Okay, I saw this thread, and I was reminded of my own struggle, more than 25 years ago. Why is it so hard to stop? Well: little known FACT is that the manufacturers (the smokers' factories) put a sauce, a liquid, in the tobacco which is addictive. This is held secret for the public; would the governments know? Now, so many years later, an almost health-freak who does no smoke, does not drink, and does not' a few things more, it has become clear to me that there is another factor: These toxins are stored, accumulated, in our reserves of body fat; one of the seasons drug addicts have quite a job to be unhooked from their lousy, incapacitating habit. One remark I read in the thread is a Bingo: You have to WANT to stop, for without that basis you can do whatever you may think of .. you'll get back to smoking. Anyone interested in how I stopped? Just for the fun of it: I started doing yoga, and then stopped for quite a while and ... started again. And even though 'that first one' was an awful -indeed a horrible- attack on my lungs (sounds familiar?) I did stay on it again; it was so 'social' .. you are 'one witta gang', yeah! Then (1979), I ended up on the island where I have spent all the years after. I remember how many half-smoked packets I threw away (sounds familiar?) Then, we started doing demanding sports: running, deep diving (SCUBA) and weight-lifting, and that did it. Threw away another package, and never touched cigarettes, or any tobacco again! Anecdote, now that we are on it: A few months later I went with my class of kids to the beach,and yeahhh! One little girl stepped into a black sea-urchin. That hurts bad, I can tell you from my own experience. Now one (just ONE) first aid trick helps: putting the hot cone of a cigarette d i r e c t l y on the affected skin of the foot, as fast a s possible. So I asked one of the accompanying mothers for a cigarette, and I do remember her astonished face, after all these years ..teacher smoking?.. Well! I lit that thing, and without really wanting to -you won't loose the reflex, my friends- pulled the smoke deeply into my lungs. I though I died! Anyway, the black thorns did come out at once, and the little girl was taken further care of by those loving accompanying Moms. And I? I never touched cigarettes again. Love to tell, keen to serve, FaithStFrancis, Licensed, practising and dedicated Reflexology therapist, Dianetics Professional Auditor, Health lover, Free Thinker.
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:43:54 -1000 From: papad...@gmail.com To: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com CC: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: CS>quit smoking I have a friend who wants to quit smokingbut procastinates.Is there a supplement or herb that will helpa smoker quit ?I know part of this is cleansing the body of toxins. Smitty
