Why You Need Acupuncture More in The Winter

The colder months are here, which means your body has new needs to stay healthy.

Your immune system takes a dive when cold and wind pick up, making it easier for you to get sick. Your joints will be stiffer and achier, making you feel more uncomfortable during this time. Seasonal depression will rear its ugly head, making it harder to feel happy.

Don’t wait for the warmer months to feel good, it’s important to take an active part in fortifying your health throughout the winter.

Acupuncture and herbal medicine are the best tools for strengthening your health, supporting your body, and helping your mood at the same time. Here’s why scheduling extra maintenance appointments through the winter will improve your health and overall quality of life.

 

How Acupuncture Prevents You from Getting Sick

The cold and wind have a profound effect on your body. They do more than make you uncomfortable, they diminish your quality of health.

When the temperature drops, your circulation slows. This makes it more difficult for your body to dispose of germs before they make you sick.

Acupuncture increases your circulation by releasing blocks in your energy flow. Now that your blood can move more freely, your body is better equipped to handle sickness.

Wind carries pathogens into your body, so when the temperature changes and wind picks up, there’s a lot more germs for you to fight off.

It’s important to make sure your immune system is ready for this. Not only does acupuncture increase your blood flow, but it increases the production of cells that fight off sickness. With a better working immune system, you’ll avoid the sickness altogether or at least face less severe symptoms.

How Acupuncture Prevents Bi Syndrome

Bi syndrome is the condition of achiness and stiffness when the weather changes. If you notice that you feel sore when there’s a storm or during cold weather, you probably struggle with this condition.

It stems from a blockage in your energy and blood. Without free-flowing blood, your body will not have the resources like oxygen and nutrients it needs to move easily and without pain.

Like your immune system, acupuncture increases your circulation and energy flow to combat bi syndrome. It targets the blockages in your body that are contributing to this pain to free them, providing your body with more vital nutrients to remain healthy and pain-free.

How Acupuncture Helps Seasonal Depression

A lot of my patients have complaints about seasonal depression, and they’re always curious if acupuncture can help.

The answer is yes; it absolutely can.

Your rhythms change during the winter when we have less light and heat. When you don’t change your behavior to flow with this rhythm, you struggle with your mental health. With less sunlight, your energy will decrease. This is why you crave warmth, sleep, and comfort foods in the winter – your body is trying to find new sources for that energy.

It’s hard to flow with the changes in winter with busy modern lives, but acupuncture can help with that.

Your body wants new ways to help its energy flow, and acupuncture is the best way to do that. By targeting the blockages in your energy from cold and a lack of sunlight, your nervous system will become more balanced. Then, you’ll feel happier despite the season.

What You Should Do Next

The energy of fall and winter is different than the rest of the year, and that’s okay. It just means you need to do things differently to take care of yourself.

Now is a great time to schedule an extra maintenance appointment. It’ll help fortify your immune system in time for flu season and boost your nervous system before seasonal depression really kicks in. Make sure you continue to come in regularly throughout the winter so you can keep up with your life and feel your best.

Let’s keep you from getting sick, stiff, and sad, schedule an appointment with my acupuncture clinic in Golden, CO to get started on your winter health maintenance.