Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hi.. I am a new member of the group and have found lots of interesting cures here. I would like to ask if you could help me. My husband is having difficulty stopping smoking and drinking coffee. Because of this his blood pressure is always high and he has to take medicines for it. This medicine has other side effects and I want him to get rid of it soon. What natural foods could I give him that will discourage smoking and drinking coffee? He won't be taking any herbal cures so I want to know what I could put in my cooking that will help him without him knowing it. thanks, Agnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Maybe someone will have other advice for you, however, in my experience, you can't help someone " without their knowing it " or without their cooperation. They have to do it on their own, and if they don't want your help, nothing you do will make a difference. (My ex-husband was a mediocre smoker, but he wasn't committed to quitting, and I tried for years to " help " him to no avail. My good friend now, as many list-members know, successfully gave up smoking *cold turkey* after a 21-year heavy habit, with some--but not much--help from me. He also had a really big coffee habit, which he had to give up almost immediately after (quitting smoking can make your stomach sensitive, and wow did it to him!) -- but he gave up three pots of coffee a day with nothing but encouragement and some green tea that I gave him to help the caffeine headaches. His success is entirely due to his committment, and my ex's failure to his lack thereof -- I can take neither credit nor blame, though I tried equally to help them both.) --St Agnes Jones wrote: > > > Hi.. > > I am a new member of the group and have found lots of interesting > cures here. > > I would like to ask if you could help me. My husband is having > difficulty stopping smoking and drinking coffee. Because of this his > blood pressure is always high and he has to take medicines for it. > This medicine has other side effects and I want him to get rid of it > soon. What natural foods could I give him that will discourage > smoking and drinking coffee? He won't be taking any herbal cures so > I want to know what I could put in my cooking that will help him > without him knowing it. > > thanks, > Agnes > > > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Geez, and here I was lamenting on how to cut back from two and half cups of decaf a day!! Tammi - Sara Thustra but he gave up three pots of coffee a day with nothing but encouragement and some green tea that I gave him to help the caffeine headaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Hehe, yup, all it takes is gusto I guess! I was doing two pots a day, but he made me feel like such a wuss that I cut down to 2 cups, and it wasn't really hard at all! -ST tammi wrote: > Geez, and here I was lamenting on how to cut back from two and half cups > of decaf a day!! > > Tammi > > - > ** Sara Thustra <sara.thustra > but he gave up three pots of > coffee a day with nothing but encouragement and some green tea that I > gave him to help the caffeine headaches. > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural > remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products > from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and > members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Sara Thustra wrote: > > Hehe, yup, all it takes is gusto I guess! I was doing two pots a day, > but he made me feel like such a wuss that I cut down to 2 cups, and it > wasn't really hard at all! -ST I did a three day juice fast and had headaches I figured came from no coffee since I was drinking up to 3 or 4 pots a day up to the day I began the fast. I'm happy to say I have avoided coffee. Smoking was a different matter. I knew I had to outsmart myself. I used everything I knew about psychology, psycho cybernetics etc. I had been a heavy smoker, at times up to 4 or 5 packs a day. I had to psych myself up first after making the decision to actually quit. I thought about the times I'd habbitually light up and then I would alter those times and skip one and gradually cutting down until I quit. All the while sucking on pepermint lifesavers in the inbetween times. I was able to quit without too much physical or psychological discomfort. I am so happy I did. -- Peace!! -Brian ------ Herbs, Oils & More: http://www.greenladysgarden.com Wholesale Web Hosting: http://www.accessiblehosting.com ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Yes, the coffee headache was no fun; my friend had it bad for almost a week, but I got away with a very mild one for a few days. Cigarettes were amazingly hard! He'd smoked between 1 and 4 packs a day for 21 years, and me about a pack a day for less than ten years, but it wasn't easy on either of us. Mostly the reason we succeeded--where we'd both failed before--was each other's support. We picked a day and said, " That's it, that day is our last day smoking; we will not have *one* cigarette more. " And we didn't! When the cravings got bad we'd call each other to complain about it...and when my family (who all smoke) would offer me cigarettes I'd remember that I was gonna see my friend and he'd know, and that would be letting him down, so I wouldn't do it. 'Course I say this like it's over--it's been almost three months, and it's a lot easier now, but it's like any addiction--you have to keep quitting forever. Yeah, a funny thing about that--my friend used to be a really, REALLY bad alcoholic; he's been clean for almost ten years now. And he tells me, completely seriously, that even though he had DTs and had to go to AA and all that, *quitting smoking was harder*!! Two of the most addictive, health-rending drugs on the planet are legal...it blows my mind. -ST ok_fine wrote: > I did a three day juice fast and had headaches I figured came from no > coffee since I was drinking up to 3 or 4 pots a day up to the day I > began the fast. I'm happy to say I have avoided coffee. > > Smoking was a different matter. I knew I had to outsmart myself. I > used everything I knew about psychology, psycho cybernetics etc. I had > been a heavy smoker, at times up to 4 or 5 packs a day. I had to psych > myself up first after making the decision to actually quit. I thought > about the times I'd habbitually light up and then I would alter those > times and skip one and gradually cutting down until I quit. All the > while sucking on pepermint lifesavers in the inbetween times. I was > able to quit without too much physical or psychological discomfort. I > am so happy I did. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi Sara... Thanks for your advice. I do really have to encourage him more to take the effort to stop. ....Agnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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