Simple Steps to Stop Smoking
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Russell Greenfield, M.D.
Greenfield Integrative Healthcare, PLLC and Greenfield Consulting, LLC
704-364-2658
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Russell H. Greenfield, M.D. is the Director of Greenfield Integrative Healthcare (GIH), PLLC and President of Greenfield Consulting (GC), LLC.
He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Harbor / UCLA Medical Center and subsequently entered into an administrative / teaching fellowship at the same institution. He moved to Charlotte, NC and became involved in the emergency medicine residency program at Carolinas Medical Center, where he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. He then became one of the first four physicians worldwide to graduate from the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine under the direct instruction of Dr. Andrew Weil.
Dr. Greenfield returned to NC to become the founding medical director of Carolinas Integrative Health, a freestanding center in Charlotte owned and operated by the Carolinas HealthCare System. He was a consultant to the Federation of State Medical Boards in the development of national model guidelines for the use of complementary and alternative therapies, and is co-author of Healthy Child, Whole Child (2nd ed. HarperCollins, 2009).
Dr. Greenfield maintains a private consultative medical practice in Charlotte, consults with media and industry on integrative health initiatives, and lectures widely. He is the editor of Alternative Medicine Alert, a monthly newsletter designed for healthcare professionals. He also directs the creation of wellness information for shoppers for Harris Teeter, Inc.
Professional affiliations include Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
In his spare time he likes nothing more than spending time with his wife and children. His personal interests are baseball and anything related to The Lord of the Rings.
Simple Steps to Stop Smoking
Dr. Russell Greenfield provides great advice for those trying to quit smoking.
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Dr. Russell Greenfield: Let's be honest with ourselves about smoking. There's nothing simple about quitting. You know you need to quit for your health even if you honestly enjoy smoking. But it's hard.
Even when you beat the addiction to nicotine, there are still the behavior changes to be made, like not reaching for a cigarette after every meal or taking a cigarette break at work. And that can be even harder.
Thankfully, there's a lot of help out there if you simply look for it. Start with your healthcare provider who can help you consider the various prescription aids for smoking cessation, and decide which, if any, might be right for you. Counselors are widely available who can support you as you move forward.
You might even explore clinical hypnosis and acupuncture, both of which have shown promise in some studies of smoking cessation.
The bottom line, however, is to be kind to yourself. This is tough stuff. If you don't successfully quit this next time around, it's okay. Forgive yourself and make a commitment to try again soon. Just keep moving towards that goal where you will once again breathe freely and clearly even if it takes more than one or a couple of attempts before you get there. Millions have done it before you. You can do it too.
I'm Dr. Russ. Be well!
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