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WHAT CAN ACUPUNCTURE DO TO HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT? Roughly thirty-one percent of Americans, that's about sixty-five million, are considered to be obese. In terms of the scientific/health standards obesity is defined as having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of thirty percent higher. To calculate you BMI take your weight in pounds, multiply it by 703, then divide it twice by your height in inches. A healthy or average BMI falls in the range of 20-24%, anything below that is considered underweight, and anything about is regarded as overweight. With the exception of professional athletes, weightlifters, and those who generally are heavier due to a surplus of body fat stored in the body.； When it comess to understanding inner alchemy, Traditional Chinese Medicince and Acupuncture offer insight and practices that just aren't found in workout tapes and diet pills. Obesity has no singular cause. Genetic, age, lifestyle, constitution, emotion,diet ,medications,endocrine problem such as diabetes,menopause,hypothyroidism,etc are all factors tht contribute to the likihood of obesity. Acupuncture is very good at simple obesity. In simple obesity,the foods we crave depend on the imbalances in our internal system. At time, those very foods are the ones our bodies can not digest which can create a vicious cycle. This can be due to an enzyme deficiency. In the case of low blood sugar which many obese people experience their bodies can not digest the complex carbohydrates such as those found in fruits so they reach for simple sugars like those in candies and sweets. Ingesting these sugars raises insulin levels, which can lead to Diabetes their blood sugar quickly drops back down leaving them feeling the need to eat again. In short eating unnatural goods throws the entire system out of balance. Acupuncture can help normalize the system, and aid weight loss when accompanied by proper diet and exercise through the following functions： 1． Increase metabolic rate： A 1993 study conducted at the Nanjing College of TCM ( China ) and published in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine looked at the relationship between simple obesity, adrenal function, and acupuncture. They also watched the patients' lipids, blood-glucose, noradrenaline, dopamine, and cortisol levels. Simple obesity means obesity that is not caused by some other medical condition, like an endocrine disease (e.g., hypothyroidism). They found that simple obesity patients had two under active bodily systems: The sympathetic-adrenal (sympathetic nervous) system (SNS) and The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system/axis Acupuncture can enhanced the function of both the SNS system and the HPA axis； 2． Acupuncture can increase the insulin and septin sensitivity in the body； 3. Acupuncture regulate satiety center and feeding center in our brain； Suppression of appetite and cravings for certain food such as sugar，etc； 3.Decreased psychological symptoms such as irritability，depression； 4.Balance of autonomic system (has a positive effect on psychological and physiological state) ： we are an electrical being. Without electricity your body would die. The heart and brain are driven by electricity. Acupuncture balances the electrical forces and allows the body and all its organs to function properly. 5.Support of detoxification process during the fat burning state (most toxic substances are deposited in the fat tissue) 6．Reduce Cellulite： Cellulite is the term for deposits of subcutaneous fat and fibrous tissue that cause a dimpling effect on the overlying skin. These deposits most commonly occur on the belly，thighs and hips of women. According to my 6 years experience，the treatment must be individually tailored since each person will require a different balancing of energies. In average，90% patients lost 5-10 pounds,and waistline shunken about 2cm-10cm in one session，one impressive case is a 30- old-year-women ，she lost 13 pounds only after 5 times of acupuncture treatment and her waistline from 109 cm to 106cm, she feels better of her whole body，especially the craving for sugar disappears。