Acupuncture For Weight Loss
Offers A Proven Holistic Approach

Since being overweight has become a national epidemic, acupuncture for weight loss treatments are popular because, not only do you lose pounds but you feel better - more energy, vitality and a sense of well being are common additional benefits.

This is because acupuncture works by re-balancing the flow of energy or Qi in the meridian system that connects with every organ system in the body. Not only does it bring physical benefits but also psychological and emotional too. Sometimes weight gain problems have their origin in our emotions, the way we feel about ourselves, which may even stem from childhood experiences.

The Journal Of Medical Acupuncture pubished a study conducted in 2003 which discovered that participants who were also undergoing acupuncture for weight loss, actually lost more than three times the weight of the control group.

There are many reasons for being overweight, and it is part of the acupuncturist’s initial diagnosis to unearth the energy imbalance and the root of the problem.

Having done so, when using acupuncture for weight loss, fine needles are inserted in specific points along the pathways of energy. These may be a combination of points that treat you holistically for your improved well being and also specifically often on the digestive meridians.

One of these pathways is that of the Spleen-pancreas. Disharmony in this channel can give rise to a slow metabolism, fatigue, and a feeling of heaviness, often described by patients as though they have lead weights on their feet.

The acupuncturist will point out that acupuncture will help a lot to make the digestion work more efficiently, but attention also needs to be paid to diet and exercise for long-term weight loss.

One of the causes of being overweight is that the body is almost starving of the nutrition it needs, so in an attempt to redress this, the body keeps demanding more food. With acupuncture for weight loss, this issue can be helped so that there is better absorption of nutrition from the food you eat. Then you feel satisfied and full which helps reduce food cravings.

Additional Recommendations

You will probably be advised to drink plenty of water to help flush out toxins which may be part of the weight problem. Some detox herbs may be recommended as well as herbs to help the bowels to eliminate waste properly. this alone can help you lose several pounds!

Acupuncture has the advantage over many medications, in that there are no side effects nor any possibility of becoming addicted.

Treatments should be repeated frequently, say once or twice a week, especially in the beginning. As the Qi begins to maintain its regained balance treatments can be less frequent.

The additional boost in energy following treatment can make you feel more like doing exercise and helps you to burn calories more efficiently.

Acupuncture for weight loss is certainly a valuable aid to shedding pounds, to having more energy, generally feeling more alive and enthusiastic about getting your body back into shape.

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