Meghan Markle jokes she’s a ‘hippie chick’ who loves ‘alternative meds’ as she has giant needles stuck in her forehead in unearthed tweets
UNEARTHED tweets from Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, have revealed the royal has always been a fan of holistic practice - including having needles stick in her forehead to relieve stress.
Posting on her old Twitter account 'The Working Actress', which is attached to her blog of the same name, Meghan told her followers about the treatments she was having with her acupuncturist.
She wrote: "When my acupuncturist puts one lone needle in my forehead, he calls me his little unicorn. Strangely, this makes my day."
It is thought she would use this treatment to alleviate stress, with the forehead area associated by therapists to help with headaches, anxiety, insomnia and agitation.
And the Duchess' love for the treatment continues today, as reports Meghan is currently having sessions with acupuncturist Ross Barr before her due date in April.
Wanting to 'boost the blood flow to her uterus', the royal has allegedly had needles inserted into pressure points including the forehead, feet, neck, hands and wrists.
According to the British Acupuncture Council, the practice is "very safe to have during pregnancy" and is effective for women who want to "avoid taking medicines".
They claim that acupuncture can help with ailments that often affect pregnant women including morning sickness, tiredness, pelvic pain and changes in blood pressure.
Meghan was also thought to have visited the clinic, which treats many A-listers, before her wedding day in 2018, taking Prince Harry along with her for some stress-relieving treatments.
A fan of the ancient Indian medical system which advocates alternative remedies using compounds like the highly toxic arsenic, Meghan also revealed almost a decade ago she was seeing a holistic doctor.
While it is not thought she practices the art of ancient medicine anymore as it can be dangerous to pregnant women, the Duchess admitted at the time she was seeing an expert in Ayurvedic medicine.
She wrote: "Saw an Ayurvedic doctor this weekend, and it blew my mind - yet now I'm starting to feel like a little hippie chick with all my alternative meds."
The Indian medical system is based on 3,000-year-old writings that rely on a natural compounds to treat problems with physical and mental health.
Treatment sees products combined to form different concoctions mainly derived from plants, but may also include animals, metals, and minerals sourced from all over the world.
Some concoctions have been found to contain lead, mercury or arsenic in amounts that could be toxic - and so the practice is not always thought to be safe.
However, while there is no reliable evidence to support it as a treatment, Ayurvedic medicine is used by some people to battle forms of cancer and disease.
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