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Asked for male, 19 years old from Pudukkottai
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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
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Asked for Male, 21 years old from Ernakulam
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Once you stop the smoking and then never do it again, so your lung will be healthy, it is not the cleaning of lung, vague idea, breathing exercise, yoga can be tried
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You can fight the craving by chewing Nicorette gums and divert your mind when you feel like smoking
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Asked for male, 62 years old from Mumbai
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Asked for Male, 32 years old from Tirupati
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Quit alcohol and smoking,,take high protein diet,,less carbohydrate,, avoid spicy food,, avoid sugar and sugary products,,take high fiber food,,take fruits,,take soup,, oatmeal,,protein shake in dinner,,do regular exercise,, jogging it is most important
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Asked for male, 23 years old from Delhi
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Dear Lybrate user, Welcome to Lybrate. Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. Nicotine and other chemicals can cause cancer of different types and areas. Throat cancer, mouth cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer and brain problems can result. Over and above smoking may also increase the risk factor of heart attack and brain stroke. Please quit smoking. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are other methods...more
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Dear lybrateuser,
- It is good to know that you have quit smoking
- there is no inhaler which cleans the tissues, the body on its own cleans the damaged tissues & the changes start as soon as one stops smoking
- have plenty of oral fluids to remove the toxins from the body
- have a well balanced diet with more of fruits, vegetables, whole grains & proteins to boost your immunity
- do regular exercise in fresh air
- all these measures will help remove all the toxins from t...more
- It is good to know that you have quit smoking
- there is no inhaler which cleans the tissues, the body on its own cleans the damaged tissues & the changes start as soon as one stops smoking
- have plenty of oral fluids to remove the toxins from the body
- have a well balanced diet with more of fruits, vegetables, whole grains & proteins to boost your immunity
- do regular exercise in fresh air
- all these measures will help remove all the toxins from t...more
Asked for male, 37 years old from Delhi
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Best age to stop smoking is before 40, In fact do not start all
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette smoking ...more
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette smoking ...more
Asked for male, 27 years old from Chennai
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Best age to stop smoking is before 40 ,In fact do not start all
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette s...more
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette s...more
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You can try this -
1. 1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic). Or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do. 2. Don't drink water before meals. This can fill your stomach and make it harder to get in enough calories.
3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U can eat whatever your mother or grandparent eat in bfast. I mean t...more
1. 1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic). Or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do. 2. Don't drink water before meals. This can fill your stomach and make it harder to get in enough calories.
3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U can eat whatever your mother or grandparent eat in bfast. I mean t...more
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