Posts

Showing posts with the label Weight Loss

Acupuncture and Weight Loss—How it can Help

Image
  As most know, acupuncture in Point Pleasant is the practice of inserting solid or thin, filiform needles into specific points on your body.  One way that it can be used for weight loss is to help regulate your neuroendocrine system.  This has a measurable effect on your BMI (Body Mass Index).  You will also need to make sure that you are eating a healthy diet and living a healthy lifestyle.  When you have an acupuncture session, the needles are only inserted about one-fourth to one-half inch into your skin.  How deep will depend on the desired effects and style of acupuncture? Acupuncture can help with weight loss in Point Pleasant in a variety of ways.  One way is to help reduce your appetite.  There are two hunger hormones in your body.  One is leptin, which will tell your body it is full, and the other is ghrelin, which will let your body know when it is hungry.  With acupuncture, it can help to modulate the levels of these two horm...