The tobacco industry makes billions of dollars a year selling you an addictive product that isn’t good for your health. And while most people know this, quitting the habit is excruciating. Here are some tips to help you get over the initial detox, and to also help you break the habit. Good luck!
Natural News: Nicotine addiction is complex, but a simple whiff of essential oils may help put cravings in their place. A small pilot study was recently conducted in which 20 persons who used nicotine products on a daily basis were encouraged to try using aromatherapy. The researchers divided these people into two groups and then instructed them that, whenever they felt a desire to smoke, they should place one drop of essential oil (angelica or black pepper) on tissue paper and then inhale it for about two minutes. They were then asked to report their experience. The group that inhaled angelica delayed their next fix of nicotine for a longer time compared to those who inhaled black pepper.
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Specially formulated blends
Researchers who conducted the study came to the conclusion that it would be better for smokers to use both essential oils. The good thing is that there are specially formulated smoking cessation blends that can help a person who is struggling with nicotine addiction. There’s a blend known as “Smoke Out!!,” and it contains black pepper, clary sage, patchouli and spikenard essential oils. The person who formulated the blend was able to quit when she used these essential oils.
Aromaweb.com concurs the effects of black pepper are very helpful in knocking nicotine addiction.
Essential Oils That May Assist You As You Quit Smoking
Tobacco Absolute
Tobacco Absolute has the rich aroma of tobacco. During my first few days of quitting, I would place a drop of Tobacco Absolute on a fragrance blotter strip and as needed, I would raise the strip to my nose and inhale. The body movement of having the white blotter strip in my hand and raising it to my nose was a gesture somewhat similar to raising a cigarette to the mouth, so that helped. After I was smoke-free for a few days, I no longer felt the urge to do this.Black Pepper Essential Oil
I haven’t found a significant amount of empirical evidence that documents what essential oils may help curb nicotine addition. In her book Aromatherapy Science, however, Maria Lis-Balchin mentions a small study that may indicate that cigarette cravings may be decreased by inhaling Black Pepper Essential Oil. [Maria Lis-Balchin, Aromatherapy Science: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals (United Kingdom: Pharmaceutical Press, 2006), 101.]
And as for retraining your brain to modify the habitual problems of quitting…
I am often asked whether there are any essential oils that can help one to stop smoking. The truth of the matter is that a number of people have found using aromatherapy and essential oils to be very helpful when they want to quit smoking. One of the best ways seems to be to put a single note oil or a synergy into an inhaler. These little plastic inhalers are great when it comes to something just one person wants to sniff at but if you don’t have any blank inhalers then a drop or two of your synergy on a tissue, cotton ball or sniffing strip work just as well. You could also sniff directly out of the bottle but because the essential oil molecules remain trapped inside the bottle the aroma doesn’t develop as well as when it is fully exposed to the air.
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