Most movies portray a woman who is going through menopause as someone who is crabby or irrational, hot and sweaty, even red faced. Most people think that that is what menopause is like. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Chinese medicine has helped women navigate perimenopause naturally for thousands of years, and it can help you too!
The hormonal changes which lead to menopause are something that all women can look forward to. For many women, this process which can take up to 10 – 12 years is anticipated with dread. Who would look forward to hot flashes, mood disturbance, period irregularity etc? Luckily, Chinese medicine can help.
Chinese medicine sees every person as an individual, so every woman going through menopause will have different symptoms and to a varying degree. One woman may have heavy bleeding, another increased headaches, another anxiety, another weight gain. Each of these symptoms is a refection of an imbalance, which is a clue to where and how the body needs assistance. Your practitioner of Chinese medicine will use these clues to determine how to help your body to fix itself. The goal is to help you navigate menopause symptom free.
Practitioners of Chinese medicine have many tools in their tool belt to help you find balance. Chinese herbal therapy is very effective at nourishing and balancing the body, and are an essential part of treatment for menopause. Acupuncture is also a very important part of treatment. Most people have trouble believing that an acupuncture treatment is a relaxing treatment, but it is! Most people fall asleep during their treatments, or they feel the way they do after a great massage. Most women look forward to their appointments, because the relaxed feeling lasts for days, and it helps them to transform a difficult time into one with more peace.
For many women, the time after menopause is a very special time of life. Menopause may be a way for your body to say that the time for nurturing and enriching another is coming to an end, but it is by no means an end to your fertility as a woman. Many women report a feeling of freedom which moves them to do things they would have never done before. Chinese medicine has a lovely way of looking at this time. They teach that the heart which is freed of it’s work making blood for the period every month is suddenly able to use that blood to enrich itself. It becomes fuller, which in turn results in wisdom.
Chinese medicine has existed for thousands of years and has helped millions of people…just like you! If you have tried other treatments, and you have not found the help your are searching for, I encourage you to take action and give acupuncture a try!
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