Quit Smoking Health Feed

Dear Lybrate user. I can understand. Chewing tobacco addiction comes under substance abuse and addiction. Deaddiction treatment is best suited for such addictions. Medically assisted drug detoxification or alcohol detoxification alone is ineffective as a treatment for addiction. The national institute on drug abuse (nida) recommends detoxification followed by both medication (where applicable) and behavioral therapy, followed by relapse prevention.

Smoking causes oral problems. It is advised to quit smoking.

Trying some of these activities:
exercise.
Get out of the house for a walk.
Chew gum or hard candy.
Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game in the quitguide app.
Drink lots of water.
Relax with deep breathing.
Go to a movie.
Spend time with non-smoking friends and family.

Hey lybrate-user,
for smoking you have to make your will very strong and in starting you can take help of nicotex chewing gum. And for weight you have to start following a diet and exercise consult from any professional dietitian she will help you. Thanks.

Dear user. I can understand. Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. Smoking can affect your mouth, throat, lungs, heart, stomach and brain in many ways. Cancer is one among the potential diseases smoking can cause. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are other methods like nicotine replacement therapy and pharmacotherapy combined. Nicotine chewing gums too help as an alternative for cigarettes. But still...more

I suggest you to go through proper meditation techniques, yogasanas,pranayama along with acupuncture. Along with this you need proper counselling sessions. You can contact me.

Today, our lifestyle is a serious threat to our health. We live in a way in which we do not provide the right food to the body, nor do we exercise right. Taking into account the fact that we consume so much processed food and even more unhealthy food, is there anything that can be done? Well, of course! Without having to put much effort, follow some simple steps, which will result in plenty of benefits.

Remember, the main area of focus in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle is your di...more

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulations for quitting smoking. You have already listed out its many benefits.
Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run.
When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don’t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are...more

Smoking use ,can be stopped using anticraving medicines, nicotine replacement therapies. Since your case requires detailed evaluation, kindly take appointment for online consultation.

Dear lybrate-user,
Congratulate for quitting smoking. Please continue to motivate him to quit smoking. Since the craving is high, let him reduce 1 cigarette less per week and quit totally in 7-12 weeks time. He can also take the help from nicotine gum or patch to manage withdrawal symptoms.