How does laser acupoint treatment stop smoking and prevent weight gain?
Laser acupoint therapy works along the same principle as acupuncture but of course, no needles. For the most part, the points that we work on are on the ears (auricular points), nose, hands, wrists and forearms (meridian points). It is a very relaxing and pleasant treatment. We work on three different areas with the treatment. In the case of tobacco addiction we first treat points for the addiction to nicotine, to help block the body’s need for that drug; second, we treat diet points to help control appetite and avoid excessive weight gain; and third we treat a lot of stress and relaxation points to help avoid the withdrawal symptoms that one would normally experience if they tried to quit on their own, such as irritability, getting short tempered, depression, etc. We try to take away all the negative feelings and make it a smooth transition.
