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Weight loss is always a hot topic, but particularly trendy right now are weight loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and others. If you’re seeking a natural, complementary therapy to try by itself or in conjunction with medication, auriculotherapy may be for you — and you’ll need to be familiar with expert-recommended auricular points for weight loss.

Auriculotherapy is therapy of the ear and its most common forms include ear acupuncture (with needles) and acupressure (without needles). An easy way to do ear acupressure yourself at home is through ear seeds.

Ear seeds are tiny beads or pellets that stick to your ear with a small piece of adhesive tape. Applying them to specific points of the ear sends messages via nerve signals to certain parts or systems of the body to promote healing. In this article, we’ll share notable auricular points for weight loss.

But first…

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Auricular points for weight loss according to Auriculo 360

The ear seed placement chart we recommend is called Auriculo 360. In fact, it’s much more than a traditional 2-dimensional auriculotherapy chart. Auriculo 360, which offers a 30-day trial to anyone wishing to test it out, features a precise 3-dimensional ear with hundreds of points and protocols.

Below is Auriculo 360’s auricular points for weight loss protocol. In the app, the protocol is called “Weight Control.”

Primary points (indicated by GREEN in the ear diagram above):

Appetite Control (this is both an auricular point and protocol)
Esophagus
Mouth
Shen Men
Small Intestine
Stomach

Secondary points (indicated by WHITE in the ear diagram above):

Adrenal Gland
Antidepressant
Brain
Endocrine
Master Cerebral
Master Sensorial
San Jiao

When you search “Weight” in the Auriculo 360 app, these additional protocols related to weight loss, management, and control appear in search results:

Appetite Control
Diabetes
Hypothyroidism
Menopause

If you particularly relate to any of the above conditions or protocols, that’s even more reason to start Auriculo 360 today.

Auricular points for weight loss according to a Medicine article

A systematic review and meta-analysis published in 2019 in Medicine with the title “Auricular acupressure for overweight and obese individuals” found the following to be the most frequent auricular points for weight loss across several studies:

CO4 (Stomach)
CO18 (Endocrine)
TF4 (Shen Men)
CO1 (Mouth)
CO13 (Spleen) — Note: two studies in the analysis used this point in the sham/control group

Auricular points for weight loss according to a renowned acupuncturist

In his book The Ear: Gateway to Balancing the Body, A Modern Guide to Ear Acupuncture, renowned acupuncturist Mario Wexu, D. AC. has a section devoted to obesity.

One of our favorite quotes in his book is this (found on Page 151):

It is quite normal that in a country where overweight is the rule, any method which purports to cure it will gain in popularity. The truth is, however, that nothing short of simultaneously calming the nerves and maintaining a diet will cure this national plague.
Mario Wexu, D. AC.

Nonetheless, Wexu does list recommended auricular points for weight loss, weight control, and weight management, according to the primary root cause of the obesity:

Nervous origin: Includes Brain, Occiput, Stomach and Shen Men
Liver malfunction: Includes Liver, Gall Bladder, Pancreas, Stomach, Occiput, Metabolism Control, and Point Zero
Glandular disorders: Includes Hormone, Hypothalamus, Brain, Sympathetic, Thyroid and Omega

How do you choose the best auricular points for weight loss?

With all of the different points referenced in this article by Auriculo 360, a meta-analysis of the literature, and a renowned acupuncturist, which auricular points for weight loss should you choose for ear seeds?

As a reminder, this article is not intended to provide medical advice, but rather, to be informational and educational only. With that said, if you’re applying ear seeds on your own, it can take some trial and error to determine where you uniquely should seed for weight loss.

We recommend you choose 4 to 6 points to begin. Stick with those points for at least four weeks. Shen Men is always a classic one to use, and it’s referenced in all the protocols mentioned in this article. Beyond that, you might consider Stomach, Mouth and Endocrine.

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References:

Huang, C. F., Guo, S. E., & Chou, F. H. (2019). Auricular acupressure for overweight and obese individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine, 98(26), e16144. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016144