Thursday, May 28, 2009

Modern Methods to Quit Smoking!!

Earlier nicotine patches and gums were most commonly used to quit smoking however now a days new range of therapies are available to get rid of smoking habit i.e.

Hypnotherapy: - It involves consultation with a hypnotherapist. In this process, therapist will first ask you to fill a questionnaire so that he or she can understand the whole situation. This form will ask for your habits, tendencies and information about your background. Then the therapist will star with hypnosis sessions.

It is an effective method to quit smoking but not for everyone. It is quite expensive also.

Pills: - The most popular pills to quit smoking are Zyban and Chantix. These are synthetic pills. While NicoNot is an effective herbal pill that curbs your nicotine craving as well as restrict your withdrawal symptoms naturally.

Laser Treatments: -These kinds of treatments reduce your dependence on nicotine. i.e. acupuncture.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Smoking: Myths and Facts!!

Myth: - Smoking is hazardous to smokers only.

Fact: - It is untrue. It has been proved scientifically that smoking is equally harmful for smokers as well as passive smokers especially children. It may leads to several respiratory and lungs problems

Myth: - Smoking lowers the blood pressure.

Fact: - This is completely untrue. Infact doctors often advise patients with high blood pressure to quit smoking. Thus smoking in any case will not be beneficial for anyone.

Myth: - Tobacco smoking enhances your mood

Fact: - As cigarette consist of nicotine which is an addictive as well as a stimulant that make u feel alert and relaxed. But as the effect goes off, you will come in a worse mood. Some researches associate smoking with depression and hyperactivity.

Myth: - It is easy to quit smoking

Fact: - It is untrue. Since cigarette has nicotine which is an addictive substance make smoking difficult to quit. Also the withdrawal symptoms make situation worst. Thus it is recommended to take doctors advice over it or else opt for any herbal medication which restrict withdrawal symptoms and eliminate your nicotine addiction. i.e. NicoNot

Myth: - Few cigarettes a day are not harmful and are fine.

Fact: - No they are harmful because of the fact that these few cigarettes have enough nicotine to harm you.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Unrevealed Hazards of Nicotine!!

Nicotine is mainly known to affect mood, mental alertness and cause addiction. It is usually derived from tobacco products i.e. cigarettes. While smoking a person inhale smoke into their lungs which contains some amount of nicotine that is readily absorbed in the blood stream. The chemicals present in the nicotine alter the brain chemical compositions and cause dizzy sensation which affects your mood giving false satisfaction. That is the main reason behind nicotine addiction. It is said that nicotine is as addictive as cocaine and heroine.

Moreover a person who is new to smoking often notices an increase in heartbeats, causing production of more adrenaline. A regular use of nicotine can affect gastrointestinal system and results in decreased appetite. It is so toxic that a higher dose of nicotine can even cause death.

Furthermore certain nicotine products i.e. cigarette, cigars or pipes can harm your liver, kidney and lungs. Not only this, it is reported to cause lung and some other form of cancers in many cases.

Nicotine has its direct effects on the heart and blood vessels. It acts as a stimulant and increase blood pressure which makes it more difficult for the heart to pump blood through the vessels. Nicotine is a major reason behind heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases.

In case of pregnant women and nursing mothers, nicotine may cause miscarriage, low weight baby. Some babies may have physical or mental disabilities in their later life.

Thus it is worth to say that “Nicotine Kills”

Is Nicotine replacement products are appropriate to use?

To quit smoking, a number of nicotine replacement products are flooded in the market. This includes nicotine patches, gum or inhalers. These products replace a small amount of nicotine in your body so as to reduce the physical craving of nicotine. This makes it easier for a person to avoid smoking.

Moreover apart from physical cravings of nicotine, there are some psychological factors that force a person to smoke i.e. comfort in physical act of smoking. In such cases, another nicotine replacement alternative “nicotine gums” are beneficial. Nicotine gums helps satisfy the oral craving which comes from simply puffing on a cigarette. Furthermore inhalers are also now a days available in the market that mimic the act of smoking. But then these inhalers are not found over-the-counter at many places.

However in all the above methods, you are consuming nicotine which is again harmful. It has been found to influence mood, mental alertness and addiction. Thus it is better to opt for a medication that doesn’t contains nicotine and also helps you to get rid of smoking naturally without making you suffer from withdrawal symptoms. NicoNot is one such medication which has above mentioned characteristics. It naturally reduces nicotine craving without causing any side-effects.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Tobacco Smoking: An Addiction!

Most of the people adopt smoking as a trend or to get rid of stressful situations etc. But later on this habit turns to addiction which is almost impossible to quit. Tobacco contains nicotine naturally which is as addictive as heroin, cocaine. It has both physical and psychological effects.

Nicotine enters the body through cigarette smoke which is harmful for your heart, blood vessels, metabolism, brain and hormonal system. Furthermore nicotine is like a poison for pregnant women who smoke; nicotine enters the amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood, breast milk, and cervix mucus secretions causing a number of infections or diseases.

Nicotine gives pleasant sensation to the smokers, increasing its addiction. It acts as a depressant and thus interferes with the response of synapses in nerve cells. The nervous system adapts this intake of nicotine and thus increasing tolerance of smokers. Nicotine is the chemical that enters the brain faster than any other intravenous drug.

Morever as said by many persons who quit smoking that they suffered from withdrawal symptoms. When a person stop smoking, the brain and body reacts to the absence of the drug and thus many physical and psychological changes take place. Physical changes include dizziness, headache, improper sleep, tiredness, and increased appetite. Psychological changes include altered mood, depression, frustration, anger, irritability, restlessness etc.

All these are withdrawal symptoms which often force the smoker to reconsider their decision of quitting thus balancing their body functions. Hence every smoker looks for a medication that not only helps them to quit smoking but also protect them from withdrawal symptoms.

NicoNot is one such herbal formulation. It consists of potent herbs that remove nicotine addiction naturally, thus preventing withdrawal symptoms as well. NicoNot is 100% safe with no side effects at all.

Friday, May 1, 2009

How Smoking affects pregnancy....

Women who smoke during pregnancy harm themselves as well as expose their unborn baby to the following:
1) Miscarriage
1) Still birth
2) Low weight of the baby
3) Respiratory Infections

Looking at the above deadly consequences, you can imagine the threat to a woman as well as her unborn child. Giving birth to a child is every woman's wish - do not let smoking pose as a threat to your motherhood........
Nicotine which is one of the main ingredients in cigarettes is as addictive as heroin and cocaine.

Hence it is never too late to quit smoking as it will help u have a healthy baby, chances of a decrease in blood pressure, heart attack, and lung function increases and above all will help you to save the money spent on cigarettes.

In general it is believed that natural cures have no side effects and that they interact naturally with the body functions unlike synthetic drugs which cause side-effects. Herbs are considered to be an effective cure to quit smoking.