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Acupuncture can Improve Women's Health
The biggest threats to women's health conditions are often preventable. Chinese medicine has always addressed the special needs women face throughout their lives. many conditions that affect women in particular respond very well to acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
Cardiovascular Disease
As the #1 threat to a woman's health, cardiovascular disease is not just something for men to worry about. The Center for Disease Control reports that heart disease accounts for 29 percent of female American fatalities annually. It's true that more men die from heart disease than women—but women tend to be under–diagnosed, often until things have progressed to a dangerous degree.
By incorporating acupuncture and Chinese medicine into your healthy lifestyle it is possible to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 80 percent. Among the primary ways to promote heart health are maintaining a healthy weight with a healthy diet and regular exercise along with controlling hypertension, quitting smoking, reducing stress and getting a good nights's sleep.
Cancer
We are fortunate to live in a time when there have been many advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer. Standard medical care, while generally successful, is often not without serious side effects.
The three most common cancers that women experience are breast, lung, and colorectal. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting women and is the second leading cause of cancer death. Early detection screenings are recommended and self examination should be performed regularly.
Acupuncture has gotten attention recently for the role it can play in pain relief and alleviating the side–effects of chemotherapy and radiation, and for its immune system restoring ability—which all help improve a patient's quality of life.
Gynecological Health
From PMS and other menstrual difficulties to infertility and menopause, Chinese medicine has been successfully helping women over the years. By helping to bring the hormonal system into balance, acupuncture is able to address and resolve many issues women face over the course of and beyond their reproductive years.
Today we can be exposed to hormones in the meat we eat and the milk we drink. Certain chemicals in the plastics that are used in the containers for our food and water have been shown to disrupt the normal hormonal function.
Acupuncture works to help the body resort balance and optimum health.
© 2011 Larry Forsberg. All rights reserved.
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