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 time-tested.
Quit smoking folk remedies
Dependence on nicotine is manifested not only on the physiological, but also on the psychological level. Therefore, in order to quit smoking, you need to use a set of measures. Invaluable help in the fight against addiction bring folk remedies.
Long-term smoking cessation with folk remedies is impossible without the participation of willpower, therefore, first of all, you need to believe in yourself and in the success of the undertaking. The first few days will be very difficult, it is quite possible that all thoughts will be directed to cigarettes, but soon relief will come. Your health will improve, it will become easier to breathe, the morning cough will begin to pass.
To alleviate the withdrawal syndrome, which can be very strong, a variety of means are used, such as herbal decoctions and breathing exercises. Diet is just as important. Properly selected products will help to endure the withdrawal syndrome and prevent the weight gain that often accompanies an attempt to quit smoking once and for all.
Relief
On average, the withdrawal syndrome after giving up cigarettes lasts 3-5 days. Severe suffering during this period will help ease the switch to other activities. Start exercising: squat, run around the stadium, clean 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 the constant supply of this substance and experiences "nicotine withdrawal" due to the cessation of its use.
St. John's wort also contains nicotinic acid, so it is recommended to brew 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.
- Breathe deeply.
- 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 to an amusement park. However, in no case do not agree to smoke if someone offers it to you, and do not offer it yourself.
mouth rinse
To combat addiction at home, rinsing the mouth is useful. They act on a person at a reflex level, causing nausea and vomiting, resulting in an aversion to tobacco products.
To prepare solutions for rinsing, soda and a coil are most often used, diluting 1 tbsp. l. component in 1 glass of water. You can immediately rinse your mouth with soda solution, boil the dissolved coil for a couple of minutes, and then insist for about an hour.
The resulting compositions must be rinsed out of the mouth whenever you want to smoke. This will cause nausea and vomiting, which at the subconscious level will be associated with cigarettes, and, accordingly, it will be easier to quit smoking.
Recipes for internal use
Another group of folk recipes for a quick fight against nicotine addiction at home is the means for internal use. They help to overcome cravings for cigarettes, as well as restore lost health.
For these purposes, the following home-made drinks are used:
- anti-nicotine tea;
- oatmeal;
- herbal decoction;
- a mixture of butter, aloe and cocoa.
Anti-nicotine tea is used directly to relieve addiction. 1 tspbrew leaf tea in 2 cups of boiling water, pour in 0. 5 tsp. chicory, mint, rue, valerian and nettle. Drink such a folk remedy for 0. 5 cups every day. You can enhance the anti-nicotine effect by adding unexpected ingredients: 1 tsp. beets and honey, as well as juice from 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 drank oatmeal during their nicotine withdrawal period claim that their sleep improved. In addition, oats remove toxins, while being safe for the figure.
2 tbsp. l. chop the oats and boil with a glass of boiling water. Boil for 5 minutes on low heat, leave for an hour. Then drink a third of a glass before meals.
From the depression that accompanies the withdrawal syndrome, the following remedy will help. Brew in a glass of boiling water 15 g of valerian, 45 g of motherwort and marsh cudweed and 60 g of heather. Drink 5 sips every hour for a couple of 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 remedy every morning on an empty stomach, drinking hot milk, and withdrawal symptoms will be easier.
Other Tips
In the UK, a study was conducted among those who smoke and those who managed to give up the 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.
- Switch.
- Help.
Create a situation of overexertion in which you are aware of the severity of the health consequences of smoking. This situation will be a switch for you, which will rewire you for an unexpected impulse to give up cigarettes for good. To help yourself, especially in the early days, use improvised means: drink water, chew gum, eat vegetables with nicotine content.
Breathing exercises
Smoking makes breathing difficult, so while weaning from cigarettes, it's 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 how much better it is to do 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 a slight dizziness caused by the supply of oxygen to the brain.
Exercise number 2. Inhale slowly through your nose and exhale through your mouth a little faster, increasing your pace. Do 30 breaths in one set, 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 belly forward. Make a kind of wave with the body, lifting the chest from the bottom to the top.
During the exercise, make sure that the spine remains straight for greater efficiency. As you exhale, do the wave in the opposite direction, first drawing in the stomach, then the chest. Do several repetitions, performing each inhalation and exhalation for 4 counts.
Anti-nicotine diet
Giving up nicotine is accompanied by severe stress: the body stops receiving doses of the substance to which it is accustomed, while it itself unlearns how to produce this substance. To deal with stress on their own, many use food - fatty, sweet, flour, that is, one that promotes the synthesis of hormones of happiness. Therefore, the decision to quit smoking should be accompanied by an audit of the refrigerator.
In order not to gain weight and quit smoking relatively painlessly, you should get rid of junk food and stock up on healthy foods:
- fruits;
- vegetables;
- loaves;
- kefir.
So that you are not accompanied by a constant feeling of hunger, try to eat often, but a little bit. It is good to drink drinks 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 eaten per day in a special notebook.
To control weight yourself and stimulate the synthesis of endorphins, diet should be combined with physical activity. Among other things, they will help distract from the desire to smoke.
"Chewing"
To quit smoking with the help of folk remedies, experts recommend constantly keeping something in your mouth, replacing a cigarette with something more useful. Craving for nicotine is suppressed by chewing a bird cherry branch or marsh calamus. The effect of this remedy occurs in 10-12 days.
Often, during the refusal of cigarettes when using folk remedies, people gain weight, which happens just because of the constant chewing. In order 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 pineapple.
The original recipe is cheese cigarettes, which are especially effective in combating psychological addiction. Just cut the cheese into thin strips and dry it, and then put it in a pack. When there is a strong desire to smoke, pull out the stick, take it in your hand like a cigarette and start chewing.