Many people take to smoking as a stress buster, to look cool or to just ‘fit in’ a gang.
However after some time, they repent smoking as they find it difficult to stop smoking once they develop health problems like respiratory problems, blocked arteries and even cancer.
Though there are many products that claim to help you stop smoking, it does not cure your problem permanently. It may help give a temporary end to cigarettes, but after some time, some incident or trigger makes most smokers revert back to cigarettes. A much better option is to try and stop smoking naturally, using the help of the following natural stop smoking tips.
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No matter how good a drug may be in helping you stop smoking, it never works without a strong commitment and will to do so. So the first tip for natural stop smoking is a firm decision to stop smoking. It is this commitment that helps you control your craving for cigarettes and will help you stop smoking.
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Don’t expect to stop smoking overnight. Most smokers fail to quit smoking as they try to quit smoking all of a sudden. A better and more effective option is to slowly quit smoking by reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke every day.
After a few weeks’ time, you will be able to reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke per day to one. It is at this point that you are not that dependant on cigarettes. You then just have to fix a specific date to eliminate this single cigarette from your life, and successfully stop smoking naturally.
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It is important that you flush all the nicotine content from your body once you completely quit smoking. Do this by drinking lots of fresh fruit and vegetable juices, and water for at least two days. Following this with a healthy and balanced diet with carbohydrates will help you quit smoking naturally.
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It is the nicotine in cigarettes that increases the dopamine activity in the body, which in turns gives a smoker a high. So to quit smoking, it is better to create a same high by doing things you enjoy and keeps you relaxed.
Whenever you feel like smoking, go for a short walk or jog as exercise releases a hormone that makes your relax and feel happy. Listen to music to relax and try meditation to control stress. Treat yourself to a dinner, a new book or movie whenever you suppress a strong urge to smoke.
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To naturally stop smoking, you have to avoid circumstances that usually make you smoke like joining friends who may force you to smoke and drinking juice or water during your ‘smoke break’.
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Keep yourself busy so that you don’t get tempted to smoke.
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Visit places that do not permit smoking and socialize more with non-smokers.
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Keep chewing gum or hard candy handy to chew on to control your craving for cigarettes.
Last, but not least, join a support group of others trying to stop smoking naturally. You can share your problems and ideas to stop smoking, and develop a positive attitude to be able to stop smoking.
