Monthly Archives: February 2010

Can You Afford Not To See This? Avoid SEVERE Menopause!

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The viewpoint that the explanation for all the menopause symptoms is due to an instability of hormones is a superficial understanding and requires a deeper insight.

Traditional Chinese Medicine viewpoint: Menopause is considered a weakened condition of the liver and qi (life force). Once the blood and energy quality is weak and obstructed then all of the organs are not able to execute their duty. This condition causes the liver to overheat which rises through the body, wreaking havoc in its path. The heart, lungs, digestion, glands, throat, mouth & teeth, nose, eyes, ears, brain, skin and hair become heated and dried resulting in the body heat ailments. In addition, the liver does not filter the blood where it becomes sluggish and clotted.

Because the body is deficient of life-giving body energy, quality filtered blood and diet, therefore the glands do not perform normally. Their glandular secretions can develop irregularly or immobilized altogether. When the blood is filtered, normally, enriched subsequently all the body’s organs get stronger. Positively, the essence wakes up and normal function improves. The glandular functions, emit once again, assisting the body in its healthy function.

The body is not absent of hormones. The blood is clogged like sludge. Glands are not receiving/transmitting life-giving messages, timely and/or minimally!

So therefore why do we add or provide more hormones. Doesn’t that risk an overload of hormones? Remember when you were a teen and your hormones were super revved. You won’t want to chance of experiencing that again. You have adequate hormones. If you nurture your blood, maintain your health, rest adequately, manage stress, etc. Our hormones revive back and reenforces increased balance.

So if Chinese medicine knows the problem, then what is their solution to this weakened conditioneath

What Restores Usual Hormone Function? Chinese Medicine Has Had An Answer for More Than a Thousand Years! TCM has developed over 20 formulas for menopause. But which one is the best? To determine this requires a seasoned Master herbalist. While nearly all women fall into 6 main constitution types: 1) cold 2) damp 3) deficient 4) hot 5) dry and 6) excess 

On the whole menopausal women benefit 95% of the time from Chinese herbs contained in Menopause Comfort. The exception occurs during the summertime. Particular women, who are more hot than the usual population, require a colder menopause herbs, Paramalin, to offset the surplus inner heat produced in the liver.

You can look at the top 10 menopause Chinese herbs, the most effective  menopause formula, listed in more depth, at Longevity Mountain.

Diagnosing Bacterial Vaginosis – Tests Used to Confirm Bacterial Vaginosis Infection

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Bacterial vaginosis is a kind of vaginitis (i.e. inflammation of the vagina). Other common types of vaginitis include yeast infection, trichomoniasis and chlamydia. The typical symptoms of bacterial vaginosis are milky white vaginal discharge that has a fishy smell and, occasionally, vagina itchiness and pain during urination. The vaginal discharge and odor usually get worse after a sexual intercourse or during the menses.

If you are having unusual vaginal discharge or other symptoms suggestive of a vaginal infection (e.g. pain or irritation of the vagina), then it is recommended that you go for a test to find out if it is bacterial vaginosis or other types of vaginitis.

To confirm if the symptoms are a consequence of bacterial vaginosis infection, usually a series of physical examinations and laboratory tests will be performed.

Your gynecologist will first take a medical history from you by asking a routine of questions, such as if you have had experienced bacterial vaginosis symptoms before, the nature of your discharge, are there symptoms of vaginal irritation, have you recently got a new sexual partner, did you have a history of sexually transmitted infection, etc.

Next, a pelvic examination will be performed. Your gynecologist will observe the appearance of your vaginal lining and cervix and examine the uterus and ovaries. During the pelvic exam, your gynecologist may also gather tissue samples from those areas to be checked under a microscope. This step is to make sure that it is not a sexually transmitted disease, such as chlamydia or gonorrhea.

Your vaginal discharge may also be sampled to be examined for any abnormality. The goal is to distinguish bacterial vaginosis from yeast infection (e.g. candidiasis) and an STD (e.g. trichomonas). Bacterial vaginosis is present if a group of unusual cells (known as ‘clue cells’) are observed under the microscope.

If you have bacterial vaginosis, the microscopic examination will reveal an abnormally low number of lactobacilli bacteria in the vaginal discharge. The vaginal pH will also be determined since one of the bacterial vaginosis symptoms is a vaginal pH higher than 4.5.

To test for foul vaginal odor, a test called ‘whiff test’ is performed by mixing a drop of potassium hydroxide testing liquid with a drop of vaginal discharge on a microscope slide. A fishy odor indicates the presence of bacterial vaginosis.

Bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy puts women at a higher risk for complications such as preterm delivery, miscarriage and infection after delivery. Pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis symptoms should be tested for the infection to ensure timely treatment.

Besides conventional antibiotic and over-the-counter treatments, many women are also using natural bacterial vaginosis cures to treat this vaginal disorder.

Anxiety – 100 Symptoms But What’s The True Underpinnings? Where The Central Imbalance Is And What Will Correct The Source!

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After practicing as a psychotherapist for 20 years, I thought I had experienced almost everything. I have seen this in my own clients but until it happened to me, you just don’t know! I thought I was going to have a heart attack. On the outside, I tried to be cool but inside, I was freaked out! I didn’t know if I was going to make it through the night. I went to the Emergency Room. After waiting to get in, the nurse and doctor’s diagnosis came in, “anxiety attack”. I came back with, “Really! I feel like like my heart is pounding out of chest and my head is going to pop!” They explained to me this was typical even though my blood pressure was slightly elevated. Even if I was calmed, I wanted it to end, A.S.A.P!

When you are in this state, a pharmaceutical will be acceptable even though it may not be the best option. I took it to break up the pattern. I didn’t know about herbology and at that time, I could not imagine that a traditional Chinese herbs for anxiety would have been just as effective. In this stressed out state, you want fast, potent relief.

All these symptoms, people have found relief, naturally with traditional Chinese herbs for anxiety:

 

1.    Worry you might have a heart attack

2.    Afraid of everything

3.    Difficulty concentrating, memory  loss

4.    Difficulty thinking and speaking

5.    Disorientation

6.    Fear of going crazy

7.    Fear of losing control

8.    Fear of impending doom

9.    Feelings of unreality

10.  Frequently feel overwhelmed

11.  Having difficulty concentrating

 

12.  Nightmares, bad dreams

13.  Nightmares, bad dreams

14.  Repetitive thinking or excess ‘mind chatter’

15.  Short-term learning impairment, have a hard time learning new information

16.  Short-term memory impairment, can’t remember what I did a few days, hours, or moments ago

17.  Spaced out feelings, feeling spaced out

18.  “Stuck” thoughts; thoughts, mental images, concepts, songs, or melodies that “stick” in your mind and replay over and over

19.  Trapped in your mind feeling

20.  feel the world on your shoulders frequently 

 

This is a short list! You could probably list a 100 more. For the last 18 years, I have been dedicated to finding alternative medicine explanations and Chinese herbs for anxiety for the last 18 years that assist people through this transition.

Causation is well established. Once a sufficient amount of stress is presented to the physical-mental-emotional body, the prior mentioned conditions are probably going to surface. We all would do well to notice and take action. It is not sufficient to lessen the symptoms but taking it easy as we look for answers is a wise strategy. Look after yourself, sleep (7-8 hours), exercise (4 times a wk.), be with nurturing people until you can equal the challenge you are dealing with. Eat food and take natural herbs that don’t add to the imbalance but rather help in re-establishing your center.

UNDERLYING PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTION TO ANXIETY DISTRESS

There are numerous reasons and its not always psychological. In fact, most psychotherapists benefit their clients by understanding the physical causation. Besides life stresses, physical depletion will release sensations that cause a person to experience helplessness. In Chinese medicine there are two areas of the body that are suspect for depletion:

Heart: the heart can become weakened, or energy deficient. This condition where the energy is not available to the heart and its lead-in vessels can streess the organ. If the heart does not essential energy then like a car, it stalls, speeds up, slows down, uncontrollably.In this situation, rest and vitality, needs to be re-created in the meridians to the heart. When that happens, the chest area relaxes and wellbeing is at hand. Additionally, when the heart balances then the brain follows.

Kidneys: the kidneys may develop deficiency with less energy provided from the kidneys to the heart. Due to stress, overwork and emotional challenges, the adrenals follow. The kidneys are considered the seat of vitality, essence and foundation for energy. When the essence is interrupted then organs throughout the body suffer and synergistically, the heart pumps less blood. To compensate, the heart can pump harder, grow larger or become erractic due to the stressed depleted state. As prior stated, deep REM sleep is crucial in order for the kidneys to reinstate and for the body to revive.