7 Foods To Wipe Out Nicotine From Your System

Along with the will power to resist lighting up a cigarette, you can wipe out nicotine and overcome addiction to it with the help of certain foods.

Reviewed and approved by psychologist Valeria Sabater.

Written by Valeria Sabater

Last update: 27 May, 2022

If you haven’t already, it’s time to wipe out nicotine from your body. Nicotine is an alkaloid with serious side effects. This addictive substance not only has serious consequences for a smoker; anyone near the smoker is exposed to related illnesses as well.

The nicotine in tobacco can be as addictive as alcohol, cocaine or morphine. That’s a fact we can’t ignore. That’s why it’s not easy to give up this habit. The body and the brain become incredibly accustomed to this stimulant, and when it is lacking, we react with the classic symptoms: anxiety, irritability, agitation.

Whether you are a smoker or someone around one, you should know that your body suffers changes that put your health at risk. You have to take drastic measures to achieve quality of life and well-being.

Below, w’ll take a look at the foods that can help detoxify and wipe out nicotine from your system. But first, we’ll take a look at the reasons why it’s so important to wipe out nicotine.

The Harmful Effects of Nicotine on the Body

When we think of the consequences of a tobacco habit, the first thing that comes to mind is lung cancer. However, without going to such an extreme, there are many hidden conditions that we often don’t pay attention to.

Only some smokers develop cancer in the long term.

What we really don’t pay attention to are the consequences that 100% of tobacco users experience:

• Heightened heart rate.
• Temporary relief, followed by anxiety. When nicotine enters the brain, it acts upon neurotransmitters, like dopamine. We feel more relaxed, but only briefly. One or two hours later, we need another dose. Addiction is quick.
• An altered metabolism.
• Another effect of this alkaloid is the impact on digestion. It slows down the gastric process.
• Nicotine also makes the body more acidic and harms the pancreas.
• In addition, it alters and harms the intestines.

Foods That Help Wipe Out Nicotine

Whether you’re a smoker who’s decided to finally quit or not, it’s best to pay attention to your diet to eliminate toxins and wipe out nicotine from your body.

Something you also should keep in mind is that low-nicotine cigarettes and nicotine patches aren’t healthy, either. They may be a mechanism to help quit tobacco little by little. However, in the long run they can be just as dangerous.

The best thing to do is gather up your will power, control the triggers that “ask” you to light up a cigarette, and simply resist. A life without tobacco is synonymous with health. You have to keep this in mind.

Now let’s take note of which foods can help wipe out nicotine from the body.

1. Natural Orange Juice, Pomegranate and Lemon

Vitamin C is synonymous with health. This natural compound has medicinal benefits for all smokers. It helps restore damaged tissue, improve circulation, eliminate toxins and increase the amount of red blood cells.

Every morning, combine orange juice with the juice of half a lemon and seeds from half a pomegranate, blend and drink before breakfast. Add some honey if necessary.

2. Broccoli

Broccoli is very effective at eliminating metals and toxins from the body. This is key to wipe out nicotine. It’s also great at preventing cancer and is important above all for being one of the best sources of vitamin C and B5.

3. Ginger

Don’t hesitate to add fresh ginger when preparing food. Just two or three grams of grated ginger in your salad will do the trick.

Ginger is one of the most recommended ingredients for quitting smoking and cleansing the body of toxins like nicotine.

4. Carrot Juice

People who quit smoking must drink a lot of liquids. After all, the body has to be “drained” of all the damaging substances that have accumulated over time.

Carrot juice is rich in vitamin A, B, C and K, all of which are absolutely essential to wipe out nicotine.

5. Raspberries

Believe it or not, raspberries are very effective for quitting smoking.

Raspberries have been found to contain high levels of ellagic acid. This is a a substance that is capable of eliminating nicotine and other damaging compounds from the body.

6. Spinach

When it comes to spinach, make sure to eat raw spinach. Don’t cook it, or it will lose vitamins and folic acid, fundamental in cleansing nicotine from the body.

7. Peppers

Peppers have a high level of vitamins C, B2 and B6, which are fundamental in healing a body that’s recovering from the effects of tobacco.

Just like spinach, it’s best to eat peppers raw. Just dice a little bit and add to salads.