Acupuncture for Stress Relief
By Studies have shown again and again that there is a distinct and direct correlation between stress and illness. Stress changes the biochemistry of your body, setting it off course and making it difficult to return to homeostasis (a state of perfect well-being.)
Have you been to your family physician recently to help you with your stress? Undoubtedly the answer is a resounding “no”. Naturally the best suggestion they would have for you is to take a vacation or perhaps to eliminate the stressor. The fact is that most of us wait until the stress has reared its ugly head manifesting as insomnia, anxiety, depression, ulcers, heart disease or any number of other disorders before crawling to the doctor to fix us. The physician may prescribe some drug to treat the disorder, leaving you with side effects, further stressing the body. There is something inherently wrong with this approach to health care.
There are many kinds of stress including physical stress, emotional stress and psychological stress and often the triggers are different things for different people. Yoga, meditation, relaxation, proper sleep, vacationing, and breath work can all help. Acupuncture, above all, has an incredible ability to help your body rebalance from any one of these kinds of stress before it takes its toll. Each acupuncture session brings your body one step closer to homeostasis by balancing the biochemistry, the hormones and neurotransmitters. The negative effects of stress are simply reversed. With acupuncture treatment, the nervous system moves from the sympathetic or stress mode to the more relaxed, balanced mode called the parasympathetic. Additionally the organ systems perform optimally and patients are left with a profound sense of peace and well-being which I refer to as the altered state of acupuncture. It’s really quite difficult to describe this state other than to say it feels right. Your body feels right.
Imagine the benefits of regular acupuncture treatments for preventing disease, improving ill health and for anti-aging. Imagine what kind of a world this would be if we all took the time to de-stress regularly. We can’t control all of the circumstances of our lives to eliminate all stressors. We may lose our jobs, our loved ones or our homes but we absolutely do not have to let the external circumstances disrupt the balance of this miracle of life and health. Acupuncture treatments even once a month can make a world of difference.
Kimball Cicciu is a Licensed Acupuncturist, yoga teacher, college professor, and writer living in Golden, Colorado. She is also a lay ordained Zen practitioner who strives to make a difference in the lives of others. It is a part of Kimball’s mission to generate awareness of right living and to teach others to live well and feel well. Find more about her and her business, Inner Peace Wellness Institute at http://www.ColoradoAcupuncture.com
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