Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Menopause and Hot Flash

Up to 40% of women with regular menstruating experience hot flash. this rate is even higher for women with irregular menstruating. Before considering hormone replacement therapy or the use of medication, remember that they can have adverse side effects.

Acupuncture and herbal medicine therapies are natural methods to find relief from menopause and hot flash.

A menopaisal woman can suffer from many other symptoms other than hot flash. some of these include anxiety, depression, fatigue, and difficulty focusing or sleeping.

Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine believe that hot flash is mainly caused by internal heat from deficiency in the blood and liver systems.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have been used to treat menopause and hot flashes effectively for thousands of years in China and is well documented. Experienced acupuncturists and herbal medicine specialists will not only treat your hot flash, but will also provide relief from the other symptoms.

There are many different things you can incorperate into your lifestyle to reduce hot flash and other symptoms. These include eating more soy food, intaking vitamin E, getting sufficient sleep and having enough physical activity. Acupuncture and herbal medicine are a natural and effective way to treat hot flash. They are great remedies and you simply cannot afford to ignore.

This is the case for a 50 year old woman suffered from hot flash for 4 years. She had hot flash mostly in her upper body and had frequent perspiration. This was especially irritating at night. She would frequently wake up to find her bed and herself

soaked with sweat. It was really hard to find a good night sleep. Before coming to me for acupuncture, she tried many different therapies with no help. After about 4 months of acupuncture and herbal tea therapy, her hot flash disappeared. She is now very satisfied.

In mainstream western medicine, hot flash is usually controlled by the use of steroids. These steriods are only tempoary, and if discontinued, hot flash will lrecur. On top of that, these steroids have many adverse side effects and can even lead to cancer. Acupuncture Chinese medicine can give hot flash patients both an effective and natural approach to relief.