Laser Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation
Laser therapy for smoking cessation is a well-established technique, having been used in Europe for over twenty years. It has only been in the U.S. a few years, but it is already becoming the most popular method for smoking cessation. It is drug free, pain free, and unlike other methods, there are no harmful side effects. Laser Acupuncture has helped thousands of people become smoke free.
Acupuncture for addiction and smoking cessation works to ease the psychological and physiological responses of withdrawal. Acupuncture helps the body establish a consistent equilibrium, preventing the cravings associated with the “ups and downs” of addiction. Treatments focus on detoxification, normalizing blood pressure, reducing anxiety and stress, boosting immune function, improving sleep, and increasing energy.
Ryan will educate and counsel you during your treatment. You will be given the knowledge on how to deal with your new lifestyle change of quitting smoking once and for all. Ryan may also recommend a nutritional complex which aids in cleansing your body of the harmful toxins left from cigarettes and/or a calming complex to help keep you in control when you are faced with everyday stress.
HOW LASER THERAPY WORKS?
We use a computer controlled, F.D.A. cleared laser to stimulate specific points on the ear, face, wrists, hands, and feet relating to addiction. When you stop smoking, a sudden drop in endorphin levels typically lead to withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, irritation, and depression. The laser treatment protocol is to stimulate the release of endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, which can help eliminate the withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation. When these chemicals are re-introduced into the body it makes it easier to cope with the addiction, withdrawal symptoms, and cravings that arise from giving up nicotine.
This allows the body to rid itself of the nicotine without experiencing the symptoms of physical withdrawal. In most cases, all that is necessary is one laser treatment to completely relieve physical withdrawals and cravings.
The effects will begin immediately and will reach a peak within the first 48 hours; they will then level off and begin to dissipate slowly over the next four to six weeks. This allows the body time to begin producing endorphins naturally, just like it use to before you began smoking.
