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By Eric Cho

Daily Stress

Coping with stress is a major issue in our fast paced modern
world. Stress is something that affects your entire body, and in
many situations is good. As one of the body’s defence
mechanisms, stress is what gives us the focus and the energy to
deal with challenging situations. If you are walking alone at
night, and you think a robber is following you, your senses are
heightened, your muscles are ready, and your mind focuses on the
situation at hand. The stress that we feel today comes from many
of these primitive emotions, but are converted into our modern
day to day world of deadlines, relationships, money worries,
etc. In the modern world, stressors can be more constant,
causing long term stress which can have negative effects.

So if you feel ‘stressed’, it means that your worries, defence
mechanisms, and other systems are overworking, which is a bad
psychological place to be, and at the same time something which
can negatively affect your health.

Alternative Ways To Deal With Stress

In Chinese medicine, stress is seen to block the flow of blood
and energy in the body, causing stagnation. Acupuncture deals
with this by stimulating the body’s energy flows, countering
tension and spreading relaxation. Chinese medicine sees the body
as a series of paths (or meridians) through which energy (also
known as qi) flows. When we are healthy, the energy flows
smoothly from one part of the body to the other. Stress causes
muscle to tense, which in turns blocks energy and makes us
unhealthy. Those experiencing high levels of stress often have
pain in their upper back, shoulders, and neck, the areas which
tense when we are stressed.

When you see the body in this context you can start to see how
acupuncture works to stop stress. Many are skeptical of
acupuncture, as it seems like such a strange idea – sticking
needles in people’s backs to relieve pain and such – but in the
context of energy flows it makes more sense.

Acupuncture is an ancient art, dating back possibly as far as
3000 BC, and has been a popular form of medicine in Asia
throughout modern history. So it has been around for a long
time, and tested through the generations. Today, there is also
significant scientific literature on the efficacy of
acupuncture. It is also a safe treatment, as long as it is done
by an experienced practitioner.

Acupuncture And Stress

Acupuncture works by inserting a very thin needle into key
points on the body which correspond to body organs. These
needles then stimulate the flow of energy, breaking down
musculature barriers and moving blood and energy to areas where
it is needed (the conventional western notion of acupuncture
focuses more on how the needles cause the brain to release
endorphins, as well as increased blood flow). Thus energy flow
returns to normal and both the body and mind can relax.

Acupuncture not only treats stress but also many other health
conditions.

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