Acupuncture Offers New Hope For Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration Can Be Intimidating

It’s difficult to know what to do when you’ve been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration.

Maybe you’ve been told there is nothing you can do except take some vitamins and hope for the best.  However, there is a lot more that can be done.  When properly treated by a specially trained Acupuncturist, Acupuncture for Macular Degeneration is a powerful way to save your eyesight.

Acupuncture is Effective For Macular Degeneration

The specific protocol used at Energetic Health Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine may be your best option for treating Macular Degeneration.  It’s unlike any other treatment available and has over an 80% success rate. This is because the treatment used at Energetic Health “awakens” dormant cells in the macula and heals damaged or “sick” cells.

How Does It Work?

There are 4 basic types of cells located in the retina of a Macular Degeneration patient.

The first type is healthy cells. With any vision at all you have healthy cells that are working properly and allowing you to see. Our goal is to keep them healthy and not allow any more to deteriorate.

The second type is dead cells. These cells are lost forever and there is nothing that can be done to revive them.

The third type is damaged or “sick” cells. These cells are still working but at a low level and are on their way to joining the dead cells.  This would lead to more and more vision loss. Our goal is to bring them back to health so they can be alive and vibrant and allow your vision to improve. This takes time and effort but can be a very important step in maintaining your vision.

The fourth type of cell is the dormant cell. These cells are not damaged or dead and can usually be “reactivated” rather quickly. These are the most important cells in the process of improving or stabilizing your sight. The Energetic Health Acupuncture treatment is designed to nourish and revitalize the dormant cells in the macula.

4 Main Steps for Acupuncture to Reverse Macular Degeneration

There are four main steps that need to take place in order to reverse macular degeneration.  

Step 1

The first step is to increase blood flow to the macula.  Blood flow allows nutrients and oxygen to be delivered to the eye. In addition, waste products are taken away from the eye in the same blood flow. If there is not an adequate blood flow, you will never be able to correct deficiencies or remove enough toxicity to stop the progression of the disease.

Step 2

The second step is to balance the main energies of the body that flow to the eyes. Acupuncture uses the unique Chinese medical terms Yin and Yang in its discussion of the difference between health and disease. Yin is the cooling energy of the body and is responsible for the nourishment, moisturizing and cooling aspect of the entire body. Yang is the heating energy of the body and also the fire and drying aspect of the entire body. These two energies must be in the correct balance with each other in order for the eyes to work properly

Step 3

The third step involves the detoxification of the macula area. Toxins in our environment have increased astronomically in our life time. The food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe all have toxins in them that prior generations did not have to deal with. Even newer technologies such as computer screens, iPhones and wireless networks create environments that can affect the eye. When these toxic substances accumulate in the tissues and cells of the macula area, it becomes impossible for the cells and structures of the eye to function properly.

Step 4

The fourth step is to make sure the proper nutrients are available to the eye. Although the food that you eat will not be enough to heal your macular degeneration, it is still very important to your eye health. But even if you have the best diet in the world, supplementation of nutrients is still going to be necessary.

10 Reasons to Try Acupuncture for Macular Degeneration

1. 80% of patients show improvement after completing one week of the Energetic Health Macular Degeneration Protocol.
2. Acupuncture stimulates neurological areas of the brain that controls sight.
3. Testing is Important! We use standard vision tests to monitor the results of the treatment. We test before the treatment begins and then retest after one week of treatments.
4. We have never seen any negative results from this treatment. All patients have either reported improvement of Vision (80%) or no change in their vision.
5. Needles are never placed near the eyes.
6. We are motivated to help keep your vision! Kurt has been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration since 2009  and has had no loss of vision since.
7. As long as you have some amount of light perception, there is a strong possibility of visual improvement.
8. Although this acupuncture treatment cannot revive dead cells in the macula, it does help to restore dormant cells and starts to heal sick or damaged cells in the same area.
9. Treatments are concentrated in a one-week period to achieve maximum results. Acupuncture treatments are done in a 5 day window and then the body is allowed to rest.
10. It does not matter how old you are.  We have had good results with patients well into their nineties!

Patient Experiences

Many people come to our clinic after having tried everything else possible to keep their eyesight.  Most of them have never considered acupuncture for any health problem, let alone a degenerative eye disease like Macular Degeneration.  I often hear that I am their last hope and if this doesn’t work they will just have to accept their blindness.

This is the situation that Lynn was in when she came into our office.  She had tried everything under the sun to stop the progression of her Macular Degeneration and her eyesight had continued to decline.  However, she was rather hopeful about her chances and looked forward to trying something that was out of the ordinary.  Her tests showed that there was severe loss of central vision in both eyes.  In addition, she informed us that the deterioration had increased the last 6 months.

After one week of intense treatments with us, she kept telling me that it was ‘brighter’ out. She began looking at details more closely and noticed she could see the computer screen better.  When walking, she noticed the sidewalk was more clear.  She could see details in the distance that she couldn’t see before. She became very excited and so was I! As we continued the treatments, her eyes continued to improve. She could definitely see better than she had at the beginning of treatment.  Lynn continues to see me several times a year and has been very happy to keep her vision.

Acupuncture is a Unique Treatment for Macular Degeneration

Each person has a unique pathway to Macular Degeneration.  In addition, each person has a unique reason why the disease occurred. Energetic Health treatments are just as unique and are adapted to each individual.  It is an intensive treatment strategy that requires 10 treatments in a five day time frame.   Acupuncture is not a “cookie cutter” system of medicine. Knowledge and experience is critical especially when seeking out an acupuncturist to help you with your Macular Degeneration.

Discovery call:  Let’s set up a consulting call, no charge, no obligation, to explore what your next step is, to answer all your questions, and to see if the Energetic Health Macular Degeneration Protocol is right for you. Call Us Today: 435-359-1479

Kurt Redmond
Energetic Health Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
435-359-1479
Acupuncture St. George, Utah
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