How is stress related to your weight gain?

   Weight gain, weight loss. Some people are on diet all their life but never be able keep out those weight. Have you though about the stress is the cause behind your out control eating habit? and impair your digestion and metabolism?
           Patient came last week with neck and upper shoulder and back pain. She also has headache sometime too. She explained to me she has a high stress job,which require a lot of thinking all the time. This week she comes back with big smile and feeling great. As we go through the history taking, she asked me did I treat her with weight loss? I said, “ No, we did not talk about that.” I was focus on stress release and stop the muscle spasm pain.” She said, “ That is strange. After last week's treatment, till now I have lost 4 Lb. I don't craving for sweet any more and have more energy. Could my weight gain was from my stress? She asked.
           In Chinese Medicine, stress cause a person over eating or lose appetite is explained as Liver acting on Spleen. Liver qi got stagnate because the stress restricted the qi and blood normal flow cause pain and indigestion, which affecting spleen and stomachs’ normal function.
           There are two group of people have different reaction with food intake under stressful situation. Some use food to comfort their stress and some will lost their appetite.  Once the liver under too much stress, it will further damage the spleen and stomachs’ qi and affecting it's normal function. Sweet taste has a tonify function. So when a person’s spleen and stomach qi is down, they tend to craving for sweet to gain the energy back.
         Therefore, indirectly my patient lost weight by simply not feeling stress. Not craving for the sweet is the result of spleen qi recover.
Two Herbal formulas was prescript to her:

1. Jia Wei Xaio Yao San ( Id: Liver qi stagnation over act on spleen, heat sign present)
2. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan ( Id: menopause symptoms, and tonify the kidney yin & clear heat )

Dizziness during Menopause

Dizziness is a common symptom of menopause caused by hormonal fluctuations. Many menopausal women report bouts of dizziness and vertigo, which may or may not be associated with other menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and anxiety. Changing levels of estrogen during menopause can produce changes in the blood vessels and nervous system, which can cause bouts of dizziness.
Other menopausal symptoms can also cause a woman to feel dizzy. These include:

• Hot flashes
• Migraine
• Ear problems
• Anxiety and panic
  disorder
 In Chinese Medicine,Dizziness and tinnitus relate to Kidney yin or both yin and deficient deficient.
Balance the yin and yang, expel any other pasthgens like dampness, blood deficient (animic), or liver fire( stress) can bring your body  back to balance again.

Acupuncture and herbs for Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder usually starts with inflammation of the tendons in the joint, or inflammation of the joint itself. In Chinese medicine,weakening of yang qi cause water in the body can congeal into dampness which stagnates in the shoulder joint. Acupuncture help to unblock the stagnate qi move the blood, expel excess fluid (dampness), raising the yang qi ( warming up body vital energy) to help restoring the rage motion of the shoulder.
Herbs like cinnamon twigs & Turmeric  have the effects that warming up the body temperture and increase the blood circulation.

How is stress related to your weight gain?

Weight gain, weight loss. Some people are on diet all their life but never be able keep out those weight. Have you though about the stress is the cause behind your out control eating habit? and impair your digestion and metabolism?
           Patient came last week with neck and upper shoulder and back pain. She also has headache sometime too. She explained to me she has a high stress job,which require a lot of thinking all the time. This week she comes back with big smile and feeling great. As we go through the history taking, she asked me did I treat her with weight loss? I said, “ No, we did not talk about that.” I was focus on stress release and stop the muscle spasm pain.” She said, “ That is strange. After last week's treatment, till now I have lost 4 Lb. I don't craving for sweet any more and have more energy. Could my weight gain was from my stress? She asked.
           In Chinese Medicine, stress cause a person over eating or lose appetite is explained as Liver acting on Spleen. Liver qi got stagnate because the stress restricted the qi and blood normal flow cause pain and indigestion, which affecting spleen and stomachs’ normal function.
           There are two group of people have different reaction with food intake under stressful situation. Some use food to comfort their stress and some will lost their appetite.  Once the liver under too much stress, it will further damage the spleen and stomachs’ qi and affecting it's normal function. Sweet taste has a tonify function. So when a person’s spleen and stomach qi is down, they tend to craving for sweet to gain the energy back.
         Therefore, indirectly my patient lost weight by simply not feeling stress. Not craving for the sweet is the result of spleen qi recover.

Two Herbal formulas was prescript to her:

1. Jia Wei Xaio Yao San ( Id: Liver qi stagnation over act on spleen, heat sign present)
2. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan ( Id: menopause symptoms, and tonify the kidney qi ) Raising the kidney qi is like turn on the fire in your body to burn our the excess water.