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Acupuncture


A Chinese medical technique; acupuncture is a medicine originating in
the orient over four-thousand years ago. Used primarily for pain relief, but
also in curing disease and general health improvement. Oriental Medicine views
(illness and pain) as an imbalance of one's energy. With Acupuncture the
energetic balance can be restored, thus helping the body to rid itself of
disease. Often illnesses can be diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
Acupuncture consists of inserting hair thin needles through specific spots in
the skin called acupuncture points. These specific spots of insertion are over
neuroreceptors in underlying muscles. These needles are inserted along meridian
points throughout the body; There are hundreds of these meridians, all serving
different purposes. "Evidence proves that needling simulates peripheral nerves
in the muscles which send messages to the brain to release endorphins (morphine-
like peptides in the brain). These natural chemicals......

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