“Acupuncture supports weight loss from many different angles.” One of the most important ways, is by giving your metabolism a boost by helping regulate your digestion, insulin, and hormones.

From the Chinese Medicine perspective in which acupuncture is rooted, the idea is that when your major digestive organs aren’t functioning at 100 percent, your metabolism can get sluggish.

Your body needs to use a lot of energy to burn fat, which isn’t a big deal if your metabolism is chugging along smoothly. But “if your metabolism is affected and your energy is low, your body goes into what I call ‘low power mode’” . This makes it harder to drop kilos.

Stimulating specific trigger points on your body can be like “little on-off switches” for various systems in your body, . Flipping them on theoretically revs your flow of energy, and subsequently, your ability to burn fat.

This boost can also help suppress appetite. “Hunger is a sign you are low in energy,” so when those levels become more stable, you shouldn’t feel as ravenous.
Acupuncture can reduce inflammation.
Acupuncture can tamp down your hunger
Acupuncture can improve your mood

If you’re trying to lose weight—and you aren’t freaked out by needles—acupuncture can be a part of a larger slimdown strategy. However, “relying on acupuncture alone can be a slow process, and thus, discouraging,”

We recommends thinking of acupuncture treatments like personal training sessions—you’ll get much better results if you make healthy choices that support weight loss in other areas of your life. Outside of acupuncture, you should exercise regularly, focus on healthy eating habits, get quality sleep, and find some time to relax each day.

“Natural, sustainable weight loss and healthy metabolism function involve a multidimensional mind-body-spirit understanding of the ways in which your emotions, beliefs, lifestyle, energy, and food all affect your body.”