Carin Williams,
RN LAC
Acupuncture
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Obesity Treatment
by Acupuncture
Inserting acupuncture needles superficially into various parts
of the body can facilitate weight loss by giving the person a feeling
of well-being which can suppress the desire for excess food. Acupuncture
also can stimulate metabolism and thereby enable the body to utilize
food efficiently instead of storing it as fat.
Obesity Acupuncture
Points
The specific points used for each patient at each treatment depend on
many individual factors. The acupuncture physician determines which
points should be used with regard to the patient's fat distribution,
emotional status, eating habits and other factors.
Acupuncture - Obesity
- Diet & Exercise
Diet and exercise are helpful in any program of weight reduction. Most
people who come for acupuncture treatments, however, have been given
diets and exercise regimens before. They may have good knowledge of
what they should and shouldn't eat but they feel depressed or irritable
when they try to stay on a diet. Acupuncture should relieve such problems
and improve will power along with aiding in weight loss.
Acupuncture,
Obesity & Weight Loss
The actual weight loss to be expected is about two to four pounds a week.
Six to ten acupuncture treatments are usually sufficient, and these can
be given once or twice a week. Weight loss should continue after the treatments
are completed until normal weight is achieved. The effects of acupuncture
usually last at least six months and sometimes a year or more. If the
desire to eat excessively returns at any time in the future, a few more
acupuncture treatments should relieve it.