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Points Newsletter - November 2003
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Therapy
Provides Menopausal Women With Alternative to
Synthetic Hormones
Healthworx, a healthcare practice in Denver, has recently begun
offering what they call Body Restoration Technique (BRT), a safe and effective
therapy that brings a woman’s hormone system into balance naturally. BRT uses
the body’s acupuncture points to rejuvenate and revitalize a woman’s hormones,
which are secreted by the body’s endocrine system glands. Healthworx’ BRT
patients report decreased menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and
moodiness. More...
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Herbal Product
Websites May Be Misleading

With herbal product use growing by almost 400 percent in the
1990s, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) decided to take a
closer look at how dietary supplements are marketed on the Internet -- an
increasingly popular, but poorly regulated way for consumers to access medical
information. The survey, outlined in the September 17, 2003 issue of the Journal
of the American Medical Association, found that more than half of all Internet
marketers were in apparent violation of federal law. More... |
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Complementary Treatments for
Temporomandibular Disorders |
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Evidence Does Not Clearly Support
Acupuncture for Addiction |
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ASK THE DOCTOR
Q:
Is
there an acupuncture treatment for
bloating of the stomach following
the use of Hormone Replacement
Therapy (HRT)?
A: Dede Barry writes:
Absolutely. Acupuncture will be very helpful for abdominal distention (bloating)
and other side effects of HRT, like nausea, breast soreness, mood swings and
headaches. Every woman has a different reaction to HRT, and your acupuncturist
will look at your own pattern and work with you to balance out your body...
See more
here.
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