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Quit Smoking Today!

Congratulations! If you're reading this, you are on your way to kicking the habit and becoming smoke-free and healthier. Most experts agree that quitting smoking is the single most important thing you can do for your health. There is plenty of incentive to quit, but it isn't necessarily easy. The good news is that acupuncture has helped millions of people to overcome their addictions and stay smoke-free.

Some of the largest stumbling blocks to becoming smoke-free are the stress, anxiety, and depression associated with quitting. Fortunately, acupuncture treatment is quite successful at calming the nervous system and relaxing the mind, reducing anxiety, and alleviating depressive feelings. Acupuncture is also an effective tool to enable one to quit smoking by minimizing cravings and strengthening will power. Acupuncture intercepts messages sent by the brain to the body that demand more nicotine, thereby disrupting the addictive process. It can eliminate most cravings, but not the habit. Generally the treatment reduces cravings from 20 plus to only 3-5 a day. It is your responsibility to make it through those few cravings.

Acupuncture can work if you are ready to quit and willing to commit to the process. We’ve helped many people successfully quit smoking. Our treatment program consists of 8 visits, two per week.

Acupuncture works best if you have begun detox, meaning you have refrained from smoking for at least a few hours before the treatment.

Here are some tips that will help with your treatment:

1. Have a Support Person - The decision to stop smoking can elicit uncomfortable emotions. Ask someone who is available to you in the next few weeks to act as a sounding board and provide encouragement when needed.

2. Affirmation - An affirmation is a positive statement repeated often to create desired changes in your life. Repeating the affirmation helps not only to remind you why you are no longer smoking but imprints a new image of health so that the body can then produce health. Examples: "I am a non-smoker. I make healthy choices in my life."

3. Setting Boundaries - Set up contracts with other smokers to refrain from smoking in your presence. This includes spouses. When possible stay away from smokers until you feel more confident with your nonsmoking health status.

4. Drink water - Research shows that dryness causes cravings. Sip water frequently throughout the day.

5. Refrain or reduce your caffeine and coffee intake - Research shows that coffee causes cravings and dehydrates the body. If you are going to drink coffee, make sure you drink enough water throughout the day as well.

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