Dr. Tanaka's Acupuncture Quit Smoking Program
Break the Cycle
Minimize the anxiety & discomfort of nicotine
withdrawal
Many people ring in the
New Year with the hope and resolve to quit smoking
for good. However, chances are they will be making
the same resolution next New Years.
Why?
 They
are unable to endure the symptoms associated with
nicotine withdrawal.
The multitude of health risks to smokers and to
those around them is well documented. The FDA claims
that tobacco smoke is responsible for more than
400,000 deaths each year, resulting in various
cancers and a shopping list of other major
illnesses.
Despite these deadly consequences, every smoker can
attest to the great challenge in overcoming nicotine
withdrawal. The American Cancer Society states that
of the 75 million current smokers in the U.S. and
Canada, 48 million will try to quit
smoking this year, 46 million will fail.
Nicotine addiction is more severe than
with cocaine, marihuana and alcohol addictions.
Smokers who go without a cigarette will often have
strong physical and psychological reactions to
nicotine deprivation. These include.
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Nervousness
- Difficulty
Concentrating
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- Poor sleep
- Increase in
craving and appetite
- Headaches
- Fatigue
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Some will experience
weight gain. Sadly, many, especially young women will resume
smoking hoping to lose weight.
What are a smoker's options?
Dr. Tanaka's program is designed to overcome these
powerful "side effects" of nicotine withdrawal by stimulating
greater relaxation, increased energy, and a balanced regulatory
system. It is the same program that is featured on CBS Television's
"Smoking, Why Can't I Quit".
Dr. Tanaka's Quit Smoking Program has a very high success
rate. Most smokers become ex-smokers within 3 treatments in one
week. Determination is key, of course, but the right help can
be the determining factor. Dr. Tanaka utilizes his vast experience
in acupuncture to not only reduce the craving for cigarettes, but
to minimize the anxiety and discomfort of nicotine withdrawal.
This treatment costs less than what an average smoker would spend
on cigarettes in a given 2-month period.
If you are a smoker committed to breaking the cycle, please call
us at 416-929-6958. If you have someone you care for who smokes,
please forward this e-mail to him or her. You may just save their
life.
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Reduce Your Pain
Research shows that smokers experience twice
as much pain as do non-smokers. One study demonstrated that
more than half of all patients with chronic back pain were
smokers and 57 percent of those patients needed to smoke more
when they were experiencing pain. In addition, people who
smoke are usually more reliant on pain medication than non-smokers.
They are also less able to tolerate their pain than non-smokers.
Since the
Surgeon General's Report in 1964, over 30 million Americans
have quit smoking. The overwhelming majority of them did it
on their own. If you want to quit smoking, the odds are in
your favour. No matter why you smoke - because you are "hooked,"
smoke for "the pleasure of smoking," smoke when you are nervous
or under pressure, or because you are psychologically addicted
to smoking - quitting smoking will provide two immediate and
long-lasting benefits. First, you will feel more energetic
within days. Second, you will find that you experience less
pain than you did when smoking.
Quitting
smoking may be the single best thing you do to improve your
health and reduce your pain.
(LaValle,
James B., The Cox-2 Conection, Healing Arts Press, Rochester,
2001, P126)
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Best thing I ever did! It
was effortless! Recommend it to everyone!
- Jeffrey
I've quit smoking 4 years
ago in April and have never smoked once since. I'm very grateful
to you and, ever since, I have been recommending a lot of my customers
to you. Thanks again!
- Steve
Stress relieved after acupuncture
in terms of agitation and sleeplessness. Overall, an excellent program
to assist those with quitting smoking - very effective. Better breathing,
relaxed state and better circulation after acupuncture treatments
- a big help taking the edge off of cravings.
- Sophie
An added benefit was learning
to deep breathe and relax. I seem to sleep in a much deeper sleep
without waking several times during the night. After 35 years of
smoking, I don't expect to conquer cravings in a couple of weeks,
but am surprised by how well relaxation methods work until the craving
passes.
- Mary-Jo
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