Smoking cigarettes decreases vitamin C levels to the adrenal glands. This weakens the adrenal glands, which in turn lowers epinephrine production. This will lower your energy levels, and could also be playing a role in your trouble breathing. So my first suggestion is to work on building up your adrenals.

To get the toxins out of your system, the best blood purifiers are chaparral, red clover, burdock root, and/or hydragnea root. And remember to drink plenty of water throughout the day. I also recommend kelp to help remove the toxic heavy metals from your system, such as the cadmium from cigarettes.

To curb the desire for cigarettes, Gaia Herbs makes an excellent stop smoking formula called Lobelia/Calamus Supreme. It is sold in health food stores.

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