Research Shows Acupuncture Decreases Stress Hormones

The further along I get in my practice, the more I feel like stress and inflammation are the literally the root of all evil in the body. Indeed, even the American Medical Association notes stress as the basic cause of more than 60% of all human illness and disease.

Luckily for us, there is much we can do about it, and Acupuncture is rising to the top of the list thanks to modern research illuminating what 3,000 years of tradition and practice can do for your health!

The most recent rat studies show two specific things:

1. Rats pre-treated with Acupuncture before a stressful event do not release the same amount of stress hormone that non-acupuncture receiving rats produce during said stressful event.  This suggests that regular Acupuncture treatment can reduce the negative effects of stress in the body by reducing the amount of stress hormones released. 1
   
   
2. Rats treated with Acupuncture after acute stress also show a reduction in stress hormone release and recovery time from stressful events.  This suggests that Acupuncture can also reduce stress and aid in “return to baseline” or recovery time, from stressful events after the fact. 2
   

This is a pretty compelling reason to make Acupuncture part of your normal health routine.  Never mind that it is deeply relaxing and can help decrease pain, control allergies, improve sleep, improve digestion, reverse and slow the signs of aging, decrease depression and anxiety, and all sorts of other things - frankly I believe that stress reduction, and by way of stress decreased inflammation, is truly one of the key things Acupuncture does for your health and a great reason to get it!

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Until next time,

~Rebecca