Lose weight with acupuncture and tuina

If you are fed up with strict diets and exercise regimes then perhaps acupuncture and tuina massage can help. Some Chinese have found these therapies a more pleasant way to lose weight in a country with one of the world's fastest rising obesity rates. These ancient methods are becoming popular ways to reduce waistlines in China.

Zhao Jizhong runs three centres that focus on traditional therapeutic techniques to aid weight loss. While massage and acupuncture don't make fat disappear miraculously, they do seem to cause weight loss indirectly.

"The main reason for us to develop such therapies is to promote blood circulation. It suppresses the feeling of hunger and reduces insulin. The fat then gets digested out of the system. The therapy doesn't require any medicine and it's very effective" explained Dr Zhao (from Reuters).