How Herbal Quit Smoking Remedies Work

Cigarettes contain hundreds of dangerous toxic chemicals besides nicotine. Every time you puff on a cigarette, you are introducing nicotine, a drug, as well as all these other chemicals and carcinogens (some that can kill insects on contact) into your body.
You probably already know that cigarettes are bad for your health, increasing your rate of various cancer-related illnesses (mouth, lung, heart), heart disease, risk of stroke, but did you know that cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of death worldwide? According to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 5 deaths is related to cigarette smoking, that's 440,000 people per year in the U.S.A alone.
Why then do so many people still smoke?
Nicotine is the substance that's responsible for tricking your brain into creating a relaxed pleasurable feeling when you smoke. It does this by releasing a chemical called dopamine, which creates a fake feeling of well being and trains the body into wanting more and more of this feeling.
Whereas most smoking patches and gums only reduce the amount of nicotine given to your body, herbal stop smoking formulas mimic the effects of nicotine. This means your brain’s "nicotine receptors" will think they are getting a regular dose of nicotine, but in fact you will only be reducing your cravings and need for nicotine. You will experience no withdrawl symptoms. Instead, you will feel calm and relaxed as your nicotine addiction slowly fades away forever.
Herbal quit smoking products like the patch are considered to be a safe, convenient and effective way to eliminate cravings without using nicotine to break the habit. Some powerful herbs used in higher quality quit smoking products Passion Flower, Echinacea, Slippery Elm, Gotu Kola, Peppermint, Wild Oat, Skullcap, Myrrh, and others.
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