Quit Smoking Guide

The price of whiskey has stayed pretty much the same for the last 10 years in the United Kingdom. Every year the duty on cigarettes goes up by 10-20 pence because of the Government’s policy of taxing smokers out of smoking. The incumbent Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, likes to drink whiskey but he doesn’t smoke. You could argue that this is why whiskey is ‘missed’ from the rises (but other spirits are not) whereas cigarette duty is increased every year - but the policy simply isn’t working.

As a former smoker, I recall saying I would give up smoking once they reached

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Today there are many options available to living a smoke-free life. You can use aids like nicotine gum, patches, or prescription medication such as Zyban. All of these options will help you to overcome the addiction to nicotine. Other methods include quitting cold turkey or just gradually cutting down on your smoking habit. These methods may work but you may have to suffer the effects of the withdrawal symptoms.

An alternative to nicotine substitutes involves a different approach to quitting smoking. One has to treat the challenge of quitting the habit as an opportunity to start living a healthier lifestyle. This process demands discipline and willpower, but the rewards will last a lifetime. You will not only be smoke-free, but will have gained new life style changes that include healthier eating habits, exercise and increase in stamina and endurance.

A certain level of dedication is required to make significant changes to ones eating habits and lifestyle. By living healthier and eating properly you will find that it may become easier to quit smoking. An added benefit is that you will develop various strategies to help you deal with nicotine withdrawal.

A key component to changing ones lifestyle is to change ones routine. To make several changes to your style of living, it is a good idea to take at least a week or two off from your normal schedule to allow for these changes. Taking time off from work to get away from your routine will allow you to be exposed to fewer situations that associate you with smoking. Time off will also reduce the impact of nicotine withdrawal.

Key Lifestyle Changes

There are two key lifestyles changes that can make a major impact on your success:

• Healthy eating - this is a very important component to help you regain the health that you may have lost from your smoking habit. Eating wholesome quality foods can help eliminate toxins from your body much faster. This can aid in overcoming your nicotine habit. Be sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and cut down on fatty meats and foods high in saturated fats like deserts and fast foods.
• Regular Exercise - keeping a regular exercise routine is a key part of healthy living. It is important to start slow if you have never exercised before. Begin by going on long walks as opposed to starting on three-mile jog. As you gain stamina and your health starts to improve, then you can add more vigorous activities to your exercise routing.

Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

Most smokers are likely to experience symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. Nicotine is a powerful drug that can affect not only many parts of the body, but also the brain. Smokers may experience various symptoms such as: sluggishness, and a lower attention span. If you should feel drained then simply take short naps whenever you feel an energy drain. Smokers are also likely to experience irritability. A brisk walk may help to alleviate these symptoms and keep your mind clear and reduce the desire for nicotine.

Other symptoms include a dry throat and mouth, or cough and postnasal drip. This is due to the body getting rid of excess mucus that is produced when exposed to smoke. Sucking on a lozenge or drinking plenty of water and juices will help you to overcome these symptoms.

Caffeine Reduction

Lowering you caffeine intake should also be part of creating an overall healthy lifestyle. In particular, it is important to avoid coffee after six pm. Nicotine withdrawal can cause insomnia in certain people and you do not want to add to problem by any added caffeine stimulation.

Relaxation

Finding natural ways to calm down and relax can also be most beneficial when trying to stop smoking. Stressful situations can also trigger the need to smoke. Learning relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, can promote a healthier lifestyle. Gentle neck exercises or hot baths have also been known to relieve headaches that may be caused from nicotine withdrawal.

The many techniques that have been mentioned can be extremely helpful in helping one to quit smoking. They are also useful to help one maintain good health for years to come. Making them a part of your regular lifestyle will help you to look better, feel better, as well as promote a healthier outlook on life.

About the Author

Jack Chambers is a professional writer who has conducted extensive research on stop smoking treatments, methods and programs. You can find information on a number of topics that include: ways to quit smoking, stop smoking hypnosis and nicotine addiction.

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Billions of dollars are at stake. Millions of deaths result. Top corporate executives sit around the boardroom and discuss ways to improve their market share. Their success depends on keeping you smoking and getting people that don’t smoke to start. It’ s all about the billions.

The tobacco companies have very deep pockets. They have spent billions of dollars in advertising over the years and they know how to keep their customers. They want you to die a smoker. Their bottom line depends on it. And you will if you do not quit.

What if I told you that stopping smoking was easy? That smoking is a body and mind addiction. Yes, body AND mind!

I don’t know anyone that actually picks up a cigarette and goes, ” mmmmm, tastes great!” Do you? Of course not. Your body rejects it. It coughs, hacks, spits, and does everything that it can to tell you this is bad stuff. You started because your mind was thinking how cool you will be, how much older it will make you look and your body is obeyed. Now you are addicted.

Everyone starts this way. EVERYONE. You had to use your mind to convince your body or you would reject it.

I find it fascinating that almost all methods of quitting smoking do not take into consideration the mind. There are pills and patches and inhalers and gums. All these programs have a very low success rate.

Doesn’t it make sense to use the very part of you that started the whole thing - Your mind?? Or course it does.

Everyone starts to smoke for some sort of motivating reason. If I gave you a piece of food that was stinky, burned your throat and made you cough and gag, how many pieces would you eat? I don’t think very many. See, it would be unnatural for you to want more.

Smoking is not natural or everyone would be smoking. You cannot grow a cigarette tree in your backyard or a cigarette plant in your garden. They are not natural. Tobacco may be natural but cigarettes are far more than tobacco with an estimated 4000 ingredients added! The list is highly guarded and protected by law as a trade secret. Imagine that. It’s the public’s health and it’s a trade secret. Something isn’t right.

But one thing that is right is the decision to quit smoking. Quitting smoking is the one thing that will immediately improve your life and the life of those around you. When a person realizes that quitting IS a Body and Mind process it makes the process much easier.

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