How Acupuncture Can Help With Stress

How Much Stress Do You Have?

• 62% of Americans say work has a significant impact on stress levels.

• 73% of Americans name money as the #1 factor that affects their stress level.

• Two-thirds of all office visits to family physicians are due to stress-related symptoms.

• Increasing numbers of children, teenagers and college students report feeling stressed.

• Stress is linked to the 6 leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide.

Types of Stress

• Mental Stress

– Job stress, too many projects, deadlines, financial problems

• Emotional Stress

– Death in the family, divorce, bad relationships

• Physical Stress

– Extreme physical exercise when not strong enough for it

– Over-doing it

• Environmental and Chemical Stress

– Pollution, poor eating, work environment

– Too much coffee, nicotine and alcohol

Symptoms of Stress

• Forgetfulness, lack of concentration, poor judgment, poor memory, lack of organization, mental cloudiness, feeling spacey, confused, lack of interest, negative self-talk

• Irritable, mood swings, depression, anxiety, no sense of humor, anger, hostility, nervousness, overly emotional, worry, grief, sadness, fear

• Palpitations, headaches, migraines, fatigue, stiffness, pain, aches, sweaty palms, digestive problems, acne, herpes breakout, sleep problems, cold hands, shortness of breath, dizziness, pregnancy complications, restless leg

Happy? It may keep you healthy.Those with upbeat moods have lower harmful “stress” hormones, study says

…women who reported more positive emotions had lower levels of proteins that indicate inflammation in the body that is believed to contribute to a range of ills, including heart disease and cancer…

…women who reported more positive emotions had lower levels of proteins that indicate inflammation in the body that is believed to contribute to a range of ills, including heart disease and cancer…

…happier people tend to be in better health than those who are persistently stressed…

…happier people tend to be in better health than those who are persistently stressed…

…cortisol - a “stress” hormone that, when chronically elevated,

may contribute to high blood pressure, obesity, and

dampened immune function…

…cortisol - a “stress” hormone that, when chronically elevated,

may contribute to high blood pressure, obesity, and

dampened immune function…

Acupuncture and Stress

• Qi provides nourishment for every cell, tissue,

muscle, gland and organ

• When Qi becomes blocked and imbalanced =

sickness, illness, mental problems and disease

• Qi is like water, flowing through meridian network

which is like a river inside your body

Acupuncture and stress

Meridians are river networks inside our body

Why Acupuncture Works?

• Acupuncture

– Effectively treats by unblocking bodies energies

– Relaxes the body

– Calms mind

– Reduces anxiety

– Clears your mind

– Supports digestive problems

– Eliminates headaches

– Helps with pain, stiffness and aches

– Lowers blood pressure

• Addiction - alcohol, drug, smoking• Anxiety• Arthritis• Asthma• Bronchitis• Carpal tunnel syndrome• Chronic fatigue• Colitis• Common cold• Constipation• Dental pain• Depression• Diarrhea• Digestive trouble• Dizziness• Dysentery• Emotional problems• Eye problems  

• Facial palsy/tics• Fatigue• Fertility• Fibromyalgia• Gingivitis• Headache• Hiccough• Incontinence• Indigestion• Irritable bowel syndrome• Low back pain• Menopause• Menstrual irregularities• Migraine• Morning sickness• Nausea• Osteoarthritis• Pain • PMS

• Pneumonia• Reproductive problems• Rhinitis• Sciatica• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)• Shoulder pain• Sinusitis• Sleep disturbances• Smoking cessation• Sore throat• Stress• Tennis elbow• Tonsillitis• Tooth pain• Trigeminal neuralgia• Urinary tract Infections• Vomiting• Wrist pain

The NIH and WHO

Thank You From Dr. Brenda