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Hello, I would say I m a chronic to heavy user. I have to take a saliva test soon. I haven t smoked in almost 48 hours. I m trying to cleanse my body, like use detox pills. I ve been told that I must avoid all toxins, and I ve been told that a lot of these toxins are found in common every day food. I ve also heard a lot of contradicting things about foods that are suppose to help, but don t. What food can I eat, that will help with the detox, or at least won t make the ineffective. Please, and thank you.
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-Exercise
-Take plenty of vitamin C and drink orange juice throughout the day.
-Do deep breathing exercises
-Avoid alcohol, sugar and coffee, which can trigger cravings for nicotine.
-Replace cigarettes with oral substitutes such as chewing gum, cinnamon sticks, hard candy or just a toothpick.
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How Can Nicotine Be Removed From The System?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. -Exercise -Take plenty of vitamin C and drink orange juice throughout the day. -Do deep breathing exercises -Avoid alcohol, sugar and coffee, which can trigger cravings for nicotine. -Replace cigarettes with oral substitutes such as chewing gum, cinnamon sticks, hard candy or just a toothpick. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.