Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Drug-Free Method And The Treatment of Menopause

Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Drug-Free Method And The Treatment of Menopause The combined modalities of Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can balance the body’s energetics and expediently give relief to menopausal symptoms.

Part Two of a Two Part Blog
Traditional Chinese Medicine does not recognize menopause as a disease. Rather, it considers the symptoms of menopause to be imbalances within the body. After a complete medical intake and examination, several modalities (Acupuncture, Chinese herbal remedies, gentle breathing and physical exercises, and meditation) may be employed to effectively treat a woman in this stage of life to alleviate and ultimately eliminate the symptoms she is experiencing. Some dietary and lifestyle modifications may be recommended. As each female is very different, so will each woman’s treatment differ from another. One treatment, each week, for 12 weeks is par for the course. During the course of the 12 weeks, slight modifications are made to the treatment plan as the condition of the patient transforms. After the twelfth session, the patient’s condition is re-evaluated.

Clinical Trials of Acupuncture and Menopause
Clinical studies have suggested that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are effective treatments for the various symptoms of menopause.  The World Health Organization has approved acupuncture as a treatment modality for symptoms associated with menopause.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  A Few Helpful Hints for a Smooth Ride through Menopause
Before you arrive at this stage of life, if you’re carrying around that extra 10 pounds, then lose them now. No time like the present! Introduce and/or increase into your daily diet more fruits and veggies and cut out the sugar. Sugar will destabilize your moods and cause you to become a ’loose cannon’ Dairy, high concentrations of red meats, alcohol, spicy foods and caffeine can contribute to more hot flashes than you’d like to have…so be judicious with these food choices. If you smoke…QUIT!!! No one needs to have stress in their lives, especially when ovulation ceases, so take the dog for more walks - dogs are great stress busters, meditate, treat yourself to a manicure, pedicure or a nice warm bubble bath, and there’s nothing like sharing some great laughs with your girlfriends. You’re not alone…all the ladies can relate to this time of life. So relax…it’s just a normal process. You’re not getting older; think of yourself as a fabulous bottle of red wine - as it ages and matures, it becomes bolder, better, effervescent and appreciated and valued in high esteem!