Acupuncture works through the body's nervous system.
It also causes the release of many important hormones and chemicals including:
• Beta-endorphin
• Met-enkephalin
• Serotonin
• Dymorphin
• ACTH
• Noradrenaline
• Oxytocin
It also causes the release of many important hormones and chemicals including:
• Beta-endorphin
• Met-enkephalin
• Serotonin
• Dymorphin
• ACTH
• Noradrenaline
• Oxytocin
How does acupuncture work? The Western scientific explanation.

Acupuncture has measurable effects on many of the body's systems including:
Acupuncture can also exert its effects via the spinal cord from where it can influence most of the body's organs.
- Temperature control
- Sweat gland activity
- Blood circulation
- Lung function
- Urinary function
- Bowel function
- Inflammation
- Breathlessness
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Depression
Acupuncture can also exert its effects via the spinal cord from where it can influence most of the body's organs.
