Nicotine is the chemical that makes cigarettes and smoking so hard to quit, nicotine is one of the most addictive chemicals known to man and it has been smoked all over the world for centuries. Nicotine is a stimulant that can block nerve and muscle cells from proper functioning. The tobacco plant produces nicotine that can raise heartbeat, blood pressure and can even increase your risk of a stroke.

Even with all of the smoking bans, health warnings and science to prove how harmful nicotine can be, people still choose to smoke. One can also chew tobacco, which is less harmful but still contains nicotine. If you smoke it is possible to flush nicotine out of your system by eating certain foods. There is more than one way to do this with different foods, read on to find out how.

Broccoli

Broccoli contains high levels of vitamin B5 and C, B vitamins are responsible for regulating many important processes in your body. Lack of vitamins can mean your body does not respond optimally. Eating broccoli replenishes vitamin C and keeps your metabolism peaked and also keeps your lungs protected from toxins. Broccoli contains gene NRF2 that protects the lungs cells from being attacked.

Oranges

Oranges are a mighty citrus fruit, nicotine stresses the body and depletes levels of vitamin C. Consuming oranges replenishes vitamin C levels and can also reduce stress and anxiety caused by nicotine cravings.

Spinach

Spinach contains folic acids or Vitamin B9 that are known to remove nicotine from the body. Nicotine can interrupt normal sleeping patterns and smokers often suffer interrupted sleep patterns due to nicotine. Folic acids are also essential to take when trying to combat nicotine withdrawal symptoms as they play a vital role in mental and emotional wellbeing.

Ginger

Ginger can help get rid of many unwanted symptoms caused by smoking and nicotine. For the full effects one should consume raw ginger to relieve nicotine cravings, maintain healthy weight loss and reduce toxins in your blood stream caused by nicotine. The best way to flush nicotine out of your body is to quit and ginger can help you do this.

Cranberries

The acid in cranberries is helps flush nicotine out of your bloodstream faster than you normally would. Nicotine raises your blood sugar levels just like cranberries do, so substituting cigarettes for cranberries can stop cravings when you are trying to quit nicotine. Keep yourself topped up on sugar from cranberries and keep the withdrawal symptoms at bay.

Lemons

Lemons are another potent weapon of choice for combating nicotine. If you smoke the nicotine stays in your system for up to 3 days. Damaging skin cells and pores, bolster your immunity and skin health with lemons, their citric acid and vitamin C will quickly combat unwanted symptoms of nicotine and smoking.

Carrots

Diminishing Vitamin A and C several times a day is just what you will do as a regular smoker. Damaging nerve cells, circulation and brain functioning. Bolster your body with regular intake of carrots to replenish your vitamin A, C and K levels thus strengthening your body’s natural defences.

Pomegranates  

Smoking raises the heartbeat, blood pressure and decreases oxygen levels in your blood stream. One should counteract these symptoms by consuming pomegranates and improve your circulation, they also help your body produce more red blood cells.

Wheat germ

Smoking can tighten up your blood vessels so try eating wheat germ that is found in nuts to get enough vitamin E to improve the elasticity of your circulatory system. Wheat germ can also reduce any risks of developing heart disease when you get older.

Kale

Kale is known as a cruciferous vegetable and the more of these you eat, the less likely you are to get cancer. Kale is a natural source of isothiocyanates and other antioxidants that can rid your body of unwanted, lingering nicotine.

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President Yoweri Museveni has said he is not surprised that the judges found that the general elections held on the February 18^, 2016 reflected the will of the people.

Below is the statement

“The lawyers normally talk of “reasonable men” when referring to what people can believe or otherwise. As the Monitor newspaper, notwithstanding your nature, would realize, Judges are “reasonable men and women” plus, plus. That is how they become Judges in the first place. I am not surprised, therefore, that they found that the General Elections held on the 18^th of February, reflected the will of the people of Uganda.

In fact, the NRM scored more votes but many of them were suppressed as invalid votes as almost 5 per cent of the total votes cast. We did not bother to complain about this because we had enough votes to decisively win. Why inconvenience Ugandans with unnecessary altercation?

It also shows how institutions of the state have grown and recovered from the problems of the 1960s, 70s and early 1980s.

I salute the people of Uganda and the state institutions of Uganda. I also salute the NRM fraternity for their efforts during the whole electoral cycle.”

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

CHAIRMAN NRM AND PRESIDENT

OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

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Kampala-The inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen. Kale Kayihura has ordered police at Kasangati   to withdraw security officers deployed at former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Kizza Besigye’s home.

Kayihura said that Besigye was put under preventative monitoring because He attempted to announce his own results yet the job is meant for the Electoral Commission. “That we could not allow happening because it would cause confusion.”

“He had not notified us as is required under the public order management act when he organized a procession to the Electoral Commission to demand for results. We detected this was going to cause chaos and disrupt business in the city. We then intervened and took him home.”Gen. Kayihura told a news conference this morning at police headquarters in Naguru.

“Withdrawal of our officers from Besigye’s home is an extension of a token of good will but we expect him to respect the law.” He said.

He however noted that he instructed the DPC to keep “a close eye” on Dr,Besigye’s movement and asked the four time presidential candidate to “cause problems” after police showing him good will.

“The truth is that he has not even been under house arrest in the first press. Like the other day he said he wanted to go to Church. I thought he was praying in Kasangati; little did we know that he had arranged with All Saints Church in Kampala. We still allowed him to go and pray.”

Dr. Besigye has been under what police calls preventative arrest for 42 days and even visitors to his home would be screened on top of getting permission from Assistant Inspector of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi.

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President Yoweri Museveni and Dr Warren Kizza Besigye, his main challenger in the February presidential elections, have agreed to a power-sharing deal.

According to impeccable foreign affairs sources, the Museveni-Besigye deal was arrived at after talks brokered by shuttle diplomat Ambassador Johnnie Carson, who was assigned by US President Barack Obama to ensure that the two Ugandan leaders agree to the deal in a bid to enhance stability.

Johnnie Carson is a long-serving US diplomat who served as Ambassador to Uganda between 1991 and 1994, and also served as US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during President Obama’s first term between 2009 and 2013.

The source said Ambassador Carson separately met with Mr Museveni and Dr Besigye about two weeks ago. The source, who attended both meetings, said Mr Museveni promised Ambassador Carson that he would appoint Dr Besigye his vice president for a transitional period of five years, after which both Museveni and Besigye would entirely retire from Ugandan politics.

Another person who has been key in the talks is the Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima is also Besigye’s wife.

According to sources, before, Amb. Carson came in; efforts had been initiated by the American Embassy in Kampala to soften the ground before Carson’s arrival. EagleOnline understands that a meeting is scheduled take place in Kenya preferred in Mombasa where both teams will lead selected committees of their delegations to observe the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that will calumniate into power sharing government before swearing in May.

Mbale Municipality Member of Parliament and lead advisor to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party on foreign affairs; Amb Jack Wamai Wamanga confirmed this development but advised that the country will be notified when everything is conclusive.

“It is true, we are engaging in a discussion that will further democracy in our country and this is done by our friends but again, we shouldn’t rush to conclude that we have given to the NRM but yet again, let us wait, we will tell the country when everything is conclusive” Amb. Wamai said.

Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Amb. James Mugume remained tight lipped but said there is nothing wrong with both Besigye and Museveni talking.

“Whatever you are talking about is new to me but why would it be surprising for the two leaders to engage in a meaningful discussion for the betterment of the country?”

Just pulled your legs! It’s April 1, Fools Day.

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Luzira-Former Coordinator of Intelligence services, Gen David Sejusa currently incarcerated in Luzira Murchison Prisons last week refused to meet his friend Gen Elly Tumwine.

Gen Tumwine, the Member of Parliament representing the army in parliament had been sent by President Museveni to talk to the arrested General.

Sources at the correction facility, tell EagleOnline that during the Easter holiday on Saturday, Gen. Elly Tumwine went to Luzira prison to preside over a sports gala as the guest of honor but shortly after the function, asked the prison authorities to pay a visit and also give an Easter gift to Gen Sejusa.

When Gen Tumwine reached the Prisons, he wrote a chit that was taken to Gen. Sejusa to acknowledge whether the visitor should be allowed in or not.

But Gen. Sejusa asked why Gen. Tumwine had come to visit him in Luzira after a long time of incarceration.

“It is true we received Gen. Tumwine here as a guest of honor during the gala. He also wanted to pay a visit to Gen. Sejusa whom, he had described as a friend but upon consultation from Sejusa, he rejected and he looked unhappy about the visit” a source said.

When EagleOnline contacted Gen. Tumwine for comment, he confirmed visiting Luzira as guest of honor but not an emissary of President Museveni.

“It is true I went to Luzira but this was for the gala. But why this speculation? I don’t like this hype” Gen. Tumwine said.

Gen. Tumwine and Gen. Sejusa are longtime friends during and after the bush war that brought President Museveni to power in 1986.

According to military sources, Gen. Tuwmine rejected Museveni’s suggestion to lead Gen Sejusa’s arresting team early February.

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Kapchorwa-President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Sebei region to use the traditional justice system to bring back their children who are causing insecurity in Sebei region.

He noted that using the traditional justice system could get rid of impunity. He however, warned that if the suspected group led by UPDF deserter Julius Chelimo refuses to return peacefully, he will use his own methods to solve the problem of insecurity in the region.

“If the suspected group causing insecurity can come back through the traditional justice system, it will be better than to hunt for them,” he said.

The President was last evening speaking to a group of elders, opinion leaders, religious leaders and political leaders among others from Sebei region at Kapchorwa State Lodge. The group was led by the Kapchorwa district chairman Sam Cheptorus. The meeting was attended by the First Lady who is also Minister for Karamoja Affairs Janet Museveni.

The group had initially requested the President to grant Chelimo amnesty and allow him back in the army if he surrendered peacefully.

The President however said such people cannot be accepted back to serve in the army because they have killed and will spoil the army. “He may be granted amnesty in future after discussions but if such a person is admitted back to serve in the army how will he treat the one who steals money?” he asked.

Museveni said that such people might be assisted to find a way of living in future.

He noted that this issue can be solved peaceful through the community action by using the elders adding that National Resistant Movement does not believe in impunity.

He pledged Shs50 million towards supporting the security committee that will be formed by the group to conduct meetings in order to address the problem of insecurity in the region.

He also called on the leaders to counsel the youths who might be deceived into doing wrong things that can lead to death. He cited the example of Alice Lakwana who made many people to die through lies. He asked the families to concentrate on profitable enterprises like growing coffee, fruits, rearing of pigs, poultry, and dairy farming among others in order to generate more money to support the family. He advised the Sebei people not to grow maize that takes a lot of time to mature adding that it does not earn enough money.

He further warned them against disputes over boundaries saying that the boundaries that were marked right from the independence will be observed accordingly.

The President urged the Police to wake up and be prepared to provide security, maintain law and order in the society.

The delegation from Sebei accepted to use the traditional justice system to bring back their children who are causing insecurity in the region. They accept also to form the security committee that will be briefing the president on their progress in addressing the in security in the region. They accepted to work as a team to ensure that peace returns to the region adding that they never anticipated such an attack. They said they will organise meetings with the clan leaders in order to find lasting solutions to the security situation.

The group told the president that some of the youths are misled by the rivals of Museveni who promised them a lot of things.

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