Medicinal values
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the balance
APUNCTURE
AC
Acupuncture is an ancient
medicinal procedure in which small
needles are inserted into particular
spots on the body. These
acupoints are said to be linked to
the body's energy routes, or
meridians. Acupuncture is an
important component of traditional
Chinese medicine and is frequently
used to promote overall well-being
and cure a variety of health issues.
As asthma is
characterized by chronic
inflammation, the
Evidence-Based
Complementary and
Alternative Medicine
research suggests that
acupuncture may help
people with asthma by
lowering pro-inflammatory
Prevents proteins like IL-6 and, in
turn, reducing
allergies inflammation.
Aids post-
surgery recovery
Surgery recovery can feel like a long
haul. Some patients cope with a
variety of symptoms after surgery,
including nausea and vomiting from
general anesthesia, pain around the
incision site, restlessness and sleep
troubles, constipation, and sore
throat, according to Johns Hopkins
Medicine.
of qi promotes overall wholeness in TCM's
conceptualization of health and disease, and any
disruption to it may create health difficulties.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, putting
tiny stainless steel needles
into certain sites known as
acupoints throughout the
meridians may help rebalance
the flow of qi, thereby restoring
your general health.
Acupoints are sites on the body
that, according to TCM, release
certain chemicals when
stimulated, which when looked
at through a conventional
biomedical lens, can prompt an
immune response and may help
support physiological
homeostasis, potentially limiting
the symptoms of various health
ailments
HEALTH BENEFITS
Improved
Sleep
Patterns According to Sheinberg,
acupuncture may work
for insomnia by calming
the sympathetic nervous
system, or the fight-or-
flight response, to
better prepare the body
for sleep.