What are the benefits of Acupuncture compare to western medicine?

West medicine generally focuses on and treats localized symptoms and problems, where as eastern medicine looks at the same problems in relation to the whole body and how those problems affect and interact with each other. Acupuncture promotes the natural healing capacity of body. Our body is designed to heal itself naturally, and many times western medicine will use artificial substances that are harmful itself. Acupuncture has been proven by clinical use for thousands of years and it is a preferred treatment for many types of illness.  more