Quit Now | Detox

For a long time smoker, quitting can seem like a daunting task. There are so many things that a smoker enjoys about the ritual of smoking a cigarette or a cigar. The packing of the cigarettes when they are first purchased. The morning cigarette to help wake up, the one on  the way to work, that 5 minute break away from the job or family to smoke, having something in your hand to do when you are bored. Have no fear, there are some easy steps you can apply to your life right now that can help you quit.

Exercise

There is no better way to help reward your body and your mind for not smoking than exercise. Starting a new work out routine is a way of telling your lungs and blood stream that there is a reason to quit. Not only will you actually feel the reason for quitting as you grasp for air and sweat, you will feel a whole lot better about yourself and the way you look. Exercise releases those natural endorphins that will be a natural high, and feels much better than that nicotine rush. Running is a great way to get those longs back into shape. You may also decide to start that sporting event you always wanted to do. For me I picked up boxing and running.

Eating Right

Having a healthy diet is key to trying to quit smoking for the long term. A proper diet will keep you in your proper body fat range and make it easier for your to breath and circulate oxygen through your blood stream. Orange juice is a great way to naturally detox your body from nicotine when you first decide to quit. A lot of juices and water will help your body naturally cleanse all the harmful toxins left by the smoke out of your body and skin pores. A healthy diet goes hand in hand with any exercise routine which are both key to quitting smoking.

Nicotine substitutes

Products like nicotine gum, nicotine patches, and e cigarettes are a great way to help ease of of nicotine without dealing with the stress of nicotine withdrawal. These methods are highly recommended if you are a person with a high stress level, or have a job that is high demanding. Nicotine withdrawal will raise the blood pressure and stress level in someone and they can be known to “snap” while quitting smoking. Not only will a nicotine substitute method help with the physical withdrawal but can also help with the mental. As smokers we have an oral fixation of having something in our mouth and hands. Gum and a e cigarette can help by giving us something to do while we quit.

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey has the highest success rate of all quit smoking methods, but it is also the hardest. Quitting cold turkey is best within a support group. A support group can be someone that is trying to quit alongside you to offer support, a 12 step group, or family and friends that you let know about your mission to quit smoking. Always keep in mind that it is the first one that gets someone back to their regular smoking habit. Moderation cannot be possible for a heavy smoker. You may think that you can have one, but if you do you greatly lower your success rate. Cold Turkey is about not smoking one ever again

Make a List

By making a list of all the money you lose every year and about how smoking makes you feel can help your quitting smoking program. Whenever you are having difficulty, or are thinking about smoking “just one” having a list to look over can help remind you about why you are quitting. Smoking is a addiction, and like all addiction it has a way of distorting reality. By having a list to look over to remind you of why you are quitting will greatly raise your chances of being smoke free.

If you follow some or all of these methods to help quit smoking you will greatly improve your chances, in the end though it’s all up to you. No one can make you quit or do it for you. It is a personal choice. You can do it if you choose to. It is all up to you.