This will surprise you. Leeches have been used for centuries not because they suck your blood but because their saliva contains at least 100 natural chemicals necessary for health and immunity. Somehow we and friend leech must be related, their saliva does so much good in our body. Leech therapy is used today in hospitals around the world to reduce pain, swelling, bruising and to insure success in surgeries in which a severed limb is replaced. It is also used by specialists for treating heart disease, paralysis, infertility, migraines, arthritis and more. Here is a video interview of Andrew Plucinski, H.H.P., who has been giving this therapy to clients in his office located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn for over 10 years.

Leech therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome