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Acupuncture: Ways to Improve
Health
• Chemotherapy Recovery
• According to many studies, acupuncture can help in boosting immunity and
speeding up the recovery process after chemotherapy. It is also by a researcher
that the treatment of acupuncture improves the platelet count and immunity.
• Prevent Cognitive Decline
• Studies on the topic also claimed that acupuncture is effective at reducing
Parkinson’s disease. Studies also suggest that acupuncture can also relieve the
symptoms of age-related cognitive decline as it creates a neural response in
certain areas of the brain such as the thalamus, and putamen.
• Labor & Pregnancy
• Many of the doctors are now suggesting acupuncture as a treatment to reduce
the pain of labor and pregnancy, balance hormones, and reduce stress. It is
considered to be a safe treatment in pregnancy because it reduces