Tips to Help You Stop Smoking
Tips to Help
You Stop Smoking
Cigarette
smoking has been part of our culture for years. We all know that smoking is one
of the leading causes in human death and disease. Regardless of the public
messages that set out to warn everyone about the dangers of smoking, it is
still a habit that is picked up by many, and that can feel impossible to break.
Most
current smokers will have had their first puff in their teenage days, when they
may have felt pressure to fit in with the social scene. Others may have picked
it up in early adulthood as a way of coping with stress. No matter how a smoker
had gotten hooked, there is evidence to suggest that cigarettes cause an
addiction by altering the chemical balances within the body.
Most
smokers struggle with their balances between dopamine and serotonin. Serotonin
is the chemical that is responsible for the addiction to cigarettes. It
produces a тАЬfeel-goodтАЭ feeling in your system, and can often inhibit your
impulse control, giving you a chemical release when you smoke that encourages
the behavior to be repeated. Serotonin is also responsible for the withdrawal
symptoms that you may experience when you canтАЩt have a cigarette, such as
feelings of anxiousness. This cycle of addiction can be very overwhelming and
difficult to break. Most people often reach out to a support system, such as
family, friends and health care professionals to help them through the stages.
Once
someone has made the decision to quit, there are a few tips that can be used to
help them through the process. First, the person should reach out for help from
family and friends. If they feel that this will not be a strong source of
support, there are several community support groups, as well as internet
support groups that can help them through their struggles. Quitting with a
friend can often help both people succeed in the long run.
By putting
a healthy eating and exercise routine in place, you will have a different
outlet for your anxious energy, can help to detoxify your body and start the
healing process faster. Remembering to drink lots of water and visiting your
local health food store for fiber based foods and cleansers can help get the
nicotine out of your body faster. Once your healthy routine is in place, you
are sure to start feeling the positive effects of being nicotine free.