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How does it work?

Health in Balance Chiropractic uses class 3 lasers that cannot cut, harm, or burn the skin. Our FDA approved Laser is designed to stimulate the central nervous system and cause an over-production of the body’s natural chemicals. These chemicals significantly reduce or totally eliminate the pain and discomfort associated with withdrawal symptoms. These natural chemicals are endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and other opiate like peptides. Before you began to use tobacco, endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine were released in your body on a natural time clock. When you began to use tobacco, the nicotine and other carcinogens caused a manual release of those same chemicals. The repetitive use of nicotine stops the body’s natural production of these chemicals. The body then waits for the nicotine before it will release the chemicals it needs. Our Laser Therapy is designed to cause a sustained over-production of those same chemicals which in turn helps eliminate the pain and discomfort of the withdrawal symptoms you would have due to smoking cessation.

The therapy will be performed by Dr. Steven Waldo or by Kelsey, a Laser Technician.  We will stimulate points located on your ears, face, wrists, and hands.  The first session will take about 50 minutes and the follow up sessions will last about 30 minutes.  The follow up visits will be also be performed by Dr. Waldo or Kelsey. The process is 100% non-invasive and does not leave you with any side-effects. People describe the therapy as tranquil and euphoric. 

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Here is what people are saying:

Hello Dr. Waldo,

We just got your letter of "congrats".  You are right it has been over 2 weeks for me and over 1.5 for M.  I can't believe how great I feel about this.  Neither of us feel the need or want to smoke.  We can't thank you enough.  We've been passing on the word about the Laser Therapy and your office in general.  It's so empowering to have control of my life again.  It's funny, I can't even picture myself smoking again...It's changed my life forever.  The best part of all is that we quit without killing each other :)  Also, thanks for adjusting M, he is doing much better.  Thanks from the bottom of our hearts. P.S our unborn child thanks you too! 

Sincerely,  M. and M. J.

Dr. Waldo,

It was like a light switch.  I was a smoker and now I am not.  I have been trying to quit on and off for years and the Laser Therapy has finally made it possible.  Thank you so much for helping me to regain my health.

Sincerely, Phyllis D.

Are you Ready to Quit Smoking?

What is it?

Smoking is an addiction that currently affects approximately 70.8 million people in the United States. It has been identified by the American Lung Association as the most important source of preventable morbidity and early mortality worldwide. In the U.S., smoking is responsible for 1 in 5 deaths. Smoking costs the U.S. economy over $167 billion in health care costs and lost productivity each year.

Cigarette smoke contains many compounds that are harmful to the body. Tar in the smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 60 that have been shown to cause cancer. Smoking causes approximately 90% of all lung cancers. Other chemicals in the smoke cause lung and heart disease.

Approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths occur each year among nonsmokers in the United States as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. It has also been shown that persons living in a home with smokers are at the highest risk of developing cancer from secondhand smoke. According to the American Cancer Society, sitting in a nonsmoking section of a restaurant for two hours is equal to smoking one and a half cigarettes. In addition, a nonsmoker sitting behind a smoker in a bar for two hours breathes in the equivalent of four cigarettes.

What causes it?

Addiction to smoking is actually caused by the body’s addiction to the primary ingredient in cigarette smoke, known as nicotine. Nicotine causes an addiction to smoking in three ways. First, small amounts of nicotine make a person feel pleasant and satisfied, causing the person to want to smoke even more. Secondly, nicotine affects the mood and behavior of a smoker by altering chemicals in the brain.  After inhaling, the nicotine releases endorphis, dopamine, serotonin, and other opiate peptides at a high rate.  When it falls it will trigger the "cravings".  The body normally releases these natural chemicals on a time clock and when we become addicted to smoking this natural release ceases and the body becomes dependent on the cigarrete to trigger these chemicals.  Lastly, and often most importantly, withdrawal symptoms, such as nervousness, headaches, irritability, and difficulty sleeping, occur when a person refrains from smoking for a given period of time (usually about 24 hours).

Why should you quit?

The US Surgeon General’s Report of 1990 detailed a timeline as to how cessation from nicotine improves a person’s health status. While this report is somewhat dated, it still holds true today.

• 20 minutes after the last cigarette:  heart rate drops
• 12 hours after the last cigarette:  the carbon monoxide level in the blood drops back to normal
• 2 weeks to 3 months after the last cigarette:  circulation improves and lung function increases
• 1-9 months after the last cigarette:  coughing and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) begin to function normally again, increasing the ability to clean out the lungs and thus reduce the risk for lung infection
• 1 year after the last cigarette:  the risk of heart disease is decreased in half compared to a smoker's risk
• 5 years after the last cigarette:  risk of having a stroke is the same as a person who never smoked
• 10 years after the last cigarette:  lung cancer death rate is about half of a smoker's.  The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancreas decrease as well
• 15 years after the last cigarette:  the risk of heart disease is the same as a person who never smoked

Helping Yourself

Plan! Plan! Plan! Planning is a key component in successfully quitting smoking. Because quitting smoking is such a difficult task to accomplish, you must be both mentally and physically prepared to go through the process of smoking cessation. Many of the techniques mentioned below must be implemented before and maintained throughout your smoking cessation process.  Health in Balance Laser Therapy is here to help with the physical demands by eliminating the pain and discomfort from the withdrawal.  Our Laser Therapy spikes the increase in the natural chemicals spoken above and keeps them high to help with the symptoms of withdrawal.  After 72 hours your SUCCESS rate increases because it takes approximately 24-48 hours for the therapy to maximize its effects.

Preparing to Quit Smoking

1. Set a quit date so that you can prepare yourself for the day that you decide to quit smoking. It may be helpful to choose a date that has special meaning to you or a family member—for example, a birthday, anniversary, or special holiday. Mark that date on your calendar and inform family and friends of your quit date so they can help you prepare.
2. Give yourself about two weeks prior to quitting so that you have enough time to both mentally and physically prepare to quit smoking. During this time:
   • Prepare your environment for no smoking. Throw away any cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays that you have. Clean anything that smells like smoke (clothing, sheets, furniture, and your car).
   • Take into consideration any previous attempts to quit and what went wrong. When you begin your next quit attempt, avoid things that did not help you quit before. Modification of techniques you tried on the previous attempt may be needed.
   • As your quit date approaches cut back on one cigarette and push your first cigarette 30 minutes later each day.
   • Make a list of activities and situations that trigger your need for a cigarette and what you will need to do in order to avoid these triggers. For example, if you always smoke a cigarette in the morning while reading the newspaper, prepare to read the newspaper at a different time of the day or in a different room where you do not normally smoke. If you smoke during your break at work, take a walk outside or around the building instead or get to know people in your workplace that do not smoke.
   • Join a smoking cessation support group. Many hospitals and community centers organize smoking cessation support groups. These groups are helpful to discuss your smoking cessation with others who are going through the same difficult and life-changing process as you. Other members of the group may have useful tips on how to successfully quit smoking. Having a support system—whether through a community group or family members and friends—is important and many times needed to help you successfully quit.
   • Consider household members who smoke—encourage complete refraining from smoking while you are present. Better yet, encourage other household members to join you in your smoking cessation efforts—it may be easier to quit if other household members are also trying to quit.
   • Enlist the support of your family and friends. Inform them that this if going to be a difficult process for both yourself and them. Ask them to help you avoid your cravings and situations that trigger your cravings. They may know triggers to smoking that you have that you never realized existed.

What to do during the quitting process

1. Achieving smoking cessation is a huge accomplishment. Reward yourself when you do not smoke. For each week of no smoking, buy yourself something that makes you happy. Take yourself out to a nice dinner or to a movie.
2. Save the money you would have spent on cigarettes in a jar. Use the money to reward yourself (over time the money saved on cigarettes can add up to hundred or even thousands of dollars—enough to go on a vacation or buy something nice). This will help you to realize how much money you spend on your smoking addiction.
3. The 4 D’s: drink water, do something to avoid smoking, deep breathing to relax and decrease stress-induced smoking, delay smoking until something better comes along to do.
4. Limit alcohol, coffee, sugars, and red meat intake.  These make cigarettes taste better and avoidance of them can help to prevent the craving for a cigarette.  Do drink milk, water, and eat vegetables and fruits.  These help to deter cigarette cravings by making them taste worse.
5. Exercise! Exercise! When you feel the need to smoke—hit the gym, take a walk, go for a run, or do some form of physical exercise. It gives you a rush of energy that may replace the nicotine craving. Additionally, exercise improves your overall health.
6. Chew on a straw or a piece of licorice. Many smokers need the hand-to-mouth connection involved in cigarette smoking. The straw or licorice can help replace this sensory need.
7. For those who smoke menthol cigarettes for the taste, try peppermint or hard candy to replace the flavoring.

Laser Therapy for Appetite Control

Just like quitting smoking, losing weight takes physical and mental control in order to achieve.  Physical control to commit to a schedule of exercise, at least 3-5 x's week of aerobic, resistance, and FUN.  Are you a novice, than walk 20-30 minutes around your neighborhood 3 times/week.  Are you someone who has been working out for years but still can't reach you goal?  Than Dr. Waldo will help you push those barriers.  The mental aspect requires dedication, commitment, intensity, and will power.  Will power to follow a structured nutrition plan.  Notice I did not say DIET.  Dr. Waldo will show you the 3 KEYS to success and how to attain them.

The best advice one can receive is to eat 5-6 meals every day.  Something nutritious has to be put into your body EVERY 3-4 hours.  With our work schedule, school schedule, watching our children, that is very hard.  Most Laser Centers will Laser you, tell you to watch what you eat, and say "Good Luck."  Here at Health in Balance we provide you with the UltraMeal plan from Metagenics.  If you also have problems with Hypertension, High Cholesterol, and/or Diabetes we may recommend UltraMeal 360 which has shown along with a low glycemic nutrition plan to be more efficient than the AHA diet and exercise plan AND some medications specifically designed for high cholesterol and diabetes.  The application of  ourLaser Therapy allows you to control your appetite and not be a prisoner of food.  The adminstration of the Laser will make you feel fuller faster so you can avoid going back for seconds.  It helps you fight cravings and late night snackings. 

For the $289 Laser program you will receive 3 Laser therapies, 1 UltraMeal Shakes/Bars, and Wellness Essentials for Blood and Sugar which contains a Multi, Fish Oil (EPA/DHA), Vit C, B-complex, Glutamine for intestinal support, AND support for weight loss through MetaglycemX.  UltraMeals do contain Soy protein for cardiovascular support but are available in Rice and Whey protein if allergic or sensitive.  The combination of the UltraMeal system and Health in Balance Laser gives you the outline for success, the mental part is up to you.  Are you prepared?

REVERSE THE AGING PROCESS NATURALLY WITH NEW BEAUTYLIGHT

BeautyLight is a non-intrusive, proven beauty therapy used to treat many cosmetic conditions as well as improve skin tissue and muscle tone. BeautyLight treatments are designed to penetrate deep into the tissues by utilizing different wavelengths of light. Light therapy is used to treat many cosmetic conditions as well as improve skin tissue and muscle tone.

BeautyLight's exceptional treatments include:

• Face Lift & Tone
• Dark Circles under the Eyes                     
• Acne
• Hands
• Lines & Wrinkles
• Eye Contour
• Scar Tissue
• Mouth Contour
• Skin Disorders
• Eczema
• Rejuvenation Facial

What results can I expect?

• Skin surface becomes toned and youthful
• Delivers a healthy glow resulting from total skin rejuvenation
• Increased inner skin firmness
• Promotes anti-stress and overall feeling of wellness
• Accelerates skin repair
• Healthier circulation
• Increased oxygenation
• Increased moisture

What are the benefits of BeautyLight treatments?

• Increased circulation
• Promotes collagen production leading to a more youthful skin
• Restoration of skin's natural cellular activity
• Encourages a natural chemical reaction within the skin, uniting hydrogen and oxygen to create moisture
• Greater use of nutritional elements existing within the skin

Click HERE for a video of a non surgical facelift.

Click HERE for a therapy video for Dark Circles and Puffiness under the eyes.

Many spa settings charge $100/visit, but here is our price list at Health in Balance for BeautyLight:

•  $75 for face lifts and services lasting approximately 1 hr.  We recommend a course of 8-10 sessions for the face lift and if you pay in advance for 5 sessions the cost is $65/visit.

•  $40 for eye lifts, acne, dark circles and/or puffiness under the eyes and services lasting approximately 30 minutes.  We recommend these services every other day until desired results.  Payment in advance of 5 sessions will cost $35/session.