Like all other places that offer Acupuncture London and other clinics for Osteopathy London offer an understanding of the ancient tradition which began in Asia more than a thousand years ago. According to the ancient practitioners, acupuncture is the very core of traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicinal philosophy dictates that balance is achieved between the two active and passive energies of the body - the yin and the yang. An imbalance in these two energies could result in the body's vital energy known as qi or chi being blocked and as such causes diseases in the body.

Metal pins are inserted into the body at meridians which are the channels through which the chi or qi flows. Acupuncture London states that there are among fourteen to twenty meridians together creating the chi flow channels. These channels can be accessed by sticking the metal pins in any of over two thousand acupuncture points around the body, depending on the illness. By pinning the acupuncture points, energy flow in the body is righted and a balance obtained between the yin and the yang.

There are claims that weight loss and physical strength too can be obtained by using acupuncture. Personal Training London centres as well as weight loss London trainers are currently experimenting with acupuncture method.

Personal Training London and other medical professionals claim that acupuncture is different from the Western approach to medicine as it does not focus on the symptoms of an illness - sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes - but rather on the illness or the allergy itself. Once the symptoms disappear, the allergy will remain and acupuncture focuses on diminishing the allergy or the illness in itself. Chinese acupuncturists will diagnose the allergy or disease to be one of two forms: heat or cold. After having made this diagnosis, pressure points relevant to the illness is accessed and stimulates the energy flow to strengthen the body and remove the illness symptoms.

Acupuncture treatment, when combined with dietary management and exercise may help with weight loss. According to a 2003 study by The Journal of Medical Acupuncture, weight loss London claims that patients who took part in acupuncture therapy lost three times more weight than normal people.

For treatment in Osteopathy London clinic is conveniently located for patient's needs.

Acupuncturists explained that if acupuncture treatments are planned for patients twice a week, the desired amount of weight may be lost. Sessions of acupuncture may take up to forty five minutes to an hour and it may take time at the beginning of each session to determine where in the body the energy imbalances have taken place. The frequency of treatment will depend on the severity of the illness or disease or how much weight you want to lose in this case. Patients have expressed their satisfaction at the ease and fast results in weight loss acupuncture treatment has provided. The advantages of using acupuncture in treating weight loss are effective as it does not come with any side effects.