Tobacco Killer

This same concept can be used in reverse - to get yourself thinking and feeling that you DON’T want to smoke. However, you don’t want to insert references to smoking in your affirmations, simply because you already have a belief that smoking is pleasurable. Once that connection has been made in your subconscious mind, any thought of smoking is going to trigger a strong desire to smoke.

Instead, you can use affirmations to emphasize the benefits of not smoking - without mentioning smoking at all.

Here are some examples:

I love being able to breathe freely.

I love taking good care of my body.

I nourish my body with healthy habits.

I deserve a clean, healthy body.

My teeth are white, my skin is glowing and I feel great!

I can change my habits by changing my mind.

I honor and respect myself always.

I am strong enough to overcome any challenge.

I feel so free.

I take one step at a time to where I want to be.

I trust my inner guidance to lead me to a state of perfect well-being.

I believe in my ability to do anything I desire.

How to Use Affirmations

Affirmations work best when they are recited repeatedly and while giving your full focus to them. Not only should you say the words, but you should also do your best to call up the corresponding FEELING associated with the words. For example, if you say, “I feel so strong and empowered” you should actually make an effort to feel that way. This does take practice if you are not used to controlling your emotional state, but it gets easier the more you do it.

Constant repetition many times a day is important also, because you are attempting to override existing beliefs in your subconscious mind. A belief is nothing more than a thought you have thought many, many times before, until eventually it becomes your “truth”.

For example, the belief that smoking calms you down. Physiologically, smoking does not have relaxation benefits but many smokers have convinced themselves that it does. Because they believe this, they seem to feel more relaxed after smoking. To override this belief, you need to replace it with an opposing belief - like affirming that you feel calm and relaxed already, so there is no need to smoke in order to relax.

The example affirmations above will help get you started, but feel free to write your own too! Think about the aspects of smoking you enjoy, and come up with a phrase that affirms you already feel that way (again, not mentioning smoking!). Likewise, think about how you feel as a non-smoker and emphasize those positive qualities too.

Affirmations do take time to fully sink in to your subconscious mind, but just like your old beliefs were formed, consistent repetition and reinforcement will help them become permanent.

There are several natural ways to quit smoking, the most common being “going cold turkey” the problem with this approach is that it only has a 3% success rate. So although successful for some, most other smokers require a more efficient approach. The Natural approach has become very popular in recent times, mainly because they are safe, drug free and often very effective in helping smokers reach their goal.

The herbal ingredients of some quit smoking have been proven to simulate the nicotine that the smoker is craving, as a result handling the withdrawal symptoms becomes much easier. The natural herbal approach has also become popular due to the ease of application using pills or nasal sprays, easy but effective for many. It’s probably a bit of a mystery for some smokers why these natural products are effective, the answer is in the many herbal ingredients that work in combination.

Black Spruce: relieves the hard cough, upset stomach and headache. Also useful for wakeful restlessness and nightly hunger pangs the often are brought on by withdrawal.

St Johns Wort: also lessens cravings.

Quibracho: Found in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Southern Brazil, the bark of the evergreen Quebracho tree has been used for centuries. In homeopathy, it is used to relieve dyspnoea (shortness of breath), especially in emphysema and asthma.

Stricta Pulomaria (Lung Wort): Combats the dull feeling and general malaise that often accompanies nicotine withdrawal … the herbal list is too long for this article, but when they are used in the right combination they are a powerful addition in the battle to find the best natural ways to quit smoking.

When exploring natural ways to stop smoking, hypnotherapy also has to be considered as it does work for some people trying to quit. If there is a negative to hypnotherapy it would be that some smokers just can’t be hypnotised and usually by comparison to the herbal approach it is much more expensive. But it’s best to keep an open mind and try the method that best suits you.

Finally a more recent method that would have to be considered as a natural way to quit smoking is laser therapy. This method has only been introduced in recent years and works on the same principles as acupuncture by targeting certain nerve centres in the body to get a certain predictable effect. It’s not unlike reflexology and shiatsu, it can bring out the skeptic in some but other claim it works and like hypnotherapy can be a bit expensive. But at the end of the day cost should not really be an issue if the end result is a better life with better health. If cost is an issue, I suggest try the herbal solution first, you may be surprised just how well they work.

Since smoking rates started increasing by the early 20th century, so did the discovery of the different affects of smoking on the body. Unfortunately, whether you smoke or not, your body will be affected by smoking. Secondhand smoking or passive smoking is simply exposure to cigarette smoke. The severity of diseases caused by passive smoking will depend on how long a nonsmoker is exposed to cigarette smoke. Below are some impacts of smoking on both smokers and nonsmokers.

Development of emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are affects of smoking. These diseases arise because of exposure to substances in smoke like cyanide and carbon monoxide.

Cancers are negative bearing of smoking. Many cancers have been linked to smoking - cancers of the oral cavity, esophagus, pancreas, and lungs. To date, 87% of lung cancer cases in the United States are affects of smoking. Passive smoking increases a nonsmoker’s risk of developing lung cancer by 20 to 30%.

Within 1 minute of inhaling smoke from cigarettes and tobacco products, changes in the cardiovascular system are already observed. Heart rate and blood pressure increase. Heart rate increases by as much as 30% during the first 10 minutes of smoking. And substances in smoke lead to different impact of such negative habit on the cardiovascular system, for example, reduced oxygen and narrowing of blood vessels. These negative bearing of smoking cause heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, and heart attack. Smoking increases a persons risk of suffering a heart attack by 5 times. Passive smoking increases a nonsmoker’s risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30%.

Infections like chronic bronchitis, invasive pneumococcal disease, common colds, and tuberculosis are easily acquired by smokers because smoking affects the immune system. If a smoker consumes at least 20 cigarettes a day, his risk of acquiring tuberculosis is increased by 2 to 4 times. And acquiring invasive pneumococcal disease is at a fourfold increase.

Other negative impacts of smoking are leukoplakia, halitosis or bad breath, periodontitis, asthma, allergies, and many others. And worst is the fact that smoking causes death. A smoker’s life expectancy is reduced by 2.5 to 10 years. If smoking is equal to death, you might as well quit the habit now. Quit smoking. Save your life!

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