Being dated back to at least 3000 BC, acupuncture ranks among the oldest forms of health care known to man. It may even date back as far as the Stone Age, according to expert theories. Many people have heard of this form of medicine, but what exactly does it all mean? How does this form of treatment actually contribute to our health with such things as meridians? It's time to look deeper into the subject of how different meridians affect your body.
What Exactly is Acupuncture?
If you are unaware of the various aspects of acupuncture, the whole process can be a tad confusing. There are energy systems that flow all through your body, somewhat like pathways. These pathways house both the positive and negative energy, connecting every system or function in your body. In the event that one or more of these pathways become blocked or imbalanced, acupuncture can be preformed through 500 various points along what is called meridians. The use of very fine needles allows access and manipulation of each particular point.
The Meridians
While there are about 500 acupuncture points, there are twelve main meridians connecting them. These twelve lie along your arms and your legs. The Yin and the Yang are flip sides of the same coin. When balanced they result in optimal health and happiness, when unbalanced, life and health are unbalanced.
The Yin is associated with negative, dark, passive, cold, wet, and feminine. The Yang is positive, bright, active, dry, hot and masculine. Each of the 12 main meridians also has a yin or yang element.
These twelve meridians are located:
The inside of each arm, from your body to fingertips - these are Yin points
The outside of each arm, from fingertips to your face - these are Yang points
Along the outside of your leg from your face to your feet - Yang
And along the inside of your leg from your feet to your body - Yin
These 12 main meridians affect the following organs:
1. Lungs
2. Large Intestine
3. Stomach
4. Spleen
5. Heart
6. Small Intestine
7. Urinary Bladder
8. Kidney
9. Pericardium
10. Triple Warmer - This meridian affects the thyroid and the adrenal glands which regulate your metabolism and affect your immune system and has a profound affect on your stress reaction.
11. Gall Bladder
12. Liver
Included in the arm meridians on the Yin side are your heart, lungs and pericardium while the Yang side houses the meridians for the large and small intestines and the triple warmer. Included in the leg meridians on the Yin side are liver, kidneys and spleen, whereas on the Yang side of the coin your leg meridians are the stomach, bladder and gall bladder.
Each of your organs, as you probably already know, play a valuable and essential function in the effectiveness of your overall health and the optimal functioning of your body. When one is out of balance, blocked, or not functioning optimally your entire body and even your emotional state can be significantly affected.
Acupuncture and the practice of balancing the body's energy through accessing meridians is a long standing healing method for a reason - it works. - 14130
What Exactly is Acupuncture?
If you are unaware of the various aspects of acupuncture, the whole process can be a tad confusing. There are energy systems that flow all through your body, somewhat like pathways. These pathways house both the positive and negative energy, connecting every system or function in your body. In the event that one or more of these pathways become blocked or imbalanced, acupuncture can be preformed through 500 various points along what is called meridians. The use of very fine needles allows access and manipulation of each particular point.
The Meridians
While there are about 500 acupuncture points, there are twelve main meridians connecting them. These twelve lie along your arms and your legs. The Yin and the Yang are flip sides of the same coin. When balanced they result in optimal health and happiness, when unbalanced, life and health are unbalanced.
The Yin is associated with negative, dark, passive, cold, wet, and feminine. The Yang is positive, bright, active, dry, hot and masculine. Each of the 12 main meridians also has a yin or yang element.
These twelve meridians are located:
The inside of each arm, from your body to fingertips - these are Yin points
The outside of each arm, from fingertips to your face - these are Yang points
Along the outside of your leg from your face to your feet - Yang
And along the inside of your leg from your feet to your body - Yin
These 12 main meridians affect the following organs:
1. Lungs
2. Large Intestine
3. Stomach
4. Spleen
5. Heart
6. Small Intestine
7. Urinary Bladder
8. Kidney
9. Pericardium
10. Triple Warmer - This meridian affects the thyroid and the adrenal glands which regulate your metabolism and affect your immune system and has a profound affect on your stress reaction.
11. Gall Bladder
12. Liver
Included in the arm meridians on the Yin side are your heart, lungs and pericardium while the Yang side houses the meridians for the large and small intestines and the triple warmer. Included in the leg meridians on the Yin side are liver, kidneys and spleen, whereas on the Yang side of the coin your leg meridians are the stomach, bladder and gall bladder.
Each of your organs, as you probably already know, play a valuable and essential function in the effectiveness of your overall health and the optimal functioning of your body. When one is out of balance, blocked, or not functioning optimally your entire body and even your emotional state can be significantly affected.
Acupuncture and the practice of balancing the body's energy through accessing meridians is a long standing healing method for a reason - it works. - 14130
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