Acupuncture Cools Hot Flashes
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small, yet intriguing study published in Acu- puncture in Medicine found that traditional Chinese acu- puncture curbed the sever- ity of hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms. Fif- ty-three middle-aged, post- menopausal women were divided into two groups; one received such treatments twice weekly for 10 weeks, while the other experienced “sham” acupuncture with blunt needles that did not penetrate the skin. In both groups, levels of estrogen and other hormones were measured before the study began and before and after the last session. Menopausal symptoms—hot flashes,
vaginal dryness, urinary tract infections and mood swings—were also measured before and after the treatments, using a five-point menopause rating scale (MRS) in order to assess their severity. At the end of the study, the women
receiving Chinese acupuncture scored significantly lower on the MRS scale, with hot flashes seeing the sharpest decrease. The researchers ex- plain that acupuncture boosts production of endorphins, which may stabilize the tempera- ture control system of the body. They say that more investigation is
needed because the study was small, but note that its results seem promis- ing, suggesting that traditional Chinese acupuncture could be an alternative for women unable or unwilling to use hor- mone replacement therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms.
SOUR NEWS ABOUT SWEET DRINKS
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rinking sodas and other sugar- sweetened beverages may increase
a woman’s risk of heart disease and dia- betes, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Sci- entific Sessions 2011. Middle-aged and older women that drank two or more such drinks per day were nearly four times as likely to develop high triglyc- erides and significantly more likely to develop impaired fasting glucose levels, plus increase their waist size. The study also noted that risk factors for heart dis- ease and stroke developed even when the women didn’t gain weight.
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