Supplements to stop smoking and rebuild the body
Supplements to stop smoking:
Plantain and lobelia are the most popular and well-known herbs for smoking cessation. Banana is one of the safest supplements to quit smoking. Lobelia, while effective, can cause stomach irritation. Combining Lobelia with ginger helps decrease potential stomach irritation. Kudzu Root is known to help people reduce cravings for alcohol and cigarettes. Cayenne Pepper is recommended to protect the lungs from further smoking. Cayenne pepper causes gastrointestinal discomfort/heartburn/nausea which may be lessened when taken with ginger.
1) Supplement: Banana
Pros: Helps with nicotine withdrawal symptoms: sensitivity to noise, mood swings, and insomnia. Pulmonary expectorant. Helps soothe and heal the throat. Reduces nicotine cravings. diuretics Helps detoxify the liver, kidneys, and bladder.
2) Extras: lobelia and ginger
Supplement: Lobelia
Pros: pulmonary expectorant. It creates mucus to clean the lungs. Reduces the desire to smoke. Ginger decreases possible side effects.
Cons: Do not take more than 20 mg per day. Doses greater than 500 mg are toxic. May cause some stomach irritation. Also known as puke grass. Not for those who are prone to vomiting or are pregnant. Lobelia should only be taken when needed.
Extra charge: ginger
Pros: Works in conjunction with Lobelia, to help with possible stomach irritation. Helps prevent withdrawal symptoms of nausea.
3) Supplement: kudzu root
Pros: Improves liver function. Liver detoxification. Reduces cravings for cigarettes and alcohol.
4) Supplement: Cayenne pepper
Pros: Helps prevent tobacco from becoming carcinogenic, which causes lung cancer. Cheap. Antibacterial.
Cons: Temporary acid reflux, heartburn, and nausea. It will subsidize from 30 minutes to 1 hour. It can be taken with ginger to help decrease side effects.
Brands: Nature’s Way or Nature’s Answer
Rebuild the body after smoking:
1) Extras: coriander and chlorella
Details: It rids the body of harmful chemicals such as cadmium, mercury, etc. from smoking cigarettes/marijuana. Cilantro releases metal toxins from the brain and nervous system, while Chlorella absorbs them. 30% of people have an intolerance to Chlorella and will need to take Cellulase. Cellulase is a digestive enzyme that can be found in some plant enzyme complexes.
2) Supplement: citicoline
Details: Smoking decreases blood flow to the brain. Citicoline helps rebuild gray matter. Both nicotine and citicoline increase acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter that regulates mood, memory, and muscles. It can reduce cravings for cigarettes. It must be taken in the morning.
Product: Jarrow Citicoline, Cognizin CDP
3) Supplement: Vitamin C
Details: Smoking depletes vitamin C twice as fast as non-smokers. Powerful antioxidant. Helps repair DNA. Look for buffered vitamin C or calcium ascorbate, which is a less acidic form of vitamin C.
4) Supplement: complex b
Pros: Helps repair the cellular enzyme system. Improves mood. Increase energy.
Product: Jarrow B-Right is gentler and more effective than other B complexes.
5) Supplement: CoQ10
Details: An antioxidant necessary for cellular energy production. Kaneka or Ubiquinol is a more expensive and bioavailable form of Co Q10.
Advantages: Safe. Improves heart health, lowers blood pressure, diabetes, brain booster, gum disease.
Cons: Expensive. The recommended dose is 100mg, but some need 200mg to feel the effects. The results are subtle and more noticeable when not taken.
6) Supplement: Grape or mullein seed extract
Pros: Helps repair the lungs
Note: Omit Co Q 10 and mullein/grape seed extract if glutathione injections are an option. Glutathione is a very powerful antioxidant that helps repair the lungs and other cells in the body. If cost is not an issue, the supplements can be taken together.
Other helpful supplements:
Extra charge: glutathione injections (online)
Details: Powerful antioxidant in every human cell. Injections are more effective than oral supplements. Some health professionals and spas carry this. TrimNutrition.com is the only place in the US that I can find that offers this online. It is founded by Brent Agin MD, author of Superfoods for….. and Healthy Aging for…..
Cons: Not registered by the BBB yet. $100-$150.
Pros: Various locations in Florida.
Extra charge: skull cap
Pros: Calming effect. Helps with withdrawal symptoms. It is used to treat anxiety.
Cons: Overdose can lead to confusion. Smooth relaxing.
Product: Nature’s Answer Skullcap Tincture
Extra charge: Astragulus
Advantages: increases immunity. It is useful for anemia, heart disease, fatigue, kidney disease, asthma, hepatitis, stomach ulcers, herpes viral infection, etc.
Note: I am not affiliated with any of the products I recommend. I don’t get paid for my recommendations.
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