Why Acupuncture treats Diabetes – Western View

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Acupuncture has been around for a few thousand years and has seen a myriad of ailments. The non-invasive treatment puts the pieces of your health back together by balancing the body. In the article by Health CMI, acupuncture regulates the bodies insulin resistance and beta-cell function. There are many chemicals that are mediated by acupuncture treatments and what research on an individual chemical release fails to show is the natural homeostatic drive of an acupuncture treatment. Homeostasis, the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium ... Read More

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Diabetes Mellitus and Chinese Medicine

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Diabetes is a syndrome in which there are abnormal levels of insulin secretion, elevated glucose levels, retinopathy, neuropathy, and accelerated atherosclerosis. Diabetes comes in different type that most people are familiar with: Type I, Type II, and gestational. Type Iis insulin dependant. Seventy-five percent of Type 1 diabetics have antibodies to their own pancreatic cells as a result of a viral infection. Some of the viral diseases associated with Type 1 are hepatitis, rubella, Epstein-Barr viruses, herpes virus 6. Type II diabetics don't ... Read More

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