Depression is a mood disorder with physical and mental symptoms that may be harmful to your normal daily activities scored. People with depression often suffer from poor sleeping habits, crying, fear, anxiety, poor memory, inability to concentrate, muscle pain, stomach problems and lack of interest in activities previously enjoyed. In most cases comprises treating antidepressant and / or therapy.
Acupuncture can help with low mood and depression? A recent study of acupuncture in treating depressed patients shows that acupuncture can be a safe and effective treatment of depression, even when standard anti-depressants is not suitable, have reason to hope for the thousands of people who suffer from depression each year .
First, it is noteworthy that Chinese medicine does not recognize depression as a disease in itself. But it is targeted at specific symptoms that are unique to each individual treatment to restore balance within the person, at the same time addressing body, mind and emotions.
As a general rule, Chinese medicine, depression associated with deficits and 2 organs, the heart (the organ related to Joy) and spleen (the organ to be grounded and connected content or the opposite of worry). There is often involvement of the liver (the organ associated with stress), not only do people feel bad, but they can also experience more stress!
If the models (diagnosis) are defined, the operator on a selection of points that are specific to that person. The GP may also recommend changes in diet and lifestyle.
This may include mild exercise such as yoga to help the Qi in the body to find an activity that the person is to nourish the heart, or to ensure that the person may be a simple, to help digest a diet of the spleen.
As a general rule, it is better diet, attacking the little ‘raw fruit / vegetables, if they have more stress on the digestive system and have about 20 ~ 30% of the diet consists of protective proteins. Reduce the amount of grain and dairy products can also be useful.
Since depression is usually associated with a deficit, avoiding the excesses is the best! How much strenuous exercise and go to bed after midnight. Alcohol should be avoided.
Finally, certain acupuncture points showed that the brain regions known to be reduced, the sensitivity to pain and stress and promotes relaxation and reduces anxiety and fear affect. This may explain why there are so many patients, acupuncture treatment is so relaxing (many people actually fall asleep during treatment!), But also goes a long way to explain how you can help someone with depression