Acupuncture for weight loss gained popularity in 2003 when CNN reported on successful acupuncture weight loss clinics in China, saving a boy who was on the verge of death due to overweight. Increasing obesity in China led to the practice of acupuncture for weight loss because Chinese medicinal theory says that overweight people have imbalanced digestive systems.
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) point of view, the acupuncture points, foods and herbs that are chosen to assist with weight loss directly influence the Qi (or chi) of the spleen and liver systems to treat the root imbalances that are causing the weight gain. From a Western point of view, acupuncture and TCM have been shown to have an effect on the function of the nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system, food cravings, and metabolism. These functions help to energize the body, maximize the absorption of nutrients, regulate elimination, control overeating, suppress the appetite, and reduce anxiety.
Acupuncture can help you lose weight by altering your digestive system. Doing this helps to suppress your appetite and so weight loss will be achieved after that. Some theories suggest that acupuncture improves metabolism which helps to burn calories at a faster rate. The controversy is still subject to discussion.
Other than weight loss, acupuncture also helps to work on other levels such as physical, emotional, and mental aspects. Acupuncture naturally releases those "feel good" chemicals in the body through the pressure points called endorphins. Endorphins have a relaxing and calming effect, making it easier to control the impulse to binge eat. These are the same chemicals released after intense exercise or when you're in love.
Before performing acupuncture treatment, most certified acupuncturists will carry out an examination and understand the causes of the person's excess weight to know if there are any digestive problems in their intake form. It might due to lack of exercise, poor diet control, and physiological reasons or inborn. The acupuncturist then determines body energy condition by checking pulse rate and examines the health of the stomach energy. Following that, acupuncturist would form a treatment protocol that would include acupuncture points on the ear and body to reduce weight.
However, acupuncture does not guarantee to be a weight loss wonder. What it promises is to affect symptoms related to or that may contribute to weight gain to help being about weight control. Acupuncture therefore can help make weight loss easy and effective. A combination of healthy diet control, exercise and acupuncture treatments will be effective in maintaining a permanent weight loss. So do not depend solely on acupuncture for your weight loss.
One of the adding points to acupuncture weight loss treatment is that unlike other treatments, there are no harmful side effects and you will not get addicted to it. It is a natural medical treatment of boosting the patient's weight loss achievement.
Acupuncture, when used with TCM addresses both the physiological and psychological aspects of weight loss. Do you also know that weight loss is often a wonderful side effect from recovering health through TCM such as muscle tension headaches, deep sense of fatigue and debilitating arthritis pain etc?
If you are trying to control your appetite but expend more energy at the same time, you may find that acupuncture is just what was needed to overcome cravings, boost energy, enhance metabolism, and increase willpower to succeed. It involves no supplement pills or tablets in weight loss treatment and hence, it is natural solution for your overweight problem.
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