Acupunc­ture Santa Cruz of Capitola

Stop Smok­ing Program

Acupunc­ture helps with smok­ing ces­sa­tion by elim­i­nat­ing crav­ings and detox­i­fy­ing the liver and lungs. The process con­sists of 2 con­sec­u­tive acupunc­ture treat­ments on the first week fol­lowed by 2 con­sec­u­tive acupunc­ture treat­ments on the sec­ond week. For dif­fi­cult cases, a 5th or 6th acupunc­ture treat­ment may be required. The suc­cess rate at Acupunc­ture Santa Cruz of Capi­tola for smok­ing ces­sa­tion is over 80 percent.

I achieve this high suc­cess rate by com­bin­ing acupunc­ture pro­to­cols dur­ing every office visit. There are three pri­mary acupunc­ture points to elim­i­nate crav­ings. I use all three pri­mary points and com­bine them with two addi­tional styles of acupunc­ture. This redun­dancy of pro­to­col pro­vides the effec­tive­ness needed to over­come smok­ing addic­tion. For­tu­nately, this process is deeply relax­ing. The acupunc­ture relieves stress and allows the smoker to enjoy a smooth tran­si­tion to non-smoking.

Acupunc­ture also pre­vents side-effects due to nico­tine with­drawal. Acupunc­ture not only reduces crav­ings but also pre­vents headaches, night sweats, dis­turbed sleep and overeat­ing. In addi­tion, some patients require acupunc­ture and herbal med­i­cine to help pre­vent con­sti­pa­tion and to restore nor­mal bowel move­ments. These patients are depen­dent on nico­tine stim­u­la­tion for proper peri­staltic move­ment of the intestines. Acupunc­ture and herbal med­i­cine reg­u­late this move­ment and herbal med­i­cine prop­erly lubri­cates the intestines to restore nor­mal bowel elimination.

No need to search for a place to smoke in Santa Cruz when you don’t want to smoke!