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You don’t need the latest health innovation, more supplements, or big overhauls to improve your digestive health. Traditional Chinese Medicine offers simple, effective solutions to strengthen digestion and overcome tummy troubles. Sometimes the key isn't adding more; it's understanding your digestion better. By working with your body, you can support the functions it innately knows how to do.
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Endometriosis is a complex and often painful condition affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Characterized by the growth of endometrial-like cells outside the uterus, endometriosis can lead to various complications, from ovarian cysts to fibrous attachments in later stages. Understanding its stages, symptoms, causes, and risk factors is crucial for effective management. In this blog post, we delve into the potential of flavonoids, particularly those found in green tea, as a natural approach to alleviating endometriosis symptoms.
Both modern research and centuries-old wisdom tell us that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are powerful tools for treating endometriosis and managing its painful, uncomfortable symptoms.
Whether you have been diagnosed with PCOS or suspect you may have it, you may be wondering how this condition affects your fertility. Many women who are diagnosed with PCOS are told that they have no hope of getting pregnant naturally and embarking on the journey to parenthood may sound like a challenge.
However, this is a misconception and it’s time to debunk it. As we continue our deep exploration of the brain, we are learning that not only does it control many functions within the body, but there are many different elements within the body that contribute to brain functions.
Endometriosis has a strong association with chronic pelvic pain. Which can disturb sleep, cause reluctance to do day-to-day activities, and make life feel unbearable on a day-to-day basis. The pathophysiology of chronic pelvic pain is still unknow, but there is evidence to suggest that estrogen increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor during the estrous cycle. Many people have turned to different pain management medication, but if the pain is extreme this can mean the regular use of pain management such as opioids or regular consumption of Tylenol which for prolonged periods of time causes other damages within the body. Melatonin may provide an alternative to pain medications.
HDL has been used when assessing our cholesterol for many years. HDL doesn’t refer to a kind of cholesterol, but rather, they are high density lipoproteins that remove cholesterol from our cells and artery walls and transport it through the blood stream to the liver so it can be excreted. This process has commonly coined the term “good cholesterol” because it helps to reduce inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease.
Vitamin B6 has been widely used in the treatment of morning sickness, and other types of nausea. B6 has been known to have antiemetic effects since the 1940s. There are multiple forms of B6 in blood circulation and knowing which form had the most significant effect on nausea and vomiting had been a bit of a mystery until newer research pointed to the pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P) form of B6 as being associated with the decrease in nausea and vomiting symptoms. But, it's not just this simple (of course)
Magnesium is an essential mineral for life. It is the catalyst of over 300 different enzymatic reactions. It is also tricky to absorb and requires the perfect environment.
Even if everything is perfect, dietary magnesium is, at best, 50% absorbed. When you are low in magnesium, it is important to make sure you are absorbing as much as you. Knowing what increases and decreases absorption is the first step. What if your anxiety symptoms are NOT a sign of emotional or mental stress? What if your anxiety is a sign of cellular toxicity and inflammation?
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