If you want to get healthier, you may want to try giving up smoking. Unfortunately, smoking is one of the most addictive habits. While it is difficult to quit smoking, it is not impossible. In this blog post, Temecula, CA chiropractor Nathen Horst discusses some of the ways in which smoking can harm your health, and how chiropractic care can help you quit smoking.

How Is Smoking Harmful?

Smoking has been popular throughout time, but it has also been shown to be a dangerous product. It leads to several types of diseases, including emphysema, lung cancer, and asthma. Furthermore, it can increase the toxins in the body.

Besides the obvious, there are other reasons people may want to quit smoking. Smoking leads to oxidative stress on the body and this leads to premature aging, development of pain in several areas of the body, and increases toxins in the body.

The good news is all of these problems are preventable. By not smoking to begin with, or giving up smoking altogether, you can avoid the risks of smoking cigarettes. The sooner that someone gives up smoking, the better.

In fact, the effects of quitting smoking are almost immediate. As soon as someone stops smoking, blood pressure will return to a safer level, body temperature will normalize, nerve endings will re-grow, and lung function will improve.

The benefits of quitting smoking are clear, but that doesn’t make quitting smoking easy.

Ways to Quit Smoking

There are several ways to quit smoking, including support groups, programs, and help from friends and families. One helpful way that isn’t often thought of as a common solution is the help of chiropractic care.

Chiropractic care is all about total wellness, and this includes developing more healthy habits. A chiropractor will often encourage the patient to stop smoking, but won’t leave the patient alone in the process.

A chiropractor will offer adjustments, laser therapy, and sometimes acupuncture to help reduce cravings for cigarettes, nicotine, and tobacco. Chiropractic care is often one of the most effective ways to actually get rid of addictions and to become healthier in the process.

Individuals interested in this type of therapy will first consult the doctor. The doctor will let patients know exactly how the treatment program works, and then schedule a follow up appointment to start the program. Once the patient has started the program, the patient will meet regularly for treatment, follow-up, and accountability.

Any patient looking to quit smoking knows that it is difficult, and that it’s hard to do alone. That is why chiropractors are here to help. Thankfully, patients don’t have to do it alone and they can work with a doctor to get the help they need.

For more information about quitting smoking and chiropractic care, more wellness tips, or to make an appointment with a chiropractor, contact Horst Chiropractic today. Our staff members can schedule your appointment or answer any questions you may have about chiropractic care to help you quit smoking.