Ask Dr Xiang Jun: Is Acupuncture Effective For Controlling High Cholesterol?
Yes definitely.
Cholesterol is a kind of fat in the body which is important for normal functioning of the body.
Cholesterol can come from the foods we eat and also from production by the liver. An unhealthy diet, smoking, underlying health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of stroke or heart disease can all lead to high cholesterol.
Acupuncture can help to control high cholesterol as it can improve the liver functionings and aid in liver detoxification. You can read more about Functions of Liver in Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine and How Traditional Medicines help Liver Detox in my other blog post.
It has also been proven in science that Acupuncture can help to control high cholesterol.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, high cholesterol is seen as the presentations of differential diagnosis of Liver Stagnations, Stomach and Spleen weakness. Acupuncture can help to move the stagnations and also strengthens the digestion through formulas of the different acupoints stimulations. You can read more about Everything you need to know about Acupuncture and how Acupuncture works here in my blog post on my website as well.
You can read more about how TCM Acupuncture works scientifically in my other blog post.
Further Reading:
Everything you need to know about Acupuncture
How Acupuncture Help with Fatigue
Facial Acupuncture - How to differentiate the real deal from the fakers
Women’s Health: It is not normal to have cysts and fibroids
Men’s Health: Signs of Male Menopause