Having difficulties focusing, attention tasks or organizing your thoughts? Acupuncture can boost your brain power.

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Memory and Concentration

According to the tenets of Taoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine, a disharmony of the mind manifests in poor concentration, loss of memory, confusion, anxiety, forgetfulness, restlessness and even insomnia. All of these can be remedied with acupuncture therapy.

Acupuncture Optimizes Memory and Learning Capacity

Acupuncture can significantly improve learning and memory capacity that has been impaired by hyperglycemia and cerebral ischemia, according to a 2003 study published in the October 2008 issue of Neuroscience Letters. Researchers reported on whether electro-acupuncture could improve learning and memory in rats whose memory and cognitive functions were impaired by the decreased circulatory effects of diabetes resulting in cerebral ischemia. In the study, in all the tests conducted, significant improvements were seen in restored memory and learning capacity.

Modern research has confirmed that a calm, relaxed, disciplined mind performs much better in studying.

Acupuncture improves the functioning of the mind with a holistic approach, increasing focused thinking, attention while reducing nervousness and hyperactivity. It helps to better manage mood and concentration, giving a feeling of well-being while combating anxiety.

References

Leung MC, Yip KK, Lam CT, Lam KS, Lau W, Yu WL, Leung AK, So KF. Acupuncture improves cognitive function: A systematic review. Neural Regen Res. 2013 Jun 25;8(18):1673-84. 

Guo HD, Zhu J, Tian JX, Shao SJ, Xu YW, Mou FF, Han XJ, Yu ZH, Chen JL, Zhang DY, Zhang LS, Cui GH. Electroacupuncture improves memory and protects neurons by regulation of the autophagy pathway in a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease. Acupunct Med. 2016 Feb.

Li W, Kong LH, Wang H, Shen F, Wang YW, Zhou H, Sun GJ. High-frequency electroacupuncture evidently reinforces hippocampal synaptic transmission in Alzheimer’s disease rats. Neural Regen Res. 2016 May.

Li H, Liu Y, Lin LT, Wang XR, Du SQ, Yan CQ, He T, Yang JW, Liu CZ Acupuncture reversed hippocampal mitochondrial dysfunction in vascular dementia rats. Neurochem Int. 2016 Jan.