Acupuncture
Jet Lag And Acupuncture
By Yang-chu Higgins
Oct 17, 2007

Jet Lag and Acupuncture

Some may wonder, what in the world acupuncture and jet lag have in common. The answer lies in the Chinese meridian system. These rivers of energy traverse the body. They bring nutrients to tissue, bones, and nerves.

The meridians all fit together like the piping of one's house. There are 12 main meridians. They correspond to organ and tissue systems. Each meridian has a two-hour period during the day when it is active. The progression of activity from one channel to the next is called the circadian clock.

In acupuncture school we learn about the circadian clock in our first week. I even remember the Clinical Theatre class where a patient was treated using entry-exit points of the two meridians affected. Our 80 yr-old instructor from a Shanghai family of doctors easily determined which meridians based upon the time the patient awoke, between 2-3 am. The exit of the liver (1-3 am) and entry of lung (3-5 am) were accordingly treated.

Our Jet Lag Freedom Kit and services grew from our work on insomnia. If you are a frequent traveler suffering from jet lag, then you know that insomia is the #1 problem with "time travel." By massaging certain acupoints, during your travel, you can actually diminish or completely avert the drag of jet lag.