Thursday, February 25, 2010

Tips to Help Stop Smoking

For those who want to quit smoking.

Minimal program: Nature's Sunshine St. John's Wort (stock #653-1 or 655-3) and lobelia (stock #430-1).
These help stop the desire to smoke by helping the nervous system and the nicotine addiction.
Tobacco Detox really helps with on-the-spot cravings.

Some people like to put Nature's Sunshine's chewable vitamin C (stock# 1633-8)in a small rectangular container (the size of a pack of cigarettes) and put them in the pocket or place where their cigarettes usually are and take them when they reach for a smoke. This helps with the habit of getting something to put in the mouth and helps replenish the vit. C they have been losing by smoking.

Even though it sounds strange, it helps to say frequently (out loud and quietly to yourself), even as you are smoking -"I am a non-smoker". This programs your subconscious to direct you to the action you want and makes it easier to psychologically become a non-smoker. Most of the addiction is in the mind.

For some people, there is a blood-sugar imbalance that draws them back to smoking. Licorice root (stock # 420-6) or other blood sugar balancing herbal formulas like HY-C (1006-1 or 1886-5) or HY-A (950-0) can be helpful in that case.

(Do more research on herbal formulas if taking any medication.)
These suggestions are for educational purposes only and not intended for a diagnosis or prescription.