Many women suffer from depression during and after pregnancy.  For those who suffer from depression while pregnant, it can be difficult to decide whether or not drug therapy is needed.  Certain antidepressants carry with them a risk of birth defects to the fetus.  Now, there might be a new way to treat depression during pregnancy without the use of drugs: acupuncture. 

A new study found that more than 60 percent of pregnant women who received acupuncture treatment reported improvement in their symptoms.  Researchers examined 150 participants who were suffering from moderate to severe depression and who had suffered an average of three depressive episodes.  Only one third of the study participants had suffered from depression prior to becoming pregnant; the rest of the participants developed symptoms of depression while pregnant.  About twenty-five percent of the participants had been taking prescription antidepressant drugs before they found out they were pregnant but stopped taking their medication once learning of the pregnancy. 

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Acupuncture & Moxibustion Treatment is an ancient Chinese method of treating different diseases by inserting one or more very thin pins at certain points on the body. It has been practiced in China and the orient for more than 5000 years.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a much used term now for a whole variety of digestive disorders. It is the most common gastrointestinal problem that causes a variety of symptoms which may include cramping, abdominal pain, gas, bloating and irregular bowels. Some people with IBS have diarrhea with frequent loose stools, while others have constipation causing infrequent bowel movements that are difficult to pass. Still other IBS patients will suffer from alternating diarrhea and constipation. Symptoms are frequently triggered by stress, emotional factors, or the ingestion of food. Women are affected three times more than men, with the average age of onset being between 20 and 40.

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L-Theanine, naturally occurring in green tea, proves effective in dealing with anxiety symptoms and providing anxiety relief

Anxiety is a state of intense fear, uncertainty, uneasiness, or apprehension due to anticipation of an imagined or real threatening future event. Anxiety can be both physically and psychologically devastating to the Anxiety sufferer’s life. Anxiety is often sub-categorized according to the focus of the perceived threat. There is social anxiety, separation anxiety, dating anxiety, performance anxiety, math anxiety, etc. Stress and anxiety often go hand in hand and can result in anxiety depression as the individual feels powerless to receive any anxiety help.

There are a variety of anti-anxiety treatments to consider in overcoming anxiety. For some, anxiety medications prove to be a source of anxiety relief. Other’s prefer not to use any of the anti-anxiety drugs and opt for more natural cures for anxiety management. These may include herbs for anxiety, acupuncture anxiety treatments, anxiety vitamins, aromatherapy for anxiety relief, even hypnosis has has proved beneficial overcoming anxiety.

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Depression, unlike what most people think, is beyond having a bad mood, being unhappy, or having episodes of stress and grief. However, because of how “common” the symptoms of depression are, such as changes in sleeping and/or eating habits, weight loss or gain, and lack of enthusiasm and motivation, people often see it as just a normal phase in one’s life which will eventually go away if ignored. Needless to say, depression is more than that. It is a chronic mental illness which, if left untreated, may cause you and your family serious problems. At its worst, it may lead the depressed individual to consider, attempt or eventually commit suicide. That is why, even at the early stages of depression, it would be best to seek professional help from a Depression Treatment Center right away. A facility that would be able to provide the most advanced mental health treatment for psychological problems, as well as present an environment that will enable the patient to heal and recover sooner; a facility more like the Psychological Care & Healing Treatment Center.

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By:

Dr. Shariq H. Khan

BUMS(DU) MD-medicine (Clmb.) TRCS(Pak.) DAc(Cylon) MRSH(Lond.) DTCM(China)

Associate Professor of Medicine

Govt. Unani – Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Mirpur-13.

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The acupuncture is an ancient procedure that is performed for hundreds, if not thousands of years. It has evolved even in our modern world because it is known to be efficient in treating almost all forms of ailment. Its popularity has spread across the globe because it helped people in treating problems like allergies, arthritis, drug addictions, and even cancer.

Although it seems quite impossible to believe, an acupuncture cancer treatment can be greatly possible. For unknown reasons, those who have cancer are cured from their ordeal due to a long acupuncture treatment. It is always a good step to try this method as it can bring not only cure but relaxation and ease on the patient’s part as well.

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Update and how my acupuncture treatment went.

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THE PSYCHE IN CHINESE MEDICINE comprehensively discusses the treatment of mental-emotional disorders with both acupuncture and herbal medicine. Suitable for practitioners and students of Chinese medicine it discusses first the aetiology, pathology and diagnosis of mental disorders. It explores the nature of the Mind (Shen), Ethereal Soul (Hun), Corporeal Soul (Po), Intellect (Yi) and Will-Power (Zhi) and then presents the diagnosis and treatment of the most common… More >>

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