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Discover the benefits of this ancient practice at The Raven<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

The fact that acupuncture is a fabulous tool for relieving stress isn\u2019t breaking news. For years, people have been turning to the ancient healing art to ease tension and anxiety.\u00a0\u00a0And clients who have discovered The Raven Spa, one of the most innovative\u00a0day spas in Los Angeles, have been finding relief.<\/p>\n

The good news is that now there is also a growing body of evidence demonstrating the benefits of acupuncture. And, for skeptics, there is even some scientific research that has been able to provide a preliminary understanding of how the practice is able to reduce our stress and ease our anxiety.<\/p>\n

It might be helpful to first look at what acupuncture actually is.\u00a0\u00a0Acupuncture first developed in ancient Chiba, but these days it is popular throughout Europe and the United States.\u00a0\u00a0Using very slim needles, a practitioner stimulates certain points on the body, known as meridians, to ease various symptoms and provide relief for a range of conditions.<\/p>\n

In a column titled\u00a0Acupuncture for Stress and Depression? Yes, Please!<\/a>, which appeared on the Psychology Today website, Teri Goetz, MS, LAC, ACC, a doctor of Chinese medicine, transformational coach, speaker, group facilitator, and author, says. \u201cMeridians can be thought of as a highway of energy, or \u201cqi\u201d in traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture works by getting rid of the roadblocks on this energy superhighway.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re stressed out, in pain or depressed and you find something that makes you feel better, you may not particularly care how it works, you\u2019re just glad it does. There are others who are curious and are looking into the mechanics of acupuncture.<\/p>\n

Research at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has received a lot of attention.<\/p>\n

By studying rats, researchers there were able to understand how acupuncture works to significantly reduce the stress hormone response.\u00a0\u00a0Originally published in the\u00a0Journal of Endocrinology<\/em>, the study showed that electronic acupuncture measurably reduced stress hormones in the rats.<\/p>\n

“We’re starting to understand what’s going on at the molecular level that helps explain acupuncture’s benefit,” the study’s lead author, Ladan Eshkevari, PhD, an associate professor of nursing at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, a part of GUMC, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Psychology Today reported on another study, this one done by researchers at the University of York in the United Kingdom that concluded that both acupuncture and counseling\u00a0(or both) provided significant relief for patients \u2013 benefits that lasted at least three months.<\/p>\n

LiveScience.com posted information about additional studies, saying:<\/p>\n