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How To Cure Hot Flashes Naturally With Ayurveda and Acupuncture

In 2002, a large clinical trial called the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) reported that hormone therapy actually posed more health risks than benefits for women in the clinical trial. Of the 75% of women in the U.S. that experience hot flashes during menopause, most are still prescribed hormone replacement therapy. Besides the risks, the hot flashes usually return as soon as the drugs are stopped. What if there was a way to actually treat the root of the problem and restore the balance so that dependency on a drug wasn't necessary? Although I haven't personally gone through this phase of life yet, I've treated enough menopausal patients to know that acupuncture treatments and a diet according to Ayurveda can make a very hot woman feel cooler than ever.

Journal Of Oncology Concludes Acupuncture Is More Effective Than Drug Therapy

This week the Journal of Oncology published the results of the first randomly controlled trial to compare the effects of acupuncture versus drug therapy for breast cancer patients experiencing hot flashes. Hot flashes during menopause have a different pathological cause than during cancer treatment, but in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, the pattern behind both types of hot flashes is the same. The results of the study showed that acupuncture and drug therapy were equally effective in reducing hot flashes during treatment, but that after the 12 weeks of treatment, the women who received acupuncture continued to stay cooler, while the women who stopped the drug therapy got hotter again. These incredible results confirm that the acupuncture treatment actually addressed the root of the problem while the drug therapy only masked the symptoms.

How Acupuncture Really Works

In the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, 3.1 million Americans said they had used acupuncture in the past year. More and more people are doing it because they get relief from this ancient technique. Whether or not it makes sense to them, they trust this system of medicine that is said to be over 5000 years old. Now new groundbreaking research shows how acupuncture really works.

How To Avoid Catching A Wind

It's autumn, and in many places that means it's the windy season. It's also cold and flu season, and the two are not coincidental. According to Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine, we are all most susceptible to catching a wind at the change of seasons. Wait, you might say, did I hear that right? Catching a wind? Yes, you heard that right. The ancient traditional medical systems call getting sick this time of year a "wind invasion!" Here are some tips to help you avoid this windy attack.

We all probably laughed at our grandmother's insistence that we wear a scarf around our necks when we ran outside to play while she babysat. But in fact she was imparting genuine words of wisdom, probably passed down from her grandmother and from hers before that. Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that external pathogens are carried on the wind and that they enter our bodies at the back of our necks. The acupuncture points that are located at the base of our skull and along the spine down our neck and upper back are all used to "expel wind" - in other words, to treat a cold. So protecting that area when you're out in the wind is actually a very effective measure to take to prevent catching a cold!

Detox and Rejuvenate

The search for the perfect cleanse is now officially over. For thousands of years, Ayurveda has held the key to internal deep cleaning with the herbal formula, Triphala. Triphala not only detoxifies the digestive tract but rejuvenates it as well. Amazing! This is something you take everyday to get clean and stay clean. Triphala is a unique, multi-purpose Ayurvedic herbal remedy that benefits digestion, immunity, daily elimination, and more!

No matter how well you eat, and no matter how many supplements and vitamins you might take, if your digestive tract isn't clean enough to absorb nutrients, a lot of your nutrition is going down the tubes (actually, the plumbing!). Picture trying to dye a dirty t-shirt. If the space in the fabric is clogged with dirt, there is no way the dye will take.

Ayurvedic Rejuvenation

Do you take a handful of vitamins everyday? With the popularity of natural health, everyone is popping a lot of herbal and nutritional supplements each morning and throughout the day. While it's great that we're becoming a more health conscious culture, most people admit that they area not as healthy as they'd like to be. Mention the word rejuvenation, and everyone clamors to get some. Ayurveda teaches that the basis of good health is proper digestion, and offers Chyavanprash herbal jam as a tasty, effective way to boost our metabolism and promote whole-body rejuvenation.