Medical Acupuncture as an Aid for Weight Loss
Medical acupuncture is a way to help you lose weight and keep the weight off. Each individual has a different obstacle when trying to lose weight. This is why not all diets will help you lose weight and why no matter how much you try and lose weight by exercising you are met with failure. Medical acupuncture addresses the individual causes of weight gain and seeks to treat the cause.
Something that is often ignored by conventional weight loss techniques. Amazingly sticking a needle into your body may help to improve your will power and increase your metabolism. Different points on your body will be used to treat the problem.
Diagnosis
Before acupuncture treatment can proceed the practitioner will have a consultation. Usually a series of questions about your dietary habits will be asked. This is to determine whether the problem lies in your dietary habits. Then your pulse will be taken and possibly the practitioner will look in your mouth.
Pressure Points
If your problem is impulsive eating and a nicotine addiction then the mouth may be the area that needs to be treated. If you need general help controlling your appetite then the stomach may be the area that needs to be treated.
If you have a sweet tooth and love to snack on chocolates and other desserts then you may have a food addiction. For a patient suffering from this type of problem then a point corresponding to the lungs will be chosen.
The thyroid may also be treated if a slow metabolism may be the reason that weight loss efforts are being frustrated. According to medical acupuncture there are certain points on the ear that correspond to the thyroid.
Water retention is another problem that can e addressed with medical acupuncture. Water retention needs to be treated with points that correspond to the kidneys and the endocrine system. Acupuncture and Chinese medicines can be used together to treat these different causes of weight gain.
Herbal Supplements
Acupuncture and Chinese medicines will not only help to treat the various reasons for weight gain but can also help in digestion. Different herb may be prescribed to aid in general digestion and also the digestion of certain foods. Besides herbal medicines and medical acupuncture the patient must also follow a moderate exercise regime and make changes to their diet. Without cooperation on the patients part in changing their diet there can be no improvement.
