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Ways To Quit Smoking
April 21st, 2009 | Author: admin
Smoking cigarettes is probably one of the absolute worst things you can do to your body. Nicotine is a massively addictive alkaloid substance, and is extremely poisonous. In fact, a single drop of pure nicotine absorbing through your skin would most likely kill you wthin half an hour. And that’s not even the worst part of smoking. It’s the tar and carcinogens created from the burning of the chemical soaked tobacco leaves that does the real damage to the human body. Most people start smoking in their teens, when we are looking to fit in and emulate what our friends are doing. We’re only human, after all, but by the time we realize that, it’s too late…we’re hooked on these wretched cancer sticks. Yet we continue to smoke day after day despite the increased chance of heart attacks, strokes and cancer. They give us bad breath, smelly clothes and stained teeth. They drain us of energy and dullen all of our senses.
Kicking the habit using the old fashioned cold turkey method may work for some, but it’s not for everyone. Suddenly depriving your body of nicotine has many temporary effects on the body. A general foggy feeling, lack of concentration, inability to sleep, wild mood swings and increased appetite are all quite common. Luckily, there are many ways to curb these side effects. Nicotine replacement therapy is a phrase used to describe any kind of over the counter smoking cessation product, such as nicotine gum, patches, lozenges and inhalers. All of these aids come in varying degrees of nicotine and are designed to gradually ween the smoker off of cigarettes. Read the rest of this entry »