| Amino Acid / Protein |  Taurine
  | While the use of taurine will not help a person quit smoking, it can help reverse the damage done by continued smoking. A study looked at 15 healthy smokers and 15 healthy non-smokers. Initially, the smokers' blood vessel diameter was smaller than non-smokers'. After taking 1.5gm of taurine per day for five days, the smokers' blood vessel diameter increased, equaling that of non-smokers. [Circulation January 7, 2003] |
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Animal-based |
 Probiotics / Fermented Foods
| | Supplementation with a rose-hip drink containing Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (500,000,000 colony-forming units/mL; 400 mL/d) reduced blood pressure and improved markers of cardiovascular disease risk in a study of 36 heavy smoking adults. [Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76(6): pp.1249-55] |
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Botanical |
Grape Seed Extract / Resveratrol
| | GSE has been shown to provide better protection on factors such as lipid peroxidation (involved in atherosclerosis), DNA damage and cell death to a type of oral cells in culture than vitamins C and E, when exposed to tobacco extract. |
Plantain (Plantago major)
| | Dr. Mary Cody found that plantain creates a natural aversion to tobacco when inhaled or ingested. In a 1992 study, 24 heavy smokers were given plantain tincture in a nasal spray and then instructed to smoke. More than 80% of the subjects
reported an aversion to tobacco shortly after receiving the dose, and the effect lasted as long as 24 hours for some of the
subjects.
Unlike nicotine patches or nicotine gum, which deliver the exact chemical you're trying to avoid, CIG-NO (a homeopathic product sprayed under the tongue) creates an almost immediate reduction in cigarette cravings, with no reported side effects. For more information, visitthe website selling CIG-NO. |
Noni
| | Although almost all the evidence of noni use to stop smoking is anecdotal, there is some logical basis to suggest its use may help break the habit. See noni and 'Addictive Tendencies". |
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Diet |
 Therapeutic Fasting
| | Most people are amazed at how easy it is to quit smoking while fasting. Fasting makes it easier to overcome a tobacco addiction by reducing the craving for nicotine. |
Raw Food Diet
| | In a study where the average intake of uncooked food comprised 62% of calories ingested, 80% of those who smoked abstained spontaneously. [South Med J 1985 Jul;78(7): pp.841-4] |
Alcohol Avoidance
| | Smoking is related to alcohol consumption, and reduction in alcohol intake may help smokers to smoke less.
Scientists for the study think that people who want to quit smoking needs to abstain from drinking in order to experience the lesser effects of a withdrawal symptom. Limiting alcohol intake to one or two drinks per occasion will reduce the intensity of craving for smoke in smokers considerably.
The study says not only moderate to heavy smokers but also light smokers who don’t smoke more than a dozen cigarettes a week may also benefit from abstinence from alcohol. The study found that alcoholic beverages increase the desire to smoke considerably. The study says that even while drinking alone, smokers find it pleasurable to smoke more when under the influence of the alcohol, giving proof to the fact that alcohol intake does increase the urge to indulge in smoking in people, irrespective of the number of cigarettes smoked by the person normally. [Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental, issue April 2005 ] |
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Habits |
Tobacco Avoidance
| | There are many programs and Internet resources available to help people stop smoking. Here are a few:
Nicotine Anonymous.
Tobaccofree.org.
medications-online.com.
One women reports, "I tried MANY ways to quit and all failed until one day I thought I could wait another 15 minutes for my next cigarette, and there began the method I used to quit. I moved from waiting 15 minutes to 30 minutes and so on. Finally I KNEW it was the time to stop, and I did." |
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Nutrient |
Not recommended:
 Beta-Carotene
| | Synthetic supplemental beta-carotene should be avoided by those who smoke as it appears to increase the risk of lung cancer and colorectal adenomas (polyps). [J Natl Cancer Inst 2003;95: pp. 717-722] |
Essential Fatty Acids
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Oriental Medicine |
Acupuncture
| | Simple ear electroacupuncture was shown to be significantly more effective in helping volunteers to quit smoking than a placebo treatment. [Brit Journal of General Practice, Aug 1998;48:pp.1487-1490] |
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
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Vitamins |
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine)
| | See the link between Increased Lung Cancer Risk and this vitamin. |
Vitamin Folic Acid
| | See the link between Increased Lung Cancer Risk and this vitamin. |
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