9 AYURVEDIC FOODS TO HELP YOU WHILE YOUSTOP SMOKING and tobacco habit

                                           

Much has been said and written about smoking as a dangerous health problem.     

But despite knowing all this, people are reluctant to stop smoking. The main attraction of smoking is tobacco smoke, which is addictive. In addition, tobacco smoke also contains nicotine, which is deadly poisonous to human beings in its pure form. Tar is another harmful ingredient. This can clog the lungs over time.

Many smokers have intentions to give up smoking but cannot go through it in the right way. The main reason behind their inability to give up smoking is its addiction. Of course, a person wishing to give up smoking must have a steely determination to do so. But many a time that is not enough. The body may react violently to the sudden giving up of smoking. For this reason, it is necessary to fortify the body also.

In Ayurveda, there are some good techniques in which the body can be trained to cope up with the reduced smoking habits. This article tries to list some of the better Ayurvedic treatments in helping smokers in their quest of giving up smoking.

FOODS WHICH HELP YOU WHILE YOU STOP SMOKING:-

 Ajwain

Take few seeds of ajwain and chew them whenever you get the craving for tobacco. Initially it might be difficult but chewing them regularly will help do away with the habit of tobacco addiction.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon helps do away with tobacco addiction. Whenever you have the craving for smoking or other forms of tobacco, take a piece of cinnamon and keep sucking for a while. It helps.

Water Kept In Copper Container

Copper scrap off the toxic deposits. Drinking lot of water kept in copper container helps to remove the toxic deposits and lessen the craving for tobacco use over a period of time.

Triphala

Triphala can clear the toxic elements and in turn reduce the craving for toxic tobacco use further. Taking one tablespoon of triphala every night helps.

Basil Leaves

Chewing basil leaves helps reduce the craving for tobacco usage and also it cures the problems caused by its usage earlier. Every morning and evening take about 2-3 basil leaves, chew and eat them.

Calamus

A well known herb calamus is helpful to do away with smoking addiction. Add small quantity of calamus in the form of powder with ghee and have it or it can be consumed just in the form of powder.

 Ginger, Amla, Turmeric

A ball prepared out of ginger, amla and turmeric powder respectively is said to help reduce the craving for tobacco usage. The ball can be used as sweets, put it in the mouth and suck it.

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha help the body to get rid of toxins. It helps to alleviate the level of anxiety and also various forms of tobacco addiction. The powder (450 mg to 2 g) prepared out of ashwagandha roots has to be taken for best results.

Chamomile

Chamomile helps to calm down the nerves that provides an urge for smoking addicts. You can take it in the form of tea for 2-3 times a day.

FROM OTHER TIPS FROM GOOGLE SITE ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

• Avoid eating acidic foods such as meat, dairy products, tea, coffee, pasta and breads.
• Intake of alkaline food such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, sprouts etc are highly beneficial.
• Intake of raisins, beets, lima beans, dandelion, etc can really help you to quit smoking habit.
• Increase the amount of vitamin C in your eating habits. Fruits rich in vitamin C such as lemon, oranges and grapefruits very useful.
• Sweet foods reduce the urge of smoking. In addition to that add a small quantity of honey in whatever sweet dishes you consume.
• When you feel excessive urge of smoking it is suggest to eat something salty. Or you can lick a little salt at that time.
• Juice of radish along with honey twice a day is very beneficial to quit smoking.
• Chewing liquorice (mulethi) is a good alternative to cigarette. It helps you to suppress the urge of smoking when you feel so.
• An ayurvedic massage with aromatic oils is also very effective to relax you mind and suppress the urge for smoking.
• Herbal extracts of cedar, lavender, lemon, orange, and tea tree along with water should be sprayed in the atmosphere to avoid the fragrance of smoking to enter your surrounding that can stimulate your urge to smoke.

Keep yourself busy in some sorts of work that can keep you away from smoking

THANK YOU.