Treatment of Depression with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine- How they work

"The side effects associated with anti-depressants compel people to prevent its usage. The number of people seeking alternatives to is growing day by day. A recent research has found that acupuncture can be a perfect alternative. It is found that traditional Chinese Medicine can replace anti-depressants and acupuncture can cure its side effects."

In the process of treatment, the acupuncturist places fine and sterilized needles on different points of the body to stimulate some parts of the brain which promote a natural healing process. On the other hand, Chinese Medicine is based on the theory that energy blocks should be removed to promote proper functioning of the every organ in the body. It serves as a brilliant anti-depressant. They work together to cure the patient.

A recent study showed that ‘electroacupuncture’ is equally effective as fluoxetine (also known as ‘Prozac’). In this technique, a mild electric current is transmitted through the needles to activate natural healing capabilities of the brain. While the other forms of alternative medicine take about five to six weeks to heal, acupuncture works way too faster. It reduces the symptoms in two to three weeks depending upon the patient’s response to the treatment.

When it comes to treating depression due to sexual problems, acupuncture has proved to be a highly effective alternative medicine. Acupuncture will be effective also if the sexual disorder is a result of side-effects due to consumption of some other anti-depressants. Twelve weeks of acupuncture treatment can help both men and women with any sexual disorders.

When it comes to Western medical therapy, despite continued psychopharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatments it was found that the relapse rate was high. It could not prove to be too beneficial in the long term. On the other hand, the patients who were cured with acupuncture found to be strong enough even to deal effectively with further chances of the disease. In this case, a holistic approach was taken to treat the symptoms.

In a holistic approach, Treating Depression with Acupuncture is observed as a much better form of therapy. In this practice, the acupuncturist understands the patient’s problems in detail and starts the treatment. He intends not just to cure the symptoms but heal the patient completely. 

How is Nutritional Detox used to Eliminate Toxins from the Body?

"With the growing environmental pollution, the level of toxicity in food is rising. This is the biggest problem in the 21st Century. Food items that are kept for several days develop enzymes that are extremely harmful to health. On the other hand, pollutants in the air cause many microbes enter our body without our knowledge. In such cases, ‘detox’ or ‘detoxification’ becomes a necessity for removal of those toxic substances from our body."

Toxic substances cause many diseases that could potentially damage our respiratory, pulmonary and mental systems causing death. Governments in many countries are trying to control this issue. Samples of water and food are being tested time and again. And, as a result of those tests, the environmentalists have witnessed a continuous rise in this problem.

Toxins produced by the body (known as ‘endotoxins’ and ‘exotoxins’) lead to several diseases like food poisoning, chronic and degenerative illness, and autoimmune disorders. Such problems can be solved using detox-diets.

Nutritional detox works in two ways: cleansing and building. ‘Cleansing’ removes the toxic substances through fasting, and ‘building’ involves consumption of healthier nutrients to improve health. As you cannot eat and fast at the same time, you cannot follow both the steps simultaneously. Removal of toxins from the body or cleansing involves some serious fasting or juice fasting. 

Both cleaning and building are interrelated. You cannot start ‘building therapy’ without properly flushing toxins out of the body. In this therapy, the body uses nutrients to detoxify on its own and it works when the toxic substances are flushed from the body completely. In order to initiate building, some food supplements are necessary for addition to a normal diet.

There are other methods of detoxification, like the ‘internal detoxification’. It is carried out primarily by the enzymes produced inside the body. The body produces enzymes that bind the toxins with water soluble molecules, and when toxins become water-soluble, they are flushed out of the body.

Nutritional Detox is carried out in many countries around the world. However, any form of detoxification starts with a hygienic dietary plan. So, why not follow a hygienic life and keep from toxins!