Something you’ll never hear – “Your biceps are too strong.” This confused me for a long time about the pelvic floor — On one hand, you hear that you should strengthen it. Then, on the other hand, you that pelvic floor problems are because it’s too strong. Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles including the perineum (the space…
If you read the old texts on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and gynecology, you won’t find a single thing about “PCOS” because it wasn’t what they called it hundreds of years ago. Back then it was Stagnant Blood caused by Cold, Damp, and Phlegm. Same thing. So what do we do about “cold, damp, phlegm stagnation?” And…
“Qi Stagnation” Qi stagnation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) usually correlates with emotional stress. In TCM, we say that stress affects your Liver. Your Liver regulates the flow of Qi and Blood. When your Qi isn’t moving smoothly, you feel anxious, tired, tense, irritable, and PMS-y. You probably don’t sleep as well when your Qi isn’t flowing. Also,…
In the 1960s, a sexual revolution for women began! Birth control pills seemed like the answer for decades of repression. A few years later, with rising rates of breast cancer, menopausal disorder, astronomical rates of infertility, we’d be ignorant to say we aren’t having a problem with our hormones. And I don’t think the pill…
In the 1930s, Francis Pottenger, MD, conducted a 10-year study in which nearly a thousand cats were fed the same basic diet of milk, meat and a small dose of cod liver oil. “The healthiest cats were the ones who received raw meat and raw milk. This was the only group to produce generation after…
PMS can include (but is not limited to) – irritability, anxiety, depression, breast tenderness, diarrhea, edema, headaches, body aches, fatigue, loss of concentration, changes in libido, changes in bowels, food cravings, clumsiness, bloating, insomnia, and skin eruptions. Sounds like fun, right? The good news is that with herbs, nutrition, and acupuncture, these issues are often…
Interesting fact: the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team coach started tracking the athlete’s cycles before their World Cup win. Says ABC chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, “For anyone who understands the complexities of women’s health, the fact there can be fluctuations in physical or mental stamina, or changes in sleep or dietary behaviors corresponding to changes…
Heavy periods? Too many periods in a month? We’ve got you covered, boo. In Western Medicine, you’re given 2 options: the pill (or other hormonal medications) or surgery. That’s it?! And if you’re young, neither option sounds great. Thankfully, TCM has studied this issue for thousands of years and there are ACTUAL, REAL solutions that…