Study: 3 months of acupuncture improves abdominal obesity.
Study: 3 months of acupuncture improves abdominal obesity.
Chinese medicine view: obesity is related to the function of the internal organs! Physiological bias
There are many causes of obesity, some of which are related to congenital, such as genetic genes or genetic diseases that cause obesity. Still, most obesity has a greater relationship with "acquired" factors, including stressful life, lack of sleep or night and day, which can cause the body's endocrine imbalance and lead to obesity.
In particular, "irregular meals" or a preference for refined diets with high fats and sugar can affect the gastrointestinal flora and make people fat. From a Chinese medicine point of view, obesity is closely related to the functions of the liver, spleen, kidney and other internal organs, and the imbalance of diet and life will harm the functions of the internal organs and give rise to bias in the physique.
Chinese medicine is commonly used for fat reduction of various types of drugs.
- Hawthorn: Promotes bowel movement
- Zhaoxie and Poria: help with water metabolism
- Danshen and rhubarb: lower blood lipids
Stimulating acupuncture points with acupuncture and moxibustion can improve blood circulation and help fat metabolism.
Acupuncture" improves blood circulation! These are the six best acupuncture points for weight loss.
Acupuncture points commonly used include Tianshu, Slippery Meat Gate and Qihai on the abdomen, and Foot Sanli, Fenglong and Sanyinjiao on the lower extremities, etc. Studies have shown that continuous acupuncture for more than 3 months can improve obesity, especially abdominal obesity, by eliminating fat, reducing waist circumference and improving metabolic syndrome.
In a previous study, 80 obese patients were divided into three groups according to their body mass index and were treated with a low-calorie diet with acupuncture for three to six months. They found that lipid profiles, including cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as fasting blood sugar, decreased significantly.
The study concluded that acupuncture with dietary restriction was effective in reducing body weight and inflammatory response and that 'acupuncture could be an option for obesity management.
A healthy diet that includes more fruits and vegetables, protein, whole grains, less salt and sugar, and less fats and oils, and a moderate level of exercise, preferably 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week, will keep you healthy.
Ismail LA, Ibrahim AA, Abdel-Latif GA, et al. Effect of Acupuncture on Body Weight Reduction and Inflammatory Mediators in Egyptian Obese Patients. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2015;3(1):85-90. doi:10.3889/oamjms.2015.010
