Foods that help with Cravings

[maureengill]

Makes me wonder...when I realized i was dealing with depression I found that there are foods that helped with that also. I wonder if this again correlates with the maoi consumption....I found that potatoes and pasta were two definite pick me ups for my depressed mood. Too bad they are both full of calories (cause I can't have a potato that isn't smothered with sour cream, or cheese and bacon).

Maureen

[sunset]

Kathy,

There is a product review on the Vitacost.com site concerning the liquid extract of the Action Labs Wild Oats .(I don't know how to link this) The reviewer used it for cutting back on her smoking with little effort. Also mentioned how relaxed she felt during the day.
Review was dated 9/2007

Thanks! Here's the link if anyone wants to read it:
Action Labs Avena Sativa Wild Oats - 2 fl oz - Vitacost

Now that does sound encouraging, so I just ordered some and it's a good price.

I must have spent 1.5 hours looking around yesterday and really didn't find out much more until I got confused over different oats
I'm thinking I'll send the company that did the actual testing an e-mail to try and find a product in the U.S. instead of out of the country, so far that really turned into a dead end.

If you try it, I hope you let us know the results and I'll write after I try it and finish all these potatoes first

[sunset]

TV,

....I have to laugh at the irony of a successful "oatmeal patch". Somebody at Big Pharma isn't gonna be happy .

You're going to be laughing if we find something that helps here It is funny isn't it when you think about it, now I think I'll try some oatmeal for breakfast,too... can't hurt. Oats of all things?

[sunset]

Maureen,

Makes me wonder...when I realized i was dealing with depression I found that there are foods that helped with that also. I wonder if this again correlates with the maoi consumption....I found that potatoes and pasta were two definite pick me ups for my depressed mood. Too bad they are both full of calories (cause I can't have a potato that isn't smothered with sour cream, or cheese and bacon)

So you've already had experience with pototoes. We just finished off the leftover sweet potatoes tonight, so I'll be able to rule them out or not soon.

[rejoice]

I think I will order some of the wild oats. Read some more reviews of this stuff on other websites. Sounds all good.

[KathyD26]

Thanks for posting the link for me SS. I went to my local VitaminShoppe today and they have the liquid and capsules. I bought the liquid and some Lobelia caps. (also might help the craving so I heard) so we'll see how it goes. I'll start with the liquid first for a few weeks before I add anything else.
Oh, and I found the wild oats in the "mens" section. The SA was not aware they carried it. Good thing I looked on my own.

[Madame Psychosis]

A few unrelated thoughts...

I find big meals make me really crave a cigarette afterwards. I've always eaten small meals and snacks but now I avoid big meals like the plague, and also avoid ordering entrees at restaurants (which is easy, because I spend all my fun money on e-cigs and can't afford to eat out ).

Smokers have sometimes been found to have lower levels of vitamins C, B6, B12 and folate, and folate deficiency in particular can lead to more homocysteine in the body (which is a cardiovascular risk factor or risk indicator, I can't find clear agreement on which it is). So getting more of these vitamins in your diet can help to bump up your health while quitting. (Study, study, study, study, conflicting CDC study...that's science for you.) The connection to the topic of foods that help quitting: I find eating more B vitamin rich foods or taking a B-complex seems to help with energy levels, which can lessen the "slumps" of quitting.

So try adding a bit of wheat germ to your oats!

[Madame Psychosis]

Thanks for posting the link for me SS. I went to my local VitaminShoppe today and they have the liquid and capsules. I bought the liquid and some Lobelia caps. (also might help the craving so I heard) so we'll see how it goes. I'll start with the liquid first for a few weeks before I add anything else.

Memorial Sloan Kettering has this to say about Lobelia:

Derived from the aerial parts of the plant. Patients use this supplement for smoking cessation and to treat asthma and depression. The piperidine alkaloids (e.g. lobeline) are thought responsible for the activity of this botanical. Animal and in vitro studies show that lobeline crosses the blood-brain barrier, has similar activity to nicotine, and stimulates the release of dopamine and norepinephrine. At low doses lobelia has stimulant effects, but higher doses result in CNS depression. Significant toxicity has occurred following use including vomiting, seizures, cardiovascular collapse, and coma. Lobelia may have additive toxicity when combined with nicotine. Clinical studies evaluating lobelia for smoking cessation do not support its use. Patients should be warned not to use this supplement.
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Intravenous administration of approximately 12 mcg/kg lobeline to healthy human subjects resulted in cough, apnea, prolonged inspiration and expiratory pause, the feeling of choking, and pressure in the throat and chest.
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Although 16 studies have been performed evaluating lobelia for smoking cessation, none met inclusion criteria set by Stead and Hughes. Trials evaluated only short-term efficacy (up to 14 days) of lobelia use with no long-term follow-up performed. Reduction in number of cigarettes, not abstinence, was the primary outcome for a majority of the studies reviewed. No evidence supports the hypothesis that lobelia is effective for smoking cessation.

[sunset]

Madame,

Thanks for the information about lobelia. I guess it was 5 months ago I was researching lobelia and it didn't hit me as anything I wanted to try or at least mix with what I'm already doing with vaping.

And that's pretty interesting that they did 16 studies with it, I didn't know that - Thanks again for the information.

[KathyD26]

Yes, I looked it up after I posted this! Good thing I only paid $7.00 for it as I won't feel bad throwing it out. If its that toxic, why is it sold in the first place? Also, one of the SmokeAway products has it listed as one of the ingredients (homeopathic formula, which I know is not the same strength as a regular supplement).