How sticking needles in your ear could help with weight loss


A SMALL study out of South Korea has found that ear acupuncture could be used to help people shed belly fat.

In the same way that pressure points in the feet are supposed to be linked to certain organs in the body, a new study claims that the stimulation of five acupuncture points in the ear could help patients with weight loss, particularly in battling the midriff bulge.

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