Addictions

We treat addictions mainly with homeopathy or acupuncture, although herbs can be very useful too. Hypnotherapy and NLP can also be enormously helpful. But from the physical side of things, frequent acupuncture can be very powerful, helping both the craving and the withdrawal symptoms.
The kind of acupuncture we use depends on the situation. For many, ear acupuncture is all they need, but sometimes more powerful treatment can be given using points on the body, legs and arms. In severe cases, people need treatment daily, sometimes several times a day, and for this a drop-in centre is often best. For others, they need to come once or twice weekly to start with, reducing the frequency as they improve.
But the patient has got to come for treatment, often frequently, so may need help and support at home or from other agencies.

Concerning Smokers:
If you sincerely want to stop smoking, are in good health and not taking any medication, you can often stop smoking after one session of acupuncture: this happens in about 80% such cases. If you are taking medications for underlying disease, then we may need to treat you to get you stronger so that you can more easily stop smoking, and you may need a number of treatments for this. If you are like most people, you will gradually feel fitter and stopping smoking will become easier for you. But we may also need to talk to you about your diet and other factors that can help you kick the habit.

Kinds of addiction of which we have most experience:

• Smoking
• Alcohol
• Medication
• Drugs
• Eating

If you have an addiction, there are many websites which you may care to look at for help and information. For example

www.aona.co.uk
www.eata.org.uk

If you come across a site dedicated to addictions which you think we should include, do contact us!

Detoxification
We have considerable experience in helping people ‘detox’ their bodies, and can often reduce the discomfort.

Detox Hidden Agenda
You can find more about the hidden agenda your body is following by having a QXCI session. For further information please see www.quantumhealthclinic.com

Detox Self-Help
If you would like to help yourself, there is a detox method which is worth trying and which suits most people. This uses patches on the soles of your feet whilst you sleep to gently clear out the toxins. You can see whether it’s been effective by looking at the patches in the morning.

To find out more, go to www.ethosworld.com/lookgood . Click on ‘Product Menu’, then on ‘Ethos Detoxification’ and you can read about and buy the patches from there. If you pay £10 to join first, you get them cheaper. Do this by clicking on ‘Join Ethos Now’, then once you have joined you can order any of their products at the wholesale price. They sell some other good products too.

Remember, however, that whenever you want to detox yourself, stop putting garbage in! Stop eating junk food, pre-prepared food, highly-spiced food, deep-fried food, alcohol, sweets, sugar, puddings, rich food, and only eat food that is raw or lightly cooked. And Drink Plenty of WATER, Eat PLENTY of FRUIT (a broad range of fruit, not just one kind) and PLENTY of VEGETABLES and SALADS.