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ore and more
women are
searching
beyond modern medicine
to an older, more holistic
solution to managing their
lifecycles. Many women
instinctively sense that
changes in midlife are not
a failure of our body but
a significant event that
should be honored and
valued. Many of the older
traditions respect the
changes our bodies expe-
rience throughout different lifecycles.
Synthetic hormones (such as prema-
rin and prempro) as well as bio-identi-
cal hormones are controversial. Both
are "unnatural" in that they are given
to the body at a time when the body
would not naturally have such high
levels or hormones. Both have long-
term implications on other areas of our
body's health and well-being.
There are
many holistic
modalities that
can assist a
woman in natu-
rally working
with symptoms
that may be
uncomfortable.
Phytoestrogens
are natural hor-
mones that are
Q10
found in more
than 300 plants.
Lingans, such as
flax seed, have
a significant
impact in pro-
viding meno-
pause symptom
relief and menopause help as well,
according to ongoing studies. Weaker
than human estrogens, phytoestrogens
are beneficial in more ways as they
attach themselves to the body's estro-
gen receptors. If a woman's estrogen
level is low, phytoestrogens increase the
body's level; if it is high, phytoestrogens
replace the stronger human estrogen,
which may have harmful effects.
Supplements such as fish oils
(essential fatty acids), black cohosh,
Chastberry (vitex), evening primrose
oil and Co Q10 have all been proven
to be helpful to manage menopausal
symptoms.
Both traditional Chinese medicine
(TCM) and Ayurvedic medicine
offer a whole body approach
to supporting women in their
midlife years. Traditional
Chinese medicine views the
body and health as a balance
between two states — yin and
yang. When yin and yang are
not in balance, we can see hot
symptoms (such as hot flashes
and night sweats) or cold
symptoms (such as lowered
sexual drive, frequent urina-
tion). TCM uses acupuncture,
herbs and diet to alleviate
symptoms and bring our body to its
natural state of balance.
Much like TCM, Ayurvedic medicine
looks at the body from a viewpoint of
balance. There are three doshas that
keep our body functions balanced and
healthy. Each dosha is present through-
out our body and governs activities of
our body, mind and emotions. Each
dosha — and each aspect of the dosha
— can be seen to
apply across the
board to all our
organs, tissues and
cells, giving us a
view of the body as
a whole rather than
as disconnected
parts. Again, work-
ing with symptoms,
Ayurvedic uses
herbs, diet and other
lifestyle changes to
bring our body back
to wholeness.
Finally, ongoing
exercise, using such
modalities as car-
diovascular exercise,
yoga, tai chi, swim-
ming, biking and weight-bearing exercise
can be very helpful in managing symp-
toms and improving the well being of our
body, mind and spirit. Whatever path you
take, be sure to honor the natural progres-
sion our body takes and appreciate the
wholeness of our being. ❑
Supplements such as
fish oils (essential fatty
acids), black cohosh,
Chastberry (vitex),
evening primrose oil
and Co
have
all been proven to be
helpful to manage
menopausal symptoms.
Julie Silver, MSW, Dip!. Ac., is a National
Certification Commission for Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine board-certified
acupuncturist and owner of Acupuncture
Healthcare Associates of Michigan, Inc., a
West Bloomfield holistic health clinic featur-
ing acupuncture, traditional Chinese medi-
cine and naturopathic medicine. Her e-mail
address is acuhealer@sbcglobal.net.