Natural Remedies to Quit Smoking

These natural remedies to quit smoking will help you fight those nicotine cravings. Home remedies to quit smoking can help make a difficult process a bit easier.

Stress

Stress can cause you to crave cigarettes even more. Cut down on the stress in your life before you even start the process of quitting smoking to make sure you're a success. Here are some useful tips for cutting down on stress.

Diet and Exercise

Diet and exercise are important in making most positive health changes. Quiting smoking is difficult, but can be made much easier if you have a healthy diet. Ramp up your consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables. Vegetables are especially important. High vegetable intake make you body more alkaline. If your blood is more alkaline, you'll crave nicotine less. Try adding some fresh vegetable juice to your diet to get even more veggies into the day.

Start an exercise program. Try using exercise as a replacement for smoking. The longer you go without smoking the easier exercise will get.

Specific Foods to Fight Cravings

Oats help decrease the craving for nicotine. Add 1 tablespoon of oats to 2 cups freshly boiled water. Let the mixture sit overnight. In the morning boil it for 5 to 10 minutes. Than drink a little of the mixture 2 to 3 hours after meals to prevent cravings. Don't drink it after 9pm.

Honey is also used to help you quit smoking. It contains proteins and amino acids that help you fight cravings.

Herbs

• Grape seed extract helps heal the lungs.
• Passionflower acts as a natural sedative.
• Sarsparilla is a powerful anti-oxidant
• Dandelion decreases cravings and improves urinary function.
• Burdock root purifies the blood.
• Golden seal purifies the blood.
• Ginger reduces anxiety and prevents nausea.
• Lobelia is very good at relieving withdrawal symptoms.

Vitamins and Minerals ro Reduce Cravings

• CoEnzyme Q10
• vitamin C
• vitamin A
• vitamin E

Alternative Therapies

There are some alternative medicine practices that can be used as natural remedies to quit smoking.

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The acupuncturist puts small needles into specific points on your body to decrease nicotine cravings. The needles are very thin and usually don't hurt at all.

Hypnotherapy can also be used to get rid of cigarette cravings.

I hope these natural remedies to quit smoking helped you. You can find more great advice on natural remedies at my Free Home Remedies page.