Taking Charge Of Our Health Acupuncture and Weight Loss

By Anne C. Crowley, MAc, LAc

LaPlata Acupuncture and Healing Arts

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Taking Charge Of Our Health Acupuncture and Weight Loss

As we hear every day in the news, weight loss plays a major part in our overall quality of life and our longevity. While acupuncture is not a magic bullet, it can greatly assist you in returning to a state of health you may well remember. Once you make that decision to take control of your health and weight, acupuncture can make this journey easier for you. We use a 5-needle protocol developed by Michael Smith at the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York City, to treat drug addiction. This protocol has been highly successful for all types of addictions (See www.acudetox.com).

Typically patients come to me with joint problems, endocrine problems, or anxiety issues that they fully realize are the result of excess weight. Here is what acupuncture can do to help you.

Treatments Acupuncture Can Provide To Reduce Stress, Reduce Cravings, Reduce Bloating, Increase Metabolism

5- needle protocol in almost all treatments (points in the ear designed to reduce stress and cravings)

Adrenal Point (in the ear) to reduce stress and cravings.

Points to reduce the stress and anxiety of everyday life, and around the weight loss issue

Herbs to minimize or eliminate bloating and increase metabolism

Often there are every day stresses in life that get in the way of us staying on task with our goals. Once we get control of the forces around us, we will feel free in many ways to accomplish the goals we have been wanting to happen. I often ask my patients, “What will this look like when you have reached your goal?” What motivates you to get there? “Who in your life will benefit.”

Of course exercise and diet will play a key factor. Our decisions every day determine our overall makeup and health picture for the future. We all have DNA or in Chinese medicine “essence”, that we were born with. Some are luckier than others on this, but what we do with our core essence or DNA makes all the difference. It is not just about longevity, it is about living a quality life when we are here. If you are serious about taking charge of your health, acupuncture can be a great partner in your determination to live a healthier life.