Weight Management

 

Traditional Chinese medicine views excess body weight as a symptom of underlying imbalances involving a person’s internal organs or organ systems. Causes of imbalance might include such factors as a person’s lifestyle choices, environment and/or inherited constitution.

 

For thousands of years, acupuncture has been used in China to treat weight loss and maintenance. Combined with nutritional counseling, acupuncture addresses imbalances in the body to increase energy, improve sleep, and reduce food cravings. Herbs effectively stimulate metabolism and diminish appetite, making it easier to lose and maintain weight.

 

We work with clients on an individual basis to address nutrition, emotions, and stress in tandem. We do not promote a certain diet, but a lifestyle change. Demanding immediate results of yourself is unfair and ineffective.

 

While individual response to TCM based therapy for weight management varies, some noticeable effects, apart from actual weight loss, include:

 

Appetite suppression

Induction of satiety (feeling full)

Metabolic stimulation

Stress relief

Reduction of cravings

Reduced fatigue

Reduced sweating

Greater energy levels

 

 

Why choose Acupuncture and TCM?

 

Individualized Attention - Treatment begins with a thorough assessment of a person’s status with regard to these factors as well as a TCM based physical exam. A course of treatment is typically comprised of 12 sessions at a frequency of 2-3 appointments per week and might involve the use of ear-seed placement, auricular acupuncture, general body acupuncture,  herbal prescriptions for use between visits, and dietary and lifestyle recommendations

 

Results - Acupuncture can help promote weight-loss  through its known modulatory effects on some of the neurotransmitters that govern appetite as well as on such weight related hormones as insulin, leptin, cholecyctokinin, adiponectin, and cortisol.

 

Integrative Nutrition - We offer a comprehensive nutritional evaluation that allows you to address the root cause of your health concerns as well as any symptoms. In a manner similar to conventional nutritional counseling, we seek to establish the appropriate intake of necessary micro and macro nutrients but assume a more holistic approach by taking into consideration such factors as the ratio of food proportions, its seasonality, method of cultivation, taste, temperature, and even color.

 

Promote Lifestyle changes - lack of physical activity also contributes to a loss of internal balance and subsequent weight gain, so some form of exercise is also frequently recommended. Clients are encouraged to seek those activities that fit in with their own unique interests, abilities, and preferences to help foster the adoption of a sustainable habit.