I am frequently asked if the menopause symptom of hot flashes can be reduced with herbs and acupuncture. The answer is most definitely YES. In the majority of cases women will experience substantial relief of symptoms of menopause with regular acupuncture treatments and herbal therapy.

Many women would prefer not to take hormone replacement therapy and acupuncture and herbs are a very successful replacement. In my Los Angeles office I see women on a regular basis to help in the relief of menopause symptoms.

What causes hot flashes and how do acupuncture and  herbs help the women of Los Angeles? In Traditional Chinese Medicine we seek to balance the body and organ systems. We need to maintain a balance of yin and yang within the body. When symptoms such as hot flashes appear it is because the body’s yin and yang are out of balance. As we get older our yin diminishes as part of the natural aging process. Yin is the cooling aspect and yang is the warmer aspect. When the yin is low and can no longer balance the yang, the yang or warm symptoms appear, creating the hot flashes.

Acupuncture helps by regulating the flow of yin and yang in our bodies. Herbs help by supplementing the deficient yin. By bringing the two back into balance we bring our bodies back into harmony and reduce and eliminate the menopausal symptoms, including those nasty  hot flashes.

If you would like more information on this safe and natural way to eliminate hot flashes and other menopause symptoms, I offer free telephone consultations for your convenience.