Dr. Oz introduced audiences to   acupuncturist Daniel Hsu on The Oprah Winfrey Show . Now he’s  invited Daniel to educate Oprah Radio listeners about the healing powers  of acupuncture. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine practice  that involves sticking needles into different parts of the skin. This releases  endorphins and serotonin in your brain, which are natural chemicals that  regulate pleasure and mood. Daniel says acupuncture has been shown to treat many  common ailments and chronic diseases more effectively than modern Western  medicine practices. Daniel outlines a few of the health benefits of  acupuncture: Provides relief for chronic pains such as lower back  pain and migraines Daniel says acupuncture not only causes the body to  release natural pain killers, it can also change a patient’s perception of the  pain, thereby relieving their symptoms. “If two people have the same X-rays and  the same MRIs and one person can feel absolutely no pain and the other person  can feel a lot of pain and it’s just unexplainable, what acupuncture does is  just alter that perception—and it’s quite effective,” he says.   Relieves stress and anxiety Daniel says acupuncture treatments geared  toward different parts of the body can relieve different types of stress. For  example, he says that if a patient complains of palpitations and is upset and  unhappy, he will use acupuncture to trigger points that help the heart. If a  patient is irritable, stressed-out and quick to lose their temper, he will treat  trigger points that help the liver. “Every organ has corresponding signs and  symptoms,” he says.