Losing weight without a regime!? Now possible thanks to acupuncture!

Weight loss, a dilemma or a nightmare, that we haved, are having or will have through our lives.

The improvement of quality of life, the growth of industrially processed products and sedentary lifestyles are the main factors that have caused weight gain in today’s society. Who hasn’t heard of or tried their luck with miracle diets that make empty promises of weight loss in a short span of time? However, many of them, not to say all of them, can harmfully affect our health and are nearly impossible to keep up in the long-term.

Today I will present to you our weight loss program based on traditional Chinese medicine's theory. It has 2 parts, one done at our Center and another one followed-up at home:

· First part: acupuncture, electroacupuncture & auriculotherapy.

· Second part: a healthy diet, regular exercise & emotional balance.

The first part of the program has a finite duration. The second part, hopefully, will be kept up lifelong.

First of all, know that what we're offering is not some kind of miracle or express treatment; but rather, a customized one that takes into account and evaluates the state of each person. Our aim is to raise awareness. Weight loss doesn´t have to be a torture and the person who seeks it ought to understand the need behind all of this: it´s not a mere aesthetical issue, obesity can lead to countless diseases, and in some cases even result in death.

How does acupuncture help you lose weight?

Acupuncture acts in various aspects of the organism by promoting the elimination of body fat with the:

1. Regulation of the endocrine system.

2. Regulation of your metabolism, accelerating the decomposition of fat and sugars.

3. Inhibitory effect over the secretion of gastric acid.

4. Reduction of excessive eating caused by anxiety.

What are the changes produced during the acupuncture weight loss treatment?

With this treatment you’ ll be noticing a series of changes in your body:

1. Lack of appetite. Which doesn´t mean that you will stop eating, but you will be feeling satiated sooner during your meals. This way, you'll eat only the amount that your body trunly needs.

2. Sensation of thirst. Drinking water helps clean liquid excess and toxins accumulated in our organism.

3. Rise in the production of urine or the need to go to the bathroom.

4. Corporal tonification. The acupuncture sessions will be done with electroacupuncture. It consists in connecting small electrical charges to the needles in order to break the subcutaneous fat.

When will I see the effects of the treatment?

Acupuncture, by being a method based on the regulation of the organism, will not have immediate effects as do following strict diets or taking slimming products. However, it’s a completely natural method without any kind of side effect.

Generally, you will start to see your weight loss during the first three sessions, this depending on the sensitivity of the person towards acupuncture (being able to lose between 1,5 – 4kgs in 3 weeks) and if there is any kind of accompanying disorder that might hinder the the process, such as hypothyroidism, polycystic ovaries, etc. These will slow down the effects of acupuncture, due to the greater amount of time needed for the hormonal regulation to find its balance.

Weight loss acupuncture is specially effective on men and women before their 50s (before menopause). After menopause, your metabolism becomes much slower and its effects won´t be so immediate, although it always depends on the sensibility of each person towards the treatment.

Recommendations and tips to know during the weight loss treatment

Acupuncture treatment does not demand you to follow any strict regime, but it does ask for a healthy lifestyle. These recommendations are for losing weight naturally and in a healthy way with the help of acupuncture:

1. Drink lots of water, it’s advised to drink up to 200ml of water after waking up.

2. Munch your food thoroughly, it should take you at least 20 minutes to finish each meal.

3. Having breakfast is a must, whilst you should have a light dinner.

4. Try to avoid having snacks between meals.

5. Walk 30 minutes everyday.

Although I have already said so before, the treatment does not require for you to follow through, but there is a list of food that you should try to avoid as much as posiible: cheese, deep-fried food, products with a high concentration of refined white flour, sweets, honey, sodas, alcohol or canned food.

Complying with the aforementioned recommendations, with the added help of acupuncture, will allow us to obtain a healthy body. And once having finished the treatment, by mantaining the acquired healthy lifestyle, we will be capable of successfully avoiding the dreaded rebound effect (thumbs up).

Now that you know about our weight loss programme, what are you waiting for? Try it for yourself! We promise you won't feel lonely, we will come along with you on this journey, hard but inmensly rewarding at the very end!