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Stop Smoking Herbs

July 21, 2007 on 7:13 am | In Health |

Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases, and reduces quality of life and life expectancy. Tobacco smoking is the act of burning the dried or cured leaves of the tobacco plant and inhaling the smoke for pleasure, for ritualistic or social purposes, self-medication, or simply to satisfy physical dependence or addiction. Smoking’s a hard habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. It can also be done as a part of religious rituals, to induce trances and spiritual enlightment. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes, either industrially manufactured or rolled with loose tobacco and a rolling paper. Other forms, though less common, are pipes, water pipes and cigars. Many Methods of smoking. Cigarette smoke contains a number of artificial additives, particularly to enhance taste, and also several carcinogens. Cigarette ads still show smokers as attractive and hip, sophisticated and elegant, or rebellious and cool. Cigarettes are smoked by some with a cigarette holder.  A cigar is a cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking.

Smoking is a widespread phenomena nowadays. Cigarette smoke contains a number of artificial additives, particularly to enhance taste, and also several carcinogens. There are no physical reasons to start smoking - the body doesn’t need tobacco the way it needs food, water, sleep, and exercise. People who smoke cigars or pipes seem to have a higher risk of death from coronary heart disease (and possibly stroke). About 37,000 to 40,000 people die from heart and blood vessel disease caused by other people’s smoke each year. Of these, about 35,000 nonsmokers die from coronary heart disease, which includes heart attack. Smokers not only develop wrinkles and yellow teeth, they also lose bone density, which increases their risk of osteoporosis.  Smokers also tend to be less active than nonsmokers because smoking affects lung power. Smoking can also cause fertility problems in both men and women and can impact sexual health in males.

Women who smoke have a greater chance of certain pregnancy problems or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Psychological and pharmacological aids are available to help people quit smoking. Start using Rx-Hale Tablets one month before your Quit Date to prevent depression and anxiety and to stabilize blood sugar levels and prevent weight gain. Drink- lots of juice, herb teas and especially water- (Distilled if at all possible) to assist the body in flushing out the nicotine. Walk  in the fresh air for 30 minutes twice daily or more, breathing deeply.  The air cleanses the lungs and soothes your nerves. Get fresh lemons and squeeze the juice of one into a pint of distilled water. Drink this on rising in the morning instead of your usual morning puff. Elecampane combines well with coltsfoot, white horehound, pleurisy root and yarrow for respiratory conditions. Non-caffeine Herbal teas such as relaxing formulas, kidney, or liver herbs and other simple products are helpful and can be used freely.

Stop Smoking Herbs Tips

1. Drink- lots of juice, herb teas and especially water- (Distilled if at all possible) to assist the body in flushing out the nicotine.

2. Walk  in the fresh air for 30 minutes twice daily or more, breathing deeply.

3. Get fresh lemons and squeeze the juice of one into a pint of distilled water.

4. Drink this on rising in the morning instead of your usual morning puff.

5. Elecampane combines well with coltsfoot, white horehound, pleurisy root and yarrow for respiratory conditions.

6. Non-caffeine Herbal teas such as relaxing formulas, kidney, or liver herbs and other simple products are helpful and can be used freely.

7. Tobacco-free cigarettes are available for smokers progressively wanting to quit nicotine addiction.