Cleaning Your Body From Nicotine

Nicotine is an alkaloid with serious side effects. The addictive substance not only has consequences for the smoker himself, but also for everyone around the smoker. The well-known diseases can therefore also occur with them. Nicotine in tobacco can be just as addictive as alcohol, cocaine or morphine. That is a fact that we cannot ignore.

Changing habits is not easy. Both the body and the brain become attached and addicted to the stimulant and when we suddenly miss it, the classic symptoms of anxiety, irritation and irritability appear.

Whether you are a smoker or someone who lives with a smoker, you should be aware that your body is undergoing changes and you are putting your health at risk. You should therefore take drastic measures to ensure a good quality of life for yourself.

Below we explain which foods can help to purify the body and to get the nicotine out of your system. However, the first step must of course be to stop smoking permanently. The next step is to repair the lungs and eliminate toxins from your body. For this you will have to adjust your eating habits as much as possible.

Effect of nicotine on our body

The thing we most often associate with tobacco addiction is lung cancer, but there are many other, less extreme, diseases besides lung cancer that we don’t immediately think of.

Only a proportion of smokers develop long-term cancer. What we absolutely do not take into account are the consequences that 100% of tobacco users face:

• Higher heart rate.
• When the nicotine reaches the brain, it acts as a neurotransmitter, like drugs. We feel calmer and more relaxed, but only for a moment.
• Then one or two hours later we feel the need for the next dose. That’s how fast addictions work.
• Nicotine affects metabolism.
• Another effect of this alkaloid is its impact on digestion. It slows down the functioning of the stomach.
• Nicotine also makes the body more acidic and reduces the functioning of the pancreas.

• The intestines slow down and become irritated.
• Finally, the continued use of nicotine stimulates the production of stomach acid.

Foods that help clear the nicotine from your body

Whether you are a smoker who wants to quit smoking permanently or not, you need to pay enough attention to your diet to clear the toxins from your body.

Another fact that we should not forget is that cigarettes with a lower nicotine content or nicotine patches are not healthy either. They may have a mechanism to remove tobacco from your system bit by bit, but in the long run they are extremely harmful.

Above all, be a little harder on yourself and resist the temptation to light a cigarette. A life without tobacco means a healthy life. Do not forget this.

Read below which food can help you to clear the nicotine from your body.

1. Freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit and lemon juice

Vitamin C in its purest form is synonymous with health. The natural ingredient has medicinal properties for all smokers. It helps repair damaged tissue, improve circulation, remove toxins  and increase red blood cell production.

Every morning, combine the juice of one orange, half a lemon and the seeds of half a grapefruit. Mix it up and drink it before your breakfast. If desired, you can add a little honey.

2. Broccoli

Broccoli is a very effective vegetable for clearing metals and toxins from the body. It also helps to reduce the risk of cancer and is also one of the best food suppliers for vitamins C and B5.

3. Ginger

Don’t hesitate to add a little fresh ginger to your food. Just one or two grams of ginger in your salad is enough. It is one of the most effective ingredients for smoking cessation and clearing the body of toxins such as nicotine.

4. Carrot juice

People who quit smoking should drink a lot. The body needs to be ‘cleaned’ of all the harmful substances it has accumulated over time.

Carrot juice is packed with vitamins A, B, C and K and this is absolutely necessary to get rid of the nicotine.

5. Raspberries

The Spanish Association of Tobacco Specialists (SEDET) points us to something very interesting.

The Scientific Institute of Health (ICSa) of the UAEH (State University of Hidalgo, Mexico) has released an interesting study that raspberries are very effective for smoking cessation. Raspberries also contain a high dose

6. Spinach

Eat raw spinach. When you cook it, the vitamins and folic acid necessary to clear the nicotine from the body disappear.

7. Peppers

Like spinach, peppers are best eaten raw. Chop them finely and add them to salads.

Peppers are high in vitamins C, B2, and B6; vitamins that are fundamental to restore the body from the effect of tobacco on our body.