Nurture Your Body With Acupuncture

By Rachal Lohr-Dean, LAc, Dipl OM

Firefly Acupuncture and Wellness

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Nurture Your Body With Acupuncture

Inside of you is an intelligent, energetic system that maintains health and balance.  A progressive way to think about healing is how to nurture what’s good rather than destroying what’s bad. Nurturing the body’s innate healing abilities through lifestyle choices has long been a cornerstone of disciplines such as traditional Chinese medicine.  In this article we’ll discuss some ways you can nurture your health – and how acupuncture can help you be more successful in this.

Wholesome Food

Good quality food speeds wound healing. Why not create an inner healing environment by feeding your body the nutrients that boost immune function and lower inflammation? If you have a digestive disorder or imbalance, consider trying acupuncture. Using acupuncture for digestive problems works by nourishing related organs, reducing inflammation of the stomach and pancreas and improving digestive functions.

Exercise

Regular exercise promotes circulation which helps detoxify the body, strengthens muscles (including the heart), and increases nutrient and oxygenation of cells – all of which are critical for healthy immune function. Acupuncture can’t make you exercise but can address your achy back or nagging knee that hinders you from exercising.

Relax

Admiring a work of art, listening to music, or tending a garden aren’t just fun but part of a comprehensive health insurance plan. Researchers have established that bio-chemicals, released from the brain during various mood states affect how well the body repairs itself. Negative feelings (anxiety, fear, loneliness) trigger stress hormones that inhibit the immune system, while positive feelings (happiness, love, peacefulness) can boost our immune system and our healing abilities. Acupuncture helps to regulate the nervous systems that help you relax.

Sleep

Sleep is a vital link to good health. Many of the body’s major restorative functions – like tissue repair and muscle growth – happen during sleep.  Studies have linked sleep deprivation with lowered immune ability, increased obesity and inflammation, all of which are risk factors for heart disease, cancer and stroke. Although acupuncture can’t erase the stress in your life, it can calm you so that life’s emotional stressors don’t create havoc with your sleep.

Acupuncture To the Rescue

To summarize, acupuncture can help regulate your digestion, decrease inflammation and pain, promote sleep, and allow your mind and body to relax. And these are just a few of its benefits. To learn more about how acupuncture can help you, schedule a consultation with a licensed acupuncturist in your area.