Is acupuncture really effective for weight loss?

"Obesity is a breathing pain. It hurts when you sleep and when you climb stairs." Some people say that losing weight is a woman's mission in life. As a woman, who doesn't want to have a slim figure? In order to lose weight, we really try everything, including diet pills, acupuncture, exercise, etc. We have tried almost everything. Recently, it is widely said that acupuncture can help lose weight. I am a little skeptical. Is acupuncture really effective?

1. Principle of weight loss

1. Regulate gastrointestinal function. Since acupuncture can prolong the time of gastric emptying, it can suppress or even reduce the excessive appetite.

2. Improve the body's metabolism. Acupuncture can increase the rate of metabolism, increase the body's fat burning, and thus achieve the goal of weight loss.

3. Improve the function of the endocrine system. A lot of obesity occurs during adolescence, postpartum period, and menopause, especially in women. These stages are times when endocrine changes are very drastic.

4. The key to losing weight is to avoid fat, greasy food, eat less sugar. And exercise more! Properly control your diet: eat less sugar, starch, animal fat, etc., eat until you are 70% full, which can promote the consumption of body fat. In addition, skipping rope and running more every day, the main thing is to persist, which will have a very good effect.

5. Strictly speaking, acupuncture has no effect on weight loss. The significance of acupuncture is to dredge the meridians, remove dampness and resolve phlegm. In Western medicine terms, it means quickly metabolizing impurities in the body.

6. It is basically impossible to use this method as the main method for weight loss, but it can be used as a good auxiliary method. After the meridians are unblocked, the phlegm and dampness in the body will accumulate on the body surface. At this time, proper exercise and sweating can smoothly expel them from the body. People with good work and rest habits generally will not rebound.

From the above, it can be seen that acupuncture for weight loss does have some effect, but the editor still does not recommend that you use this method. The editor firmly believes that as long as you control your diet and move your legs, losing weight is not a problem at all. The most important thing is that exercise to lose weight makes the body healthier and more beautiful, while also improving one's immunity.