take the bull by the horns and quit

Most people know that during Ramadan Muslims must not eat or drink when the sun is up and this also includes water. Not many people know however that they are not even allowed to smoke unless the sun has gone down. Many Muslims say that Ramadan is more of a challenge for them because of the issue of not being able to smoke rather than because of the fasting aspect.

Well at Ukmedix News our advice to Muslims practicing Ramadan is to take the bull by the horns and to quit. Not being able to smoke all day gives you a great advantage and so for the month of Ramadan all you have to do is not smoke when the sun is down. For a lot of that time you will be asleep anyway so in fact you are only really being asked to voluntarily quit for a few hours a day.

If you are a seriously addicted and heavy smoker you could also make use of smoking cessation medications such as Champix which have been proven to greatly increase the likelihood of you quitting. Champix reduces the cravings that addicted smokers feel for nicotine and independent testing has shown it to be the most effective smoking cessation medication on the market today.

In any case not smoking for an eight hour period would mean that the nicotine in the body would have all dissipated anyway and the cravings would be significantly reduced. If you can not smoke for a whole day you are perfectly capable of quitting forever.

You should also remember that the withdrawal pains of quitting smoking pale into insignificance when compared to the pain of smoking related diseases caused by continuing to smoke. Anyone who suffers from lung cancer, heart disease or emphysema wishes that they had quit when given an opportunity. The only time to quit smoking is now, and an opportunity like Ramadan only reinforces that.