Acupuncture can help you quit smoking

Smoking is a hard habit to break. If nicotine patches and gum does not work, maybe you should try something else, as an alternative form of healthcare like acupuncture.

Acupuncture is an ancient practice involving the use of needles. This instrument is inserted into the skin to allow the energy or Qi to start flowing freely around your body and help to stop smoking.


To go visit an acupuncturist for the first time and tell them you want to quit smoking, after answering some questions, the specialist will perform a hearing test and the search for areas where energy is low.

Once these points are identified, these sharp needles are inserted. Usually five needles are placed on different acupuncture points.

The treatment is complete after one hour and when the needles are removed, we recommend using ear magnets for the session continues even when you leave the clinic. While acupuncture itself is a painless procedure, some smokers have claimed he was a prick or sleepy.

Most smokers will have to come to the clinic 4 to 6 times before seeing significant results. Just to give an idea, a study shows that respondents reported a decrease in the number of urge to smoke just after one or two sessions. Seven out of ten respondents were able to quit after 5 or 6 sessions.

Since the number of subjects is small, there are some who doubt the effectiveness of acupuncture. This is because although there are positive signs in terms of short-term effects of this technique, its effects were not sustained. Therefore, some medical journals have stated that it is unclear what acupuncture can do to stop smoking.

But remember that acupuncture is not permanent. Just start something you have to complete on their own. Some smokers who go 2 or 3 times a week to the clinic will have to return for follow-up sessions in the future.

At the same time, you have to find ways to prevent the possibility of taking a cigarette. You can do this by staying away from people who smoke, because the temptation to ask for a stick. You can create your own personal mantra that repeats itself every time you have an emergency.

Remember that this desire is only short term and last only a few minutes. You have worked so hard to leave this behind so stick to the path and stay smoke-free.

Acupuncture treatment for smokers should only be performed by a licensed professional. You can do some research online to see if they are accredited by the National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, ask how long they have been in the profession, find out how many smokers who have helped and how much they charge.

Once you have found one, you have to commit to the program because both you and acupuncturist have to work together to kick the habit.

Acupuncture can help smokers in the same way it has helped addicts and alcoholics quit their addictions. Just try it, even if you can not believe it.