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Cures Without Medication

An ancient Chinese medical technique, acupuncture is a medicine originating from China over 5,000 years ago (Singer, 1). Acupuncture was used to help restore a healthy balance of energy throughout the body, along with herbal remedies, was the main treatment offered by traditional Chinese medicine ("Acupuncturist", 1). Basically, acupuncture is the insertion of very fine needles, sometimes along with an electrical stimulus, on the body's surface (1). Acupuncture influences physiological functioning of the body by an unknown process, it raises the levels of triglycerides (three fatty acids naturally occurring in our body), specific hormones, white blood cell counts, endorphins, and overall anti-body levels ("Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Schools and Careers Q&A", 1). Therefore balancing your body and improving your immune system.
According the Chinese medical practices, acupuncturists diagnose and treat patients with an emphasis on balancing ‘qi', the life force or energy in all living things ("Acupuncturist", 1). Acupuncturists insert fine needles into certain places of the body known as acupoints (1). These points correspond to the twelve major energy pathways in the body called meridians (1). Each of the meridians is related to specific internal organs and systems (1). According to the prescribed length of time, acupuncture needs are left in, and may also use electrical current, ultrasound, heat, laser beams, or herbs to treat patients' (1). The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture and traditional
Oriental medicine's ability to treat more than 43 common disorders including: Gastrointestinal disorders, like food allergies, indigestion, anorexia, urogenital disorders including urinary tract infections, gynecological disorders, respiratory disorders, disorders of the bones, muscles, joints, and nervous systems such as arthritis, migraine headaches, neck and shoulder pain, etc, circulatory disorders, emotional and psychological disorders,...