7 Ways to Quit Smoking Naturally

by admin on January 12, 2012

As this blog has gone over, quitting smoking can be one of the best things you ever do. Not only can it instantly improve your health, it can save you thousands of dollars a year in money not spent on cigarettes. To help you do it without a patch, we have collected seven natural ways you can quit smoking.

1. Fruits and veggies – They aren’t just good for you, they can help you quit smoking. Because smokers often associate junk foods such as red meat, alcohol, and fried stuff with smoking, the opposite foods also have value. Foods such as fruits and veggies can actually turn smokers off to the notion of smoking.

2. Green tea – Are your morning coffee and a cigarette inseperable? Then try this healthy alternative. Not only is green tea incredibly good for you, it also provides that morning alert feeling without the caffeine jolt of coffee. Switching to this can also help you forget about that morning cigarette.

3.Decaf – If you can’t say goodbye to your morning Joe, then try this alternative. It tastes just about the same as coffee. However, the loads of caffeine found in regular coffee can actually trigger a desire to smoke, just as any added artificial rush can.

4. Garlic – It isn’t just for repelling vampires, it can actually help repel the urge for a smoke. Because garlic has such a distinct smell, it can turn smokers off. Additionally, garlic also helps naturally pull cadmium from the body, which is a by-product of smoking that can be harmful.

5. Gum – Because the act of smoking is also a habit, it needs something to be replaced with. Chewing gum can help take the smoker’s mind off smoking and back to whatever needs to be done. And there are many varieties of sugarless gum that are not bad for your teeth or diet.

6. St. John’s Wort – This is one of the many herbal remedies that can help naturally battle a nicotine craving. The herb is used to treat many conditions from depression to heart disease. Although reviews for its success have been mixed, it can even have a placebo effect on quitting smoking.

7. Tea for Quitting – If you find tha the green tea isn’t helping quit smoking, there is an alternative. It is called Pharmacy Degrees which helps students find the right pharmacy degree.

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Quit Smoking Anniversary – 4 Year Mark

by admin on November 11, 2009

So I had to come on here and brag a bit, I just passed the 4 year mark for quitting smoking.  I have not had a single puff, not a single bit of nicotine in that time period at all.  None!

Pretty cool, huh?  Actually I missed the day and was mad because I wanted to buy a cake to celebrate.  But I forget and then realized later that I now had my 4 years in.

So I guess you could say it gets easier over time…..

Let’s take a look at my stats, shall we?  What have I gained from not smoking for 4 years?

* I have avoided smoking approximately 37 THOUSAND cigarettes.

* The cost savings from not having to purchase those cigarettes is just under $7,000 dollars.

* The time I would have spent actually smoking those 37 thousand cigs?  128 days.

128 days of continuous smoking!

If you are still smoking I want you to really think about that.  Imagine smoking, non-stop, for 128 days continuously, without stopping to eat or sleep or anything else.  That is how much time I would have actually been smoking if I had not quit 4 years ago.

Folks, that is crazy.  Just plain nuts.

I don’t really care about the 7 grand, I mean really, who needs another iPod these days, right?  And I’m not even that appalled with the 37 thousand cig total.  But folks, do you realize you are wasting almost an entire month out of each year, engaged in the act of smoking?

We all sleep about 7 to 8 hours a day….so with your remaining, waking hours, you are giving away about a quarter of your life to the act of smoking. This is insane!  A quarter of your free time!  To a mindless activity!

Think of the things you could be doing…..trust me, there are all sorts of things that do not involve smoking.  Exercise is a good one, for example.

I actually run now, on a regular basis.  Quite a bit too.  Pretty sure that quitting smoking has been a driver of that good habit.

“But I actually enjoy it,” you say.

Hah!  No, what you enjoy is avoiding the onset of nicotine withdrawal.  You are confusing avoiding pain with pleasure.  If you measure your happiness, contentment, and ability to handle stress, you will see that all of that stuff gets better after you are nicotine free for a few weeks.  Yes, withdrawal is a major struggle, and not much fun, but if you get through it, you will see that the cigarettes have you fooled……

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