Obesity (obesity) One of the most common problems in which acupuncture is used. If I follow acupuncture, which is sometimes presented as a miracle method to lose weight, and sometimes I follow these lists, I will lose weight anyway. What is the need for acupuncture? is approached.
Both approaches contain important errors. On the one hand, Acupuncture is not a miracle. On the other hand, the contribution of acupuncture is so important that it cannot be ignored at the initial stage, where behavioral change should be established for the patient who has to grapple with obesity.
Acupuncture, first of all, will make your digestive system work more regularly, for example, if you have constipation problems, it will eliminate it, if you have heartburn, burning or indigestion, it will eliminate them.
Acupuncture will relieve the stress that still exists in your life and will occur during such a serious behavioral change, and will make you feel calmer and more relaxed than ever before. This will allow you to reconsider and change some of your behaviors.
Acupuncture will relieve the expected feeling of hunger, stomach scraping and fatigue complaints as the amount of food you take naturally will decrease in this process. Acupuncture will accelerate the metabolism, which is slowed down as a result of strict diets, weight gain or loss, or for any other reason, which is often outside the control of the physician.
While acupuncture is solving these problems, the patient will do; Going to Acupuncture treatment once a week regularly and following the recommendations of your doctor while losing weight in a healthy way will be nothing but adopting the right habits that will last a lifetime by permanently changing the wrong behaviors related to nutrition.
As a result; Obesity is one of the main health problems of the 21st century that must be dealt with consciously. Obesity causes many health problems beyond the problems it produces alone. One of the dynamics that can fight obesity in society is acupuncturists. With the condition of approaching obesity.
Prof. Dr. Kaya Özkuş
