Every smoker knows that his bad habit has a devastating effect on the lungs and other internal organs. However, getting rid of addiction can be very difficult. Folk remedies help a lot in the fight against addiction: they are always close and their effectiveness has been tested in time.
Quit smoking with folk remedies
Nicotine addiction is manifested not only at the physiological level, but also at the psychological level. Therefore, to quit smoking, you need to use a series of measures. Invaluable help in the fight against addiction is brought by folk remedies.
Long-term cessation of smoking with folk remedies is impossible without the participation of the will, therefore, first of all, you need to believe in yourself and in the success of the enterprise. The first few days will be very difficult, it is very likely that all thoughts will turn to cigarettes, but relief will soon come. Your health will improve, it will be easier to breathe, the morning cough will start to pass.
To alleviate the withdrawal syndrome, which can be very strong, a variety of tools are used, such as herbal decoctions and breathing exercises. Diet is just as important. Properly selected products will help to endure withdrawal syndrome and prevent the weight gain that often accompanies an attempt to quit smoking once and for all.
relief
On average, withdrawal syndrome after quitting lasts 3-5 days. Severe suffering during this period will help facilitate the transition to other activities. Start exercising: squat, run through the stadium, clean up.
It is also recommended to eat more cucumbers, potatoes, eggplants, cauliflower and tomatoes during withdrawal syndrome. These vegetables contain nicotine and the smoker's body is accustomed to the constant supply of this substance and experiences "nicotine withdrawal" due to discontinuation of its use.
St. John's wort also contains nicotinic acid, so it is recommended to drink it and use it as a decoction or infusion.
When there is a strong desire to smoke a cigarette, you can try chewing gum or use this effective method:
- Wait 4 minutes.
- Take a deep breath.
- Drink a glass of water.
- Go for a walk.
On the first day without cigarettes, you need to encourage yourself. Spend time in pleasant company, go to the cinema or an amusement park. However, under no circumstances should you agree to smoke if someone offers it to you, and do not offer it yourself.
mouth rinsing
To combat addiction at home, mouthwash is helpful. They act on a person on a reflex level, causing nausea and vomiting, resulting in an aversion to tobacco products.
To prepare rinsing solutions, soda and a spiral, diluting 1 tablespoon, are most often used. l. component in 1 glass of water. You can immediately rinse your mouth with soda, boil the dissolved coil for a few minutes and then insist for about an hour.
The resulting ingredients should be rinsed orally whenever you want to smoke. This will cause nausea and vomiting, which at the subconscious level will be accompanied by cigarettes and, accordingly, it will be easier to quit smoking.
Recipes for internal use
Another set of popular recipes for a quick fight against nicotine addiction at home are tools for internal use. They help to overcome the cravings for cigarettes, as well as to restore lost health.
For these purposes, the following home-made drinks are used:
- anti-nicotine tea;
- bollgur;
- herbal decoction;
- a mixture of butter, aloe and cocoa.
Anti-nicotine tea is used directly to relieve addiction. 1 teaspoon brew from the leaves in 2 cups boiling water, pour 0, 5 tbsp. chicory, mint, rue, valerian and nettle. Drink such a popular remedy for 0, 5 cups every day. You can improve the anti-nicotine effect by adding unexpected ingredients: 1 tablespoon. beets and honey, as well as the juice of 1 lemon.
Oats play an invaluable aid in suppressing addiction. A decoction of it forms an aversion to nicotine and restores vitality. In addition, this cereal contains substances that have a calming effect and this is true for withdrawal symptoms.
Smokers who have smoked oats during the nicotine withdrawal period claim that their sleep has improved. In addition, oats remove toxins while it is safe for the figure.
2 tablespoons. l. grind the oats and boil with a glass of boiling water. Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat, leave for an hour. Then drink a third of a glass before meals.
From the depression that accompanies withdrawal syndrome, the following medication will help. In a glass of boiling water make 15 g of valerian, 45 g of swamp and marsh and 60 g of heather. Drink 5 sips every hour for several months.
To strengthen the immune system and normalize the functions of the respiratory system, a mixture of 100 g butter, 5 tbsp. l. cocoa and 3 tablespoons. l. aloe. Eat this medicine every morning on an empty stomach, drinking hot milk and withdrawal symptoms will be milder.
Other tips
In the United Kingdom, a study was conducted between smokers and those who managed to quit addiction. As it turned out, a spontaneous decision to quit smoking is almost 3 times less likely to end in a breakdown within six months. This means that a strong-willed decision has a tremendous impact on success in the fight against addiction.
On the advice of experts, use the rule of three R:
- Overvoltage.
- Change.
- Help.
Create an overexertion situation in which you are aware of the severity of the health consequences of smoking. This situation will be a key for you, which will return you to a sudden impulse to quit smoking forever. To help yourself, especially in the early days, use improvised means: drink water, chew gum, eat nicotine-containing vegetables.
Breathing exercises
Smoking makes it difficult to breathe, so while quitting smoking, it is time to do breathing exercises. The lungs will begin to clear and special exercises will speed up this process. When breathing becomes easier, you will feel the better it is to do without nicotine.
Exercise number 1. Straighten and relax, then breathe in, hold the breath for 2-5 seconds and exhale slowly. At the end of the exercise you will feel a slight dizziness caused by the supply of oxygen to the brain.
Exercise number 2. Breathe slowly through your nose and exhale through your mouth a little faster, increasing the rhythm. Take 30 breaths in a group, then rest for 1 minute. Do 5-6 cycles.
Exercise number 3 - yoga breathing. Relax, you can stand up or sit down. Fill the lower part of the lungs with oxygen by pushing the abdomen forward. Do a kind of waving with the body, raising the chest from the bottom up.
During the exercise, make sure that the spine remains straight for greater efficiency. As you exhale, make the wave in the opposite direction, first pulling on the stomach, then on the chest. Do some repetitions, performing each suction and exhale for 4 charges.
Anti-nicotine diet
Quitting nicotine is accompanied by severe stress: the body stops taking doses of the substance it is used to, while it does not learn how to produce this substance. To cope with stress themselves, many use foods - fatty, sweet, flour, that is, one that stimulates the synthesis of hormones of happiness. Therefore, the decision to quit smoking should be accompanied by an audit of the refrigerator.
To not gain weight and quit smoking relatively painlessly, you need to get rid of unwanted food and reserve healthy foods:
- fruits;
- vegetables;
- bread;
- kefir.
To avoid being accompanied by a constant feeling of hunger, try to eat often, but little. It is good to drink through a straw, thus occupying the mouth and hands and deceiving the subconscious. At the same time, to control your diet, it is recommended to write down everything you eat per day in a separate notebook.
To control weight itself and stimulate endorphin synthesis, diet should be combined with physical activity. Among other things, they will help divert attention from the urge to smoke.
"Chewing"
To quit smoking with the help of folk remedies, experts recommend constantly holding something in your mouth, replacing a cigarette with something more useful. The craving for nicotine is suppressed by chewing on a bird cherry branch or swamp reed. The effect of this drug occurs in 10-12 days.
Often, when refusing cigarettes when using folk remedies, people gain weight, which happens only due to constant chewing. To prevent problems with the figure, it is better to replace chocolates and meatballs with vegetables - for example, cucumbers, which contain nicotine. You can also chew carrots, apples, dried pineapples.
The original recipe is cheese cigarettes, which are especially effective in combating psychological addiction. Simply cut the cheese into thin strips and pat dry, then place in a bundle. When there is a strong desire to smoke, take out the stick, take it in your hand like a cigarette and start chewing.