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One of the major reasons listed for continuing to smoke cigarettes, despite a desire to quit, is that people are afraid of gaining weight. Nicotine is a stimulant helps speed up the metabolism, increasing energy and suppressing the appetite, leading to weight loss. When smokers quit they tend to eat more due to a lack of energy and often in an attempt to keep their mouths busy, and subsequently gain weight.
Gaining weight is a valid concern, but often an excuse to not quit smoking. There are many simple and also beneficial remedies. For starters, everyone should begin workout when they stop smoking. Exercise will help former smokers stay off cigarettes because it boosts energy and provides positive feedback of a healthy feeling. If you work out already you might want make your routine more regular, and if you don't yet have a workout routine get started. This will also make sure to keep off any extra weight. Walking at a brisk pace for at least 30 minutes a day is a good start. Yoga is also highly beneficial to smokers trying to quit because it is an intense physical exercise but also works on calming breathing.
There are many herbs that help to increase increase energy and suppress the appetite. The herbs burdock, red clover, and sarsaparilla root are all known to be energy tonics, aiding smoking cessation success by increasing alertness, focus, and energy, which are all lacking during nicotine withdrawal. Red clover especially beneficial as a mild stimulant that consumed increase a feeling of alertness.
Cinnamon enhances the metabolism of fats and increases the production of digestive mucuses, also helping to manage weight. Fennel and oregano help to reduce feelings of hunger and suppress the appetite. The fennel seed is a choleretic, increasing the production of bile and helping to maintain weight through the expulsion of fat. Fennel has been used successfully to treat obesity for many years. Ginger is wonderful for the stomach in many ways. It calms an upset stomach and also keeps you from feeling hungry.
Don't use weight gain as an excuse not to quit smoking, that is vane and not well thought out. Even if you are a few pounds heavier (although that is not necessarily going to be the case) you will be healthier and look better in many ways. Smoking ages your face, that is something appearance wise you should be worried about. Bottom line, if you are not quitting smoking because of weight gain there is a lot you can do to finally quit and stay thin.
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Matthew Bucklin is the creator of the natural stop smoking aid Quit Tea and President of Quit Tea LLC. Their website is http://www.quittea.com. As an expert in smoking cessation and health, he has helped hundreds of people finally quit smoking and return to health.
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