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Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
By Brenda Ventano
 Because smoking is a persistent habit connecting your body and mind, any cessation process should include a quit smoking detox therapy along with behavior therapy.
Smoking is a drug addiction. While you have been smoking, your body has become accustomed to receiving regular doses of nicotine. When you stop smoking and cease the nicotine doses, your body responds with severe cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Once you manage to overcome these problems, you have fought half the battle to quit smoking.
Many smoking cessation programs begin with a quit smoking detox procedure.
The first thing is to stop smoking at once. Many smokers believe that they just need to gradually reduce the number of the cigarettes. This is a common misconception. If you continue to smoke, you are not benefiting the detox processes of your body. Moreover, it is a slippery edge that usually leads to unsuccessful results. After all, you need just one stressful situation to increase the quantity of smoked cigarettes.
Just a few hours after you stop smoking your body will start to revive. Generally,
it takes 72 hours for the nicotine to go out of your body. After this period the cravings come with greater intensity. If you manage to survive without a cigarette for the first 3-4 days you will feel a drastic improvement. Cravings will be less intense as will the withdrawal symptoms. This is due to the active detox processes that are taking place.
Other signs of quit smoking detox are improved taste in your mouth, better smell, your digestive system will start working properly and you will feel respiratory relief.
Various products can help the quit smoking detox process. There are medications, herbs and even specific foods that can help. All you need to do is to ask your doctor for the ones most suitable for you.
Remember that the pure detoxification of your body fixes only part of the smoking problem. The other part is connected with your habits and behavior, mind and perceptions. Although you are helping your body to clean up from the poisons in cigarettes, it is just not enough. You will have to seriously rearrange the way you perceive smoking. Find some good reasons to stop and change your lifestyle. For people with stronger personalities this may come easy, but for many it is the most difficult aspect. Believe in your success and get as much support from your family and friends as possible.
Brenda Ventano quit smoking 14 years ago. She writes many articles to assist others in doing the same. Read more at Stop Smoking. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 March 2008 )
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