8 products that help quit smoking

Smoking is one of the most common human attachments. And one of the most dangerous. Smokers are waiting for a lot of trouble. This and increased risk of heart attack, and lung disease, and cancer, and premature aging, and damage to the vocal cords, not to mention impotence .... Smoking shortens life. In a difficult process of giving up a bad habit, special plasters and chewing gum, tablets ("Zeiban", "Champix"), and psychotherapy help. A naturopathy is advised to reinforce the case through nutrition. Here is a list of foods that should be kept in the refrigerator if you decide to start the way of giving up cigarettes.

Leaf beet (chard)

Active substances, which are many in chard, are strong antioxidants, help neutralize toxins and prevent cancer. Promotes the purification of the liver from the deposits of nicotine and facilitates the withdrawal from smoking.

Celery leaves

They are rich in phthalides. These substances improve the condition of blood vessels, normalize blood pressure, lower the level of stress hormones. Juice, squeezed from celery leaves, with regular use lowers cholesterol. These properties strengthen the body of a person quitting smoking, and facilitates a difficult task.

Oranges, lemons, sweet peppers.

Smoking leads to an increased loss of vitamin C. Lack of this vitamin weakens the immune system and makes it difficult to get out of bad habits. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C, such as oranges, lemons and sweet peppers, are beneficial.

Milk

The study showed that smokers who drank a glass of milk before a cigarette did not like her taste. Participants of the experiment noted that the cigarette had a bitter taste, which made them quit smoking at the moment. You need to moisten the cigarettes in milk and dry it. After that, you need to return to the same pack and forget what you did with them. When you decide to smoke, you will feel an unpleasant taste, which will make it easier for you to give up your bad habit.

Water

Water helps to remove toxins from the body, in particular nicotine. Before you smoke a cigarette, drink a glass of water. Sometimes after this, the desire to smoke becomes less acute.

Bitter chocolate

Relaxation that occurs after a cigarette is associated with the release of serotonin. This substance, often called the hormone of happiness, causes feelings of peace and pleasure, improves mood. Anyone who refused tobacco, needs serotonin to relax, and chocolate (in reasonable doses) will help get it. It is worth remembering that chocolate is not a healthy food, and abuse of it can cause weight gain. Use chocolate only in times of crisis when you are close to pulling a cigarette out of a pack. Turn on the menu complex carbohydrates, which act the same, but slower. You can eat bread from wholemeal flour, oatmeal.

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Green cocktail

You can prepare juices or green mixes using cilantro, mint, celery, spinach and other leafy vegetables. They contain chlorophyll, which gives the plants a green color. Chlorophyll - is able to remove toxins and toxins from the body. This applies to nicotine. This means that during the period of weaning from cigarettes, you should eat plenty of greens and leafy vegetables.

Herbal infusions

As soon as you get worried, irritated, and heart quickens (these are typical symptoms of refusing the usual dose of nicotine), stop for a moment, take a deep breath and prepare yourself a herbal infusion that will help to relax. Well in this case, there is green tea, melissa tea, passionflowers or louis.

In addition to the products that will accompany you on the way to quitting cigarettes, try to follow the following recommendations.

• Avoid caffeine, alcohol and sugar. They are not useful to anyone, smokers in particular, because they increase the burden on the body, and so busy cleaning out nicotine, and increase the desire to return to cigarettes
• Take a special cleaning diet with a professional. The benefits of this are double: helping in the withdrawal of nicotine from the body and preventing excess weight, often arising after quitting.
• You can try medicinal herbs to clean the liver of toxins and prevent the desire to smoke, for example, milk thistle.
• Use aromatic essential oils to help yourself psychologically. Use such flavors as lavender, cardamom, marjoram, geranium, myrtle and mandarin.
• Maintain physical activity. Exercises will help to remove toxins from the body, improve overall health and improve mood.
• Create yourself a support group. Some people need enough help from friends and family, others need to attend a seminar or classes with a professional who will accompany you on an uncomplicated path of quitting smoking

Products banned

Alcohol

It is known that often a person smokes his first cigarette after drinking. Alcohol relaxes the mind, and therefore one or more cigarettes smoked does not seem to be anything terrible. Smokers with the experience know, that alcohol in a combination to cigarettes delivers especial pleasure.

Coffee, tea, coca-cola

The combination of coffee with a cigarette is very common. The fact that caffeinated drinks (coffee, tea, cola) improve the taste of smoke. At least, so say 45% of smokers interviewed by experts at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. In addition, coffee with a cigarette is a tribute to fashion, which is why many smokers prefer to enjoy a cigarette for a cup of coffee.