| Besides all the risks for serious diseases, do you | | | | complete abstinence were not significantly affected, |
| realize how many essential nutrients are depleted | | | | tryptophan plus a high-carbohydrate diet lessened |
| when you smoke? Smoking cessation can result in | | | | withdrawal symptoms and helped participants smoke |
| improved health, including reduced risk of heart and | | | | fewer cigarettes. More research is needed to clarify |
| lung diseases, many cancers, pregnancy complications, | | | | whether supplementing with tryptophan or other |
| and other health problems. Soon after quitting, most | | | | serotonin precursors might help support smoking ( |
| smokers notice that coughing declines and that | | | | This natural treatment for smoking with nutritional |
| ordinary activities no longer result in shortness of | | | | supplements( is designed to correct smoking-related |
| breath. Also, smokers find that their teeth stain less | | | | deficiencies and damage, as much as possible. |
| easily, their breath is fresher, and food tastes better as | | | | Powerful traditional botanicals including Slippery Elm |
| their senses of taste and smell return to normal. | | | | Extract, Milk Thistle Extract and St. John's Wort |
| Nicotine addiction is thought to be caused by increased | | | | Extract are used to support good health and recovery. |
| stimulation of nerve receptors for various brain | | | | Smoking has a detrimental effect on nutrition. Smokers |
| chemicals, including serotonin. Withdrawal symptoms | | | | break down Vitamin C about twice as fast as |
| that accompany smoking cessation could be related to | | | | nonsmokers. This can deprive the body of adequate |
| the sudden drop in nerve receptor stimulation. | | | | amounts of one the most powerful and versatile |
| However, a double-blind study found that depleting | | | | antioxidants at our disposal. Other vitamins, such as B |
| blood levels of tryptophan, the precursor to serotonin, | | | | vitamins, are depleted as well. Therefore, |
| had no effect on withdrawal symptoms after five | | | | supplementation with Vitamin C and Vitamin B |
| hours of smoking abstinence. In a controlled study, a | | | | Complex 50 are essential for this formula to replenish |
| daily tryptophan supplement (50 mg per 2.2 pounds of | | | | what is lost by the damaging effects of smoking. Milk |
| body weight) along with a high-carbohydrate diet | | | | Thistle Extract is also used as a powerful antioxidant |
| (which increases brain uptake of tryptophan) was | | | | that protects against cell damage. |
| added to a smoking-cessation program. While rates of | | | | |