Posted by: kiviva | March 3, 2011 Cellulite – how Traditional Chinese Medicine can help

Using Traditional Chinese Medicine to fight cellulite When you are feeling great, you want to look great too. But we all have those difficult little challenges to overcome – and for many of us, the most difficult is the dreaded cellulite. So what is cellulite exactly? Cellulite is a term used to describe the dimpling appearance of skin, often found around the thighs and buttocks in women. It’s a normal and harmless condition although it presents a cosmetic concern to many. The dimples appear due to protrusions within the first fat layer due to a combination of genetic tendencies, combined with lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise, poor diet and stress. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views cellulite as a lifestyle and energy flow problem. TCM views the even distribution of fat throughout the body as an energetic function of the spleen. When the spleen is out of balance due to excess worry, over thinking, over sitting, decreased exercise and consumption of damp producing foodssuch as dairy, wheat and processed foods, fat accumulates. When this accumulation combines with stress and repressed emotions it stagnates creating the dimpling appearance of cellulite. How can Chinese Medicine help? Chinese medicine uses acupuncture, cupping, herbal medicine and lifestyle advice to reduce fat and move stagnation to reduce cellulite. Specific acupuncture points are used to rebalance the spleen, reducing damp and moving stagnated energy in the relevant energy pathways. Cupping smooths and firms the region by removing toxicity and increasing blood flow. Herbal medicine internally rebalances your energy and effectively fights cellulite from within. A combined approach of Chinese medicine, diet and increased exercise can give you effective results including: * smoother, firmer appearance * increased metabolism * reduced fluid retention * detoxification of tissue * stress relief Best results are accomplished with 2 x 1 hour acupuncture treatments per week over 4 weeks. ,Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist, Rate this: Like this: Like Loading... Posted in , | Tags: ,