Portland Acupuncture Stop Smoking Support Program

Not just acupuncture to stop smoking, A 30 day support program to help change your whole way of living without cigarettes in your life

Natural     Safe     Effective

  Natural- A program for people who are committed to quitting smoking, who don’t want the risk of using potentially harmful drugs to give up their smokes. Using the proven NADA (National Acupuncture Detox Association) Stop Smoking Protocol ear points and body points determined according to individual needs, along with Chinese herbs, nutritional and lifestyle guidance with encouraging support for the whole month. The first 30 days are the most difficult and where people need help to stop smoking and the most support.

Safe- Acupuncture has been used safely for thousands of years on billions of people to overcome physical and emotional issues. The needles used are sterile, single use only disposable needles and all areas will be cleaned in appropriate “Clean Needle Technique” standards. Needles are never re-used. Acupuncture needles used are so tiny, the thickness of only three human hairs and most patients say they barely feel the insertion. If you’re afraid of needles not to worry, we can use the laser in this case.

Effects of Acupuncture

• Reductions in cravings, anxiety, stress, sleep disturbances, mood swings and other withdrawal symptoms
• Reduced need for pharmaceuticals
• Even those without addictions enjoy this simple and inexpensive treatment.
  • Safe without negative side effects
  • Calmer mind and a general sense of well being / relaxation

 Effective- The NADA protocol has been used successfully for decades and is so effective it is often mandated in courts to help drug addicts get off drugs. In addition, a point on the wrist is used that will make cigarettes taste horrible. Select body points to address side effects of nicotine withdrawal will be used as needed. Every individual has different symptoms when quitting smoking so its important to address each person on an individual basis to be most effective.

Is acupuncture a cure to smoking cessation?

No, it’s not a magic bullet. You have to want to quit and be completely determined and committed for yourself. If you’re determined to stop smoking acupuncture can help you through the nicotine detox process by alleviating or reducing the side effects and increase your will power to succeed.

Adjunct therapy and support are helpful and often needed

• Counseling or hypnosis
• Education
• Family/Partner involvement
• Mutual support or group involvement
• General lifestyle changes are essential

30 Day Acupuncture Stop Smoking Support Program

Natural     Safe     Effective

Acupuncture to Stop Smoking is Effective If Your Ready To Quit

  Acupuncture to stop smoking is effective and I am speaking from personal experience. I had been a smoker for nearly 20 years when my work took me to Europe where it seems everyone smokes, I went from being about a pack a day smoker to nearly 2 packs a day. When I returned home I was sick and tired of smoking and was really ready to quit. At the time I was an intern in acupuncture college, so I had one of my colleagues give me a couple of treatments and I began taking herbs. After the first treatment, I tossed my cigarettes in the trash because they tasted so badly. I’ve never picked up a cigarette since. That was 8 years ago and I have no desire or urge to smoke again.

National Smoke Out is right around the corner and I’m dedicated to help as many people as I possibly can to stop smoking with this 30 day Support Program because I personally know how difficult it is to quit!

30 Day Acupuncture Stop Smoking Support Program

Natural     Safe     Effective

An Acupuncture program to quit smoking realizes smoking is an addiction that takes a great deal of will power, determination and commitment to be successful. The use of Acupuncture, supplemented with herbal remedies can go a long way to help ease the process.

This acupuncture support program will focus initially on helping a patient relieve withdrawal cravings, relieve tension, irritability, increase will power, returning proper balance to the body, while also working to diminish the appetite. Once the cravings subside the focus will be about maintaining a healthy overall balance and calming the mind. This is done by combining Chinese Herbs and acupuncture with meditation and lifestyle guidance to reinforce the process.

Working to improve the overall well-being of the patient as a whole and to increase the resolve to break the addiction. It also provides the necessary support to get past the tough times when the cravings are telling them to break down and have a smoke. Remembering the old adage it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, this program extends over 30 days to support the hardest time in the process of smoking cessation.

Smoking is one of the most difficult habits to break, but it can be done. And, it doesn’t have to involve the use of drugs that come with potentially serious or fatal side effects, or be done by replacing nicotine in one form ie; cigarettes with another form of nicotine such as gum, patch or lozenges. Acupuncture offers hope for anyone who truly wants to break free of the addiction. It starts with commitment, will power and the first visit for acupuncture. Side effects of acupuncture are reduction in cravings, better sleep, a calmer mind, increased and overall feeling of wellbeing. How can drugs compare with that?!

The details

Acupuncture 2x’s weekly using auricular and traditional acupuncture. Ear seeds (a small seed taped to the ear) on points to be stimulated between appointments

Herbal Formulas to help support the nicotine withdrawals and any side effects. First formula included.

Chinese Nutritional Guidance to suggest foods which will  nourish your body appropriately during the detox process

Lifestyle Guidance to modify your lifestyle without cigarettes including meditation guidance, movement/exercise plan to get your qi/energy moving

Encouraging support without judgement to help you through the first 30 days of your new life, smoke free

Not just acupuncture to stop smoking, A 30 day support program to help change your whole way of living without cigarettes in your life

Smoking Sucks

Let’s face it, smoking is so harmful to not only your health, but the health of anyone around you who is in the trail of your second hand smoke. Smoking causes all kinds of health risks.

You risk getting cancer of:

Lung, Esophagus, Larynx, Mouth, Throat, Stomach, Uterus, Bladder and Cervix

It also causes:

Heart Disease, Stroke, Aortic Aneurysm, Cataracts, High Risk of Pneumonia & Airway Infections

Erectile Dysfunction, seriously do I even need to even elaborate on this?!!

Pregnant women who smoke have an increased risk of premature birth, low birth weight and an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Not only is it harmful to your health but lets also not forget how it smells on your clothes, in your hair, on your breath, in your car and your home- it all reeks of cigarettes. Ever hear the saying “kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray?” Seriously?! Is there any better reason to quit than it stinks?!!

Stop Smoking Drugs are Risky, Ineffective & Expensive

People who want to stop smoking are desperate but fear the withdrawal and have concern they don’t have the self control or will power to quit on their own. They’re so desperate they resort to stop smoking drugs over the counter nicotine replacement substitutions that are ineffective and expensive.

Stop smoking drugs have a long list of side effects that are harmful, scary or potentially life threatening. Pharmaceutical companies and doctors will say “Side effects are uncommon”, but how do you know if you will be the one who experiences them? After it’s too late?

Chantix- the side effects are all over the internet for anyone to read and include the following: Uncontrollable Anger, Aggression, Depression, Suicide, Insomnia, Crazy Vivid Dreams that last months after one stops taking the drug, Horrendous Headaches, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Nausea and Vomiting, Stomach Spasm, Constipation and Dry Mouth.

The side effects are risky enough  the FAA outlawed the use of Chantix for pilots and air traffic controllers.

Over the counter nicotine replacement substitutes often don’t work and is really only replacing the addiction from cigarettes to the substitute being the patch, gum or lozenges, which are also expensive. The body remains addicted to nicotine and at some point will need to overcome the addiction once and for all.

Clinical evidence shows a short course of frequent acupuncture treatments provides faster results, rather than a prolonged course of treatments with lower frequency of visits.  In China, daily acupuncture treatments are standard protocol rather than treatments once weekly that we normally utilize here in the US. 

Understanding time and money are factors so in order to facilitate your treatment, I’m offering a monthly rate of about what the average smoker spends in 6-8 weeks on cigarettes. This program will pay for itself within the first 60 days and by quitting smoking you will save roughly $4,000 a year.

Smoking Cessation Package : $417  

The program includes eight treatments over a 4 week period and accompanying support listed above. Please allow 1 hour 15 minutes for the initial appointment and 30- 40 minutes for subsequent visits. 

Call now to discuss how Acupuncture might be the best way to stop smoking!

Office: Northwest Portland Or 97209 

503. 901. 2075

Some facts about quitting smoking

Many of tobacco’s health effects can be minimized through smoking cessation. The health benefits over time of stopping smoking include:

• Within 20 minutes after quitting, blood pressure and heart rate decrease
• Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in the blood decrease to normal
• Within 3 months, circulation and lung function improve
• Within 9 months, there are decreases in cough and shortness of breath
• Within 1 year, the risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half
• Within 5 years, the risk of stroke falls to the same as a non-smoker, and the risks of many cancers (mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix) decrease significantly
• Within 10 years, the risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half, and the risks of larynx and pancreas cancers decrease
• Within 15 years, the risk of coronary heart disease drops to the level of a non-smoker