  | 
                        
                       
                         Heres 
                          your plan of action: 
                        Phase 
                          1: Give yourself two months to get your body ready. 
                          During this time, well cut down on coffee, 
                          tea, alcohol, chocolate to improve your energy levels, 
                          introduce a diet rich in slow-releasing carbohydrates 
                          (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) and protein-rich 
                          foods to help stabilise your blood sugar and hormone 
                          levels. 
                          Well 
                          tailor a supplement programme consisting of a good multi 
                          vitamin and mineral, vitamin C, chromium and B3 to help 
                          reduce cravings, calcium and magnesium, and 5HTP to 
                          boost serotonin levels (controls mood) in the brain 
                          when you actually quit. The doses are set according 
                          to your individual needs. Already during this initial 
                          phase, you will notice your cravings for a cigarette 
                          diminishing. 
                        Phase 
                          2: You probably have habits around your smoking: 
                          lighting up first thing in the morning, after breakfast, 
                          when chatting on the phone, with a glass of wine
 
                          breaking these associated habits helps you give up smoking. 
                          For one week, keep a diary recording every situation 
                          in which you smoke. Then, on a fortnightly basis, smoke 
                          as much as you want to but not first thing in the morning. 
                          For the next 14 days, smoke as much as 
                          you want but not first thing in the morning nor within 
                          30 minutes of finishing breakfast. And 
                          so on until youre smoking without the habits. 
                          >>> 
                        Stop 
                          Smoking 1 
                          2 3 4 
                         | 
                        
                        |