Stop Smoking
The Stop Smoking Program was created by a group of doctors including chiropractors, acupuncturists, and nutritionists. Our practitioners partner with you to guide you through the physical, chemical and emotional changes that you will experience as you become a non smoker. On your first visit we take an extensive health history that includes your smoking habits. We then discuss nutritional and habit strategies that you will implement on a daily basis to help you avoid urges or triggers to smoke. We invite you for a third treatment if you are having any urges to smoke within 6 months. This is to help you if there are any unforeseen stresses in your life that may have you thinking about smoking again. The Stop Smoking Program is a comprehensive program that provides you with treatment and strategies to quickly and effectively deal with the physical, chemical, and emotional challenges of quitting smoking. Low intensity laser therapy has been the subject of much research in the last 15 years. Specific wave lengths of light have been shown to have a healing effect on tissue such as ligaments, muscles, and nerves. For the smoking cessation treatments we use a specific wave length of light (905nm) that has been shown to be the most effective for stimulating the acupuncture points in your body. This is a completely painless sensation and it works to stimulate your body’s natural endorphins. Nicotine is a chemical stimulus for your body, one that your body becomes very reliant on. When you try to quit smoking your body becomes upset at this lack of chemical stimulus. The laser treatment we use induces a natural boost to your metabolism. Thus your body does not have the “feeling” of missing that chemical boost (withdrawal). Reduced anxiety and aggression is another positive result of laser therapy acupuncture treatments. By stimulating specific points on your ear, hand, knee, and foot we can help prevent the all too common waves of emotion that go with big changes in our body chemistry. Our bodies have a natural set point that is determined by our age, activity level, nutrition, and genetics. The medical term for this is homeostasis. We are very comfortable when we are at homeostasis. Life gets difficult when we try to make a change from this homeostasis even if it is for the betterment of our overall health. For example, if you were to regularly drink seven cups of coffee a day, reducing to one cup of coffee in one day would immediately upset your body. Quitting smoking is one of the greatest changes you can make for your health. Your body needs support during this time to find a new point of homeostasis. There are no wild swings in your body chemistry, and as a result, it is unlikely you will experience the unpleasant symptoms of withdrawal and the weight gain often associated with those who quit smoking using other methods.
Our laser therapy equipment is FDA approved. Our treatment protocols are performed in the United States under the supervision of the FDA. In Canada, smoking cessation programs are not regulated by Health Canada. We take your health very seriously, and that's why throughout the world, our program is administered only by regulated health care practitioners. Please evaluate your choices closely when choosing a program. Our qualified practitioners receive monthly coaching and continuing education. Stop Smoking Laser The use of lasers to help people with tobacco addictions is gaining popularity because of its high success rates. Since your habit may be costing you thousands of dollars every year, the sooner you quit smoking, the better your life will be. Lasers stimulate the release of hormones called endorphins. These chemicals are created for an extended periods after treatment. Where quality of life, stress, fatigue, and perhaps malnutrition have resulted in decreased endorphin production, laser stimulation can increase the levels. It is a simple and painless process treatment. If only all quit smoking treatments were this simple and quick. |
