So why stop smoking?

• Within 20 minutes, your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet return to normal.

• Within 8 hours, oxygen level in the blood increases to normal as carbon monoxide in blood decreases.

• In 24 hours, your risk of heart attack starts dropping.

• In 2 days, your nerve endings start to regrow, and your senses of smell and taste improve.

• In 3 days, breathing gets easier and lung capacity increases.

• Within 2 weeks to 3 months, circulation gets better; lung function improves up to 30%, and walking gets easier.

• Within 1 to 9 months, lung cilia regrow; coughing, sinus problems and shortness of breath decrease, and you'll have more energy.

• After 7 years, ex-smokers' mortality rates approach those of people who have never smoked.

It is very common for an individual to experience the following symptoms or side effects after you don't smoke anymore.

• After you stop smoking, you might feel a little lightheaded or dizzy. This is due to the fact that about 40% of the oxygen in each red blood cell is replaced by carbon monoxide when you smoke.

• After you quit smoking, you might cough more. Smoking causes your body to produce extra mucus to try and protect your lungs from the additives in tobacco. The toxins in tobacco smoke paralyze and eventually kill the cilia (hair like cells) that wave back and forth to sweep particles out of the lungs. Once you stop, you don't need the extra mucus; therefore, the cilia that are left move back into action and you cough to eliminate the excess mucus.

• After you don't smoke anymore, you might experience feelings of withdrawal. This is due to your entire body being used to the artificial stimulation of nicotine and the 4,000 plus other chemicals in tobacco smoke.

• After you quit, emotionally, you may feel slightly depressed, anxious, antsy and jumpy. It is also quite normal to experience insomnia or have trouble concentrating.

I am often asked if there is an herbal to help with smoking. The primary quit smoking herbal I would suggest would be lobelia. Lobelia's common name is Indian tobacco. Lobelia contains about 0.48% pyridine (piperidine) alkaloids composed mainly of lobeline with lesser amounts of lobelanine, lobelanidine, and other alkaloids. Lobelia, also contains resin, gum, lipids, and chelidonic acid. Lobelia is a very effective expectorant. Although it has a long history as an herb to curb smoking, it also has a long history in the use of asthma.

Lobelia causes broncho-constriction and is a respiratory stimulant. Lobelia also binds to nicotine acetylcholine receptors in ganglions, thus promoting the release of norepinephrine and epinephrine. It is this action on adrenal hormone secretion that is responsible for lobelia's therapeutic effects. Lobelia is used to lessen nicotine withdrawal, as it has a similar action to nicotine.

Ingestion of toxic levels of lobelia as a quit smoking herbal usually result in vomiting thereby lessening the likelihood of a fatal outcome. As with any intensive dietary program, you should consult a healthcare professional.

Dr. Stacy Foster is a naturopathic physician who graduated from an accredited university. Dr. Foster has been in clinical practice for eight years addressing all types of disease and ailments. If you would like to finally quit smoking with an easy to follow guide as well as naturally stop smoking for good, click on the following link. http://www.Product-Review-Guide.info/smoking.html If you would like to learn more about naturopathic medicine, philosophy, educational background and training, please click on the following link. http://www.MedicalConsultNOW.com

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