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In the previous article Natural Ways To Quit Smoking methods to naturally quit smoking were discussed such as cold turkey, herbal remedies and hypnosis. These aren’t the only methods to quit smoking naturally. Quitting Smoking successfully requires putting an end to your bodies dependence on all the chemicals that have artificially been added to the tobacco as well as the nicotine. All you are doing by using nicotine patches or gum is changing the delivery method of how you receive your nicotine fix. They get you off smoking, but make you dependent on the patch or gum instead. So wouldn’t it make more sense to use a method that doesn’t deliver any of these chemicals at all? If you feel that quitting smoking without the aid of chemicals is a good idea then you could try using acupuncture or EFT.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that uses needles inserted into meridian points in the body. TCM sees the withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting smoking as the result of impaired liver function caused by nicotine addiction. Your liver will have become stimulated artificially by the chemicals in the tobacco and ceasing to smoke will temporarily mean that you experience a lack of liver energy. Your withdrawal symptoms are caused by this drop in liver energy.
Acupuncture works by stimulating the liver function to compensate for the lack of stimulation caused by withdrawal of the tobacco. This helps to ease the unpleasant symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and after a while the liver will resume normal function.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
EFT is similar to acupuncture but has the advantage of being able to be applied by the smoker to themselves. Instead of inserting needles in to meridian points you tap on them with your finger tips. Whilst you are tapping away you will need to put you attention on the feelings of anxiety that you experience as a result of trying to quit smoking. As you carry out the tapping process you perform a series of mental exercises in order to focus your intent on your desire not to experience unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. This has a great de-stressing effect on the nervous system.
EFT can be learnt in as little a five minutes and can be performed anyplace and at anytime. It is now used by many practitioners around the world to help people with issues such as anxiety, fears and phobias. EFT has been proven to be successful at relieving anxiety and it is due to this that EFT has become so effective at helping people quit smoking by helping them get through the withdrawal symptoms.
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