Drug addiction is a scourge of modern society. It is easy to get addicted to them and it is not easy to get rid of them, they are experiencing a real "break".
The main question that worries many smokers is, how to replace smoking when quitting, and is it possible to get rid of nicotine addiction in general with the help of traditional medicine?
It is possible to quit smoking with folk remedies, but it is subject to a strong will.
Medication treatment for smoking does not always work.
The pills still act as a placebo and help a person cope more easily with withdrawal symptoms and withdrawal symptoms.
Throw houses
The first days are easily spent without smoking. People are beginning to think that it is easy to break a habit. The next stage is the beginning of nicotine withdrawal. An important condition is a positive attitude.
Methods used when you want to smoke:
- Constant lung function. Deep breaths and exhalations. As a result, there is freedom of breathing, the desire to smoke disappears.
- Frequent consumption of food and water. The method occupies the oral cavity and allows you to quit smoking. Refers to psychological methods.
- Hate. The essence of the method: collect cigarette butts in a glass bowl, pour water and cover with a lid. Algorithm of actions when the urge to smoke: open the jar and inhale the smell through the nose. The drug causes vomiting attacks.
Recipes to get rid of the habit
The grandfather method includes a sequence of actions:
- Smoking the last box. Number of remaining copies - 2 pieces.
- To use one of the cigarettes. Smoke is inhaled (not into the person's lungs). The smoke stays in the mouth.
- Closing the mouth with smoke. Plug the nostrils with your hands. Close your eyes and tilt your head back.
- Figurative chewing of smoke (you should think it's a meat product). The mouth is kept closed during the process.
- The duration of the procedure is 15 seconds.
- Opening the mouth and inhaling the smoke into the lungs.
The number of procedures is 3 units. The last step of the recipe is to deeply inhale the remaining cigarette. The use of the method helps the body to get rid of addiction.
A useful tip for quitting smoking is to take a spoonful of honey in the morning (before brushing your teeth). After the procedure, 250 ml (1 cup) of oatmeal is obtained. Method of preparing a decoction: the product is poured with boiling water. The solution should be filtered and cooled.
Oats can be replaced with porridge cooked in water (3-4 tablespoons).
A step-by-step recipe for a salad to get rid of nicotine cravings:
- Potatoes are boiled and cut into small pieces.
- Fry the eggplant in a pan with the addition of tomatoes.
- Mixed preparations.
- Add garlic and vegetable oil.
Eating lettuce will help to get rid of bad habits.
Folk remedies for nicotine addiction:
- 200 g of washed oatmeal in an enamel bowl to fall asleep.
- Filling the product with 4 liters of cold water.
- Soak the contents of the pot for 4 hours.
- Bring the product to a boil.
- Cooking process (duration - 60 minutes).
- Cooling of the resulting broth.
- Pour into a 3-liter jar.
Storage is in the refrigerator. 100 grams of decoction is taken 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 1 month. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.
Planet tincture recipe:
- Collection of plantain leaves (morning or evening).
- Thorough washing of workpieces.
- It is placed in a container with a volume of 200-300 ml.
- Filling the product with vodka (70% strength can be replaced with medical alcohol).
- Infusion for 14 days.
Method of reception: 4-6 drops with a piece of bread. The duration of treatment is 1. 5 months.
The methods described help to get rid of smoking and relieve anxiety.
How hypnosis works
Hypnosis: A specialist hypnotherapist brings a person to a state of consciousness in which the brain is asleep, but is able to correct all subconscious information on a subconscious level. After a hypnosis session, in the depths of his mind, a person thinks that smoking is bad - it only results in death. People no longer feel the urge to "smoke. "
This method has its advantages and disadvantages:
- The patient needs only existence - no interference in the process and willpower;
- no worries;
- When choosing a reliable therapist - complete painlessness;
- Group sessions are possible, which allows you to reduce costs;
- Risks arising from interference with mental processes;
- Some cannot be hypnotized; The method is not suitable for everyone;
- It is very easy to fall prey to the presence of false hypnotherapists.
Preventing Weight Gain in Failure
Why weight gain occurs:
- The change in taste buds, as a result, the food looks tastier, you want to eat more often.
- withdrawal syndrome. Each time a person "smoked", he became accustomed to a little rest, and even after giving up. Now there are no such breaks, and the brain asks to replace tobacco with something else, such as food.
- A pack of cigarettes smoked 200-250 calories a day. Energy losses must be recovered in some way.
- The similarity of nicotine starvation with food. The body simply does not understand what is not, and hunger must be filled - with food!
In this case, diets are not the best choice, dietary stress is added to the withdrawal syndrome, nervous breakdown is simply provided.
How to keep your weight:
- Regular snacks: seeds, dried fruits, vegetables, fresh fruits help in this matter;
- Daily diet, you should not avoid it;
- Daily physical activity (running, fitness, yoga);
- Smoking develops the habit of continuous sucking, so sugar-free lollipops will significantly reduce the symptoms of smoking.
If you keep your weight at the same level for 2-3 months, keep in mind that the work is over, then it will be easier to resist weight gain.
Help with patches and vitamins
For those who have finally decided to quit smoking, experts have highlighted important tips to make the process easier:
- Abstinence from alcohol and coffee for a while - due to a lack of nicotine, the brain begins to look for other stimulants for itself, but alcohol weakens self-control, which can negatively affect smoking cessation;
- Taking vitamins weaken withdrawal syndrome;
- Sleep and rest mode - more movement, normal sleep. These components help relieve stress from nicotine starvation;
- Avoiding smoking areas and communicating with smokers will not allow you to think, "Well, I'll hit someone, it's okay";
- There is no way out - you have to throw away all the empty packages, lighters, reminiscent of love;
- Refuse to switch to another addiction - for example, do not add to other drugs or foods that can cause worse results than smoking;
- Chewing gum is the best friend for the first 2 weeks without smoking;
- Diaphragmatic breathing with the flow of the desire to smoke (abdominal breathing);
- inadmissibility of nervous tension - a former smoker should try to avoid any irritating situations that help to quit smoking, in addition, experts recommend taking a course of sedative teas or light herbal infusions;
- Replacing tobacco nicotine with therapeutic nicotine - chewing gum and using nicotine-containing patches will reduce the severity of withdrawal syndrome.
By following these tips, you can greatly simplify the process of quitting smoking and reduce the likelihood of further breakdown.
Quit smoking - a headache
It is difficult to give up a habit, because any change for the body is stressful. When you stop smoking, a person begins to have headaches, tinnitus, dizziness, pain in the abdomen and chest, and the desire to get sick.
Headache is accompanied by general weakness in the body, sleep and loss of appetite. The whole vegetative system of the body suffers.
The listed symptoms are combined by experts with a capacious feature such as "withdrawal syndrome", the manifestations of which lead to mental disorders. The ability to work decreases, the smoker becomes irritable, and his behavior becomes aggressive.
At the very beginning of the rejection of nicotine dependence, the initial symptoms associated with the process of clearing the blood vessels of the brain of harmful compounds of carcinogens appear, oxygen levels rise rapidly, which leads to unpleasant feelings. The condition of the heart and blood vessels changes, which leads to an increase in blood pressure and pain in the temples and neck.
In addition to physiological, there are psychological causes of pain when leaving nicotine:
- The smoker is not morally ready to leave with a cigarette, the body begins to fall into a state of stress;
- Abandonment of any addiction is accompanied by strong feelings;
- If a person calms down only with the help of smoking, he loses this opportunity and becomes angry and panicked, which raises the pressure and causes pain in the brain.
Headaches can be accompanied by more serious symptoms when you decide to quit smoking: shortness of breath, shortness of breath and a strange cough. If a person has just realized that it is time to quit smoking, he may start to show health problems at this stage.
With the onset of these symptoms, nicotine is a drug, the refusal to use it will be accompanied by "breakdown" with subsequent consequences.
The pain in the head of a nicotine addict who decides to overcome his addiction will be different in nature: the pain is excruciating, cutting, throbbing, alternating with attacks, aggravated during physical activity. Some patients have to use analgesics to get rid of obsessive headaches, otherwise they will have to endure it for several days.
If you throw yourself, how not to return to smoking
Many people who suffer from smoking addiction claim that there are no "former" smokers, even if you quit for the "hundredth" time. Experts say the opposite.
If you take regular preventive measures, it is possible to quit smoking once:
- The first and foremost rule is never to return to smoking, even once. Many steps are taken back from your goal.
- There must always be a definite "no" in the mind, then the focus will be on solving the problem, it is impossible to go around it.
- Find an object that will help distract you from obsessive thinking.
- Years after your victory over nicotine addiction, remember that if you indulge yourself at least once, your smoking habit may return.
Methods and means of cleaning the lungs
The conditions for clearing the lungs after the last smoking are individual for everyone - from 3 months to a year. For long-term smokers, this process can be delayed.
Complex measures:
- Ensure complete elimination of so-called passive smoking;
- Take drug therapy courses;
- Have strong mental health and a clear goal - complete cleansing of the body;
- It is planned to gradually increase physical activity;
- Follow a proper diet, waking up and sleeping;
- Do breathing exercises that "open" your lungs;
- Use traditional medicine;
- clean by inhalation;
- Visit baths and saunas, which have a positive effect on lung cleansing.
Recommended for consumption in larger quantities than usual: water, milk, apples, pineapple, green tea, garlic, natural dark chocolate.
Popular methods of smoking cessation are known:
- Decoction of pine buds.
- Infusion of violets and oregano. Consume 2-3 times a day for a month.
- Onion syrup. It is prepared by adding sugar from an onion and taken 4 times.
- Mint and St. John's wort collection.
An indication that the lungs have been cleared is that the cough has completely stopped and there is no shortness of breath.
Expected changes in the body
The reactions of all organisms to quit smoking are individual, somewhat similar to torture in the first days, then everything normalizes, the situation gradually improves. If everything goes according to the bad scenario, then smokers develop small sores on the lips and oral mucosa, which can turn into stomatitis. Immunity is reduced, which makes it susceptible to viral diseases and various infections.
Ex-smokers are more likely to develop cancer and other serious diseases. The sooner a person eliminates addiction, the less likely he or she is to develop a serious illness.
Already at the beginning:
- Breathing begins to recover within 12 hours;
- During the day, the work of the cardiovascular system stabilizes and the unpleasant odor gradually disappears;
- After 3-4 days, active detoxification begins;
- At the end of the week, the concentration increases and the sense of smell improves.
Changes occur after a more important period:
- By the end of the 2nd month, the lungs' ability to breathe increases, the blood is renewed, and the color and elasticity of the skin returns;
- After six months, the liver is restored, the yellow color of the nails disappears;
- By the end of the third trimester, the teeth are whitened, the lungs are completely cleansed, return to normal, and the reproductive system is restored, allowing you to give birth to a healthier baby.
Deciding that smoking should not interfere with your life is an important step that should be taken as soon as possible. Then it will be easier for the body and all its systems to return to normal and work in such a way that human life will last happier years. It is important to stop for the first 3-4 days of withdrawal syndrome, then it will be easier.