
Weight Loss & Maintenance
Are you struggling with losing weight, or experiencing health problems as a result of holding on to excess weight? At GoldStar Acupuncture in Modesto, CA, we offer 100% drug-free all-natural acupuncture treatment for weight loss and maintenance.
Learn more about how this traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) procedure can help promote weight loss naturally, safely and effectively, and improve quality of life and overall well-being:
Discover How Acupuncture Can Naturally Promote Weight Loss

Excessive weight gain and the inability to lose weight can be complex conditions, not only the result of “eating too much” or “not exercising enough”. Underlying imbalances, such as insulin resistance, hormone imbalances, chronic digestive problems, stress, sleep deprivation, and other hidden factors are often at play and can make losing weight feel impossible.
Left untreated, carrying excess fat and its underlying imbalances can cause system wide problems with circulation, metabolism, immunity and other important vital functions. Lack of proper treatment also increases the risk of developing various serious long-term health problems, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, high cholesterol, cancer, allergies, autoimmune disease, osteoarthritis, depression, and many others.
Do you know acupuncture offers a holistic approach to regulating metabolism and digestion, losing excess body fat, and promoting health?
Acupuncture is a time-tested method used to balance the body’s digestive and metabolic function, improve gut health, and trim excessive weight. It helps balance underlying dysfunction between various organ and body systems to aid the regulation of hormones, appetite, and digestion, reduce cravings, and improve elimination of waste from the body. It also provides natural relief from fatigue, pain, poor sleep, excessive sweating, stress, depression, and other common issues associated with being overweight or obese.
Benefits of Acupuncture for Weight Loss
How Acupuncture Treatment Works for Weight Loss

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical practice that stimulates a person’s own self-healing mechanism. It involves the insertion of ultra-thin therapeutic needles into specific points along the body’s energy meridians. Acupuncture helps promote healing by balancing and restoring the flow of energy, known as Qi, in the meridians.
While acupuncture has been recently popularized for its effectiveness in treating pain conditions, it has been used to promote safe weight loss and overall well-being for thousands of years.

In acupuncture, obesity and excessive weight gain are caused by an imbalance within the functioning of organs and body systems, namely the Liver and Kidneys, and the digestive, endocrine, and immune systems. Acupuncture for weight loss works by stimulating specific points on the body that are related to these organs and body systems to help balance their functions and interactions and alleviate inflammation, pain, and stress, improve metabolism, reduce cravings, promote digestive health, encourage weight loss, increase energy and boost immunity. Some key acupuncture points for weight loss include:
- Stomach 36 (Zu San Li 足三里): Boosts digestive metabolism, reduces cravings, and alleviates constipation.
- Stomach 25 (Tian Shu 天樞): Regulates intestinal function, alleviates constipation.
- Spleen 6 (San Yin Jiao 三陰交): Regulates digestion and reduces food cravings.
- Liver 3 (Tai Chong 太沖): Relieves abdominal fullness, pain, constipation, balances emotions and reduces stress-related eating.
- Liver 13 (Zhang Men 章門: Alleviates bloating, constipation, abdominal distention, fullness and pain, regulates appetite, and promotes healthy digestion.
- Large Intestine 4 (He Gu 合谷): Improves digestive motility relieves abdominal discomfort.
- CV 12 (Zhong Wan 中脘): Relieves bloating and indigestion, reduces cravings, and promotes satiety.
- GV 26 (Ren Zhong 人中): Reduces cravings and appetite and promote better digestion and elimination.

Research shows that acupuncture can help modulate hormones such as insulin, leptin, and ghrelin, and regulate glucose and lipid metabolism to improve digestion, regulate fat storage, control appetite and cravings, and boost energy. Additionally, acupuncture has been found to enhance and balance the secretion of digestive enzymes, regulate the absorption of nutrients, improve gastric motility, and promote the healthy elimination of waste. It also helps regulate the release of inflammatory markers and promote the production of anti-inflammatory substances in the body to reduce the severity of symptoms associated with excessive weight and obesity such as stress, poor sleep, fatigue and muscle and joint pain.
Acupuncture Treatment for Weight Loss Uses Herbal Medicine Formulas

Acupuncture treatment for weight loss also includes the use of medicinal Chinese herbs. Chinese herbal medicine is well known for its excellent ability to regulate and optimize digestive and metabolic function to help lose excessive fat, maintain a healthy weight, and improve digestion and overall health. It is commonly used to help maintain healthy gut flora balance and repair damaged intestinal mucosal barriers to offer relief for various symptoms of poor digestive health and obesity, including indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, poor appetite, gas, nausea, bloating, excess weight gain, acid regurgitation, and stomach ulcers. Common Chinese herbs used in acupuncture treatment for weight loss include:
- Astragalus (Huang Qi/ Radix Astragali Membranaceus): Decreases water retention, promotes digestion, and lowers blood sugar.
- Hawthorn Berry (Shan Zha / Fructus Crateigi): Dissolves food stagnation, promotes digestion, eases stomach and abdominal fullness and distention.
- Hoelen (Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae Cocoa): Improves digestion, decreases water retention, boosts energy, and promotes digestion.
- Dried Citrus Peel (Chen Pi / Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae): Aids in the digestion of fatty and greasy foods, reduces bloating and nausea, and alleviates abdominal distention, fullness and pain.
- Ginger (Sheng Jiang/ Zingiberis Officinalis): Soothes the stomach, stimulates digestion, and alleviates nausea, indigestion, and abdominal discomfort
- Mentha Peppermint (Bo He/ Herba Mentha Haplocalyx): Promotes digestion, and relieves gas, bloating, nausea and stomach cramps.
- Licorice Root (Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis): Inhibits gastric acid secretion, protects the digestive mucous membranes, and enhances overall digestive function.
Acupuncture Treatment for Weight Loss Uses Nutrition Therapy

Acupuncture for weight loss also uses dietary modification and nutrition as part of treatment. Nutrition therapy in acupuncture promotes eating a diet consisting mainly of fresh plant-based foods that are the most vital and free from chemicals, preservatives, and over-processing, in combination with the use of herbs and other nutritional supplements as needed. Studies have shown that eating a high-fiber, nutrient-rich diet consisting of more whole, plant-based foods helps eliminate excess waste from the body and turn off cravings for unhealthy foods, while maintaining optimal metabolic and digestive function, and promoting weight loss.
What to Expect During Your First Acupuncture Treatment for Weight Loss



