7 times 7 = Menopause in Chinese Medicine - Acupuncture

So interesting to watch Headline News:
ABC News says on March 7th:
"Acupuncture Curbs the Severity of Hot Flushes During Menopause."
If I was twenty - I would think that was great News! If indeed I could comprehend the full meaning of even hot flushes........Having gone through mine - and having cured them over two weeks with treatments with Acupuncture and Chinese herbal Medicine - the news don't hit me quite that hard. That was 30 years ago. Old news, I guess.
Many days have gone since that period of two weeks when I did have the dreaded hot flushes. I agree: calling them "power rushes" is a very poor excuse for something that makes you on the contrary feel dis-empowered, hot and sweaty. It is an insult to "power."
What is taking the world so long ?
We have published these exciting news over and over again.
Hot Flushes, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine are often both a deficiency and excess syndrome all at once.... Not enough power to contain the unruly heat from rising and disrupting the regular flow of energy.
Chinese Acupuncture diagnoses Kidney deficiency and Liver excess both at the same time - there can also be deficiency in Blood and Kidney energy.
By the time we reach 49 (7 years x 7 years) we have leaked a lot of our strength - we are drying a little - being generally dehydrated and a little parched. We don't feel quite so juicy anymore - we feel it, see it in and on our skin. Even in our sexuality we may lack the juiciness. It is high time to become empowered to do something about it! Chinese Medicine has many answers.
Obviously there is a preventative approach to this " drying out syndrome" - Do not wait until you are parched like a desert in the drought! Be pro-active.
There are very wonderful herbs within the Chinese Herbal pharmacopia that nourish the Yin, moisten dryness and astringe to help the body keep its moisture. Yes! That's what we need.
Also Acupuncture needles placed in specific individualized locations, somewhat different for different women, can greatly relieve the symptoms from unbearable to acceptable.
Call your acupuncturist; make sure they are well educated both in Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture. Do they belong to the NCCAOM (National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine)? That certification ensures a solid education.
Enjoy this journey of discovery - Chinese Medicine is a complete system of Medicine - there is barely a symptom you could not address with Acupuncture and/or Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine.