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New stop smoking technique
I've been a confirmed 20-30 a day smoker for more than half my life. I've tried nicotine patches, chewing gum and spent hundreds of pounds on various hypnosis sessions - all to no avail. I finally decided to take a different tack and turn to new age therapy to try and quosh my addiction to nicotine. I visited the New Ways Clinic in Manchester to try out a new method that's been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against the habit. Watch our exclusive interview and footage.
New Ways Clinic have developed a drug detox programme which is non-invasive, drug free with few withdrawal symptoms and no side-effects, in fact, patients experience an almost instant improvement on how they feel during and after each treatment session. Find out more.
So how does it work?
The website for the clinic explains in more detail what the process involves:

"Bioresonance is a groundbreaking technology that works with the bodies own electromagnetic energy field, which is a mass of vibrating energy patterns. All cells, organs, bones, muscles and tissue vibrate at their own rate or frequency and in complete harmony and make up the Body's Energy Field (BEF).

When the BEF is distorted or weak the energy imbalances can be corrected by the use of sophisticated Bioresonance equipment which tests for over 34,000 different imbalances, the aim of treatment is to regulate the body's inherent biophysical control mechanisms and to stimulate and reinforce the body's own immune system to restore health."

Essentially (if you can see your way through the science-speak) what the treatment aims to do, is to restore you to your previous state as an unadulterated non-smoker, thereby effectively removing nicotine cravings. But does it work? I spoke to Antoni Wilk, director of the New Way clinic, where the treatment takes place.

Check out our exclusive video and interview

At £250 for the initial treatment, this is not a solution for those who take it lightly. However, subsequent treatmnets are free of charge. Antoni warns you must be ready to give up smoking, otherwise you are simply wasting your money. It may be a quick fix to the effects of nicotine on your body, but it doesn't address the psychological and emotional hang-ups that most devoted smokers experience. It does, however, offer you extra support when it comes to stamping out the habit.

Find out how much you could save by giving up smoking for a week, a month, or even a year.
So did it work for me?
Initially, yes. My desire for a cigarette disappeared entirely after treatment and I didn't feel the need for a cigarette for a number of days afterwards. However, old habits are hard to break, and despite not actually wanting or needing to smoke, I slowly crept back to smoking a couple of cigarettes a day again. This isn't unusual Antoni says. Some smokers will significantly decrease their smoking with the first session, and stamp out the habit with the second. The clinic has recently changed its pricing structure so that secondary treatments are free-of-charge.
Is it worth it?
I think so. Despite not having been able to give up smoking entirely (although I didn't go back for a second session), it gave me the chance to feel like a non-smoker again, and had I been more mentally prepared for the procedure, I think I would have been able to kick the habit. It's not a miracle cure unless you really want to give up. If that mindset is in place, then this treatment could kickstart your new life as a non-smoker.
For more details email info@quitsmokingeasy.co.uk or visit the website.
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