Is acupuncture a treatment for you?
Acupuncture originates from China over 2500 years and is a
part of Traditional Chinese Medicine in which fine needles are inserted into
the skin at certain acupuncture points. These needles do amazing job. It is
popular all over the world.
The effectiveness of acupuncture is still in debate. There
was an article that described different persons acupuncture experiences with
different conditions from different practitioners, lady 53 with a prolapsed
disc had 6 months acupuncture and avoided a surgery and got back to her normal
life again.
This is a typical case who benefits from acupuncture
treatment. A person said “I have no knowledge of any parallel universe, so I
can’t compare what my life without acupuncture would be like to see exactly how
much it has helped, but my feeling is that it does help me, so I won’t stop.
Equally, I recognise that it is good to meet a qualified doctor on a regular
basis for a one-to-one session lasting 45 minutes.”
A 46 year old described that acupuncture worked every time
when he had back pain. Acupuncture is magic for some but torture for others. A
48 year old did think acupuncture helped his back pain.
Acupuncture can be beneficial for emotional wellbeing. Many
agreed with this. For example, A 59 year
old with terrible chest pains on some family stressful event. After he was told
there was nothing wrong by the doctors and pain killers didn’t work, he tried
seven session acupuncture and he felt better. He believed that the acupuncture
sessions unblocked the emotional energy.
Not all types of acupuncture treatment are the same. That is
very true.
References
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/04/is-acupuncture-effective-readers-experiences
Regular acupuncture treatment is a new healthy life style
Many people use acupuncture as their lifestyle choice to
help their quality of life. For example, everyone is getting older. With
increased age, wrinkles are unavoidable which make some people unhappy and
losing confidence. Facial acupuncture has anti-aging effects. It can help
reduce wrinkles and rejuvenate the face. Regular acupuncture treatments can
also prevent wrinkle formation. Facial acupuncture become one of the lifestyle
for facial rejuvenation. Another example, with modern fast paced life, there is
lot of stress going on in daily life, acupuncture effectively reduces stress to
help people relax and get better sleep. Having acupuncture from time to time
helps to keep stress level low. Furthermore, acupuncture can help reduce
chronic pain and regular treatment can prevent the pain from coming back. This
helps people’s quality of life. Adding acupuncture to your new lifestyle keeps
you healthy and looking younger.
It’s wonderful to live long. But how? A Japanese doctor
lived to 105. Here's his advice for a long life.
Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, the physician, chairman emeritus of
St. Luke's International University, and honorary president of St. Luke's
International Hospital recommended several basic guidelines for living a long,
healthy life.
Energy comes from feeling good, not from eating well or
sleeping a lot. He said that We all remember how as children, when we were
having fun, we often forgot to eat or sleep. I believe that we can keep that
attitude as adults, too. It’s best not to tire the body with too many rules
such as lunchtime and bedtime.
All people who live long — regardless of nationality, race
or gender — share one thing in common: None are overweight. For breakfast
I drink coffee, a glass of milk and some orange juice with a tablespoon of
olive oil in it. Olive oil is great for the arteries and keeps my skin healthy.
Lunch is milk and a few cookies, or nothing when I am too busy to eat. I never
get hungry because I focus on my work. Dinner is veggies, a bit of fish and
rice, and, twice a week, 100 grams of lean meat.
Others include always plan ahead and keep working, stay
healthy and do exercise.
He believes that pain is mysterious, and having fun is the
best way to forget it.
Science alone can’t cure or help people. Science lumps
us all together, but illness is individual. Each person is unique, and diseases
are connected to their hearts. To know the illness and help people, we need
liberal and visual arts, not just medical ones.
References
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/01/29/people/authorphysician-shigeaki-hinohara/#.W73anmhKiUm
