Accupuncture Treatments

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I decided to try accupuncture because I have had two smyptoms for

many years and have gotten no help from doctors. I always tell new

doctors them about the symptoms hoping that will trigger something in

their mind but it never does. The first is the " hot flashes " I

have. Although I was 52 when they started they are not menopause

related, they are different and estrogen doesn't help them. The

second is the inflammation like pain in my feet. These two symptoms

have destroyed my life and at one point, I considered suicide. I

always thought they were related to my high bp in some way. The

sweating started around the same time my bp started going up.

Doctors have no ideas and can only prescribe pills for both problems

which make my feet worse.

When I first saw the accupuncturist and told him about the sweating,

he got very interested. I told him it starts in the back of my head

and I can feel it going down my spine. He said that told him

something. He showed me a chart showing were the body's " channels "

are. One of them goes up the spine across the back of the head and

down the other side of the spine. These channels are connected by

branches to the organs. He says my chi or the body's energy is out of

balance. I had been thinking for years that my body was all screwed

up. I also told him about the sudden weight gain (17 lbs in 33

days) He said my liver is not able to process water. The treatment

restores the balance in the liver and kidneys. He also said that

stress affects the liver which is something I didn't know. I do know

that all of these drugs doctors keep pushing are processed in the

liver and/or kidneys. I was under a terrible amount of stress

starting around the time my bp started going up and the sweating

started. Everything doctors either dismissed or ignored, he

understands and has explained. He said the muscle cramps I am having

(K is 4.3 and magnesium is OK too) is because my liver isn't getting

enough blood and that affects the muscles. The cramps are most often

in my toes but I also have them in my back and under my breasts if I

move the wrong direction. I have only had two treatments but already

the sweating and heat intolerance is much better. The pain and the

heat in my feet are much better, too. Accuppuncture can help things

like nausea, allergies, arthritis and even weight watchers. I have

two friends who are constantly dieting and I am going to recommend it

to them. For me it is a welcome relief from tests and pills and

passing test results from one doctor to another.

Fran