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I have also seen a lot more women seeking acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicines such as herbs, my view point first of all is from someone who is not trained in eastern medicine but of course open minded to it I think acupuncture can be very relaxing and helpful if the patient feels the same. If someone dreads the needles and they shouldn’t do acupuncture.
When it comes to the herbs we are talking about thousands of herbs, each herb having hundreds of components and so I don’t know what’s in those herbs nor do I believe the practitioners of traditional Chinese Medicine know what’s in all the herbs. And so when it comes to western medicine, I prefer to use my hormones and my modalities without influence of traditional Chinese herbs. That is not to say that a patient can’t use the herb for few months before starting western medical treatment. But I think they do have to be cautious about the use of herbs if they are ingesting it and since they are powerful agents.
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Massage
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Other modalities
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