You have mastered the most important hurdle: you have decided to quit smoking! Possibly you already have set resp. reached your quit-smoking-day.
Here some hints to avoid that a lack of habits leads you astray:
• You certainly remember the special “breathing pattern” of a smoker which leads to a certain easing. There is a simple supporting trick: when longing for a cigarette or in situations you were smoking in earlier days, simply hold two fingers of your “smokers-hand” just as like you would bring a cigarette to your mouth and inhale exactly like you did when smoking. Keep the air in your lungs for a couple of seconds and exhale, just like you would blow out the smoke. This simple trick supports you in getting the usual relaxation without smoking.
• Every day, an average smoker brings his hand 200 to 300 times to his mouth holding a burning cigarette. These constant repetitions lead to a conditioned reflex that stays in the beginning, even when you quit smoking. And exactly this reflex is the reason why instead of a cigarette other things “wander” in the direction of the mouth: chips, pretzel sticks, chocolate etc. And this proves the fear, that quitting will lead to a couple of more kilos. Use this conditioned reflex for your health and change these candies with healthy snacks. Drink a glass of water or a smoothie more often, nibble some unsalted and unroasted almonds or nuts. Dried apples are perfect, too, they regenerate your taste-buds and inhibit your desire for a cigarette.
• When you are having the sense of “empty hands” because you no longer are moving with your hands to your mouth some hundreds time a day – get yourself some nice marbles to occupy your hands.
• Keep some sugar-free chewing gums and candies ready – there is no room for a cigarette in a full mouth. Prepare yourself a nice plate of raw fruit and vegetables (but not too late in the evening, this would interfere with your sleep!).
• Body grounding by walking barefoot in damp grass, on a damp forest floor, on the beach or on the course of a river is very helpful. Do a lot of swimming. It is also possible to ground by letting run cold water over your hands and lower arms for about 12 minutes. Also, the large scale body grounding during sleep (Lokosana®) has proven to be successful. Body grounding calms your vegetative nervous system.
• Care for a healthy sleep. During sleep your organism detoxifies, reward yourself with a SAMINA pillow, for example!
• Help your body to quickly purify from the accumulated toxic substances. Here, especially chlorella in the form of capsules is suitable. It has a unique composition which includes all essential amino-acids, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, plenty of valuable vitamins, minerals and trace elements. The green chlorella contains particularly much chlorophyll, about 4 times as much as spirulina. In the intestine, this alga merges with the pollutants like an absorbent sponge. It coalesces a stable connection with these pollutants and you can get rid of these toxins with your digestion. The “montmorillonite-betonite-detoxification” is effective as well, try and google!
• Balance out your vitamin deficit caused by smoking. Especially vitamins C and E are missing. Ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• Additionally, you should support your nervous system. Here, especially omega-3 fatty acids like for example krill oil are useful. Since during smoke cessation the nervous system has to completely rearrange and regenerate itself, the need for omega-3 fatty acids in the brain is especially high. Vitamin B3 is also very helpful for your brain metabolism, it has mood-lifting characteristics since it helps to stimulate production of serotonin.
• After about 8 – 10 weeks your organism and your metabolism have completely changed and accepted the quit. Normally, all complaints of a smoker like dry cough, shortness of breath etc. have improved massively. Your skin is better supplied with blood and you are strikingly looking fresher and more vital. By then, your body sensation will have changed, too, since every tissue in your organism will benefit from the good nutrient supply as well as the enhanced amount of oxygen in the blood. Your vital energy increases, your head becomes clear and your psyche brightens. Best thing you can do is to enjoy these things!
My advices for persistence will further encourage you on your way.
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