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Summary: Acupuncture can be used to control the body chemical dopamine. Learn about the benefits of acupuncture with tips from a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in this free acupuncture video.
Acupuncture has a really intriguing history. It's been around longer than anybody could say for certain. One of the earliest indications of acupuncture was found in the northern Alps in Italy. When scientist found a body frozen in the ice with the skin still intact, they discovered acupuncture points. In France, some have found cave paintings that have meridian lines drawn on a human form. However, acupuncture will always be a legacy to Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM. Even today, modern acupuncturist base their knowledge on information that is more than twenty five hundred years old. Regardless, one can not deny the many health benefits of acupuncture. Most that have had this treatment rave about its success. Quitting cold turkey can turn your world upside down. How about trying an alternative such as acupuncture. In this free video series, let a traditional Chinese practitioner show you the benefits of acupuncture. Learn how acupuncture first helps with0 quitting smoking and where needles go. Next you'll get instructions on how acupuncture aids with alcohol. Finally, our practitioner explains the benefits of acupuncture for narcotics use. Acupuncture will help you get your body clean and chemicals in balance.
"Why acupuncture can be used to help people quit smoking, alcohol, and drugs. When people try to quit smoking, there are complicated changes in chemicals inside our bodies. One of the chemicals is called dopamine. So when alcoholics stop drinking alcohol this chemical goes down to very low levels and they usually feel very irritated drowsy, depressed. Using acupuncture we can stimulate the body to produce its own dopamine so that when people stop drinking alcohol this chemical level is still not going too low so people will not feel drowsy, irritable. So acupuncture on the ear points and the body points will stimulate your brain to produce more of this feeling good chemical dopamine."
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