Show Synopsis

Kicking Smoking in the Butt

One of the most common resolutions people make every year is to quit smoking. Sandy’s been puffing away for 21 years and is desperate to quit. She’s tried patches, gum and pills, but nothing has worked. Backstage during the show, addiction specialist Karen Stewart, Psy.D gives her a Freedom Laser Therapy Treatment.

Karen explains, “I’m applying a cold, low-level laser to energy meridians on her body that are going to help her break her nicotine addiction.” The laser is applied to Sandy’s wrists, hands, face and ears. Karen says she shouldn’t feel any pain, only a feeling of relaxation. “It’s going to give her an endorphin release, similar to the feeling she has with a cigarette, but it’s natural, and it’s going to get her over that crucial detox period to nicotine.”

At the end of the show, Sandy joins Dr. Travis onstage, and he asks her, “Any urge to smoke a cigarette?”

“None whatsoever,” she replies with a grin.

Karen points out that one 30-minute treatment should be enough to keep Sandy kicking the habit. “She needs to take vitamins for the next 30 days to get over all the detox and to get [her] through that crucial detox period,” she says. Facing Sandy, she continues, “Getting through that hump period, you have to rid yourself of nicotine throughout your life, your house and your car. If you have a spouse or friend who smokes, make sure they put them outside.”

Dr. Travis adds that Sandy should also stay away from caffeine and alcohol.