Menopause Symptoms and Hot Flushes: Natural Healthcare Approaches
For many women in London, menopause is still talked about in whispers — something to “get through” with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or to silently endure. Yet the transition can bring life-disrupting symptoms: sudden hot flushes, night sweats, mood changes, restless sleep, and shifts in energy and concentration.
While some women find relief with HRT, others are unable or unwilling to take it due to side effects, medical contraindications, or personal preference. What often gets overlooked is that menopause is not a disease to be “fixed” but a natural transition — one that can be supported holistically to restore balance rather than simply suppress symptoms.
Why Symptoms Vary So Widely
No two women experience menopause the same way. For some, hot flushes dominate. For others, it’s insomnia, low mood, or joint pain. Chinese medicine has long recognised that menopause reflects the interplay of deeper imbalances in the body:
Kidney energy depletion → leading to heat surges, night sweats, and fatigue
Liver inflammation, deficiency or congestion → contributing to mood swings, irritability, and headaches
Digestive weakness, inflammation, dysbiosis and leaky gut → worsening bloating, weight changes, and sluggish energy
Heart imbalance of temperature, rhythm or strength → disturbing sleep and emotional stability
These are not random symptoms. They are interconnected signals that the body is struggling to find equilibrium during this major hormonal shift.
How Pulse Diagnosis Offers Insight
Standard medical tests usually measure hormone levels (oestrogen, progesterone, FSH). While helpful, they cannot explain why two women with similar readings experience entirely different symptoms.
Pulse diagnosis, however, goes much deeper. A highly skilled practitioner like George can detect in real time whether the imbalance comes from:
Heat rising due to kidney weakness, adrenal overload and diet
Poor blood quality and flow affecting the liver and circulation
Emotional strain causing chronic tension in the chest and disrupting sleep
Blood or yin depletion leading to dryness and palpitations
This insight allows for treatment tailored not just to “menopause” in general but to the unique way it presents in each woman’s body.
Acupuncture for Menopause Relief
Acupuncture helps by:
Cooling hot flushes and night sweats → regulating temperature surges naturally
Balancing hormones → supporting kidney and liver systems that govern cycles
Improving sleep → calming the nervous system and reducing restlessness
Lifting mood → stabilising emotional highs and lows
Supporting long-term vitality → strengthening energy reserves and circulation
Unlike medication, which often targets one symptom, acupuncture addresses the whole system, making improvements across multiple aspects of health at once.
One patient described her menopause as “like my body was no longer my own.” She had stopped HRT after struggling with side effects, but without it, her nights were broken by relentless sweats, and her days by unpredictable waves of heat and irritability.
Instead of a dramatic overnight change, her journey unfolded gradually. After her first few acupuncture sessions, the flushes became less intense. By the second month, she was sleeping through the night more often. Friends began commenting that she “looked more herself again.”
What stood out to her most was not just the relief of symptoms, but the sense of being understood and treated as a whole person. For her, pulse diagnosis gave a language to what she was experiencing — something she had never received from years of medical check-ups.
Menopause is not simply a drop in hormones — it is a profound transition in body and mind. When symptoms become disruptive, natural healthcare approaches like acupuncture, guided by precise pulse diagnosis, offer a safe and effective path to restoring balance without relying solely on medication.
If you’re navigating menopause and struggling with symptoms such as hot flushes, insomnia, or mood changes, there are options beyond enduring them.
Book a consultation with George to explore how pulse diagnosis and acupuncture can support your health through this transition.
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