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Summary: Acupuncture for ear point stabilizes the dopamine level. Learn about how acupuncture for ear point helps brain chemical balance with tips from a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in this free acupuncture video.
"We also can add ear point for quit alcohol. So the ear points for helping stabilize the dopamine level while people quit drinking is called hypothalamus. Hypothalamus is inside of this tubercles in the lower part of the ear. So this is inside of this tubercle. So that's the hypothalamus. And it controls a lot of chemical production in the human body. And we can use this point to suppress appetite at the same time to let the brain produce more dopamine. So without alcohol people still feel pretty good."
eHow Article: Acupuncture for Ear Point