One of acupuncture’s main focuses is helping patients’ ability to make necessary lifestyle changes. Many people have questions about challenges they face when trying to change their lifestyle. Most often people express concerns about a lack of energy, increased stress and difficulty with pain from new exercise regimens. Acupuncture is mainly helpful in weight loss because it increases patients’ energy, making them want to exercise, and also alleviates the pain associated with a new exercise routine. Acupuncture helps if there is a metabolic condition that may result in weight gain. It increases metabolism, reduces food cravings and improves body-wide circulation.
Surveys in Complementary Medicine tested the effects of acupuncture on randomly selected patients who had experienced varied health problems, including chronic pain and fatigue for as long as 40 years. The patients reported alleviation of pain, as well as large increases in energy. Some patients even reported improved strength as a result of their treatment.
Acupuncture has more specifically been found to reduce weight and cholesterol levels by mobilizing energy stores. Chinese researchers tested the effect of acupuncture on weight loss and cholesterol compared to the effects of diet restriction. Subjects who received acupuncture lost twice as much weight as patients on diets. Additionally, acupuncture patients experienced decreases in serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels.
Dr. Koh is one of a few select Doctors of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (DAOM) in the United States. Dr. Koh has extensive experience as an educator, currently being a Professor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Stanton University.
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