Smoking is a dangerous addiction, not only because of the many ways it is detrimental to our health, but also because of how difficult it is to quit. Millions of people every year will try to quit, and sadly most of them will fail. Whilst conventional methods such as patches, gum and good old cold turkey may work for some, others seek to cure their addiction with alternative treatments. Here we are going to look at one of those such treatments: acupuncture.

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Many people in a desperate attempt to find the magic cure to quit smoking will try almost anything to achieve their goal. Laser is the latest addition to the list of stop smoking aids that includes pharmaceuticals,nicotine patches,nicotine gum, hypnosis and cold turkey. Laser is a tool and in the hands of a properly trained and qualified smoking cessation specialist can be a viable option.  Unfortunately many entrepreneurs have parlayed the desire of some to quit smoking, into...

Smoking tobacco has been around a lot longer than most people think, beginning somewhere in the area of 5000 BC. It made its way to the old World in the 1500s and although it was sharply criticized, became popular. In the early 1920s, German scientists identified a link between smoking tobacco and lung cancer but the anti-smoking campaign that began there but that sentiment wouldn’t begin to be shared worldwide until the 1950s. It wasn’t until the 1980’s, with...

What diseases can you get from smoking?There are many and most of them can be deadly. Make no mistake smoking is a dangerous habit. This is widely known even to smokers. We are bombarded by anti-smoking messages daily and even laws are constantly being passed to ban smoking from public places. But let's get specific here and take a closer look at some of these diseases.

The diseases that you can get from smoking are numerous. As a matter of fact we could write a book on all the...

It is well known that smoking is a health hazard. Smokers know common facts about smoking but it does not bring them stop. Let’s systemize the knowledge about smoking . Smoking can cause: stained teeth, fingers, and hair; emphysema; high blood pressure; heart disease; insomnia; arthritis; nervousness; wrinkles and senilism; decreased sexual activity; mental depression; tobacco angina, pneumonia, asthma, lung cancer; arteriosclerosis; cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and...

“Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, and may complicate Pregnancy.”

“Smoking can cause a slow and painful death.”

Despite statutory warnings as dramatic as this in the US and the UK, there are still plenty of us who just can’t seem to give up on the habit, no matter how hard we try. Finding a way to stop smoking easily has, until recently, been about as challenging and elusive as the search for the...

If you're ready to quit smoking, then congratulations. You're making the right decision for your health and for the health of those around you. And considering the price of cigarettes these days, you're making a good decision for your budget as well! But chances are you're looking for some simple stop smoking tips that can help you along. We have just a few.

One of the first and best tips is to get rid of anything and everything related to your smoking. Throw out not just...

There’s enough evidence out in the open now that links cigarette smoking with cancer, lung disease and other illnesses. Each year, more and more people vow that they will give up their smoking habit once and for all. While this is a good move for their health, the reality is that the nicotine contained in each cigarette is habit forming, and unfortunately, makes it really hard for the average smoker to just up and quit.

There are several gums, patches and pills on the...

With an increasing amount of research and attention in recent years, there are currently more successful strategies available for quitting smoking than ever before. Depending on what appeals to you and what you have tried before, there are a number of methods you may decide to try, or combine, as part of your stop smoking plan. In many cases, with advances in online resources, you are not even limited to services available in your area.

Hypnosis is one drug free treatment that is...

There is something very neat about the idea of quitting cigarettes via hypnosis. You take yourself and your 20 year tobacco habit, you allow your brain to be re-wired via CD's or the a swinging medallion, and bam! You're cured. But is it really as open and shut as this? Is hypnosis a legitimate method or is it pseudo-science? If it works, how does it work? These are the questions I'll be answering in this article.

Hypnosis is just one of many methods that can be used to help stop...