| Stress is a common problem and most of us tend to | | | | Immune function suppressesd) Problems |
| face it at some point or the other in our lives. There | | | | related to digestione) Tensionf) |
| are several reasons for this. The reasons include | | | | Headachesg) Depressionh) |
| tough competition, the need to make more money | | | | Fatiguei) Anxiety |
| and problems related to relationships. | | | | According to the Chinese medical science, depression, |
| Fortunately, there are several ways you can tackle | | | | stress, anxiety or any sort of strong emotion |
| stress. One of the best and widely used methods to | | | | interferes the natural flow of energy through out the |
| eliminate stress is acupuncture. | | | | body. The Chinese theory believes that the energy |
| Human body is hard wired and helps individuals to | | | | flow through the body via network of roads. |
| react to certain stressful events. As soon as it | | | | This acts almost as a highway system. Now, the |
| perceives stress, the sympathetic nervous system | | | | disturbing elements such as stress, depression and |
| kicks in and then helps to give out ‘fight’ or | | | | tension establish ‘traffic jam’ and disturb the |
| ‘flight’ response. | | | | natural flow of traffic on the road. It blocks the free |
| Here are some normal relations of human body under | | | | flow of energy inside the body. |
| the condition of any sort of stress:a) Heart | | | | For instance, people who are stressed out may often |
| rate increasesb) Pupils dilatec) | | | | complain about pain in the shoulder, neck or even |
| Digestion process shuts down temporarily | | | | upper back. This is due to the tension caused by |
| In earlier days, the ‘flight or fight’ response | | | | stress in the respective areas that work towards |
| worked well because most of the stress or threat | | | | blocking the free flow of energy. The result is pain, |
| came from animals, environment or nature. However, | | | | headaches and tightness in the body. |
| these days, people tend to face threats in a | | | | With the help of acupuncture, one can easily address |
| different way. In fact, the threat is faced in an | | | | to the problem of energy blockages. The |
| indirect way. For instance, a modern man faces | | | | acupuncture points work towards acting as the on |
| threat in the form of a nasty colleague or a | | | | ramp and off ramps to the highway of energy. It |
| demanding boss. A bad relationship or a trouble some | | | | would also facilitate smooth flow of energy and |
| situation may also be the case. | | | | suppress the stress and anxiety system. If |
| Most of the time, stress becomes an integral part of | | | | continued, it will also eliminate stress and anxiety |
| most people’s lives. Under these situations, | | | | completely. |
| human body suffers a lot. Here are some common | | | | Acupuncture releases natural pain-killing chemicals |
| problems faced by the human body:a) The | | | | known as endorphins to the brain. Acupuncture will |
| stress hormone of the body known as the cortisol | | | | also decrease blood pressure, heart rate and relaxes |
| elevatesb) Blood pressure increasesc) | | | | the muscles. |