Atlanta
Acupuncture Center
275
Carpenter Drive, Suite 2000, Atlanta, GA. 30328
Tel:
404-250-9903; E-mail: lihua@aac2000.com;
www.aac2000.com
There are many materials in a cigarette that is
harmful to our health. Nicotine, Tar and Carbon Monoxide are the main toxin,
which can damage our different parts of body. There are more than 4 thousands chemicals
in a cigarette. Scientists found out there more than 40 kinds of them that can
cause cancers. Nicotine, the main toxin, has complicated functions to our
brain. It can active the nerve system, can help restraining and relaxing, can
improve memory temporarily. Even though it can make people more concentrated
and sober-minded and relax, it can make people addictive and increase the risk
of getting chronic bronchitis, emphysema or cancers. It is more harmful for the
second-hand smoker¡¯s health.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) thinks that tobacco
smoke puts heat into the body, especially in the lung. In short term, there can
be some superficial benefits from it, such as, feeling relax that because the
heat of the inhaled smoke moves any stagnated Chi, thus producing a short term
beneficial effect. However, this effect is only temporary and the Chi
stagnation will more than likely relapse. The need to move the stagnated Chi is
then reinforced and the addiction is set up. In the long term, the heat will
damage the Yin of the lung and there will be unbalance lung and disharmonies of
the whole body system.
Smoke cigarette can cause early illness and die. According
to WHO statistics in 2000, there were about 4 millions people died due to
smoking. Only in USA, there were more than 400 thousands that analogous to the
number died of the Second World War.
There are many people stop smoking by them. I also
always encourage people to stop smoke by themselves. However, TCM may help you
stopping smoke easily. It is very important that you want to stop smoke, but not
your parents, your spouse or your children or your friends. Generally, I use
acupuncture, ear acupuncture as treatment method, and sometimes use TuiNa. I
also make an individual diet, Chinese herbs or exercise plan for each person. I
also make special prevention plan for each person in order to avoid recurring.
It is necessary to do Tai Chi Qi Gong because this exercise involves gentle
body movement, meditation and breathing together. It can strengthen the lung;
balance the whole body energy, release stress, toxin, anxiety and cravings.