I am borrowing an acupressure book today.... I figure it is safe to do now that I am 1 day short of my later due date (was given 3)... I am borrowing the book from a friend who did it and went into labor 2 days later. Has anyone else done this? I've tried all of the other natural methods (that I found to be safe) and nothing has worked so far, so I am going to give acupressure a go.... Any thoughts? Wish me luck!

for cravings? sweets, salty, bitter or citrics. something like that...
why is that? what does those cravings tell them?
and a regular cravings for sweets means?....

and what about salty ones??? what does it mean.

can acupunture really make breast bigger??

i read in a magizine that scarlett johansson bresat are due to acupuncture on the breast. It takes 16 half-hours treatments..then needles are inserted into the breast to transfer pulsations from electric current. it stimulates the swelling of collagen and fatty tissue to increase bust by 1 cup for up to six months to forever... can this really work???
ok.ok..am asking to know..i appriciate your opinon but its on a need to know tone. Am not looking for answer along the lines of be happy with wat u have.

My mom, just shy of sixty years of age, looks at least fifteen years younger than many people her age. She consumes a healthy diet with plenty of water, avoids prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, and gets plenty of good sleep each night. This self-admitted granola kid is my model for good health, and she possesses an elegance to her beauty that is hard to describe, so you can imagine my shock when she told me that she was considering going under the knife to try to look twenty years younger. Rather than seeing her get one of those Joan Rivers' a€œpermanent smiles,a€ I started to look for non-threatening a€œfaceliftsa€.

I looked first at the creams, but many of them contained harmful ingredients that I knew my mother would not accept. Chemical peels seem to work, but with the acid and occasional allergic reactions I quickly discounted this approach. I came across collagen injections, but there is some pain involved and the idea of a foreign substance being injected into her body would surely get raised eyebrows - just not the kind that she was looking for. Then I came across acupuncture for facelifts. Acupuncture? I knew acupuncture was effective for headaches, abdominal discomfort, and muscle pain, but I never even considered it for a facelift.

With a history longer than many western civilizations, acupuncture is an ancient component of traditional Asian medicine. In the simplest terms, it is the process by which a trained practitioner inserts a very fine needle just below the skin's surface in order to facilitate the natural flow of energy in the body. As electrical organisms (if you think we are not electrical, send a strong current through your heart and see what happens) problems and discomfort occur because the energy cycle is blocked. The acupuncture needle helps to unblock the flow and thereby facilitates good health.

Over time, our faces lose much of their muscle mass and skin elasticity in the same way that muscles atrophy through disuse. In acupuncture, needles are inserted to restore efficient electrical impulses to hold muscles and skin tight, thereby reducing the appearance of aging. Though there is no proof of its effectiveness, from what I've read and in talking with a few acupuncturists I am assured that it is safe and gets results. However, there are some factors to keep in mind. Results depend on age, gender, and sometimes ethnicity. Obviously it is best to work with someone who is familiar with the technique because, like any other medical field, there are specialists and generalists. Surely you would not go to your family doctor for brain surgery? The same is true with acupuncture. You must look for an acupuncturist familiar with the procedure to gain the best results. Since my mother is familiar with acupuncture, this idea might appeal to her. If not, I may have to get used to seeing a Joker-like smile for years to come!

Ear acupuncture for weight loss has been practiced for centuries even if the thought of piercing needles into various parts of one's ear sounds strange or kooky.

The ear, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is a micro-system with points that match up some vital organs in the body. One's appetite can be curbed once the needles are inserted into these points and your binging and overeating can be prevented while your metabolism can be speeded up.

A calming effect will be experienced as endorphins are released after performing ear acupuncture for weight loss. One's stress, anxiety, and frustration will be relieved with the aid of these endorphins.

What actually lead to overeating and cravings for fattening, unhealthy foods are often ascribed to these feelings.

Laser acupuncture for weight loss is a newer version of ear acupuncture. Similar to needles, this acupuncture also stimulates the same points but with the use of laser.

Digestive and hormonal systems are also affected by the endorphins that are released during ear acupuncture for weight loss by rebalancing them.

The metabolism is therefore slowed down while your determination to keep away from overeating and eating unhealthy foods is fortified.

Increasing the Effectiveness of Ear Acupuncture for Weight Loss

With a tack preceding the piercing of a needle, the acupuncture points on the ear are stimulated. A bead or magnet is taped to the point enabling the augmentation of its efficacy after the needle is inserted.

A patient is required to apply mild pressure to the bead or magnet if he/she starts to feel hungry during the treatment process. In this way, endorphins are released helping the patient to curb his appetite.

Generally, the timetable for ear acupuncture for weight loss treatment is scheduled once or twice a week for 8-12 weeks; it therefore takes time for the patient to attain his desired weight.

The effectiveness of ear acupuncture for weight loss treatment doesn't mean that it is cure-all or miracle. A healthy diet and exercise regimen should be added in order to lose weight with acupuncture.

The capability of the acupuncture in helping you to achieve your weight loss goals speedily and manage your food cravings is somewhat need to be recognized.

Certain points on the ear that match up the mouth for impulsive eaters, the lung for food and sugar addicts, and the endocrine system for water retention are helpful in ear acupuncture for weight loss treatment.

Chinese herbal treatment and breathing techniques are combined with ear acupuncture for best results.

This is for real. Ear acupuncture for weight loss treatment can be the way out to your weight problem and the treatment is proven to be highly effective.

This can help you achieve your weight loss goals easily and quickly more than you expect especially with the help of other treatments and the necessary diet and exercise routine.

i was really interested in going to school , however i cannot find any that offer programs for this.

you can get overdose with drugs or they have side effects, i'm wondering if acupressure is the same.

Player #1:

a). I suffer a disorder called spondylolisthesis
b). I understand a lot about politics and have anti-violence beliefs.
c). Dirk Nowitzki is one of my good friends

Player #2:

a). I am a huge nerd. (My SAT score is nearly 1500 and I speak 8 languages fluently)
b). I am obsessed with snakes
c). I am perceived as being proud, aloof, and cynical

Player #3:

a). I am 25 years old
b). I am a devout Christian and I love kids/community service
c). I am afraid of shots, acupuncture, and all needles
d). I am going to play in the 2008 Olympics

Player #4:

a). I love Krispy Kreme donuts
b). I have huge feet
c). I am loud, happy, and I'm always in Disneyland
d). Twice last year I accidentally hurt Player #3, when we were playing tag and I got carried away.

Player #5:

a). My head looks like a potato.
b). I was one of the most un-controversial players in the league, until the 2007 playoffs
c). I have won multiple championships
d). I used to be a swimmer
I didn't know #2 would be so hard. Hint: David Robinson was NEVER seen as proud, aloof, or cynical.

Hint #2: This person did bad on their PSAT (1100) but got nearly 1500 the second time
For #2, I thought that the snake part would give it away

Acupuncture is originally a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points especially to cure disease or relieve pain. The intention of this method is to promote health and give relief from sufferings. It is a strange and mysterious way of curing which has been continuing for over 4000 years. China and Taiwan are foremost in developing this ancient and traditional therapy. Acupuncture treatment is presently accepted as a safe treatment with positive healing results. Back pain is a common phenomenon and people, who usually suffer from this pain, seek health care. Back pain reduces the man hour productivity due to number of absentees. Acupuncture helps people recover from such pains and it has gained popularity across the world for its effective treatment of acute and chronic backaches. By the help of this treatment a person feels immediate relief in a few visits to the acupuncturists. Acupuncture treatment is not same for all rather it differs from person to person. Each individual patient is treated differently. Common traditional Chinese medicine, in short TCM differentiates symptoms of pain. The symptoms are deficiency type of pain, Qi blood stagnation and Cold damp obstruction. In pains due to deficiency the patient improves with rest. This type of pain can be chronic also. Normally middle and old aged people are prone to it. The stagnant pain is more severe and painful. The patient develops stiffness and tightness in the muscles and the pain increase during rest. Pain from cold and damp obstruction improves with heat and the patient suffers in the early morning hours. Generally, the regular causes of back pains are sprains, herniated disc and sciatica. When you have a sprain because of injury, improper lifting or poor posture, it stretches the ligaments at the back and rips the muscle. In herniated disc pain at the back comes from the disc which comes out from two vertebrae. Sciatica is a normal phenomenon in back pain the pain persists and flows down to the buttocks and legs resulting from a sciatica nerve. In all the above type of pains acupuncture restore the harmony and energetic balance to the body stimulating natural healing process. Acupuncture uses needles to help resolve the problem. The treatment for a back pain can be conducted near the pain area and also away from the area. Distal (away from the area) points in acupuncture are more important in acute and chronic pains. Acupuncture treatment has been adopted as an alternative to medicine in many western countries. In Swedish hospital study they have agreed that in chronic back pain acupuncture provided long term relief. The NHS has laid down guidelines, recently, for treating back pain using acupuncture and spinal manipulation.

today during my JV game, i was going out for a dive tackle and i grabbed the jersey..but my own teammate (idk who) stomped on my ankle and it's basically messed up...unfortunately, we have no depth, and i didn't want a freshmen to go in...so i played a quarter and a half with it.
it hurts like crazy now...they won't make me practice right?

also...how long will i be out for..this is my 3rd ankle sprain on this foot in a 2 year period...which idt is really good..i've gotten acupuncture before, but the trainer of my school said he's gonna take a look.

how long will i be out for? (we have a bye week this week so not THAT bad) i wanna get in again.
next games in exactly a week.
but they'll be 2 more bodies playing next week so more depth.
lmaoo...u guys are maad stupid.
why wuld i lie on the internet that i play football?