Reasons to Stop Smoking and Products that Will Help

Perhaps the best way to stop smoking is by quitting cold turkey. Unfortunately, this is difficult and often irritating for smokers. For this reason, people who want to quit smoking must rely on today's smoking cessation products. There are a number of them on the market. Each has its own list of negatives and positives.

The dangers of smoking are apparent. Cancer, lung disease, and heart disease are prevalent. Did you know that the benefits that occur when you stop smoking begin instantly?

In the first twenty minutes, your heart rate and blood pressure decline.

Within twelve hours, your carbon dioxide levels return to normal.

Within three months, your circulation improves.

Within a year, your lungs work efficiently. Your risk for heart disease is cut in half.

By ten years, your risk for stroke is halved and your risk for lung cancer dramatically declines.

After fifteen years, your risk of heart disease is the same as a non-smoker's.

It is apparent that you need to quit smoking, but how do you do it? The first and most important step is to create a positive frame of mind. You must think positive if you are going to succeed!

Books:

There are many books available on the market today. Amazon.com is an excellent place to search for books on stopping smoking. Many former smokers praise Alan Carr's The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Nonsmokers Using the Easyway Method as being the best book on the market.

Cigarette Filters:

Cigarette filters are placed over the end of a cigarette. The filters can be charcoal or water based and they absorb up to 90% of the nicotine and tar from your cigarette. Filters tend to cost between $15 and $30 for a package of three or four. One Step At A Time®, Aqua Filter®, and Super Stop® are examples of cigarette filters.

Faux Cigarettes:

These fake cigarette products allow the smoker to feel as though they are smoking. The difference is that product contains a filter, usually mint, that only allows the person to mimic the look and feel of smoking without the actuality of having a lit cigarette. E-Z Quit® and Simply Quit® are the two more popular brands. These fake cigarettes cost around $30, and replacement filters are necessary from time to time.

Herbal Supplements:

Windmill Health Products Smoke Away Stop Smoking Support Program, 1 program is the most popular herbal remedy for smoking cessation. The pills come in two levels. The first (beginning) level contains iron, iodine, Vitamin C, Licorice root, alfalfa leaf, sodium and more. The second level contains Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Red Clover, Burdock, Milk Thistle, Rosemary, Thyme, and more.

These vitamin supplements help promote healthy lung and heart function. During times of intense cravings, you supplement these pills with the homeopathic pellets that contain Indian tobacco, tobacco, poison nut, Caladium, and more.

Additionally, there are many herbal cigarettes on the market. Herbal cigarettes provide the sensation of smoking without the nicotine. Tar levels are not reduced, however.

Hypnosis:

Neurovision® offers a DVD that contains subconscious suggestions to help you stop smoking. The DVD itself offers many useful tips on beating nicotine cravings, but the additional of some hypnotic exercises doubles the benefits.

Nicotine Gum:

Many opt to purchase nicotine gum. While chewing the gum, nicotine is released into the body through the saliva. Nicorette is one of the most popular brands. Some users state that the nicotine gum gives you a severe stomachache after use. If this is true, stop using it and find an alternate method.

Nicotine Lozenges:

The Commit Lozenge is a form of nicotine that is also taken orally, much like gum. The tablet is sucked on when a nicotine craving is taking hold. For the first couple of weeks, you will be ingesting about nine lozenges a day. The expense, $50 - $70, can seem high, but compare it to the cost of cigarettes. You will soon realize they really are not that expensive.

Nicotine Patch:

The nicotine patch is a patch worn on the upper arm, usually, that slowly releases nicotine into the blood through open pores. This allows the smoker to reduce the cravings for nicotine over time. As time passes, the size of the patch is reduced gradually so that the user is weaning his or her body from nicotine over an extended period instead of all at once.

Nicocure is the most widely known of all nicotine patches.

Videos:

Stop Smoking with Patricia Allison: A Personal Program for Treating Nicotine Addiction is available on both DVD and VHS. This is one of the nation's most highly acclaimed videos on the market. Patricia Allison was a smoker, one who quit over twenty years ago. Her system has a 73% effective rate. The program involves small steps, not a big change all at once, and the system comes with audio tapes, booklets, and videotapes.

The system costs around $50 and comes with a ninety-day money-back guarantee. If the thought of quitting without a support group is overwhelming, you need to purchase Patricia Allison's program!