Top Reasons to Try Acupuncture This Fall

Has acupuncture been on your mind to try, but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet? Well, you’re in luck. There’s no better time than the Fall season to get started with an acupuncture treatment and wellness plan. As the leaves change and temperatures drop, it’s so important to settle into new routines and make self-care tasks more a habit you not only look forward to, but can stick with as the seasons change, too. 

What is Acupuncture, Exactly?

First things first, it’s important to understand exactly what acupuncture is before trying it. If your impression is that acupuncture is just tiny needles stuck throughout your body, you’re only half-wrong. Yes, the needles are tiny and yes, they are stuck throughout your body. But their placement is strategic and most importantly — they do not hurt. We promise!

Acu-needles are small, hair-like needles that are gently and painlessly inserted along different points of the body called acupoints. 

Acupoints are found along pathways of the body that we call meridiens - paths that we believe energy flows through the body. When that energy, called qi, becomes blocked or sluggish, that is when symptoms can start to be felt.

By stimulating the acupoints with acupuncture, we restore the flow and balance of qi throughout the body and help to alleviate symptoms while addressing the internal causes.  

The points we use and treatment plan we give depends on your body’s unique needs and symptoms. Here are some of the top reasons to try acupuncture this fall!

Seasonal Allergies

Love the fall but HATE the allergies that come along with it? You’re not alone. The dry, itchy eyes, foggy head, sneezing, congestion, runny noses—are just some of  the pleasures that come with seasonal allergies. But this year, you can prevent and treat your fall allergies with the holistic approach of acupuncture! 

But first, it’s important to better understand exactly what allergies are.  The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture explains, “Western medicine views seasonal allergies as a form of immediate hypersensitivity reaction which occurs when antibodies produced by lymphocytes interact with airborne particles such as pollen,” and this typically results in inflammation — which acupuncture is known to help remedy.

By restoring the flow of Qi, it can also help to alleviate congestion and any associated sinus pain and pressure, too. So if you’re sneezing, itching and watery eyes and overall feelings of discomfort are bothering  you, head on in for a session today. You have nothing to lose - except your sniffles!

Improved Sleep

Having trouble sleeping? Insufficient or poor sleep is not only extremely frustrating, but it is detrimental to your overall health and wellbeing, too. Thankfully, acupuncture treatment has been linked to improved sleep and has also been shown to help treat insomnia.

During and after treatment, hormones that are tied directly to relaxation and wellbeing are released , so you’ll feel more relaxed and less anxious, which can aid in easing you to sleep better at night. Acupuncture can also help sleep apnea, too.

If you’re struggling to sleep, chat with your primary care physician   to rule out any serious underlying problems, but come see us, too. We can help you drift to dreamland easier, and for longer.

Help with Headaches

If you're suffering from tension headaches, migraines, sinus pressure, or more - we can help!

If you are suffering from tension headaches, migraines, sinus pressure or more, we can help with that, too! Acupuncture can help provide relief of headaches and head pain by restoring the balance of energy within the body, and triggering a healing response.

It also releases endorphins, which are natural pain-fighting hormones, limits the need for over the counter or prescription medications, and helps to fight inflammation within the body, which can (and does) cause pain.

Alleviate Sore Muscles

Tension in your neck and shoulders from being stressed? (Who isn’t these days!) Or, go a little too hard at the gym (or home workout) and are in need of some TLC? Acupuncture can help to alleviate sore muscles by restoring circulation and blood flow which helps improve muscle healing, swelling and soreness. 

Plus, here at NJ Acupuncture Center our treatments are always followed by a relaxing, tension-relieving massage. It’s a win/win!

Help With Digestion and Weight Control

Indulge in a bit too much cider, pumpkin beer or Halloween candy? We can help with that, too.  For your digestion woes or weight loss goals,  acupuncture needles are strategically placed within predetermined weight loss meridians as they work to stabilize qi, facilitate energy flow, and reduce leptin (the hormone which regulates fat storage) and increases ghrelin (the hormone which controls meal initiation.)

Additional findings have concluded that acupuncture for digestion and weight loss also helps in improving liver functionality, too.

*In addition to acupuncture for digestion and weight control, we also offer our Cryo-Slimming service which uses thermal shock to preserve surrounding non-fat tissue, resulting in a much more dramatic slimming effect. The device we use is incredibly safe (or else we wouldn’t use it!) and each session lasts about 30 minutes alternating between heat, a longer period of cold, and then heat again. This is all done manually by our technician and feels like a massage. Results will vary from client to client, but scientific research and clinical trials have proven this approach reduces fat cells. The cells are destroyed during the treatment, and most are then eliminated from the body within 2-3 weeks.  

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