1. Quitting smoking requires a whole lot of will power, commitment, and determination.
2. Picking up the right foods might help you quit faster.
3. When you are trying to quit smoking you really shouldn’t go on a diet, as depriving yourself of your favorite foods could cause you to lose focus.
4. Quit excessively sweet foods as they stimulate brain areas that are responsible for pleasure, which can increase your cravings for cigarettes too.
5. Strictly avoid doing things that can set off cravings, like avoiding drinking sessions with friends, visit to bars, lunch hour gossip session on the stairway with colleagues, coffee breaks, spicy food, meat etc.
6. Water helps in detoxifying the body, so whenever you feel the urge to smoke, drink a glass of water instead, as this will not only decrease the craving but will also reduce the withdrawal symptoms.
7. Drink 2-3cups of Ginseng tea as it weakens the effect of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain associated with pleasure that is released when smoking tobacco, so help make smoking less enjoyable.
8. Next time you get a craving, drink a glass of milk as it cuts down cigarette craving.
9. Have 3-4 fruits and 4 servings of vegetables everyday as they are alkaline in nature and so help reduce the acidity of the blood and damage caused to the lungs and body due to smoking.
10. Grated radish with a little honey works best to cut acidity caused due to smoking.
11. Have one tablespoon of triphala every night as it helps clear the toxic elements and reduce the craving for tobacco.
12. Ashwagandha also helps the body to get rid of toxins and alleviates anxiety associated with tobacco withdrawal.
13. To help beat nausea, a common withdrawal symptom, drink ginger juice daily.
14. Take few seeds of ajwain and chew them whenever you get a craving for tobacco.
15. Eat some grapes as their sweetness helps curb sugar cravings (a common withdrawal symptom) and they are healthy as well.
16. Cayenne pepper helps in desensitizing the respiratory system to nicotine and helps to lessen the craving for smoking, so add a pinch to a glass of water and gulp.
17. Whenever there is a craving for smoking, take a piece of cinnamon and keep sucking for a while.
18. To beat the excessive urge of smoking eat something salty or just lick a pinch of salt quickly.
2. Picking up the right foods might help you quit faster.
3. When you are trying to quit smoking you really shouldn’t go on a diet, as depriving yourself of your favorite foods could cause you to lose focus.
4. Quit excessively sweet foods as they stimulate brain areas that are responsible for pleasure, which can increase your cravings for cigarettes too.
5. Strictly avoid doing things that can set off cravings, like avoiding drinking sessions with friends, visit to bars, lunch hour gossip session on the stairway with colleagues, coffee breaks, spicy food, meat etc.
6. Water helps in detoxifying the body, so whenever you feel the urge to smoke, drink a glass of water instead, as this will not only decrease the craving but will also reduce the withdrawal symptoms.
7. Drink 2-3cups of Ginseng tea as it weakens the effect of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain associated with pleasure that is released when smoking tobacco, so help make smoking less enjoyable.
8. Next time you get a craving, drink a glass of milk as it cuts down cigarette craving.
9. Have 3-4 fruits and 4 servings of vegetables everyday as they are alkaline in nature and so help reduce the acidity of the blood and damage caused to the lungs and body due to smoking.
10. Grated radish with a little honey works best to cut acidity caused due to smoking.
11. Have one tablespoon of triphala every night as it helps clear the toxic elements and reduce the craving for tobacco.
12. Ashwagandha also helps the body to get rid of toxins and alleviates anxiety associated with tobacco withdrawal.
13. To help beat nausea, a common withdrawal symptom, drink ginger juice daily.
14. Take few seeds of ajwain and chew them whenever you get a craving for tobacco.
15. Eat some grapes as their sweetness helps curb sugar cravings (a common withdrawal symptom) and they are healthy as well.
16. Cayenne pepper helps in desensitizing the respiratory system to nicotine and helps to lessen the craving for smoking, so add a pinch to a glass of water and gulp.
17. Whenever there is a craving for smoking, take a piece of cinnamon and keep sucking for a while.
18. To beat the excessive urge of smoking eat something salty or just lick a pinch of salt quickly.