subject: Weight Loss Acupoints - Acupuncture For Weight Loss [print this page] Acupuncture is the procedure of inserting and manipulating needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. Acupuncture originates in China three thousands five hundred years ago, and is part of the traditional medicine based on the Chinese theory of Qi pronounced chi. The acupuncturist is able to influence health and sickness by stimulating certain areas along our bodys "meridians". Acupuncture is used to control pain, treat allergies, relieve addiction withdrawal, and help people lose weight. But how does acupuncture for weight loss work?
One possible way that acupuncture is able to control weight loss is that it stimulates the bodys flow of vital energy or chi and, in turn, improves several factors known to contribute to weight problems and obesity.
Another possibility is that the needles are inserted in such a way as to stimulate the release of endorphins, our bodys natural feel good chemicals, which produces a calming and relaxing effect. Release of endorphin in a natural weight loss process like acupuncture would assist in rebalancing your body systems, and consequently help you lose weight.
Other acupuncture specialists may also perform an examination first, along with a series of interview questions that will help him or her understand the main causes for your excess weight. Upon identifying the root causes, the acupuncture specialist will insert needles into different areas of the body in order to help improve the way the body functions and also promote weight loss.
The belief in acupuncture's effectiveness is based on experience and scientific experiments. Since acupuncture was first used in traditional medicine, millions of people have already enjoyed its beneficial effects, and in modern times, thousands of scientific studies have concluded that acupuncture is effective for relieving pain, increasing fertility, treating rheumatoid arthritis, and acupuncture for weight loss.
