Holistic Acupuncture Slimming

Lifting the veil of acupuncture slimming

Weight gain and obesity is not simply an aesthetic problem. In fact, having lots of fat in the body is strongly linked to diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease but what causes fat accumulation?

Aging + Hormones - Not just a female problem

As we age, hormonal fluctuations play a large part in fat accumulation. In men, testosterone helps keep the fat cells from increasing and accumulating. But when this hormone decreases dramatically during andropause, fat cells accumulation is no longer kept in check. In women, sudden estrogen reduction causes fat to be redistributed from hips, thighs and buttocks to belly. This is because the body gets the signal that fat accumulation at the body parts needed or childbirth are no longer needed. 

Stress

Stress results in the increased production of stress hormones called cortisol. Cortisol has a characteristic of accumulating fat in the body.

Diet

Fats can accumulate at any age, though, especially if you make poor dietary choices. Too many calories from anything can cause your middle to expand. Too much saturated fat, found in full-fat dairy and fatty cuts of meat, and trans fats, found in some processed foods, can contribute to fat development. 

How can Acupuncture help fat loss?

Acupuncture conditions gastrointestinal functions

We all know that the main causes of weight gain and obesity are basically increased “input” and reduced “output”. In other words, increased “input” refers to excess daily food intake than what is required by your body and reduced “output” is the burning of the energy from the food digested.  Acupuncture is capable of tackling the first issue of excess daily food intake by conditioning and regulating the gastrointestinal functions. 

How acupuncture does so is by stimulating certain acupoints that tones the muscular sphincter or “gateway” which food passes from the gastric to the small intestine. In this way, food emptying time from the gastric is extended and therefore one will not feel hungry that rapidly and appetite is controlled, leading to a reduction in “input”. 

Acupuncture increases bodily metabolism 

Metabolism is the “output” that we are talking about above and it simply means burning off the food that we have eaten for energy to substantiate the body to work. Increasing metabolism is what people who watch their weight carefully will strive to achieve as it simply means you can eat more, but burn off more at the same time! 

Acupuncture can help increase bodily metabolism by stimulating the thyroid glands to produce hormones that governs the metabolism of every cell in the body. In doing so, each cell will be able to utilised more energy from the food for various bodily functions, leading to a more efficient and healthier workings of the bodily systems at the same time.  This is how acupuncture can increase the “output”.

Acupuncture reduces cravings

Another way of reducing increased “input” or food intake by acupuncture is by reducing the cravings for one to overeat. This is achieved through the stimulation of some acupoints where there are nerve endings paving to appetite suppression region in the brain.

Acupuncture calms the nerves

People who crave and overeat are known to be overly stimulated in their nervous system as they try to seek food as an outlet to ease their daily stresses. Acupuncture then plays a part by helping to exert a calming effect on the nervous system and helping one to become more clear-minded when it comes to food choices and the way they eat. In doing so, people are able to give what the body needs, not what the body wants. 

Acupuncture improves the sensitivity of taste and smell

Nowadays, people are less sensitive in their sense of taste and smell as these sensory systems are often overly stimulated and desensitized with too much chemicals or synthetic flavourings found in our foods today. Acupuncture can reverse the desensitization of taste and smell by aiding in regeneration and renewal of the nerve endings of the sensory systems. When people can taste and smell better, they will be able to enjoy the natural flavours of the foods much easily without the need for fanciful cooking or flavouring that can add a lot more extra calories to their food intake. Also, by being able to enjoy the full flavours of the food, people can attain greater satisfaction from a normal portion of food and not crave for more to fill up the sensory void in one eating experience.  

Simply put, acupuncture achieves the effect of slimming not simply by tackling the flabs and burning away fat cells, but by solving the deeper internal bodily issues as a whole and empowering one’s body to function correctly and healthily. When the body is healthy and balanced, it will be capable of shedding off the excess and unnecessary and keep itself in good shape. Therefore, the chances of rebounce through acupuncture slimming is minimal but the journey will be a longer one as this solution does not just scrape the surface of the problem, but takes on the higher role of improving one’s health and well-being. Shedding that extra flab is but only one of the many benefits that one can get through this traditional time-tested slimming method.

Other Signature treatment modalities involved

On top of acupuncture as the main effective treatment for slimming, I also put in my signature treatment modalities of cupping, acupressure and tendon massage therapy for customisation to individual’s condition.

How I can help you deal with Slimming issues

I will first do a detailed consultation and assessment with you to find out the root cause of the issue. I will then draw up a treatment plan that can include but not restricted to acupuncture, cupping, acupressure, Chinese herbs, natural supplements and other alternative medicines.