Smoking Cessation

Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in North America. The risk of premature death due to cigarettes depends on the number of years of smoking, the number of cigarettes smoked per day, the age at which smoking began and the absence or presence of existing disease or illness at the time of stopping. The health benefits from smoking cessation are immediate and substantial. Many factors contribute tot he benefits of smoking cessation.

One can immediately notice the benefits of quitting smokin

1. Blood Circulation begins to improve

2. Poisons diminish: Carbon monoxide, a chemical carcinogen found in cigarettes, level in the blood begins to decline.

3. Heart Rate: your pulse rate and blood pressure begin to return to normal

4. Tasting the good life: your sense of taste and smell return and breathing becomes increasingly easier

Smoking cessation greatly reduces a person's risk for developing cancer and this benefit increases the longer a person remains "smoke free." Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women, and the most significant risk factor for the development of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. The risk for developing lung cancer, and cancer of the pancreas, gradually declines until within 10 years, the risk is 30 to 50 percent below that of a person who continues to smoke.

Our Naturopathic Doctors will customize a program to successfully help you quite smoking. Some therapies we may use include: Acupuncture, Vitamin and Mineral Intravenous Infusions, Individualized Detoxification protocols including chelation with IV and oral supplementation as well as lifestyle changes, nutritional counseling, customized botanical and homeopathic preparations that are safe and effective.