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How Does Acupuncture Work? |
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Different styles of Traditional Chinese Medicine practiced in the
United States What can I expect during an acupuncture session? |
Your brain is signaled when a needle is inserted into your body. The brain responds by activating neurotransmitters like endorphins and enkephalins, which stop pain and increase the feeling of well-being.
The brain also responds by increasing blood cell counts, in particular white blood cells. This is particularly important for illnesses like colds, viruses, chronic fatigue, candida, and fibromyalgia.
Modern science has measured electrical charges at acupuncture points and has also noted chemical and hormonal changes when these points are stimulated. As per the placebo effect: The power of the mind is extraordinary, and we cannot discount the role it can play in a person’s recovery. However, acupuncture is extremely effective on animals, and there have not been any documented accounts of the placebo effect on animals. |
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Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture in Santa Barbara
Monica Bloch, M.S., L.Ac. |
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Acupuncture does not require your belief in order for it to
work. Acupuncture has been scientifically proven, but for some reason many
people in the West are resistant to the research supporting this claim, and
insist on subscribing to an ethnocentric view of medicine. 
