by Jennifer Dubowsky | May 6, 2014 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Health, Healthcare, insomnia, Menopause
In January, both TIME and the Wall Street Journal featured stories about the Cleveland Clinic’s addition of Chinese herbal medicine to their hospital. The executives at the hospital say the herbal clinic is the first of its kind to be part of a Western hospital. I was...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Mar 20, 2011 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Menopause, Acupuncture Research, Chinese Medicine and Menopause, Hot Flashes, Menopause
A new study shows the benefits of acupuncture for relieving menopausal symptoms. The report, published in the journal Acupuncture in Medicine, found that acupuncture reduced the psychological and physical effects of menopause.The research included 53 postmenopausal...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Apr 1, 2009 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Fertility, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Dang Gui, Fertility, Health, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle
From Acufinder.com Alternate Names; Angelicae Sinensis, Radix, Angelica Sinensis, Tang KueiCommentaryIn the late 1800s, an extract of Dang Gui known as Eumenol became popular in Europe as a “female tonic”. This is still the most widely known use for this...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 28, 2009 | Acupuncture and Digestion, Acupuncture and Menopause, Chinese Medicine and Menopause, Essential Fatty Acids, Health, Healthy Foods, Menopause
1. Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Fruits and vegetables offer fiber, vitamins, minerals and are naturally low -fat. In addition, for menopausal women, plants have chemicals called phytoestrogens that are similar in structure to estrogen. These naturally occurring...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Feb 26, 2009 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Menopause, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Menopause, Chinese Medicine and The Menstrual Cycle, Health, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle
Menopause is a natural process that alters the balance of Yin and Yang. During and after menopause many women discover, and may be disturbed by, the more yang (energetic, aggressive) side of themselves.In contrast, as men grow older, they tend to discover their yin...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Dec 27, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Menopause, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Fertility, Health, Menopause
By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOMWomen’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health with Acupuncture.With the right diet, attitude, and Oriental Medicine menopause can be a time of a revival of energy and an opportunity for personal...
