5 Reasons to Try Acupuncture Now

SARASOTA, Fla. - April 21, 2015 - PRLog -- Although many adults in the U.S. have grown up accustomed to one field of medical practice (which is to say, western medicine), more and more people are becoming aware of the existence of functional medicine, alternative medicine, homeopathy, and a variety of other practices designed to treat what ails them. And while you may be more inclined to subscribe to practices related to kinesiology or nutrition response testing than you are to medi-cupping or the use of essential oils as a course of therapy, just for example, you should always explore your options in order to find the treatments that are most likely to improve your overall health. Along those lines, there are several health benefits you could gain when you opt to try acupuncture.

1. Improve immune function.
Your immune system could be compromised by your diet, your level of fitness, stress, environmental factors, and any number of other causes. Acupuncture is a holistic practice that helps to restore balance to your entire body. As a result, treatments can help to boost immunity by stimulating the cells that protect your body from infection.

2. Reduce allergies.
Those who suffer from allergies have likely tried myriad therapies to treat their symptoms, including pharmaceuticals and medical means of allergy elimination. You may have even looked to injection therapy (of nutritional, herbal and homeopathic substances) as a means of treating allergies. All can be useful, but you should also consider the potential benefits of acupuncture. As a matter of fact, studies have shown it to decrease allergy symptoms and the reliance on pharmaceuticals.

3. Manage pain.
Acupuncture can be useful for dealing with pain (of all kinds), including chronic pain, injuries, and more. Whether you’re dealing with painful digestion issues, migraines, back pain, or less common problems, acupuncture can help to reduce swelling, improve blood flow, speed healing, and otherwise help to manage pain.

4. Lose weight.
Many adults are concerned with nutrition and weight loss. And while acupuncture can’t improve your diet for you, studies have shown that it can help to speed weight loss when paired with other efforts.

5. Improve your mood.
Stress, changes in hormones, sleepless nights, and other factors may conspire to leave you feeling foul. Acupuncture can boost your mood by reducing tension, improving sleep, and even releasing endorphins, all of which will make you feel a lot better. And with your mental, emotional, and physical states improved through acupuncture, you may start to wonder how you ever got by without the aid of this alternative form of healing and restoration.

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