Acupuncture and the Nervous System - and why it matters!
Julie Butterworth Julie Butterworth

Acupuncture and the Nervous System - and why it matters!

Your nervous system is the body’s master communicator. It is the electric river that carries sensation, thought, movement, memory, emotion and instinct from one shore of your body to another. Every heartbeat, every breath, every flicker of anxiety or moment of calm is shaped by this intricate network.

When the nervous system is balanced, we feel steady, clear and resilient.
When it is overwhelmed, we may experience anxiety, fatigue, poor sleep, chronic pain, digestive disturbance or hormonal disruption.

In this article we explore:

  • What the nervous system is

  • How it functions

  • What happens when it becomes dysregulated

  • How acupuncture supports nervous system regulation

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