Weight loss is a means of losing weight by applying needles to specific areas under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory to balance yin and yang, regulate internal organs, run qi and blood, and unblock meridians. More and more acupuncture weight loss now, so people can not help but ask: acupuncture weight loss is credible? Myths about weight loss 1, weight loss is weight loss Obesity refers to weight gain caused by excessive accumulation of body fat, most obese people have abnormal or unbalanced distribution of body fat, that is, there is a large amount of fat deposits in the parts that should not accumulate fat. Many obese people are not overweight, but the local fat accumulation is obvious, the purpose of weight loss is to reduce the accumulation of body fat, and not simply the reduction of weight. 2, dieting for weight loss is convenient and fast The weight reduction by dieting, non-adipose tissue accounts for 65%, fat tissue accounts for 35%, dieting for weight loss sounds very natural, but in fact very dangerous, dieting is difficult to ensure a day of energy consumption, so that the body is in a state of hunger, when the body has to first use the liver glycogen in the liver and muscle glycogen, and then consume muscle and other organs of protein, and does not consume Excessive fat in the body, affecting the normal metabolism of the body, causing malnutrition, metabolic rate is reduced, anemia, decreased immunity, mental inattention, muscle relaxation without luster and other phenomena; and it is easy to rebound, once the diet is stopped, the hungry cells will absorb nutrients without choice, increasing obesity. And long time dieting is very easy to lead to anorexia, and even life-threatening. 3, the greater the intensity of exercise, the faster weight loss Not all exercise has a weight loss effect, only aerobic exercise to consume excess fat. After high-intensity exercise, the body often loses water and protein, and does not burn fat well, and easy to produce fatigue and resistance to decline. After intense exercise, blood sugar levels will be lowered, so that people’s appetite, if not careful, eat food calories will exceed the calories consumed during exercise. And a short period of exercise, such as jumping gymnastics, even if it has lasted about an hour, when the fat has just begun to decompose, but stopped the exercise, and can not achieve the effect of weight loss. And then such as fast explosive exercise, get exercise is mainly white muscle fibers, such fibers cross-sectional thicker, this method of weight loss, only the more practice the stronger. Large-intensity exercise is not easy to adhere to, even if the fat loss, once the movement stops, will again gain weight. 4,? The more you lose, the faster the better Some weight loss methods claim to lose more than 10 pounds a month, which is not scientific in nutrition. Under normal circumstances, a person can reduce the daily energy of 500 to 700 kcal, it takes 10 to 14 days to lose 1 kg. Generally speaking, it is more scientific to lose 3 to 4 kilograms in the first month of weight loss, and to maintain a loss of 1 to 2 kilograms each month thereafter. Weight loss is a gradual process, to gradually reach the goal. Studies have found that the shorter the weight loss regimen, the greater the weight rebound rate; the faster the weight loss rate, the higher the degree of weight rebound. The former suggests that weight loss is a long-term process that cannot be easily abandoned; the latter often occurs when unscientific weight loss methods are adopted, such as hunger therapy, diarrhea, overload exercise, etc., which rely on dieting. Therefore, weight loss should not be rushed. Acupuncture weight loss is “green” therapy 1, the principle of Chinese medicine that: “the number of sweet food and more fat”, “the spleen and stomach are strong, it can eat and fat; spleen and stomach are weak, it can not eat and thin or less food and fat, although fat and limbs do not lift “. That is, it is believed that the reason for the formation of obesity is related to over-eating fat, sweet and thick taste and innate endowment, and the principle is that the stomach is strong and the spleen is weak. Acupuncture has the effect of regulating the function of the spleen and the stomach, relieving dampness and phlegm, and leveling yin and yang. Acupuncture weight loss is mainly achieved by regulating the functions of the body. Through acupuncture to regulate the nervous and endocrine system, water and salt metabolism, lipid metabolism process, regulate the satiety center, inhibit the hyperactive gastrointestinal digestive function, so as to inhibit excessive appetite, so that the body does not feel hungry, reduce energy intake; at the same time to promote energy metabolism, enhance energy consumption, and promote fat mobilization and decomposition. 2, indications Acupuncture weight loss is effective for simple obesity. It is generally believed that acupuncture is more effective for those who have a short history of obesity, no bad diet and living habits, no history of weight loss such as taking diet pills, no or light accompanying symptoms, no family history of obesity, and normal menstruation; it is less effective for those who have diseases secondary to hypothalamic disease, pituitary disease, islet disease, hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, etc. 3. Effectiveness Acupuncture not only reduces the excessive accumulation of fat, but also redistributes the abnormally distributed fat. Therefore, acupuncture weight loss is often preceded by a change in body circumference, the so-called body sculpting, which is a change in fat cells, but the change in weight is small, and only with the increase in weight of the treatment, and eventually the weight and fat reduction reach basic synchronization. Some people worry about acupuncture needles transmitting diseases, this worry is not necessary. Nowadays, sterile acupuncture needles are used, disposable or fixed set of needles per person, there is no cross infection. The actual “green” therapy is to adjust the body’s function and lose weight, focusing on fat loss, which is safer and more targeted than drugs. 4, precautions Select the regular hospital acupuncture according to the individual differences of obese people to discriminate treatment, that is, according to the different conditions of obese individuals, choose different points and techniques; in the process of treatment, even if the main points are the same, but each acupuncture also need to adjust the points and acupuncture techniques each time in response to changes in symptoms, weight loss, appetite and other conditions. At the same time, the appropriate amount of stimulation should be selected according to individual differences. The main factors that make up the amount of acupuncture stimulation are the method of acupuncture, the number of acupuncture points, acupuncture techniques, and the duration of effective stimulation. This is often difficult to achieve in beauty salons. The two misconceptions of acupuncture for weight loss in the bottleneck period are: first, to see the effect, think that the great work has been done and stop; second, to meet the bottleneck and lose confidence. The early stage of acupuncture weight loss has a rapid weight loss phase (1 to 4 weeks), and then shows a slow decline (5 to 12 weeks) and gradually stabilize the process (1 2 weeks later). The initial stage of acupuncture mobilizes the body’s energy utilization mechanism, causing lipolysis, and enters a plateau period when weight loss may be accompanied by a rise in appetite. This is the bottleneck period of acupuncture for weight loss. The existence of a relatively long plateau period is precisely the key period for the body to establish a new metabolic equilibrium point, and the treatment of this period is crucial. This period is not weight loss but the body fat distribution has changed, so you must build confidence and actively cooperate with persistent treatment. 5, develop good habits Weight loss is a long-term process, to establish a healthy scientific belief in weight loss, acupuncture and acupuncture at the same time and after acupuncture to regulate the daily diet and life, with appropriate aerobic exercise. For example, in terms of diet, a reasonable nutritious diet should be taken, regular and quantitative, such as the intake of high-fiber food is beneficial to weight loss, but not the more the better, about 30 grams per day, that is, to increase the feeling of fullness, thereby reducing the intake of calories, and can make a smooth rise in blood sugar after meals, too much high-fiber food will increase the gastrointestinal burden, and affect the absorption of calcium, iron and other nutrients.