Quitting smoking isn't as hard as it seems… The secret to successful treatment

Smoking... For many of us, it is a habit, a ritual, even a refuge in moments of stress. Yet scientific data and the health problems we witness every day cry out one clear truth: cigarettes are a poison that slowly works its way through your body, and it is never too late to be rid of it. As Dr. Hüseyin Nazlıkul, I want to comprehensively address the destructive effects of smoking and the steps that can be taken toward quitting. Remember, you can overcome this addiction!

THE DARK SIDE OF SMOKING: WHY IS IT SO DANGEROUS?

Cigarette smoke, when inhaled, is a chemical cocktail that envelops not just your lungs, but your entire body. It contains nicotine, tar, and toxic gases. Tar in particular contains approximately 4,000 chemical compounds, most of which are toxic. Today, 43 of these compounds have been scientifically proven to directly cause cancer.

Among the toxic gases found in smoke, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide seriously reduce the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Carbon monoxide, also known as exhaust gas, in particular displaces oxygen in the blood, preventing organs from receiving adequate oxygen.

Nicotine is the primary addictive substance in cigarettes. In fact, in high doses, it is a lethal poison. Even in small doses, it raises blood pressure and heart rate. Combined with carbon monoxide, it leads to serious diseases of the heart and brain vessels.

The types of cancer caused by smoking are not limited to the lungs. Other organs known to be at increased cancer risk include:

· Lung cancer

· Mouth, lip, and tongue cancer

· Laryngeal cancer

· Pancreatic cancer

· Kidney cancer

· Bladder cancer

· Cervical cancer

· Penile cancer

THE DYNAMICS OF ADDICTION: WHY DO WE START SMOKING AND KEEP SMOKING?

There are many reasons that lead a person to smoke: factors such as family habits, the influence of one’s circle of friends, age, and social circumstances all play an important role. However, the greatest culprit in sustaining the habit is nicotine.

When a cigarette is smoked, nicotine quickly reaches the brain through the bloodstream and stimulates the pleasure centers, increasing alertness and performance. This rapid effect creates a constant urge to smoke, and the number of cigarettes smoked increases until a certain blood nicotine level is reached.

When nicotine is not taken in, the body shows withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms manifest as irritability, restlessness, difficulty concentrating and sleeping, headache, fatigue, increased appetite, and stress. This clearly demonstrates that nicotine addiction is both a physical and, because it is also a habit and pattern of behavior, a psychological problem.

The human body, like the opposing forces found in nature, is built on a balance system: the sympathetic (stress and activity) and parasympathetic (rest and repair) nervous systems. In a person who smokes, this balance is disrupted. Like many diseases (stomach ulcers, migraines, asthma, etc.), nicotine addiction is a reflection of this disrupted balance.

OVERCOMING IT IS POSSIBLE: A HOLISTIC APPROACH AND CLEANSING

Overcoming nicotine addiction is possible, and it is not too late for you to do so. The 5-pronged treatment approach we apply at our clinic aims to help you stay away from smoking by re-regulating the body and clearing it of toxins:

1. Regulation of the Body: Biophoton Treatment This is a treatment applied on an individual basis using rays called biophotons, aimed at re-establishing the body’s energy balance. This method aims to activate the body’s own self-healing mechanisms.

2. Detox Treatment: Clearing Accumulated Toxins Thousands of harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke accumulate in the body over the years. An important part of the treatment is the application of special detox treatments to accelerate the elimination of nicotine and other toxins accumulated in the body. This helps cleanse the body and contributes to reducing physical dependence on cigarettes. Methods such as chelation play a critical role in removing heavy metals and other toxins from the body.

3. Suggestion and Psychological Support Nicotine addiction is, to a large extent, a psychological habit. For this reason, individualized suggestion and psychological support are provided to help strengthen the person’s decision to quit smoking and increase their motivation.

4. Acupuncture Treatment This is an acupuncture application performed by inserting needles into specific points on the body and ear. It is completely painless and sterile. The stimuli initiated by the needle insertion transmit the necessary signals to the brain. In this way, the body and brain work in a coordinated manner to help overcome the addiction. It can be particularly effective in relieving the withdrawal symptoms caused by nicotine addiction.

5. Magnetic Field Therapy A magnetic field is used to repair the body’s disrupted structure and energy flow. This method aims to restore the electrical balance of cells to normal, promoting an overall sense of well-being.

If we compare the body to a sophisticated computer, the brain stores the “smoking program” in its memory and does not forget it. By the end of treatment, the person either no longer craves cigarettes or finds cigarette smoke repulsive. With this treatment, the electrical and chemical balances in the body and brain change and return to normal. The gas exchange across the membranes of red blood cells shifts in favor of oxygen, meaning the cell takes in more oxygen. Through this mechanism, the patient’s bodily functions rapidly return to normal, while a negative reaction toward smoking develops (loss of the urge to smoke, aversion to the smell of smoke, etc.).

THE SECRET TO SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT: DETERMINATION AND WILLPOWER

Complementary medicine methods are highly beneficial in treating nicotine addiction. However, for this treatment to be a successful and lasting solution, the patient must fulfill certain conditions.

First and foremost, the person struggling with addiction must become aware that nicotine addiction will create health problems for them, and must decide, of their own free will, to end this addiction. Determination in this regard means the desire to overcome this harmful habit purely of the patient’s own will, without pressure from anyone. Free will is the most important step in this treatment.

To gauge the genuine determination of a person seeking treatment from us, we ask them to abstain from smoking for at least 12 hours. There are two important reasons for this 12-hour period of abstinence:

1. Treatment Success: The body abstaining from nicotine for a certain period before treatment makes the treatment more successful. The longer the patient stays away from cigarettes (a minimum of 12 hours), the higher the success rate of the treatment will be.

2. Observing Withdrawal Symptoms: By observing the withdrawal symptoms (hand tremors, sweating, restlessness, etc.) that appear in a patient who has abstained from smoking for a certain period, we review our treatment plan. Understanding how much difficulty the patient has staying away from cigarettes guides us in the treatment process.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH HOPE: A HEALTHY LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS

We want our patients—who have come to understand the harms of smoking, who have seen and experienced its damage to their own bodies, but who seek our help at the stage of giving it up—to know that they are not alone. As long as they remain determined and faithfully follow the conditions we have tried to explain above, we can assure them that they always have a chance to overcome nicotine addiction—often in as little as two sessions.

Every cigarette we extinguish together, hand in hand, is a huge step forward on the path to a longer, healthier human life. Now is the perfect time to take a step toward a healthy future!

You can learn more about neural therapy and Hüseyin Nazlıkul's other treatment methods here.

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