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Acupuncture West Orange an Aid in Weight Loss

Getting adequate sleep, eating the right foods and regular exercise are all the right ways to stay trim and fit.  However, if your life is unavoidably lived under stressful conditions, then it can help also acquire unwanted weight gain in your body.  What you need then is a little extra help which can come in the form of acupuncture therapy.  Without skipping adequate sleep, eating the right foods and regular exercise, adding acupuncture West Orange and Chinese medicine in your life guarantee you substantial weight loss and help you maintain that desired weight.

Researches have found acupuncture to be very helpful in losing weight.  The International Journal of Obesity published in 2009, stated when combines with lifestyle modifications, acupuncture ably reduced body weight by an average of 1.72 kg.  The article also added that acupuncture fared better in reducing body fat than conventional medicine.  However, because of the poor quality of the procedures used the definitive results were not fully convincing to them, the journal remarked.  Acupuncture is truly unique in itself because it really does not follow the norms laid down by the scientific method but still works anyway.  For a millennia old treatment, it sure is more sophisticated in its methodology than almost all mainstream medicinal modalities

No one knows how acupuncture does the way it does.  How it works in treating excess weight is still a mystery and that is why there are skeptics of this treatment.  The accepted belief is that acupuncture regulates the hypothalamus, which is the main control center for hormone production and release.  The release of hormones enhances metabolism, improve absorption of nutrients and enhances fat breakdown.  The propensity to eat a lot is mitigated by the sedating effect of acupuncture which also helps in weight reduction.

To make the obesity or weight loss treatment work 100%, Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatment should be followed through its entirety.  The length of the treatment often lasts two months with at least 10-14 sessions twice a week.  Of course the treatment will include regular exercises, dieting and eating the right foods.  The most popular form of acupuncture treatment used for weight loss is auricular acupuncture, which is the insertion of needles on the outer ear.  Chinese herbal medicine is used to complement the acupuncture therapy which is a very effective and faster way to lose weight.  Cutting down on sugar and calming the mind is necessary for weight loss.

In conclusion, acupuncture can help you succeed in your diet as it lessens the craving for food.  Still exercise, good diet and rest are as important as acupuncture in your quest to attain your desired weight.  Acupuncture will make it easier for you to attain this goal but being proactive in tackling this problem will ensure your success.

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