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Tonya Lachey
Denise Gabbard
Dianna GAcupuncture for Beauty's sake
October 29th 2008 01:50
Many people turn to acupuncture to treat ailments such as arthritis, back pain and even insomnia but now, more and more people are shunning Western medicine in favour of needles for weight loss, skin problems and hair loss.
With weight loss, obesity problems are apparently due to a ‘malfunctioning of the spleen and liver systems’. To treat this, acupuncturists stimulate certain points in the body, unblocking the passage of blood to enhance digestion and increase metabolism. This treatment will suppress the appetite (think Eddie Murphy in the Nutty Professor) without causing diarrhoea or involving any crash/starvation diets.
As for treating skin problems such as acne, acupuncture helps improve blood circulation to stimulate collagen. Causes of acne are often due to the accumulation of ‘damp heat’ rising from organs and causing blockages, leading to acne eruptions so acupuncture is used to target the causes of the heat accumulation. People who suffer from acne apparently have ‘hot body constitutions’ and, on top of acupuncture, are also told to stay away from fried, spicy and fatty foods that accumulate heat and to drink cool herbal beverages on hot days.
When one experiences hair loss, there is apparently a deficiency in the spleen-stomach, kidney and liver and, as with skin problems, an accumulation of damp heat in the body. The treatment will involve needles on the bald patch and neck, accompanied by prescribed herbal medicine. But this treatment does involve some pain and is not for the faint-hearted.
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With weight loss, obesity problems are apparently due to a ‘malfunctioning of the spleen and liver systems’. To treat this, acupuncturists stimulate certain points in the body, unblocking the passage of blood to enhance digestion and increase metabolism. This treatment will suppress the appetite (think Eddie Murphy in the Nutty Professor) without causing diarrhoea or involving any crash/starvation diets.
As for treating skin problems such as acne, acupuncture helps improve blood circulation to stimulate collagen. Causes of acne are often due to the accumulation of ‘damp heat’ rising from organs and causing blockages, leading to acne eruptions so acupuncture is used to target the causes of the heat accumulation. People who suffer from acne apparently have ‘hot body constitutions’ and, on top of acupuncture, are also told to stay away from fried, spicy and fatty foods that accumulate heat and to drink cool herbal beverages on hot days.
When one experiences hair loss, there is apparently a deficiency in the spleen-stomach, kidney and liver and, as with skin problems, an accumulation of damp heat in the body. The treatment will involve needles on the bald patch and neck, accompanied by prescribed herbal medicine. But this treatment does involve some pain and is not for the faint-hearted.
Click here for the full article.
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Comment by katyzzz
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Temporary fixes but I must admit sometimes conventional medicine doesn't have any fix.
Just some thoughts Aimz. I'm sure you'll find plenty of support for this.
Comment by Mrs M
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I've been thinking about trying acupuncture for a while but I often wonder which ailment to treat first.
Love & stuff
Mrs M