Southern California University of Health Sciences Launches Smoking Cessation Program Using Acupuncture

WHITTIER, CA (02/18/2010)(readMedia)-- Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has launched a smoking cessation program that utilizes acupuncture treatments. The primary purpose of developing this program is to help SCU employees and students quit smoking. However, SCU plans to expand the program to offer help for the community at large.

Smoking damages multiple system functions including the respiratory system, the heart and circulatory system, and the nervous system. It is one of the main factors causing cancers, chronic bronchitis, pneumo-heart syndromes, stomach and duodenal ulcers, and liver cirrhosis. Smoking increases the death rate related with those disorders.

Traditional Chinese Medicine theory holds that the poisonous substances in cigarettes cause an imbalance of Yin and Yang following long term use. It also can cause the dysfunction of Zang-Fu organs and Qi and Blood.

Acupuncture smoking cessation is the method of puncturing acu-points to eliminate the habit of long term smoking of nicotine-containing cigarette products. During smoking cessation, symptoms can include lower energy, restlessness, belching, reduced taste, heaviness in the chest, anxiety, depression, and lack of sensation. By puncturing certain points, acupuncture can help the patients rebalance their Yin and Yang, harmonize the Zang-Fu, and help people to quit the habit of smoking.

For more information on the program or to schedule an appointment, contact the University Health Center at (562) 943-7125.

Posted Thursday February 18, 2010 at 06:01 am by Southern California University of Health Sciences Chiropractic