tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99718352012-02-01T06:33:50.048-05:00Some authorities have stated that addiction to tobacco may be harder to overcome than addiction to heroin or cocaine. Quit Smoking- Smoking Facts - Why Am I Dependant? - Quit the Smoking Dependency - Smoking and Nutrition - how to heal your body.Shaklee Distributor - Chris &amp; Lea (502) 225-8245http://www.blogger.com/profile/11748159339052591788noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9971835.post-1104953015697032372005-01-05T14:22:00.000-05:002005-08-30T01:01:11.873-04:00<div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Source: </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Prescription for Nutritional Healing</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC and James F. Balch, M.D.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Every time a person smokes, he or she inhales over 4,000 different chemicals, including nicotine. Nicotine, which is extremely addictive, increases levels of the pleasure-inducing brain chemicals serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. Tobacco has been used as a mood-altering substance for centuries. It has been ingested by various means, including chewing, sniffing, and smoking. Today it is most commonly consumed by smoking cigarettes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nicotine acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system; when nicotine is ingested, adrenaline production increases, raising the blood pressure and heart rate. Nicotine also affects the overall metabolic rate, the regulation of body temperature, the degree of tension in the muscles, and the levels of certain hormones. These and other metabolic changes create a pleasurable sensation in the user that often - and paradoxically - is experienced as a feeling of relaxation. This pleasurable sensation is one of the factors that makes tobacco so addictive. Another is the fact that tolerance to the effects of nicotine develops quite rapidly. That is, the dose needed to achieve the desired effect begins to rise almost immediately, encouraging you to increase the amount you smoke - which in turn increases the likelihood of addiction. Once you become addicted, your body depends on the presence of nicotine. If you then refrain from smoking, withdrawal symptoms occur. These include irritability, frustration, anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, increased appetite, headache, stomach cramps, a slowed heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, and most of all, an intense craving for nicotine.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.naturalnutrition4health.com/a1_quit_smoking.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once the smoking habit has been acquired. . .</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left">(click the above link to read more)</div><div align="center"><br />Posted by:</div><div align="center">Chris &amp; Lea Cockrell</div><div align="center">Independent Shaklee Distributors</div><div align="center"><a href="mailto:Cockrell@Shaklee.net">Cockrell@Shaklee.net</a><br />502-225-8245<br /><a href="http://www.naturalnutrition4health.com/">Natural Nutrition 4 Health</a></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://shaklee4you.blogspot.com/">Shaklee 4 You</a><br /><a href="http://4health.blogspot.com/">Healthy Life</a><br /><a href="http://2health.blogspot.com/">2 Your Health</a><br /><a href="http://healthychoices.blogspot.com/">Healthy Choices</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9971835-110495301569703237?l=a1quitsmoking.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shaklee Distributor - Chris &amp; Lea (502) 225-8245http://www.blogger.com/profile/11748159339052591788noreply@blogger.com1