The NADA protocol is an acupuncture ear treatment method that is effective with treating addiction. Learn more about ear treatments and acupuncture from our medical expert in this free video.
Robert Linde, Acupuncture Physician and Registered Herbalist, has studied herbs since 1975 and practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 6 years.
One of the more interesting treatments that is often times used in acupuncture is what's known as a Auriculotherapy. So we use a smaller needle, known as an ear needle in order to do treatments based on the ear. A lot of people are familiar with reflexology, when we press on the bottom of the foot in order to bring about certain treatments. And so in our case, we use the ear in a similar way that some people use the bottom of the foot. So I want to just demonstrate to you using the smaller filiform needles on a particular treatment that's use for a lot of addictions. This particular treatment is known as the NADA protocol. It was actually develop in the Harlans specifically for heroin addiction. But now with practice and experimentation, they found that it's very effective for variety of different types of treatments, anything from cigarettes to alcohol to even food addiction. So this first point that I did was known as Zhang Men helps the kind of help calm the mind. The next one here is known as the Sympathetic, and it helps to normalize both the para-sympathetic and the sympathetic nervous system. This next point is known as the liver point. And in Chinese medicine, when we talk about the liver, we're usually referring to things like depression, irritability, stresses or things like that. Next one is here, is known as the kidney. The kidney gives us will power and will power is very important obviously when trying to deal with addictions. And the last point is known as the lung point. The lung point actually is just very relaxing and in the case of stop smoking is very effective and helping to strengthen the lung. So remember that oftentimes you won't have an ear problem, but your practitioner may end up working on your ear a great deal especially if you're working on addictions and certain types of stress. So please enjoy your acupuncture treatment and I hope you're able to take a nice relaxing nap during it.
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