I've been experimenting for awhile with QiGong for addressing my fibroids. To be honest I haven't been as consistent with it as I would like, but it does seem very promising and one of the few ways to really address the stagnant energy that creates fibroids.
I really enjoyed Roger Jahnke's book The Healer Within, and some of the stories in it of recoveries made possible by QiGong, including for cancer, were quite inspiring. For those who don't have time to read the book, I found this free online class with him.
Also from the same sponsor there is another free online class with another QiGong master, focused on clearing energy blocks and enabling self-healing. This one sounds good so I'm planning to check it out.
Showing posts with label Chinese medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese medicine. Show all posts
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019
herbs + acupucture 94% effective in treating fibroids -- study
A study from a Chinese hospital showed 94% effectiveness of Chinese herbal therapy combined with acupuncuture. The herbs worked on their own but were better with the acupuncture.
The article gives the exact recipe for the herbs. The acupuncture was daily, but unfortunately the article doesn't share which points were used.
Worth a read! Link here.
The article gives the exact recipe for the herbs. The acupuncture was daily, but unfortunately the article doesn't share which points were used.
Worth a read! Link here.
Sunday, September 3, 2017
applies to fibroids too
This post is about cancer but the basic Chinese medicine theory applies to fibroids too... http://www.chinesefootreflexology.com/cancer-part1/
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
sleep and fertility interview -- listen today
Listened to a really interesting interview about sleep and fertility on the Sleep Success Summit today. The guy who is being interviewed sounds like a great resource too -- does both functional medicine and Chinese medicine.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Fertility Focus Telesummit starts tomorrow
These online telesummits are a great way to learn a lot in a short period. Tomorrow (Sunday April 27) the Fertility Focus Telesummit begins. Information and registration here. Note: it's free.
There will be three presentations per day for a whole week, so a lot being offered. Each presentation will remain up online for 24 hours after it's posted.
The presentations include the following topics:
There will be three presentations per day for a whole week, so a lot being offered. Each presentation will remain up online for 24 hours after it's posted.
The presentations include the following topics:
- Optimising & Preserving Fertility Through Chinese Medicine, Lifestyle Adjustments & Self-Care
- Take control of your period so you can take control of your fertility!
- Turn Confusion and Overwhelm into Clarity and Ease on Your Fertility Journey
- 3 Ways to Love Your Womb
- Are you genes blocking your fertility? How lifestyle and good nutrition can provide a solution.
Looks like some interesting stuff and I will definitely be checking it out.
The full schedule and details can be seen here.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
detailed Chinese medicine typology of fibroids
If you scroll down in this article past all the Western medicine stuff, you will find a really useful typology of fibroids in Chinese medicine, with herb recommendations for each.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
nice blog post
Explaining how stupid the usual western medicine approach to fibroids is. And a nice comment on Chinese medicine theory too with suggestions for points to treat and herbal medicines. Post here.
Friday, July 19, 2013
my acupuncturist prescribed alcohol!
I went to a new acupuncturist today, looking for a fresh take on things. He feels that the cause of my fibroids is poor circulation in my lower body. And that they are a cold damp accumulation. He says the body will put more fat surrounding those cold fibroids in order to help the rest of the body stay warm. He says my metabolism is not good either.
He wants me to go to a spa where there is a hot pool and a cold pool, and alternate dips in them. He also says I should life light weights in a large sauna. The treatment itself was a bit different than I had had before, with some VERY long needles in by my sacroiliac vein, and one in my belly button and one a few inches below that he hooked up to electric stimulation, plus before any needles went in he put a liniment ointment on my belly and passed an infrared warmer over it. He said right before my period (like now) is a terrific time to get treatments. He also told me tonight and for the next two nights to have a glass of wine with dinner, it warms the body and is good right at the start of the period. Another interesting thing, he did not give me herbs to take at home, but had me drink a glass of them before my treatment, said it would make it work better. He said more "stuff" should come out this period, we'll see.
He wants me to go to a spa where there is a hot pool and a cold pool, and alternate dips in them. He also says I should life light weights in a large sauna. The treatment itself was a bit different than I had had before, with some VERY long needles in by my sacroiliac vein, and one in my belly button and one a few inches below that he hooked up to electric stimulation, plus before any needles went in he put a liniment ointment on my belly and passed an infrared warmer over it. He said right before my period (like now) is a terrific time to get treatments. He also told me tonight and for the next two nights to have a glass of wine with dinner, it warms the body and is good right at the start of the period. Another interesting thing, he did not give me herbs to take at home, but had me drink a glass of them before my treatment, said it would make it work better. He said more "stuff" should come out this period, we'll see.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
some bizarre sounding Chinese medicine recipes to treat fibroids
There is a lot of knowledge about fibroids in Chinese medicine, but alas with posts that are obviously the result of machine translation like this one, and call for bizarre-sounding ingredients that I have no idea how to locate, it's unfortunately really not that helpful... But sharing it anyway in any case. If anyone can shed light on this, please do!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
for those who don't have an acupuncturist/herbalist handy
This online service will give you a Chinese medicine diagnosis and prescribe herbs for you.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
intensive detox retreat at Tao of Wellness
Many experts stress the importance of detoxification for shrinking fibroids, and indeed that is the key theme of Fibroid Miracle which I like. But I have some concerns about juice-only or water-only fasts, as am concerned that they will be hard on the system. I had been thinking about going to a juice fasting spa, but it just sounded like too much and I imagined myself miserable and starving. Not to mention that extreme fasting can be bad for your eggs So am very glad that I found this Chinese medicine based detox retreat, that focuses on nourishing while detoxing.
I receive the newsletter from Tao of Wellness, the Chinese medicine clinic in Santa Monica where Dr. Ni author of Tao of Fertility practices. There was an ad for this session and it sounded so good I decided to sign up. Evidently they have them quarterly so you can contact them if you are interested.
Wow, what a fantastic program! Extremely well-conceived and well executed. All the staff was so professional, and the other people attending were really nice too, so it was a great environment.
It was 2.5 days, starting on Friday. Friday am was a healthy breakfast and starting to take special herbs, followed by a lecture on toxins all around us, similar stuff to what is in this blog but it would have been nice to have learned about it in an organized way a long time ago. Then an hour of Chi Gong instruction. Then a yummy lunch. Afternoon was for appointments -- we each got acupuncture, a bodywork session including dry brushing and cupping (including on the abdomen, perfect for fibroids), and 20 minutes in the far infrared sauna. Then food to take home for dinner. Same thing on Saturday except morning lecture was on emotional detox. Then on Sunday it was just treatments, with an extra one -- InfiniChi, a form of energy healing, thrown in.
They gave us enough detox herbs for another week, and instructions on a detox diet. Not too different from what I do except it's lower in fat. They use a lot of beans and grains though, since I went Paleo I had been avoiding those and boy was my tummy unhappy when I had some, so I won't be doing more of that! Mainly I'll be eating fruits, veggies, some rice and some buckwheat cereal and a little lean chicken or fish or turkey. Plus some seaweed. They got me in the habit of sprinkling dulse flakes on things, want to try doing more of that in general as it's a good way to get that seaweed into the diet.
I'm on my way to San Diego to spend a week with my parents, so it's good to have this diet restriction as it will prevent me from overindulging on restaurant food. I plan to get a couple of detox treatments, like more infrared sauna and perhaps a mudwrap or lymphatic drainage massage, while I'm down there. Also I am headed over to Pressed Juicery to pick up a bunch of juices, so I am adding a juice element to this as well.
Interesting thing I learned was the value of walnut oil for detox, evidently it stimulates your liver and helps get the bile to flow. We were encouraged to put it liberally over our food. Certainly made the detox feel less spartan!
Since I live in N. California, I needed a place to stay, and on Airbnb (which I HIGHLY recommend) I found an apartment in Santa Monica to stay in that was just down the street from Tao of Wellness, how cool is that?
I was so impressed with Tao of Wellness, all the staff, and wish that I had gone to such a good clinic earlier in my fibroids and fertility journey. If you are in LA, be sure to check them out, it is totally worth the trouble. They also have a great line of supplements and teas. I ended up buying a whole bunch of them. Long story I will talk about later, I got my own Zyto and I keyed them into my Zyto and they are coming up as being really helpful, this is good quality stuff. More on that later.
I highly recommend this retreat, and am hoping it will kick my detox up a notch and help me get rid of these damn fibroids!
I receive the newsletter from Tao of Wellness, the Chinese medicine clinic in Santa Monica where Dr. Ni author of Tao of Fertility practices. There was an ad for this session and it sounded so good I decided to sign up. Evidently they have them quarterly so you can contact them if you are interested.
Wow, what a fantastic program! Extremely well-conceived and well executed. All the staff was so professional, and the other people attending were really nice too, so it was a great environment.
It was 2.5 days, starting on Friday. Friday am was a healthy breakfast and starting to take special herbs, followed by a lecture on toxins all around us, similar stuff to what is in this blog but it would have been nice to have learned about it in an organized way a long time ago. Then an hour of Chi Gong instruction. Then a yummy lunch. Afternoon was for appointments -- we each got acupuncture, a bodywork session including dry brushing and cupping (including on the abdomen, perfect for fibroids), and 20 minutes in the far infrared sauna. Then food to take home for dinner. Same thing on Saturday except morning lecture was on emotional detox. Then on Sunday it was just treatments, with an extra one -- InfiniChi, a form of energy healing, thrown in.
They gave us enough detox herbs for another week, and instructions on a detox diet. Not too different from what I do except it's lower in fat. They use a lot of beans and grains though, since I went Paleo I had been avoiding those and boy was my tummy unhappy when I had some, so I won't be doing more of that! Mainly I'll be eating fruits, veggies, some rice and some buckwheat cereal and a little lean chicken or fish or turkey. Plus some seaweed. They got me in the habit of sprinkling dulse flakes on things, want to try doing more of that in general as it's a good way to get that seaweed into the diet.
I'm on my way to San Diego to spend a week with my parents, so it's good to have this diet restriction as it will prevent me from overindulging on restaurant food. I plan to get a couple of detox treatments, like more infrared sauna and perhaps a mudwrap or lymphatic drainage massage, while I'm down there. Also I am headed over to Pressed Juicery to pick up a bunch of juices, so I am adding a juice element to this as well.
Interesting thing I learned was the value of walnut oil for detox, evidently it stimulates your liver and helps get the bile to flow. We were encouraged to put it liberally over our food. Certainly made the detox feel less spartan!
Since I live in N. California, I needed a place to stay, and on Airbnb (which I HIGHLY recommend) I found an apartment in Santa Monica to stay in that was just down the street from Tao of Wellness, how cool is that?
I was so impressed with Tao of Wellness, all the staff, and wish that I had gone to such a good clinic earlier in my fibroids and fertility journey. If you are in LA, be sure to check them out, it is totally worth the trouble. They also have a great line of supplements and teas. I ended up buying a whole bunch of them. Long story I will talk about later, I got my own Zyto and I keyed them into my Zyto and they are coming up as being really helpful, this is good quality stuff. More on that later.
I highly recommend this retreat, and am hoping it will kick my detox up a notch and help me get rid of these damn fibroids!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
poorly translated, hints at something interesting
Seems like some doctors in Shanghai have come up with good Chinese medicine treatment that helps with uterine fibroids and other gynecological problems. Unfortunately these two articles (article 1, article 2) are poorly translated and thus difficult to read, and don't provide a link or other contact info for the doctors. And I could find no other mention of "Belden Therapy" on the web.
Anyone speak Chinese and could do some research on this?
Anyone speak Chinese and could do some research on this?
Monday, March 12, 2012
Learn QiGong online for free this week
Qi Gong, the Chinese medical energy exercise practice, is said to be good for getting rid of fibroids, and for fertility, but there are not many places to learn it, and not so many videos.
This week the Spring Forest QiGong people are doing a special promotion where each day you can listen to some of their audios and videos for free. Looks like worth checking out. Click here to access.
This week the Spring Forest QiGong people are doing a special promotion where each day you can listen to some of their audios and videos for free. Looks like worth checking out. Click here to access.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Monday, November 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
online course on Chinese medicine and fibroids
Update -- now it's available. Looks interesting. Intended for practitioners. At $150 a bit pricey..but sounds like this guy might have some good insights. I'd love to know the Xu family traditions. Link here.
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