Are you a smoker?
I have worked with many years with people who have wanted to ‘give up’ smoking, these people have expressed many reasons as to ‘why they smoke’, ranging from it’s a ‘bad habit’ to my grandfather smoked’ to name just two.
I usually ask them “Did you know that most smokers reach for a cigarette because their bodies are dehydrated”?
Almost every one has looked at me as if I am mad.
Seriously thought, the natural thirst mechanism in the body may be affected by smoking and when it reminds you in its weakened state that you need to put fluids into your body, a thirst response, and the natural reaction of you as the smoker is to reach for and light up another cigarette.
This action of course dehydrates you even more, and the bodies weakened cries for hydration / water result in another and then another cigarette.
Many of the smokers who have wanted to quit that I have worked with over the years have expressed amazement at these facts, and have often admitted that they actually do not consume water as such. They have it in tea, coffee, soda’s and soft drinks, and in some instances even in a beer, however few of them actually drank water on its own.
When you add tea, coffee, and so on to your water it is recognised differently by the body. Basically the body views it as a food, and it will use the majority of the water it contains to ‘flush’ the tea or coffee through your system.
I usually recommend to my clients who are giving up smoking to buy a six pack of bottles of water and to place a bottle at each place they normally have a cigarette, beside their chair in front of the television, in the car, beside the telephone, and so on.
Then when you would normally reach for a cigarette, reach instead for your bottle of water, close your eyes, count to three, and take a few swallows from your bottle of water, you will in most instances not have a craving or an urge for a cigarette after you have swallowed the water.
Now as we all know we live in a toxic environment anyway, and smoking puts even more toxins directly into your body, I ask my clients “where do they think the first place in the body that the toxins are absorbed is” and in 99% of cases they will tell me the lungs. This unfortunately is a fallacy as toxins are absorbed directly through the tongue as well, and may also contribute to toxicity in the brain.
Brain toxicity can lead to diminished long and short term memory and when we tie this in with some simple dehydration, you have a good chance of reducing your mathematical skills and your focus and concentration as well.
So what do I as a practitioner recommend?
To make sure that you have sufficient hydration; the average adult requires 2.5 to 3 litres of fluid a day.
To aid absorption of fluids by the body I suggest adding 20% Apple and Pear juice to your water, this simple addition whether you are a smoker or not will aid your bodies absorption of ‘useable fluids’ reduce the amount of fluids that are passed straight through to the kidneys.
‘At any moment in your life you are either moving toward disease or you are moving towards wellness’.
Wishing you wellness.
Healer, teacher and great-grandmother, Reverend Sheila Kennedy is a protagonist for social change : from the deep recesses of cellular memory to the vast expanses of the universe. A woman of Celtic and Spanish Gypsy ancestry, Sheila grew up in East Africa and the Australian outback. Sheila's work, like her background, is an eclectic and innovative blend of indigenous and contemporary healing modalities.
Sheila's journey into holistic healing practices began 30 years ago, traversing a range of modalities including: Vibrational Kinesiology [The Dawson Program], Reiki/Seichem, Spiritual/ Aura Healing, Chakra Balancing, Self Empowerment and Regression Therapies, Holographic Kinetics, Hypnosis, The Children’s Learning Program and Vibrational Sound Therapy.
In 2004 Sheila co-created The Sounds from Source. 'The Sounds' are a synergistic blend of channelled information, the sound and vibration of tingshaw bells and, the power of intent. The sounds facilitate the release of cellular memory and assist in restoring the body to health and harmony. In more recent times, the sounds have evolved to facilitate planetary and universal healing. Similarly, Sheila's energy has evolved to support the healing of Mother Earth and broader expanses.
Sheila is currently completing a PhD in Metaphysics. She is the founder of The Children’s Learning Program, The Sounds from Source Practitioner Programs, Energetic Balance and Harmony Program and, the Sounds from Source Academy.
www.soundsfromsource.com, www.soundsfromsourveacademy.com,www.energeticbalanceandharmony.com
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