Quitting tobacco

[Guest guest]

Dear raw_mango

All stimulants increase particular chemicals or

minerals circulating in the blood. When that ot those

is missed by brain due to quitting the habit,

withdrawl symptoms result. Miserable feelings,

imaginary pains, cramps, indigestion and slowing down

of all endocrine gland functions make one feel as if

body is on holiday.

To effectively quit any addiction, one has to plan

well in advance. While homeopathy offers certain pills

to cool down the nerves, Yoga offers pranayama and

various breathing techniques. These strengthen the

production of CSF (cerebro-spinal-fluid) and produces

euphoria and tranquility for full day.

These breathing techniques, basically from oldest

Nalanda university of India, travelled to Tibet with

Padmasambhava and now back to Inida and are being

taught in Mumbai, Inida. In case you are from Mumbai,

you can learn them through proper Guru. Their course

schedule and a sample technique is available on

following link. The sample technique is one of the

eight different ones. However, even the one given in

the link is quite powerful one. I myself practice it

and find myself fresh for 12 hours of working day

without a single yawn. After practicing this technique

just for 10-12 weeks, quiting nicotine addiction is

found easy by many in Mumbai, India.

http://www.indiayogi.com/courses/bv/exercise.asp

Wish you a grand success.

Dr. Bhate

[Guest guest]

Beyond breathing techniques there are a variety of remedies that are

used to help wean people off of tobacco. Among the most commonly used

one is Lobelia, a dipanapachana remedy that contains lobeline alkaloids

that act as nicotinic receptor agonists, but also works to down

regulate the number of nicotine receptors. The net effect therefore is

to stimulate the nicotine receptors but over time decrease their

number, thereby decreasing cravings for addiction. I often combine it

with another herb called Skullcap, and use the tincture in doses of

3-20 drops, 3-6x daily. It really does work. Other helpful herbs

include Avena (Milk Oats), Brahmi, Mandukaparni, Jatamansi and

Ashvagandha. Nicotiana flower essence may also be helpful

Caldecott, Cl.H., AHG

Clinical Herbalist

Wild Rose Clinic

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