Slimming Acupuncture
Acupuncture can be used as an effective slimming treatment. During the treatment, thin needles are applied on numerous body acupoints to tone down body loose fats, to accelerate weight loss, and to promote wellness and health.
Acupuncture slimming treatment can regulate nervous and endocrine systems in order to decrease energy intake and increase energy consumption. This treatment relies on the stimulation of some points on the energetic meridians of our body, thus stimulating the metabolism rate, eventually realizing the slimming effect. Ultimately, it can improve obesity-related illness.
It can also be a complementary therapy to one's diet and exercise regime as it can bolster one's resilience, help fight cravings, and enhance one's ability to respond positively to good diet and exercise choices.
針灸瘦身
(一)作用機理
針灸減肥通過針刺、按壓、薰蒸等方法刺激經絡腧穴來調整我們的神經系統功能，刺激腸胃蠕動並且抑制食欲，同時促進脂肪代謝，使積存的脂肪消耗;進而調整、完善、修復人體自身平衡。
針灸減肥以扶正祛邪，疏通經絡，調節臟腑，化濕去痰，調補肝腎為原則,主要包含中醫體針，耳針，配合艾灸及拔罐等方法進行臨床治療。
(二)適應人群和禁忌人群
適應人群：20-40歲之間的單純性獲得性肥胖者;腹部肥胖者;體內水分和濕氣太重的肥胖者;胃火旺盛，食欲強烈的肥胖者;肥胖多為軟脂肪塊的人士，及軟脂肪塊部位。
禁忌人群：出血體質、血液病患者、凝血機制有問題者不能用針灸;皮膚嚴重過敏、惡性皮膚腫瘤患者、局部破損潰爛或皮膚患有疥瘡等傳染性疾病者不宜針灸;妊娠期婦女，或經期婦女禁止在腹部，腰部進行針灸;狂躁不安者，全身水腫者不宜使用;醉酒、過饑、過飽、過渴、過勞者，慎用針灸。