Can acupuncture be used as an aid to diet.?

My mother used it as such. She had a few needles inserted somewhere near the bottom of her earlobe and whenever she felt hungry between meals she would press these lightly until the feeling faded. She claimed it worked.

yes, if your telling that to some-one that's fat and all that there is in the room to eat is needles.

Good luck
Yes if you go to a real acupuncturist (is that a real word??) and not some quack! Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used to treat almost every ailment for thousands of years. It is now a real science and research has been done into it's effectiveness and how it "works"
I taught English at the TCM university of Tianjin
I enjoyed reading the answer from 'roamin70' but I dont think it was meant as a joke?
A similar 'cure' would be to have a metal spike up your nose, then whenever you felt hunger pangs, just jab it up a bit more, the resuting pain will put you right off food!!
Hope this helps????
Yes it can help curb appetite. I think the method generally used is to have a staple put in the ear (similar to the one used for smoking cessation) which you wiggle when you feel hungry.
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