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 many in the fight against addiction: they are always at hand, and their effectiveness has been tested over time.
Stop smoking folk remedies
Nicotine addiction is manifested not only on the physiological, but also on the psychological level. Therefore, to stop smoking, you need to use a number of measures. Folk remedies bring invaluable help in the fight against addiction.
Long-term cessation of smoking folk remedies is impossible without the participation of willpower, so first of all you need to believe in yourself and in the success of the venture. The first few days will be very difficult, it is quite possible that all thoughts will be focused on cigarettes, but relief will soon come. Your health will improve, you will breathe easier, your morning cough will pass.
Various remedies, such as herbal decoctions and breathing exercises, are used to alleviate the withdrawal syndrome, which can be very severe. Nutrition is equally important. Properly selected products will help to endure the withdrawal syndrome and prevent weight gain, which is often accompanied by an attempt to quit smoking once and for all.
Relief
On average, the withdrawal syndrome after quitting cigarettes lasts 3-5 days. Severe suffering during this period will facilitate the transition to other activities. Start exercising: squat, run around the stadium, tidy up.
It is also recommended to eat more cucumbers, potatoes, eggplants, cauliflower and tomatoes during the withdrawal syndrome. These vegetables contain nicotine, and the smoker's body is accustomed to a constant supply of this substance and experiences a "withdrawal of nicotine" due to the cessation of its use.
St. John's wort also contains nicotinic acid, so it is recommended to cook and use 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.
- Breathe deeply.
- Drink a glass of water.
- Go for a walk.
On the first day without cigarettes you need to be encouraged. Spend time in pleasant company, go to the cinema or amusement park. However, in no case do not agree to smoke if someone offers it to you, and not offer it yourself.
mouthwash
Mouthwash is useful to combat addiction at home. They act on a person on a reflex level, causing nausea and vomiting, resulting in aversion to tobacco products.
Soda and coils are most commonly used to prepare rinsing solutions, diluting 1 tbsp. l. components in 1 cup of water. You can immediately rinse your mouth with a soda solution, boil the dissolved coil for a few minutes and then insist for about an hour.
You must rinse the resulting compositions by mouth every time you want to smoke. This will cause nausea and vomiting, which will be subconsciously associated with cigarettes, and will, consequently, make it easier to quit smoking.
Recipes for internal use
Another group of folk recipes for a quick fight against nicotine addiction at home are funds for internal use. They help to overcome the craving for cigarettes, as well as restore lost health.
The following domestic beverages are used for this purpose:
- anti-nicotine tea;
- oatmeal;
- herbal decoction;
- a mixture of butter, aloe and cocoa.
Antinicotine tea is used directly to alleviate addiction. 1 tspskavu tea from the leaves in 2 cups boiling water, pour 0, 5 tsp. chicory, mint, ruta, valerian and nettle. Drink such a folk remedy for 0, 5 cups every day. You can improve the antinicotin effect by adding unexpected ingredients: 1 tsp. beets and honey, as well as the juice of 1 lemon.
Oats play an invaluable aid in combating addiction. Decoction of it creates an aversion to nicotine and restores vitality. In addition, this cereal contains substances that have a calming effect, and this also applies to withdrawal symptoms.
Smokers who drank oatmeal during the period of nicotine withdrawal claim that their sleep has improved. In addition, oats remove toxins, and at the same time it is safe for the figure.
2 tbsp. l. grind the oats and boil with a glass of boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes on low heat, leave for an hour. Then drink a third of a glass before meals.
The following medication will help you with the depression that accompanies withdrawal syndrome. In a glass of boiling water, cook 15 g of valerian, 45 g of lemon balm and marsh tin 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 of butter, 5 tbsp. l. cocoa and 3 tbsp. l. aloe. Eat this medicine every morning on an empty stomach, drink hot milk and the withdrawal symptoms will be easier.
Other tips
In the UK, a survey was conducted among smokers and those who managed to give up 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 huge impact on success in the fight against addiction.
On expert advice, use rule three R:
- Overvoltage.
- Switch.
- Help.
Create an overexertion situation in which you are aware of the seriousness of the health consequences of smoking. This situation will be a switch for you, which will start you up again for an unexpected impulse to give up cigarettes forever. To help yourself, especially in the first days, use improvised means: drink water, chew gum, eat vegetables with nicotine content.
Breathing exercises
Smoking makes breathing difficult, so while you’re quitting cigarettes, it’s time for breathing exercises. The lungs will begin to clear, and special exercises will speed up this process. When breathing becomes easier, you will feel how much better it is without nicotine.
Exercise number 1. Straighten up and relax, then inhale, hold your breath for 2-5 seconds and exhale slowly. At the end of the exercise, you will feel mild dizziness caused by the brain's supply of oxygen.
Exercise number 2. Inhale slowly through your nose and exhale through your mouth a little faster, increasing the pace. Take 30 breaths in one series, then rest for 1 minute. Do 5-6 cycles.
Exercise number 3 - yoga breathing. Relax, you can stand or sit. Fill the lower part of the lungs with oxygen by pushing the abdomen forward. Make a kind of wave with your body, lifting your chest from the bottom to the top.
During the exercise, make sure that the spine remains straight for greater efficiency. As you exhale, make a wave in the opposite direction, pulling your abdomen first and then your chest. Do a few repetitions, performing each inhale and exhale for 4 counts.
Anti-nicotine diet
Withdrawal from nicotine is accompanied by severe stress: the body stops receiving doses of the substance to which it is accustomed, until it just learns how to produce this substance. In order to cope with stress on their own, many people use foods - fatty, sweet, floury, ie those that accelerate the synthesis of happiness hormones. Therefore, the decision to quit smoking should be accompanied by a revision of the refrigerator.
In order not to gain weight and stop smoking relatively painlessly, you should get rid of fast food and healthy food supplies:
- fruits;
- vegetables;
- cakes;
- kefir.
In order not to be accompanied by a constant feeling of hunger, try to eat often, but little by little. It is good to drink drinks through a straw and thus occupy the mouth and hands and deceive the subconscious. At the same time, in order to control your diet, it is recommended that you write down everything you eat daily in a special notebook.
To control weight yourself and stimulate endorphin synthesis, diet should be combined with physical activity. Among other things, it will help to distract from the desire to smoke.
"chewing"
To stop smoking with the help of folk remedies, experts recommend that you constantly keep something in your mouth, replacing a cigarette with something more useful. The craving for nicotine is suppressed by chewing a branch of a bird cherry or marsh calamus. 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 that contain nicotine. You can also chew carrots, apples, dried pineapple.
The original recipe is cigarettes with cheese, which are especially effective in the fight against mental addiction. Just cut the cheese into thin strips and dry it, then put it in the package. When there is a strong desire to smoke, take out a stick, take it in your hand like a cigarette and start chewing.