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6 Natural ways to increase blood flow to your brain

August 22, 2023 - acupoints along the governing vessel meridian, which runs along the front and back of the torso, helps increase cerebral blood flow in patients suffering from inadequate blood flow to the brain. Acupuncture can also help decrease blood flow in patients with elevated blood flow. (Related: Science-backed health benefits of acupuncture.)

Ensuring optimal blood flow to your brain can help you maintain good brain health and boost your brain's performance. Find more tips ...

Sleep deprivation linked to health issues like obesity and cognitive decline

August 08, 2023 - acupoints with unique functions. By stimulating the corresponding acupoints through techniques like acupuncture and massage, you may relieve health issues linked to specific organs.

Nighttime awakenings 

People with this sleep disorder often experience multiple awakenings during the night.

This can be a problem because every time they wake up, it takes them more than 30 minutes to fall back asleep.

Early morning awakening 

People ...

Natural remedies: How to use wormwood to boost your immune health during flu season

October 26, 2022 -

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture and moxibustion have been practiced since ancient times. Practitioners use these three natural methods to help prevent illnesses and promote overall wellness.

A healthy body functions properly when it is balanced in all channels. But what does that mean?

In acupuncture, the human body consists of meridians, acupoints, channels, qi (chi) and blood. All five elements affect each other and your internal system....

6 Pressure points to activate for a good night’s sleep

June 11, 2021 - acupoints along your body, you can get rid of blockages and allow qi to flow freely through your meridians. These acupoints have assigned numbers and organs.

While acupressure and acupuncture are guided by similar principles, the latter uses needles to stimulate acupoints. Meanwhile, acupressure practitioners use massage and firm touch.

In a 2017 study, researchers worked with 112 volunteers to compare the effects of acupuncture and sleep medication ...

6 Drug-free, evidence-based treatments for depression

March 18, 2021 - acupoints. Stimulating your acupoints boosts the release of chemicals in your body and brain, which can help reduce physical pain and stress.

Studies on the use of acupuncture for treating depression are also promising. One study of people with depression shows that attending a 12-week acupuncture intervention significantly improves quality of life in terms of social and emotional function, mental health, physical function, physical pain, and energy, among ...

Can electroacupuncture improve blood flow to the heart?

July 01, 2020 - acupoints.

Research suggests that the current applies more stimulation than any hand manipulation technique used in traditional acupuncture treatment. This modern therapy is often used to relieve chemotherapy-related symptoms, arthritis, pain and stress.

To examine the effects of EP on myocardial infarction, the researchers divided male rats into two groups and subjected one group to EP for three days. On the fourth day, they further divided the groups into four and ...

Self-administered acupressure helps relieve migraine symptoms, improves sleep quality: Study

April 30, 2020 - acupoints or sham points three times weekly at bedtime. The researchers then analyzed the data they collected using Chi-square, independent-sample t, paired-sample t and ANCOVA tests.

After controlling sleep quality mean scores at baseline, the researchers found no significant difference between the sleep quality of the two groups after intervention. However, the mean scores for fatigue significantly decreased in both the acupressure and sham acupressure groups.

Further ...

Exploring the benefits of acupuncture when it comes to rheumatoid arthritis

December 11, 2019 -

People with RA suffer from poor quality of life (QoL) and high annual costs of treatment. While acupuncture -- a relatively safe and cost-effective therapy that provides pain relief, among other things -- is widely used, studies on its efficacy show severe methodological shortcomings and do not consider the functional diagnosis for the allocation of acupoints. These make their results unreliable and lacking.

European researchers believe that acupoint allocation ...

Investigating the efficacy of acupuncture for treating rheumatoid arthritis of the hand

December 04, 2019 -

Based on these results, the researchers concluded that acupuncture treatments, especially when the right acupoints are chosen, are highly effective in reducing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.

Journal Reference:

Seca S, Patricio M, Kirch S, Franconi G, Cabrita AS, Greten HJ. EFFECTIVENESS OF ACUPUNCTURE ON PAIN, FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF THE HAND: RESULTS OF A DOUBLE-BLIND ...

Acupuncture can improve quality of life for those with COPD

September 25, 2019 -

Acupuncture therapy positively affects the health of COPD patients

Acupuncture is based on an ancient philosophy that equates the smooth, unobstructed flow of energy (qi) with good health. In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is used to release blocked qi in the body – the root cause of pain and illnesses – and stimulate function. By activating specific sites or acupoints throughout the body through the insertion of needles, acupuncture therapy (AT) evokes ...

Acupuncture confirmed to provide relief from menstrual pain

September 11, 2019 - acupoints to promote healing. However, it does not use hair-thin needles but uses firm pressure to massage the acupoints. A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggested that self-acupressure can reduce menstrual pain.

In recent years, the use of smartphone apps has increased rapidly, and many apps are used as a tool for various health problems and self-management. In the study, researchers from Germany looked at whether ...

The health benefits of cupping therapy: What you need to know

September 09, 2019 -

What conditions can cupping treat?

Cupping therapy is used in traditional Chinese and Middle Eastern medicine and has gained popularity in recent years. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is said to promote the flow of vital energy and help correct any imbalances due to illness or injury. Cupping therapy also has links to acupoints on a person’s body, which are central to acupuncture practice.

Cupping practitioners claim that it works by improving a person’s ...

Scalp acupuncture found to effectively reduce ASD (autism) symptoms

July 22, 2019 - acupoints) in the scalp lines or zones, and how it can improve symptoms of ASD.

Compared to established practices such as acupuncture and acupressure, scalp acupuncture is a more contemporary approach to traditional Chinese medicine. Developed around the 1950s, scalp acupuncture combines traditional needling with modern understanding of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. This was further developed into a radical tool for exploring the central nervous system in the '70s, ...

Ear acupuncture found to aid substance abuse treatments

June 25, 2019 - acupoints.

The patients in the NADA group received treatment twice a week, together with traditional treatments for substance abuse, which included individual and group therapies, as well as the 12-Step Program.

The latter, in particular, is a strategy targeted to promote abstinence by focusing on three things: acceptance, which makes the person realize that he is facing a chronic disease that he has no control over; surrender, a step ...

These 3 acupuncture points can help ease menopause-related hot flashes

May 17, 2019 - acupoints are stimulated using needles in order to release hormones and regulate the flow of energy. This stimulation induces your body to start healing naturally. (Related: A home guide to the best acupressure points for relieving cardiac problems.)

In the case of women undergoing menopause, acupuncture provides relief from hot flashes by boosting the production of endorphins, which stabilize the body's temperature control system.Three acupuncture points for ...

Electroacupuncture improves the physical function of patients with knee osteoarthritis

April 18, 2019 -

Electroacupuncture is a form of therapy wherein thin needles are inserted into the body at certain areas or acupoints. Based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), stimulating different acupoints on the body could provide various health benefits. Unlike regular acupuncture, these thin needles are attached to a device that generates continuous electric pulses using small clips.

The researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing the data of randomized ...

A home guide to the best acupressure points for relieving cardiac problems

April 18, 2019 - acupoints, which are specific points in the body that reflect disorders of certain organs and visceral conditions. While both have their unique benefits, people looking for immediate relief from discomfort caused by heart disease and other conditions could greatly benefit from learning some acupressure points. These points will not only provide a person with relief from angina and chest pain, but it can also improve overall heart health. (h/t to ModernReflexology.com) ...

Why does Wikipedia want to deprive you of Acupuncture

April 16, 2019 - acupoints, but it identified a biochemical mechanism that supports acupuncture's efficacy on human health.[20, 21] This may biologically explain why acupuncture is so effective in the treatment of migraines.[22]

There are many other laboratory studies proving the existence of acupoints and some of their biological properties; however, another noteworthy body of research conducted by Dr. Morry Silberstein at Curtin University of Technology in Australia found ...

Better than drugs: Integrative approaches to treating depression

February 21, 2019 - acupoints. Stimulating acupoints increases the release of chemicals such as endorphins which directly impact how a person experiences pain.

Several meta-analyses have concluded that acupuncture is more effective at treating depression that commonly used antidepressants.Art therapy

This clinical intervention uses art as the primary mode of communication. This is normally prescribed for children, who may not know the words to use to express their ...

Electroacupuncture helps older people regain their cognitive function after surgery

February 19, 2019 - acupoints.

Electroacupuncture is a type of treatment wherein needles are inserted into the body at certain areas or acupoints and a low-frequency pulse current being electrified by an electric acupuncture machine. Stimulating different acupoints on the body surface could provide different health benefits, according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

The researchers collected blood samples from the participants to measure inflammatory ...