Obesity is a global problem and the World Health Organization (WHO) knows it is. Its statistics showed that between 1995 to 2000, the number of obese adults worldwide jumped by a hundred million (from 200 million to 300 million). A 50% jump within a span of only 5 years.
A person may be overweight because of excessive muscles, body water, bone or fat. Obesity, on the other hand, means too much fat in the body. If you want to know if you’re overweight or obese use the body mass index (BMI) to have reliable information on where you stand.
To know your BMI, divide your weight by your height in meters squared. The National Institute’s of Health BMI calculator (https://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/) will let you know where you stand in terms of weight status.
According to the BMI, overweight means you have a BMI 25 and over; obesity, on the other hand means you have a BMI of 30 and over.
Obesity has resulted in more than 300,000 premature deaths annually in the U.S. Men who are severely obese die 13 years sooner than men of normal weight; obesity is the second highest cause of deaths in the U.S. and Americans spend 40-50 billion just to lose weight. These facts just show why obesity is a very serious health problem in the U.S.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been around for a few millennia and acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, both components of TCM have ways to effectively deal with obesity. Acupuncture Miami works by stimulating neuroendocrine vessels which control physiological functions such as metabolism. In this way acupuncture can help lower lipid levels in the bloodstream, insulin levels body fat and body weight; it allows the body to be easily satiated with less food intakes; lowers the appetite and lessens weight gain due to menstruation.
Acupuncture treatment for obesity or excess weight can and ought to be combined with counseling, exercises and diet management to help take the undesired weight off and to maintain one’s desired weight. Oftentimes, the acupuncturist will combine Chinese herbal medicine with acupuncture to help solve issues that concern imbalances in hormonal function. Food cravings may be caused by enzyme deficiency or low blood sugar in the body. Acupuncture can address these problems by helping to regulate the endocrine system and prevent hormonal and enzyme imbalances from occurring.
Acupuncture treatment for weight loss can be done once, twice of three times a week. Herbal medicine should also be included in the treatment process to help metabolism and food cravings much better. Develop a diet program where you eat highly nutritious foods that can satiate you with just a few food intakes. Engage in some physical activities that allow you to sweat even just a little bit and do them every day.
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