Weight Loss treatment with Acupuncture

Weight Loss with Acupuncture - Can Acupuncture Help You Lose Weight?

Obesity has become a major problem in adults worldwide including India. Most of us try to avoid dealing with obesity but remember that  ---obesity is associated with many problems.

Obesity is easy to diagnose but very difficult to treat. You should try to encourage healthy eating habits and regular exercise to maintain healthy body weight. But if dieting and exercise are not helping you to lose weight ---you can consider acupuncture. It has been noted recently that acupuncture can probably help you to lose weight. You can use it along your weight loss program or diet to reach your target weight.

How to Start Using This Treatment?

Acupuncture can be an effective, low-risk, and safe procedure when performed by a properly trained and licensed practitioner. If you are considering acupuncture for weight loss consult a trained and licensed practitioner. Inform your acupuncturist about your diet, digestive difficulties and exercises. Before starting acupuncture treatment the acupuncturists will take a detailed history like ask you about your primary health concern, lifestyle habits, food habits and appetite. This will help your acupuncturist to choose the right acupuncture pressure points. The acupuncture points influence the flow of energy, or Qi, in the body and correct the imbalance to restore health.

The Acupuncture Points

After the history and examination the acupuncturist will make a diagnosis, choose the acupuncture points and start treatment. The points usually considered important for weight loss are:

• Mouth
• Stomach
• Lung
• Endocrine
• Spleen
• Thyroid

In acupuncture for weight loss treatment your acupuncturist will select two or more of these acupuncture points based on the history and examination findings.

The Acupuncture Treatment Plan

The number of acupuncture treatment that you will need will depend on your weight loss goals and your response to treatment. The needles are usually left in place after insertion for about thirty to forty five minutes. Precise placement of the needles is important for cure.

Most people who want to lose five to ten pounds will need one treatment every three days or twice a week for five to six weeks. You can decide with the acupuncturist when to terminate the use of acupuncture for weight loss.