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powerful tool. What tapping does incredibly well is disrupt the fight-or-flight response, quickly allowing your body to return to a more relaxed state in which it can digest food properly and support healthier digestion and faster metabolism. Let’s take a look at how this happens.

How Tapping Lowers Your Stress
    In a randomized controlled study—the gold standard of scientific research—conducted by Dr. Church (the jovial giant you may recall from earlier), he and his team focused on the changes in cortisol levels and psychological symptoms in 83 subjects. The study participants were divided into three groups: one group was led through an hour-long tapping session, another group received an hour of conventional talk therapy, and a third control group received no treatment.
    While the control group and talk therapy group showed only a 14 percent drop of cortisol over time, the tapping group showed a 24 percent decrease in cortisol levels, on average, with some experiencing as much as a 50 percent decrease in cortisol.
    The dramatic drop in cortisol in the tapping group was so significant that the lab initially believed there was either something wrong with the samples or with its equipment. To ensure accuracy, it delayed the results by several weeks in order to recalibrate its equipment and run the tests again. After running them repeatedly and getting consistent results, it finally released them to Dr. Church.
    In addition to having been rigorously checked and rechecked by the lab, Dr. Church’s research findings support earlier research conducted at Harvard Medical School over the last decade. The Harvard studies show that stimulating selected meridian acupoints decreases activity in the amygdala, as well as other parts of the brain associated with negative emotions. In fMRI and PET brain scans, you can clearly see the amygdala’s alarm bells being quieted when acupoints are stimulated.
    Although the Harvard research focused on stimulating meridian acupoints with needles (acupuncture), a separate double-blind study confirmed the same positive impact when acupoints were stimulated without needles—which is what happens during tapping.
    Tapping on acupoints while sorting through emotional challenges is part of an emerging field known as “energy psychology.” Much of the existing research in energy psychology is getting more and more attention, partly because it compares favorably to standards set by the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of the American Psychological Association) as an “evidence-based” approach.
    While many psychologists and other mental health professionals are beginning to incorporate tapping into their practice, what my brother and I are so passionate about is the ability everyone has at their own fingertips to experience relief. Once you know tapping, you always have a tool to support you through times of stress. It’s incredibly self-empowering.
    If you’re interested in reading more about dozens of other studies that have demonstrated how effective tapping is for a wide range of disorders and conditions, you can visit www.TheTappingSolution.com/science-and-research.php or check out my brother Nick’s New York Times best-selling book The Tapping Solution: A Revolutionary System for Stress-Free Living .

A Groundbreaking Discovery
    Now that we’ve looked at some of the more recent science indicating how tapping impacts weight loss and stress, I’d like to share a brief history of tapping, which also shows how effective tapping is at improving overall health and wellness.
    It was 1979 when Dr. Roger Callahan, a traditionally trained psychologist, experienced his first major breakthrough using tapping with a patient. It came after he studied the body’s meridian points, which are the basis of the ancient Chinese medical technique known as acupuncture. The meridians in the body are energy channels that carry our vital life force, our qi , to the various organs and systems in the