Can acupuncture help immune health?

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Can acupuncture help immune health?

From seasonal allergies to cold and flu season, people are seeking safe and effective treatments to help reduce symptoms. Can acupuncture help immune health? Let’s see what the studies say.

What the studies say

In “acupuncture” terms, the way in which acupuncture can work to help boost immune health is my moving blood flow, reducing dampness in the body, and regulating the nervous system. Aka the parasympathetic nervous system.

Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain concluded that acupuncture treatment improved immune function in anxious women. Because emotional disturbances lead to immune impairment, acupuncture for the treatment of anxiety led to increase immune system function. The study found that increases in immune function were found in patients 72 hours after the first acupuncture treatment and one month after a year of sessions had been completed.

Check out our previous post on how acupuncture can help immune health, here.

If you are looking for safe and natural ways to promote wellness. Give our office a call at (425) 686-4498 to set-up your initial consultation to learn more about how we can help you achieve your health goals.

Dr. Ellie Heintze, ND, LAc, is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist in Bothell, WA at her practice Starting Point Acupuncture. She specializes in chronic and complex cases and commonly treats neuropathy, fibromyalgia, migraines, autoimmune, and infertility cases. Dr. Ellie Heintze is also the author of the book, A Starting Point Guide to Going Gluten-Free and Keep Calm and Zen Out available on Amazon.