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How can acupuncture help you quit smoking
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things that you never will. Fortunately There are many tools to help you in your goal to quit smoking. Acupuncture is one of the most useful tools and it is very effective in helping break the cycle of dependency.
Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into certain points on the body. These needles stimulate the circulation of qi (chi) energy throughout the body, helping to regulate the body's natural systems. Many people are afraid of needles, but the acupuncture needles are extremely thin – usually the thickness of a hair – and the insertion is barely noticed. The needles are inserted superficially in the skin and stored in the body while the patient rests. Acupuncture works by helping to regulate the flow of energy and natural body, reduce cravings for nicotine withdrawal, to calm the mind and soothe the concerns, and to strengthen and benefit from the lungs and clear phlegm, tar and nicotine residue from the lungs.
Often people smoke to deal with energy blocked in the body that is manifested by feelings of anxiety, tension, anger or sorrow. Smoking a cigarette, draws the hot air deeply in the lungs and nicotine hits our blood, then works its way into our brains that allows us to feel a moment of relaxation and release of those emotions. Acupuncture assistance through the control of this blocked energy and moving along the same way as deep breathing or moments of silent meditation will.
Smoking allows us to feel relaxed quickly, but this is a false advantage that the side effects of smoking are more harmful then the sense anxiety that we endure. It is understood in Chinese medicine that the emotion attached to the lungs is pain. This heavy, sad, energy blocked the pain is relieved by movement of the lungs that we take a trainer for a cigarette. It is important to find other ways to move this stuck Qi. You can start by noticing and observing what you are really feeling when you have a craving for a cigarette. Are you really sad or stressed? Go a bit of time analyzing what the root of the emotion is.
Acupuncture, especially the ears or "ear acupuncture, will help reduce nicotine cravings by stimulating receptors in the brain that nicotine binds generally to create a rupture and the urge to smoke. acupuncture ear can be done by an acupuncturist or you can buy "ear seeds" which are small seeds morning glory on the medical tape that are stuck on particular points on the ear. You can search for maps of auricular acupuncture on-line or see if your community offers a clinic detoxification. These clinics are often free and offer an acupuncture session or short at the request of the ear seeds to face a variety of addictions.
One of the most powerful advantages of acupuncture is the way calm your mind and relieves anxiety. People often smoke to mask feeling they will not feel or face. Acupuncture can safely move these sensations on the body. People say they have a more restful sleep, fall asleep easier and sleep more after acupuncture.
Finally, acupuncture can physically remove the tar and nicotine residue from the body. This allows the lungs to feel lighter, less serious voice, to stop cough and improves digestion. It is useful herbal formulas that your acupuncturist may prescribe to help heal the lungs and to refrain from smoking. Formula all smokers, former smokers and those who work on abandonment should take is called "Yin Yang Qing Fei. This formula is a perfect balance of herbs to empty the lungs and stop coughing while moistening dryness of the lungs and sore throat that many smokers experience.
Ultimately, the true, the big heart a desire to stop smoking is the most important predictive factor in successfully quitting. Like other addictions, the first step is admitting you have a problem you want to change, then take one day at a time. I often ask my patients why they want to stop smoking. This may seem a silly question but if the patient says they really want to make a change in their lives and leave this habit, the results are better than someone who says they want to quit smoking because their "woman wants them. Or because their "doctor told them to stop smoking. Or because smoking is "too expensive". These are all good reasons to quit smoking, but ultimately it is up to the individual will the patient for change in their lives.
This personal desire to improve their health and quit the habit is a powerful force that is already moving the patient in the direction they want to go. Ask yourself why you want to quit. Maybe even make a list of reasons and display when you see it. Remind yourself every day why you made that choice. All acupuncture, nicotine gum and hypnosis treatments in the world will not help you not to quit unless you have really decided and reconciled with the decision. Even if you're really committed to stopping smoking, you can have the "occasional slip up" When you smoke again. Be gentle with yourself, which is a process that will take some time. Think of yourself as a "practice non-smokers rather than thinking that you quit cold turkey and never smoke again. Do not have unreasonable expectations yourself.
Some studies have shown that people desire for a cigarette even 25 years after smoking! Rather than feeling that abandonment is not possible, consider cutting back slowly and change your life and habits so as not to smoke today part your life or your image of yourself. Fight against addictions occur because of a feedback loop of the evolution of survival. When humans have a pleasant experience our brains register this positive feedback and send us looking for more of this pleasant experience. People who are addicted to cigarettes are not less self control than others, in fact, they may have a stronger feedback loop operation of the memory. Acupuncture can help stop this cycle of dependence and feedback to help you create a new positive cycle sensory feedback to your brain.
Best wishes for a life without smoking!
About the Author
Jennifer Gawne is a Registered TCM Herbalist at the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences in Nelson, British Columbia. ACOS is a TCM and Acupuncture School offering 3, 4 and 5 year fully-accredited diploma programs.
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