{"id":343,"date":"2016-04-19T08:55:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affordableacupunctureguildford.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2017-03-11T10:37:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T10:37:54","slug":"menopausa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.affordableacupunctureguildford.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/19\/menopausa\/","title":{"rendered":"Menopause & Acupuncture"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"menopause<\/a>At our Affordable Acupuncture Clinic in Guildford<\/a> we treat many women before & during menopause.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, 30% of people who come for acupuncture are women age 40-69. Sometimes women don’t realise their problems are due to hormonal changes & can be treated \u00a0with acupuncture.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organisation has approved Acupuncture to treat menopause. It also approved acupuncture for other women’s issues. We have written about these issues here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Symptoms<\/h4>\n

The most common symptoms of menopause are night sweats, weight gain, fatigue, insomnia, depression,anxiety, foggy headaches, palpitations, loss of libido & hot flushes.<\/p>\n

These symptoms are due to lower levels of estrogen and other hormones.<\/p>\n

Medical Treatment<\/h4>\n

The main drug used to control symptoms of \u00a0menopause is HRT, \u00a0tablets or patches. This can work but it increases the risk of breast, ovarian & uterine cancer.<\/p>\n

How Chinese Medicine Explains Menopause<\/h4>\n

Menopause happens when a woman’s body needs to preserve blood & energy to help keep the Kidneys nourished. The extra kidney energy is then used to feed the spirit & extend longevity. \u00a0On a deep level this is seen as a change from mother to enlightened & wise being! So with Chinese medicine, the menopause isn’t about struggling and feeling unwell. It is more an opportunity for growth.<\/p>\n

How We Treat<\/h4>\n

Acupuncture can help with the length and severity of hot flushes. We find that it also helps a lot with many other symptoms. We aim to treat each person’s individual symptoms. As well as acupuncture, we recommend \u00a0diet & lifestyle. For example, try & eat less\u00a0dairy products, red meats, alcohol, sugar, spicy foods. Also caffeine & smoking is not good. We also can give you exercises to do. It’s amazing how much the right exercise can help.<\/p>\n

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Case History<\/h4>\n

After many years of helping women with one of the biggest changes in their lives I am starting to need my own remedy! Last year I began getting hot sweats, bad sleep, palpitations. I had a course of acupuncture treatments last year with David. \u00a0Amazingly all my symptoms went away & my sleep returned back to normal. A year later I am still symptom free. So \u00a0I don’t seem to need any treatments at the moment.<\/p>\n

Acupuncture worked so well for me,\u00a0I wonder how women cope without it!<\/p>\n

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Vahida Diaz<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/em><\/p>\n

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