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Laser Acupuncture as a Valuable Adjunct to Diet & Exercise Interventions!? 50% Higher Reduction in Waist & LDL/HDL Ratio + 80% Higher Reduction in Insulin in Recent Study

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Laser "needles" may help you lose superfluous body weight. Is it possible that the application of acupuncture by the means of a gallium Arsenide infrared (GaAlAs) laser with a wavelength at 904 nm and power of 5mW to the skin of post-menopausal women can actually improve the metabolic benefits of a combined diet + exercise regimen? It sounds like a marketing gag, but the results of a recent study from the Cairo University  (El-Mekawy. 2014) clearly indicates that the answer to the aforementioned question is "YES! It can!" Don't forget to building muscle & strength . Fat loss alone is not enough to look good naked Tri- or Multi-Set Training for Body Recomp.? Alternating Squat & Blood Pressure - Productive? Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential Exercise not Intensity Variation for Max. Gains Battle the Rope to Get Ripped & Strong Study Indicates Cut the Volume Make the Gains! The laser acupuncture was applied with ...
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Weight Loss Acupuncture: Study Reports 5% Weight Loss in 8 Weeks. More Than the Exception That Proves the Rule?

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It's the ear, not the belly that has to be (acu-)punctured to make the nasty pounds disappear. I am pretty sure that at least some of you will have seen the headlines about one week ago: "Acupuncture Facilitates Effortless Weight Loss!" It sounds like a scam. If you actually read the corresponding press release, however, you'll have realized that the headlines were based on the results of a the results of a study that was conducted at the East-West Medical Research Institute of the Kyung Hee University in Korea, where the stimulation of the tested five ear acupuncture points (Shen-men, Spleen, Stomach, Hunger, Endocrine) has been used traditionally to curb the appetite of overweight patients for centuries. 6.1% and 5.7% reduction in BMI without diet or exercise As it turned out, it was not even necessary to "nail" all 5 of the trigger points. As you will probably have learned from the press release, already, even the subjects in whom the researcher...
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