At Better Together Acupuncture & Wellness, our comprehensive approach to menopause and perimenopause supports a wide range of conditions, including:
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: Alleviated through acupuncture and herbal therapy.
Sleep Disturbances: Improved by regulating the body's natural rhythms and addressing underlying imbalances.
Mood Swings and Emotional Health: Balanced through a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, and lifestyle recommendations.
Bone and Heart Health: Supported by dietary and lifestyle guidance to prevent osteoporosis and cardiovascular issues.
Joint Health: Supported by emerging research linking hormonal changes during menopause to conditions like osteoarthritis (OA) and joint pain.
Acupuncture offers significant relief from many menopausal symptoms by stimulating specific points on the body to balance energy flow and hormones. This can help alleviate common discomforts such as hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings, improving overall well-being. Research supports acupuncture's effectiveness, particularly in reducing the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, with lasting benefits.
Herbal medicine complements acupuncture by addressing both the symptoms and underlying causes of menopausal and perimenopausal discomforts. TCM views menopause as a time of Kidney Yin deficiency, leading to an imbalance between Yin and Yang. Herbal formulas are used to nourish the kidneys, balance hormones, and relieve symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and emotional disturbances.
Examples of commonly used herbs include:
• Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan: A formula used to nourish Yin and clear heat, particularly effective for hot flashes and night sweats.
• Xiang Shao Granules: These help regulate mood by balancing neurotransmitter levels, addressing symptoms like anxiety and depression during menopause.
Nutrition & Lifestyle Modifications: Nourishing Your Second Spring
Navigating menopause with grace involves returning to a fundamental practice of nourishing life. Nutrition has a big impact on all your body’s parts and processes, including the menopausal transition. Your diet may help ease symptoms by improving your gut health, promoting healthy digestion, keeping your nutrient levels in check, and ensuring your body has enough antioxidants, electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients to keep things running smoothly. A healthy diet can also help keep any weight gain in check.
In addition, paying close attention to your nutrition during menopause may decrease your risk of developing many diseases that often arise at midlife, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, and more. Plus, eating healthy makes you feel good and increases self-confidence.
The effectiveness of our approach is rooted in both traditional practices and modern scientific understanding. Acupuncture works through various physiological mechanisms, including the modulation of neurotransmitters and hormones, which helps in alleviating symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and sleep disturbances. Additionally, acupuncture has been found to influence the body’s stress response, reducing cortisol levels and supporting overall well-being. The AIM study and other research provide compelling evidence that a course of acupuncture treatments can reduce hot flash frequency and severity, improve sleep quality, and enhance health-related quality of life, with benefits that persist for months after treatment ends.
Our goal is to help you navigate this transition with confidence and vitality, empowering you to embrace this stage of life as a time of renewal. Whether you are in your reproductive years, perimenopause, or your Second Spring, get the support you deserve to live your best life through every season.
At Better Together Acupuncture & Wellness, we are here to support you every step of the way, helping you balance your hormones naturally and live your best life through all phases. Whether you are in your reproductive years, perimenopause, or your Second Spring.
