Treatment Your acupuncturist determines where you have imbalances
- such as kidney or blood deficiency - by taking your pulse and looking at your tongue. Chinese Medicine aims to treat the spe- cific symptoms that are unique to each individual and to get to the root of what is causing the symptoms. Practitioners use techniques such as acupuncture, Chinese herbs, bodywork, and dietary recommendations to restore imbalances found in the body.
Who gets hot flashes? Up to 85% of women may experience hot flashes as they
approach menopause and for several years after their periods stop. Between 20 and 50% of women may continue to have hot flashes years after menopause. As time goes on, the intensity often decreases. However, with Chinese medicine, hot flashes and other symptoms associated with menopause can decrease significantly or even cease altogether. There are many herbal formulas your practitioner may use to balance your body.
Study A study1 conducted by the Ankara Training and Research
Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, concluded that acupuncture, which treats patients by inserting and manipulating needles in the body, curbs the severity of hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms largely related to mood. The authors based their findings on the experience of 53 postmenopausal women. The participants measured their symp- toms using a 5-point scale before and after treatment. Twenty-seven of the women received traditional Chinese acupuncture for 20 minutes, twice a week for 10 weeks. The rest thought they were given acupuncture treatment, but the needles didn't actually penetrate the skin. The women who received real acupuncture showed significant drops in the severity of their hot flashes. This study exemplifies the relief from hot flashes that women have gotten with Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Jacqui Danilow said she turned to acupuncture to ease hot
flashes that would come on with no warning. "Suddenly, you are very warm and you think the thermostat has gone up inside your body and you never know why it happens or what causes it," she said. Weekly acupuncture treatments "were like a mira- cle," Danilow said. She rated the severity of her hot flashes at a "10" (on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being no discomfort and 10 be- ing the worst) before her treatment. After four months, her hot flashes were only a "3."
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Dr. Arya Nielsen from the Beth Israel Medical Center Depart-
ment of Integrative Medicine said acupuncture, which she has been performing for 35 years, is effective for women who are having menopausal symptom.
fewer hot flashes and less intensity when they have hot flashes, so it returns the quality of life," she said. "This is very significant."
Prevention In addition to regular acupuncture treatments and Chinese
herbs, there are several other ways that can help reduce and/or prevent hot flashes. These include:
1. Avoid triggers such as dairy products, red meats, alcohol, sugar, spicy foods, caffeine, and smoking.
2. Increase intake of fresh fruits and vegetables to stabilize blood sugar and mood. Also add foods in moderation that nourish yin such as apples, mango, watermelon, yam, pear, legumes, honey, coconut milk, asparagus, barley and eggs.
3. Try to eliminate stress, tension and anxiety, and learn tech- niques to cope with stress to diminish the effects that it has on your body and mind. Examples are deep breathing, meditation, yoga, tai chi, etc. Regular exercise is very important in main- taining balance in the body.
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1 Amanda Brown, MSOM,
L.Ac.,
Dipl.OM
Amanda Brown, MSOM, LAc,
Dipl.OM, was awarded her Dip- lomate in Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Com- mission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) demonstrating competency in foundations of oriental medicine, Chinese herbology, acupuncture, point location and biomedicine. She also has been trained in Chinese Herbology, Pediatrics, Shi- atsu, and Tui Na massage. Amanda's two areas of focus in Chinese Medicine are gynecology and emotional disorders including stress, depression, and anxiety. Amanda can be reached at Still- point Acupuncture (
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