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Smoking Depletes Nutrients

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Besides all the risks for serious diseases, do you realize how many essential nutrients are depleted when you smoke? Smoking cessation can result in improved health, including reduced risk of heart and lung diseases, many cancers, pregnancy complications, and other health problems. Soon after quitting, most smokers notice that coughing declines and that ordinary activities no longer result in shortness of breath. Also, smokers find that their teeth stain less easily, their breath is fresher, and food tastes better as their senses of taste and smell return to normal.

Nicotine addiction is thought to be caused by increased stimulation of nerve receptors for various brain chemicals, including serotonin. Withdrawal symptoms that accompany smoking cessation could be related to the sudden drop in nerve receptor stimulation. However, a double-blind study found that depleting blood levels of tryptophan, the precursor to serotonin, had no effect on withdrawal symptoms after five hours of smoking abstinence. In a controlled study, a daily tryptophan supplement (50 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight) along with a high-carbohydrate diet (which increases brain uptake of tryptophan) was added to a smoking-cessation program. While rates of complete abstinence were not significantly affected, tryptophan plus a high-carbohydrate diet lessened withdrawal symptoms and helped participants smoke fewer cigarettes. More research is needed to clarify whether supplementing with tryptophan or other serotonin precursors might help support smoking cessation.

This natural treatment for smoking with nutritional supplements is designed to correct smoking-related deficiencies and damage, as much as possible. Powerful traditional botanicals including Slippery Elm Extract, Milk Thistle Extract and St. John's Wort Extract are used to support good health and recovery.

Smoking has a detrimental effect on nutrition. Smokers break down Vitamin C about twice as fast as nonsmokers. This can deprive the body of adequate amounts of one the most powerful and versatile antioxidants at our disposal. Other vitamins, such as B vitamins, are depleted as well. Therefore, supplementation with Vitamin C and Vitamin B Complex 50 are essential for this formula to replenish what is lost by the damaging effects of smoking. Milk Thistle Extract is also used as a powerful antioxidant that protects against cell damage.

Smoking can deplete Vitamin C and B Vitamins. Vitamin B Complex 50 is necessary in cellular enzyme systems which are often damaged in smokers. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant needed to protect cells and organs from damage by smoke. St.Johns Wort Extract helps promote a positive mood and healthy emotional balance. Slippery Elm can cause mucous secretion which helps soothe sore throats. Smoking induces reduction of bone density, which increases the risk of osteoporosis. Calcium and Magnesium are the primary minerals responsible for strong bones. Inhalation of smoke releases harmful free radicals in the body. Milk Thistle Extract is considered a powerful antioxidant.

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