subject: Quit Smoking : How To Deal With Your Cravings [print this page] For some, smoking is just a pastimeFor some, smoking is just a pastime. And some do it just for the heck of smoking. Others do smoke to release tension. The bad news is - some make a habit out of it. If smoking is one of your habits, then it would be quite difficult for you to fight your cravings for a cigarette. But it doesn't mean that you can't fight such craving. It takes time to cease your craving for smoking. And that time would be very challenging for you. To make the challenge more winnable, I will provide you some essential measures you can do to fight your cravings of smoking.
1. You go for a fruit diet. This measure is very effective when your craving of smoking haunts you most of the time any time of the day. What you do is that you put a bundle of fruits on every corner of your house. I that way, each time your craving haunts you, you will be able to divert your attention to eating - and that is eating fruits. You could just simply pick a fruit at the corner and just eat as much as you can until your craving is gone. Moreover, having a fruit diet would even help you detoxify because fruits contain natural nutrients that helps cleanse your body from nicotine. Such manner would then lessen your craving scientifically.
2. You have to exercise. Exercise is probably one of the best weapons you could ever have to win the fight against your craving. Why? - Because with exercise you will be able to release all the toxins out from your body which includes nicotine from your blood stream. Not only that, it also diverts your body's attention and craving for smoking because your body will increase its capacity to indulge oxygen which would eventually cease your want to smoke.
3. You can make use of a nicotine gum and candies. Studies have revealed that the use of nicotine gum helps reduce your craving for a cigarette. These gums are available in different drug stores near you. Buy some for yourself so you will have something to chew when your craving is haunting you. Candies are also good alternatives to fight your craving for smoking. You can bring candies with you wherever you will go at all times.
So fight your craving for smoking today and for sure you will be able to quit smoking slowly but surely.
