
There are many different ways to stop smoking. It is known that this habit is not only physical, but also psychological. And here it is important to understand what kind of addiction you have. To get rid of psychological addiction, it is important to firmly decide for yourself to quit smoking, choosing the reasons why you need to do it:
- to look better, improve the condition of the skin, nails and hair;
- in order not to experience health problems and have healthy children;
- to stop giving off the smell of tobacco;
- to save the family budget and afford to buy something nice for this amount;
- to prolong your life for the sake of yourself and your loved ones.
Psychological addiction can be overcome by listening to our next tips.
- The time that was spent on smoking, you need to take another thing, come up with a hobby.
- To make quitting smoking easier, it is better to do it with someone for the company.
- It is better to gradually get used to living without cigarettes. This period should last about a week.
- Communicate more with non-smokers. Remember who in your family does not smoke, this person should be authoritative for you.
- You can keep statistics on who, how much money was saved by quitting smoking. If on average today cigarettes cost 50 rubles, and you smoke 1 pack a day, then you will save 1.5 thousand a month!
To get rid of physiological dependence, you can use proven folk remedies. Don’t forget that your desire to quit smoking is very important.
One of the folk remedies that helps to quit smoking is cloves. It is believed that its aroma reduces the craving for nicotine, calms and allows you to forget about cigarettes. You can use dried cloves or its oil, it should always be kept at hand, using it for aromatherapy if you want to smoke.
Cinnamon has a similar effect : in addition to the fact that it can be used for aromatherapy, natural cinnamon can be put in the mouth, it will also help to get rid of bad breath.
Oranges and their juice will also help you get rid of tobacco cravings faster . It is known that vitamin C in smokers is absorbed much worse. Oranges will not only replenish its reserves, but will also contribute to the detoxification of the body. Other citrus fruits and products containing a large amount of vitamin C (pineapple, blueberries, blackcurrants) also have a similar effect.
Many people who are trying to quit smoking, help some products: seeds, popcorn, nuts. While the mouth is busy eating, the craving for smoking seems weak, but using this method, it is important not to replace smoking with too high-calorie foods (which is peanuts) in huge quantities.
Another product that eliminates the craving for smoking is milk and dairy products. If you drink a glass of milk before a cigarette, it will spoil the taste of the cigarette. There is also a popular way to make people quit smoking with the help of milk. To do this, you need to soak the cigarette in milk, dry it, and then let it smoke. They say that the bitterness in the mouth will be so unbearable that it will be simply impossible to finish it. These impressions will remain in your memory and help you quit smoking completely.
In addition to traditional methods of quitting smoking, there are quite harmful ways for the body to quit smoking, beware of using them. This:
- coding and hypnosis from smoking-lead to a mental disorder, a person ceases to be himself;
- medical treatment (tablets, patches, chewing gum, etc.) – such drugs contain hormonal substances, their reception causes irreparable harm to health;
- e-cigarettes are harmful. Their manufacturers and sellers say that they are harmless, but this is not true. Liquids that are used in electronic cigarettes contain nicotine and other toxic substances.
We hope that you will find an effective way to quit smoking without harm to your health. As an example, here is one of the videos that can help you quit smoking. Good luck to you in this business!
http://youtu.be/-A3Gdsx2q6E