Regular electroacupuncture treatments can lower hypertension

(Natural News) California-based researchers found that electroacupuncture stimulates the release of encephalin, a brain chemical that helps control blood pressure. A UCI Health news article reported that this is the anti-hypertension mechanism of this modern form of traditional Chinese therapy. Encephalin is an opioid, but one that is naturally produced by the body. Increased levels of this chemical prompts the brain...