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For
Immediate Release
July 12, 2001
Acupuncture Recognized as Natural and Safe Method
to Treat Menopause
By
the year 2010, it is estimated that over sixty million women in
the United States will be experiencing Menopause, many seeking help
to manage the uncomfortable symptoms associated with it. In Western
medicine, doctors prescribe hormone replacement therapy, but its
long-term effects are still unclear. Acupuncture provides women
with a safer alternative.
Dr.
Xiuling Ma, Ph.D., O.M.D., L.Ac., one of the world's most highly
educated practitioners of acupuncture and herbology, can alleviate
many Menopausal symptoms by rebalancing the hormonal system, especially
headaches and migraines, nervous tension and irritability, hot flashes,
mood changes, insomnia, heavy flooding periods, achy joints and
changes in sexual desire. Acupuncture also has positive effects
on the system to aid poor memory, concentration and sagging skin
tone.
"Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can treat Menopause problems
using a natural approach without the aid of synthetic hormones or
a lot of prescription drugs," states Dr. Ma.
While
Menopause signifies "the change" of a woman's life, most women don't
welcome these changes, or the symptoms that go along with them.
Dr. Ma distinguishes that these changes occur because a woman's
body chemistry is changing. TCM recognizes this "chemistry" transformation
as a natural imbalance to the body. By correcting this imbalance
through acupuncture and herbs, the associated symptoms of menopause
may be treated quite effectively.
Hormonal replacement is perhaps the most commonly used therapy in
Western medicine to relieve some of the troublesome symptoms of
the Menopause. However, some patients experience side effects, including
nausea, breast tenderness and weight gain. Recent research has shown
that hormonal replacement therapy can increase the risk of cancer
of the breast and uterus. TCM has proved to be effective in relieving
Menopause syndrome and the side effects, if any, are negligible
compared to the chemicals used in Western medicine.
Additionally,
Dr. Ma successfully treats and is available to consult on a wide
range of other conditions, including the symptoms of infertility,
hair loss in men and women, facial aging and loss of skin tone,
pain management and sexual dysfunction.
An
articulate expert in the field of TCM, Dr. Ma studied for an impressive
12 years in China and has a Ph.D. She studied directly under two
of the most prominent and respected masters of TCM in China today.
Dr. Ma maintains a private practice at 864 S. Robertson Blvd., Suite
211, in Los Angeles.
For
further information, or if you wish to interview Dr. Ma or schedule
her for your show, please contact Lisa Redmond at (310) 376 -0296,
ext. 15, or Carol Ruiz at ext. 13.
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