Thread: Massages Your Pressure Points to Ease Food Cravings

I read an article from MedIndia and it's really interesting. Experts at Queensland's Griffith University have found a solution on how to control food cravings. Their study showed:

...massaging key pressure points can stave off food cravings and even turn people off certain foods for life, leading to weight loss.

The 15-minute therapy, called Emotional Freedom Technique, involves holding your most craved treat in one hand while pressure point treatment is applied at the same time.

A one year study was conducted by Dr Peta Stapleton from Griffith University. He studied 96 overweight/obese adults and found that the therapy had an immediate effect on reducing food cravings, thus lead to weight loss over time.

According to Stapleton, "by tapping on pressure points, it releases endorphins which then relaxes your body and results in a decrease in the food craving."


What are your thought in this?

Seriously? How does it work? Where are the pressure points? Is it like accupuncture or something?

I researched it and accoring to wikipedia,

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a form of alternative psychotherapy that purports to manipulate the body's energy field by tapping on acupuncture points while a specific traumatic memory is focused on, in order to alleviate a psychological problem.

So you are right sasa.. It is acupunture therapy. Good guess...

That's true. I wouldn't have guessed that it's about acupuncture. I don't like the idea of sticking needles in my body though.

Me neither.. I'm not good with needles. The therapy sounds effective though right? They tested it to 96 individuals and they all responded positively. It's worth the try.

I once attended a seminar in the Neuropathway Technique that was similar in concept. It worked about half the time in practice. However, it was too strange for most folks to believe it really worked so I discontinued its use. Such techniques are worth a try if used with other proven methods of weight loss and maintenance.

Is that so? I haven't heard of Neuropathway Technique. Maybe the EFT is better. What do you think? I can't really be sure since I haven't tried both. I don't blame the participants to feel weird about this technique. I find it a little strange myself but then I don't understand how it works so it's too early to judge.

Originally Posted by mikaela

Is that so? I haven't heard of Neuropathway Technique. Maybe the EFT is better. What do you think? I can't really be sure since I haven't tried both. I don't blame the participants to feel weird about this technique. I find it a little strange myself but then I don't understand how it works so it's too early to judge.

Most of these types of techniques are based upon Acupuncture in one form or another. Since there is nothing to scientifically measure it is very uncertain as to exactly why they work (or don't!). I only know that my "love handles" were worked on and they are no longer an issue. If I can find my old notes from the technique I want to work on my belly which is still a problem area.

Oh yeah? Very interesting. Does it hurt when they stick those needles into your skin? It looked painful when I saw it on TV.

I should have been more clear. They don't usually use needles for these types of techniques...just the acupuncture points. The points can be stimulated with percussion (tapping them with a finger) or one of many other methods, including needle puncture if that is what is called for.

The acupuncture needles are very thin, about the thickness of a human hair, and they usually don't hurt but on occasion you may feel them slightly.

The technique I was referring to used percussion.