Can acupuncture help me quit smoking?

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If you are really determined to stop smoking you may found that willpower alone is not enough.

All over the world people have tried different methods to stop smoking. Sometimes they work, very often they don't.

Acupuncture is a tried and tested, proven way of providing helps to stop smoking.

Acupuncture is a system of medicine which restores and maintains health by insertion of fine needles into specific points on the surface of the body to re-balance and strengthen self-healing power.

It can treat many conditions especially addictions, such as tobacco and alcohol.

There are 14 channels and 361 points in the body, with each point having different functions to treat different problems.

In the treatment of stopping smoking I usually choose 6-7 points which connect to the lungs to re-balance its functions and to stop the craving for nicotine.

The common points used are Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4), Lieque(Lu7) and Yingxiang(LI20).

Pain-free

Some people wrongly imagine acupuncture to be painful and therefore find the idea frightening.

But, after they have been treated, they find it a very relaxing way to help stop smoking - it works fast and there is no pain or side effects.

However, before you go to see an acupuncturist, you should make sure that the person is fully qualified and affiliated to one of the professional bodies, such the British Acupuncture Council and that they have relevant experience.

Acupuncture treatment, besides stopping smoking, helps the patient feel calmer, relaxed and happier, even releasing symptoms of sinus, asthma, migraine, stress and insomnia, etc.

This is because acupuncture re-balances the vital of the body, or Qi which flows continuously around the body's meridian system.

This system is an energetic network of channels that not only connects the acupuncture points to each other but also directly influences the functioning of the internal organs and other controlling systems of the body.
Try it cannot hurt.
Acupuncture may very well help you stop but it may not be permanent. You may find you have to have it done again somewhere down the line.
I'm a nurse.
Acupuncture may or may not! I do not know. Your firm determination will work. Continuous smoking for over 10 years starting at the age of 11 through bad company ruined my health. One day a spur-of-the-moment decision I took. I would not smoke further, I decided. And I stood by my resolution even against all odds. I am now a healthy person. I would have been lost now, had I continued the dirty smelling and expensive health damaging habit. A firm will help you to stop smoking once for all. Best wishes from a role model for you to follow.