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Weekly Past Issue and Publication June 13 - 19 - 2010

2010-08-21T08:19:00.001-07:00

Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Supplements In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction

As we mentioned in previous articles with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with supplements:

1. Hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
DHEA is effective with low levels of testosterone due to age. Study shows that intake of proper amounts of DHEA significantly improves both erectile function and sexual desire in men.

2. L-arginine
L-arginine increases the production of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. Study shows that Arginine supplementation was found to be particularly effective in improving ED in men with abnormal nitric oxide metabolism.

3. Propionyl-L-Carnitine
Propionyl-L-carnitine together with acetyl-L-carnitine were found to enhance the effective assildenafil. It helps to treat erectile dysfunction by increasing blood flow to the penis during sexual stimulation resulting in improvement of erectile function, sexual intercourse satisfaction, orgasm, and general sexual well-being.

4. Chrysin
Chrysin is a bioflavonoid that helps to to boost testosterone by inhibiting the aromatase enzyme, resulting in less testosterones to be converted into estrogen. Chrysin also helps to promote prostate health, the reason why it is effective in enhancing sex as a healthy prostate is essential for penis erections.

5. Yohimbe bark extract
Yohimbe bark extract comes from the bark of the corynanthe yohimbe tree.It contains ingredients called yohimbe that helps to block the alpha-2-adrenergic nerve activity, which normally constricts the blood vessels resulting in increased blood flow to the penis, helping stronger and harder erection. Study shows that it seems to be as effective as sex and marital therapy for restoring sexual(erection) function.

6. Nettle extract
Nettle extract helps in increasing levels of free testosterone. If testosterone becomes bounded to serum globuline, it will not be available for cell receptor sites thereby failing to stimulate sexual desire and erection.

7. Pepper extract
Pepper extract called piperine helps to enhance chrysin function. Study shows that pepper extract taken together with chrysin reduces the serum estrogen and increases free testosterones significantly in 30 days or less.
There are many other supplements such as garlic, gingko boliba,muira pauma, and ginger root. These can help to increase blood flow to the penis and/or the production of free testosterone.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication June 06 - 12 - 2010

2010-08-21T08:18:00.000-07:00

Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Vitamins and Minerals In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction

As we mentioned in previous articles with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with vitamins and minerals.

1. Vitamin A :
The gonads are a combined gland that provide both exocrine and endocrine functions requiring proper amounts of vitamin A to produce gametes that help to maintain our sexual hormones in men and women. It also helps to maintain eyesight, skin membranes, immune function and healthy sperm counts.

2. B complex
B complex helps to increase the levels of testosterone, the fuel of the sex drive in both men and women. It keeps the thyroid, nervous system and adrenal glands content. Vitamin B₆ helps to manufacture and maintain our body's sexual hormones. Improper amounts of B complex in our body may cause either over-producing of testosterone or estrogen resulting inliver cirrhosis, enlarged adrenals, kidney damage and nodules,and hyperplasia.

3. Vitamin C
Recent studies suggest that vitamin C taken with other vitamins helps the L-enantiomer of ascorbine acid to regulate the stress reactivity, anxiety and prolactin release, improves vascular function, as well as increasing oxytocin release. These processes are relevant to sexual behavior and mood. It also keeps our skin smooth and supple, helps prevent miscarriages, keeps sperm from clinging together in immobile clusters, and enables you to enjoy more intense, longer-lasting orgasms.

4. Vitamin E
These hormones regulate men's sexual desires and erectile function. Vitamin E contains oestrogenic, androgenic that interacts with ovarian hormones and testosterone. If a man's erectile dysfunction is related to heart disease, vitamin E helps to improve blood vessels of the penis. It also helps the blood to carry more oxygen, nourishes the pituitary gland and keeps testosterone from breaking down in men. Nuts, seeds, whole grains, fruits and vegetables are all good sources for Vitamin E.

5. Minerals salts
Minerals salt are important to our body function in proper amounts. Decrease of sodium chloride causing the decreasing of cellular and blood volume insults in kidney disease. If this kidney problem is left untreated, it will lead to erectile dysfunction.

6. Zinc
Zinc is essential for the production of testosterone. The prostate gland contain high amounts of zinc that helps to regulate prostatic fluids and the production of semen. A zinc deficiency can cause growth failure, infertility, and impotency.

7. Selenium
Helps to increase male potency and sex drive. Selenium deficiency may cause testis atrophy and decreased testicular contents of selenium and glutathione peroxidase.

8. Magnesium and calcium
Calcium is also an important nutrient in sexual functioning. It keeps the link between the brain, hormonal glands, and their mechanical processes active. Magnesium acts as a calcium channel blocker and counteracts the negative effects of calcium in sustaining an erection.
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Weekly New Issue and Publication May 30 to June 05 - 2010

2010-07-31T08:15:00.000-07:00

Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Chinese Herbs In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction
With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with Chinese herbs.

1.Tribulus terrestris
Tribulus terrestris grows in many tropical and moderate areas of the world. It contains saponins, the ingredient used in Chinese medicine as a testosterone enhancer and a variety of liver kidney and cardiovascular diseases. Studies shows that it works very well when stacked with DHEA and androstenedione.

2.Cordyceps Sinensis
Cordyceps Sinensis is a hormone stimulator. Study shows that treatment with cordyceps significantly increased the sex drive of patients with low libido. Another study shows that after treatment with cordyceps, more than one-third of the patients were able to engage in sexual intercourse and more than one-half experienced improvement.

3. Siberian Ginseng
Siberian ginseng helps to decrease the prolactin secretion and to direct nitric oxide-mediated resulting in increased strength, energy, stamina, libido and sexual function. The effect of Siberian ginseng at the level of the anterior pituitary supports the use of ginseng in the treatment of sexual dysfunction.

4. Horney Goat Wort
Horney goat wort contains a number of flavonoids that affect the cortisol levels resulting in a increased sexual desire and hardened penis erection in men.

5.Chinese licorice root
Chinese licorice root is composed of a glycoside called glycyrrhizin helping the production of testosterone and suppressing sexual libido.

6. Dodder seed
Dodder seed is known as a kidney yang tonic and is widely used to treat sexual problems such as impotence, nocturnal emission, and premature ejaculation. It helps to nourish the kidney, boost energy levels as well as helping others symptoms of kidney deficiency such as low back pain, tinnitus, diarrhea, dizziness, and blurred vision.

7. Cinnamon Bark
The sweet and spicy taste of cinnamon bark is considered to have a very hot energy. In Chinese medicine, cinnamon bark increases the Yang energy and sexual vitality. The best cinnamon bark in the world comes from Southeast Asia from trees where the bark is, at its best, almost a half inch thick and over twenty years old.

Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 23 to 29 - 2010

2010-07-31T08:14:00.004-07:00

Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Herbs In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction

with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with herbs.

1. Astragalus
Astragalus boosts the immune system, increases the body's resistance to infections, strengthens the spleen, blood and encourages the kidney to release more sodium into the urine indirectly reducing the risk of enlarged prostate, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.

2. Damiana
Damiana contains alkaloids that helps to stimulate the blood flow to the genital area resulting in a stronger desire for sex and firming erection.

3. Cnidium monnieri
Cnidium seed contains voumarins osththol, imperationgludcides and hepatopprotective sesquiterpenes that helps to drive sexual desires and enhances stronger and harder penis erection.

4. Saw palmetto
Saw palmetto not only helps to balance the natural hormone production but also helps to boost testosterone in men as well as estrogen in women if needed by our body resulting in a healthy, normal sex drive.

5. Yohimbe
Yohimbe contains yohombine that helps to block alpha-2-adrenergic nerve
activity, thereby the vessels are allow to dilate. The increasing of blood flow is the result of stronger, harder and longer erection to penis. Yohimbe deserves the reputation it has achieved as a sexual stimulant. Recent study shows that yohimbe may be effective in the treatment of male organic impotence and diabetes.

6. Ginko Biloba
Ginkgo biloba generally had a positive effect on sexual desire, excitement that causes erection in men, and orgasm, because ginko biloba helps to increase blood flow to the genitals, the levels of nitric oxide and dilates the veins which carry the blood. Men reported a seventy five percent increase in sexual satisfaction after taking ginko biloba.

7. Wild Oats and Plumtree Berry are often used to increase Testosterone levels in males and females.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 16 to 22 - 2010

2010-07-31T08:14:00.003-07:00

Erectile Dysfunction - The Effectiveness Of Foods In Preventing & Treating Erectile Dysfunction

With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat erectile dysfunction with foods.

Here are some foods:

1. Garlic
Garlic contains allicin, an ingredient that increases blood flow to the penis and stimulates sexual desire and production of semen.

2. Celery
Celery is a stimulant. It contains high amounts of androsterone, an odorless hormone released through male perspiration.

3. Banana
Bananas contain the bromelain enzyme and potassium that help to increase libido in men.

4.Watermelon
Watermelon contains high amounts of phyto-nutrients called citrulline. It works with nitric oxide helping to relax or dilate blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection.

5. Avocado
Avocado contains high amounts of folic acid, which helps metabolize proteins. The vitamin B6 in avocado helps to stimulate the growth of testosterone.

6. Tomatoes
Tomato contains high amounts of bio-active phyto-nutrients, lycopene and beta carotene that help to bring more blood flow into the penis and to create an erection.

7. Egg
Eggs contain high amounts of vitamins B5 and B6 that helps to balance the hormone levels in our body and fight stress.

8. Chocolate
Chocolate contains theobromine and phenylethylamine chemicals that are believed to drive sex desire.
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Be sure to talk to your doctor if you have any kidney diseases, since many of the above may do more harm than good to your chronic kidney condition.

Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 09 to 15 - 2010

2010-07-31T08:14:00.001-07:00

Erectile Dysfunction - The Risk Factors of Erectile Dysfunction

With either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss the risk factors of erectile dysfunction:

1. Chronic health conditions
People suffering from chronic diseases have a high risk of erectile dysfunction. Chronic diseases such as:
a) Heart diseases are caused by cholesterol building up in the arteries and blood vessel resulting in inadequate blood flow into the penis.
b) Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high levels of glucose build-up in the bloodstream resulting in narrowed arteries and blood vessels that prevent adequate blood from entering the penis.
c) Prostate enlargement and chronic prostate: Inflammation of the prostate also reduces the blood flow entering the penis resulting in erectile dysfunction.
Other chronic diseases affecting organs like the lung, liver, and kidney also can lead to erectile dysfunction because of inflammation, inadequate blood flow or hormonal imbalance.

2. Aging
Aging results in more testosterone to be converted to dihydro-testosterone causing erections to take longer to develop and to need more direct touch to the penis.

3. Nerve damage
It is obvious that any damage to the nerve that directly controls erections can cause temporarily erectile dysfunction.

4. Medication
The side effects of some medications used to treat high blood pressure, depression, and prostate enlarged may interfere with nerve impulses and reducing the blood flow to the penis.

5. Prolong cycling
Prolong cycling over an extended period and pressure from a bicycle seat compresses nerves and blood flow to the penis, leading to temporary erectile dysfunction.

6. Psychological conditions
Other psychological conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress also contributes to some cases of erectile dysfunction.

7. Substance abuse
Substance abuse such as smoking, alcohol, marijuana or other drugs often causes erectile dysfunction.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication May 02 to 08- 2010
What Causes Erectile Dysfunction and Men' s Libido
As we mentioned in previous articles, with either mental or physical stimulation, your brain signals the nerve ending in the penis to release nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create an erection. In this article, we will discuss what causes erectile dysfunction in men.

1. Aging
Starting at the age of 40 the levels of prolactin increases, stimulating the conversion of dihydro-testosterone, causing enlarged prostate and erection difficulty in some men.

2. Uncontrolled diet
Uncontrolled diet that is high in saturated fat and trans fat causing excessive fat build up in the arteries and veins in the penis. Remember that fat is required for function of the brain but excessive intake of fat causes fat to build up in the arteries as well as small veins in the penis and brain. That is also the reason that some experts indicate that erectile dysfunction in men is one of many symptoms of heart diseases and stroke.

3. Smoking
Nicotine is a stimulative, it causes the depletion of oxygen in the bloodstream resulting in the heart to beat faster than usual so that it can carry more oxygen to the cells in our body. It also causes the deduction of the amount of nitric oxide (the substance that relaxes or dilates blood vessels, enabling them to open up and bring more blood to the penis and helping to create and maintain an erection) released from the head of the penis resulting in erectile dysfunction. Cigarette fume contains high amounts of cadmium, the harmful and toxic substance causing calcium to stick on the arterial wall resulting in blocking blood flow to the penile veins creating erectile problems.

4. Excessive alcohol drinking
Excessive alcohol drinking over a long period of time not only damages the liver but also raises the levels of triglycerides in the blood. It also leads to high blood pressure, heart failure and an increased calorie intake causing the arteries and vessels in the penis to be clogged up by harmful cholesterol resulting in erection difficulty.

5. Enlarged Prostate
Studies found that there are strong relations between lower urinary tract symptoms and the rate of erectile dysfunction in men with symptoms of enlarged prostate. The main role of the prostate gland is to squeeze fluid into the urethra as sperm moves through during sexual climax. As the prostate enlarges, the layer of tissue surrounding it stops it from expanding, causing the gland to press against the urethra like a clamp on a garden hose resulting in prostate gland muscles surrounding the prostate making it contract and shrink down, increasing the erectile problem.

6. High levels of LDL
The hardening and narrowing of the arteries, causes a reduction in blood flow throughout the body including the vessels in the penis, leading to impotence.

7. Hormone imbalance
Testosterone deficiency can result in a loss of libido and loss of erection. An excess of the hormone prolactin also reduces levels of testosterone. Hormone imbalances can also result from kidney or liver disease.

8. Diabetes
Chronic high levels of blood sugar often damages small blood vessels and nerves throughout the body, impairing the nerve impulses and reducing the blood flow needed for erection.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication April 24 - 30 - 2010

2010-07-31T08:13:00.000-07:00

Raw Food Diet - How It Reduces the Risks of Stroke Caused by the Typical American Diet in Conventional and Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspectives

Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result of the stroke or it's complications. According the National Institutes of Health, more than two million Americans suffer long-term disabilities from stroke, costing our society billions of dollar each year.

I. Introduction
1. What is conventional medicine
Conventional medicine is also known as Western medicine. It is a system of medical approach in which medical doctor and other health professionals such as nurses, medical technician, specialists and therapists, etc. use medication, radiation, medical equipments or surgery to treat symptoms of disease and diseases. Most of the times, there is one treatment for the same symptoms for all individuals.

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2. What is traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine also known as TCM, derives from the philosophy of Taoist, in which it beliefs that life and activity of each human beings have an inter-relationship with the environment on all levels. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the Five elements, the human body meridian channels, Zang Fu organ theory, etc. It treat every individual as one unique entity and there is no one treatment for all, even the same symptoms.

3. Definition of stroke in convention medicine perspective
Stroke is defined as a condition of circulation of blood in any part of the body is blocked, causing oxygen not to be delivered to the brain, resulting in some cells in the brain to die off and can not regenerated or a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, causing the cells in the brain to be deprived of oxygen in the blood, they die and never come back.

4. Definition of stroke in traditional Chinese medicine
Stroke is defined as a condition of out of whack of internal organs, leading to overwhelming of wind, fire, phlegm, and stasis. As those negative influences of wind evils arise, it upsets the healthy balance of the body. In ancient China, these types of disease were referred as "zhongfeng," and in English they means "wind stroke." According to Chinese medicine theory, Stroke not only causes the brain damage but affects the meridians and a number of organs of zang fu.

5. What is raw food diet
The raw food diet is defined as a type of diet of which at least 75% of the daily diet must be unprocessed and uncooked foods or foods can not be heating above 115 degree of Fahrenheit or 40 °C , including fresh fruit and vegetables and raw meats.

II. Types of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Hemorrhage
It is a condition of a artery bursts and bleeds into brain tissues, causing disruption of oxygen supply to cells in some parts of the brain. Because with no oxygen to nourish the cells, the cells die off.

3. Embolus
This is the condition caused by forming of a blood clot which develops due to damage of body tissues and migrates to the other part of the body then blocks the carotid arteries or arteries somewhere else in the body, leading to clots in the small vessels of the brain and disrupts the oxygen supply to certain region of brain causing cells in that region die off.

B. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory divides stroke into two main types:
1. Flaccid type ( from an overall deficiency) is caused by collapse of yang
Yin can be in very excessive state with collapse of yang, causing the rise of extreme cold syndromes that stop the blood flow or allow only a little blood flow to the nervous system, due toheart blood stagnation, leading evil "wind" blocking the channels which are necessary to nourish the cells in the central system.
Depending to the degree of severity
a) In a mild case
Only channels are damaged, the stroke causes only localized paralysis the limbs and deviation of eye and mouth with no loss of consciousness and no coma.
b) In a severe case
In a severe case, large channels or meridians are damaged, the stroke causes generalized paralysis with loss of consciousness, coma and sometimes instant death.

2. Tense type is caused by collapse of yin
Depending to the degree of severity
a) In a mild case, only channels are damaged, the stroke causes only localized paralysis the limbs and deviation of eye and mouth with no loss of consciousness and no coma.
b) In severe case
In a severe case, large channels or meridians are damaged, the stroke causes generalized paralysis with loss of consciousness, coma and sometime instant death.

III. Causes of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
Major causes of stoke include
1. Unhealthy diet
A diet high in saturated and trans fats causes bad cholesterol building up in the blood vessels in the brain, blocking oxygen deliver to the cells, thus increasing the risk of stroke. Also unhealthy diet causes high blood pressure making the heart work harder to pump blood to the body. High blood pressure also causes the blood vessels in your brain to harden and thin, that increases the risk of stroke.
2. Smoking
Smoking not only has a devastating effect on the health of the smoker but also to anyone that inhales its toxic fumes. Cigarettes contain high levels of cadmium that cause the blood to clot activity of cells in result of blocking blood flow and damaging the blood vessels in the brain.
3. Excessive drinking
Moderate drinking is good for your heart, but excessive drinking can raise levels of some fats in your blood causing cholesterol to build up in the arteries and blood vessels in the brain resulting in increase of the risk of stroke.
4. Diabetes
People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or have strokes at an earlier age than other people. Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high blood glucose levels that damage nerves and blood vessels, leading to complications such as heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death among people with diabetes.
5. Obesity - a body mass index of 30 or higher
Study shows that even after adjusting for other stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, cardiac diseases, moderate alcohol consumption, and physical activity; obesity is still associated with a greatest risk of stroke in men and women.
6. Use of birth control pills
Birth control pills contain estrogen and one of two other hormones, lynestrenol or norethisterone that increase the risk of blood clotting, which can lead to ischemic stroke especially in woman who smoke and who are older than 35.

B. In traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Major causes of stoke include
TCM realizes a stroke occurs and causes bodily damage are complicated and sometimes, it may take over 10 years before striking. There are 4 external and 6 internal factors have been identified

1. the 6 external factors
a) Hypo functioning
Hypo functioning is defined as a condition of that your internal system is no longer respond to the chain reaction function by each organ. It is may be caused by organs damage due to external or internal factors.
b) Over functioning
Over functioning is defined as a condition of which some of the organs in your body over respond to the chain reaction function by producing more essences than necessary. It is may be caused by medication taken or organs damage due to external or internal factors.
c) Improper diet
i) Dairy products
TCM also classifies dairy as damaging to the digestion because it creates dampness and phlegm. that interferes with the flow of energy through the body, leading to stagnation.
ii) Greasy or fried foods
Greasy or fried foods are excessive yang in nature. Overwhelming intake of those kinds of food not only cause fat to accumulated in the abdomen, but also contributes to the production of phlegm. If phlegm combined with liver heat and stagnation produce fire, leading to obstruction of qi flow in the chest.
iii) Refined sugar
Refined sugar is considered cold and dampness in TCM, overwhelming of refined sugar intake weakens the Spleen, slow digestion and depress the immune system.
iv) Alcohol
Prolong period of drinking alcohol damages the liver, leading to collapse of liver qi and blood that effect other organ in essence distribution.
v) Irregular eating habits
vi) Processed ingredient
Processed ingredient is defined as foods that something have been altered or removed. Adding them in our diet can increase the cold, constriction, decency and dampness, making qi flow sluggish and slowing down the stomach and spleen in food absorption.
vii) Cold foods and drinks
Cold foods and drinks cause the temperature in the body to drop and decrease the blood circulation. It may cause heart diseases if there is existence of high blood pressure as the heart has to work harder.

d) Emotional disturbance
Emotional disturbance decrease the heart and liver function in blood circulation and blood formation. Since liver is the primary organ responsible for smooth flow of qi for the entire body, emotional disturbance suppresses the qi flow gradually, over a prolong period of time it causes qi and blood stagnation, leading to abnormal blood flow, thus increasing the risk of stroke.
e) Aging
Aging is a natural and biological process, no one can stop it, bur we can delay it by paying attention to the food we eat and preventing any activity which may speed up the process. In TCM as we age
i) The Spleen and stomach no longer function normally in digesting and transporting the energy to our body, leading to nutrients deficiency in nourishing other organs.
ii) Kidney and liver
Deficiency of kidney and liver due to aging causes yin and yang imbalance that interferes with the function of blood formation and qi circulation, etc.
iii) Heart
Deficiency of heart yang causes heart fluid building up, leading spontaneous sweating.
heart qi deficiency causes blood deficiency and weakness of yang qi, that disrupts the blood circulation.
iv) Etc.
As we age. our body works just like a old car, it will never work like when it is new, no matter how much money we spend to maintain it.
f) Excessive sexual activity
TCM believes that a healthy, moderate amount of sex supports a good flow of Qi and excessive sexual activity depletes the qi, blood and kidney jing (essence).

2.The 6 internal factors
a) Yin and qi deficiency
Yin is responsible for moistening and cooling bodily organs and functions. Typical American diet depletes the body yins and generates heat caused by a lack of the moistening and cooling functions that are necessary to maintain a healthy balance.
Qi flows around your body in a series of meridian pathways. deficiency of yin, leading to heat interferes with qi flow along the series of meridian channels to transport energy that not only causes blood deficiency, but also increases the risk of rebellion wind attacking the body organs and tissues.
b) Liver-fire and heart-fire
Prolong deficiency of qi can weaken the lung qi, causing heart Qi deficiency, leading to stagnation of Qi, thus increasing the risk of heart fire.
Liver fire is caused by over intake of coffee, alcohol, sugar, hormone accumulated in the blood due to intake of hormone injection products, prolong period of sadness. etc., leading to liver qi stagnation, resulting in liver fire.
c) Wind evils
If the wind often combines with heat, it causes"wind-heat"due to symptoms of heat excesses. as a result of heart, liver, or kidneys qi imbalances, causing inner-wind injury" such as fainting, weakness, nervous spasms, blurry vision, etc.
d) Stagnant qi flow
Energy can't not move freely due to excessive heat, causing heart and liver fire that contributes major health problems.
e) Blood stasis
Blood staganation is normal accompanied with qi stagnation. as qi is necessary for blood circulation, stagnation of qi can not move the blood freely, leading to the over hard working heart, resulting in hypertension.
f) Accumulation of phlegm
Phlegm is caused by fire heating up the internal moister, obstructing the flow of Qi and disturbing the ascent and descent of qi of zang fu organs.
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IV. Symptoms of Stroke
A. In conventional medicine
Here are some symptoms of strokes:
1. Sudden trouble in standing
Sudden trouble in standing is an early symptom of stroke as a result of circulation of blood that carries oxygen to suddenly deplete caused by narrowing of arteries and high blood pressure.
2. Dizziness and loss of balance
The brain coordinates information from the eyes, the inner ear, and the body's sense to maintain balance. If the cells of that part of the brain get damaged in result of depleted oxygen will cause dizziness and loss of balance.
3. Sudden confusion
A sudden onset of confusion means that something is potentially going wrong with the brain. Almost all conditions that affect the brain are life-threatening. It might be caused by a tumor or low levels of oxygen in the cells of the cerebral cortex in your brain that affect your ability to think with your usual speed or clarity. It might also be caused by lowered blood sugar, as is the case of diabetes.
4. Having trouble speaking and understanding
Having trouble speaking and understanding occurs when the brain cells in the area of the broca, wernicke and angular ayrus in the left hemisphere area begin to die because they stop getting the oxygen and nutrients they need to function.
6. Sudden severe headaches
Headache is a condition of pain in the head, sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain complaints and may be frequent for many people but sudden severe headaches may be caused by an early symptom of heart disease as we mentioned in previous articles, by rupturing a brain vessel or depletion of oxygen in some parts of the brain.
7. Sudden trouble seeing
This may be an early indication of stroke when the oxygen in the blood supply to the part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into cells that control the vision area of the cerebral cortex in the brain.

B. In traditional Chinese medicine
The syndrome is caused by factors mentioned above
a) Bleeding
Bleeding is caused by heat and dryness due to yin deficiency and liver heat that causes breaking off the small vessel in the body.
b) Headache Slight or none Severe
Headache in this case is caused by deficiency of liver blood and heart's inability to move move blood freely, leading to obstruction of blood flow to the central nervous system.
c) Nausea/Vomiting
Due to stomach and Spleen's inability to digest food caused by overwhelming of heat in the body.
d) Stiff neck
Stiff neck is caused by a slowdown in the circulation (stagnation) of blood and energy in the area due to qi and blood stagnation as we mentioned in the causes of stroke.
e) Loss of Mental Capacity Slight, short period of time
Due to inadequate blood flow to the central nervous system in a very short period of time due to wing heat slow attacking the cells in the nervous system.
e) Paralysis One part of the body
In this case, it is caused by mild case of stroke.
f) Leg cramp during restful position
It is caused by not enough blood or blood is blocked by up ward tendency of wind heat.
d) Constipation
Due to dry up of fluid in the body as a result of kidney yin and spleen qi deficiency.
e) Rapid pulse
The heart has to harder that creates a tension in the blood vessel due to blood deficiency and blood heat.
g) Etc.

V. Diagnosis
A. In conventional medicine perspective
If you have a above symptoms, you should talk to your doctor immediately. Here are some diagnosis
1. Computerized tomography
A special x-ray test called a CT scan of the brain to check for any bleeding or masses within the brain. It can be completed within a few minutes.

2. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
the use of magnetic waves rather than x-rays to image the brain, it produces a much more detailed image than those of CT and takes more than an hour to complete.

3. MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram)
It is used to view the blood vessels without using tubes or injections.

4. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)
It is used to detect the area of abnormality minutes after the blood flow to a part of the brain has ceased.

5. Computerized tomography with angiography
By injecting dye into a vein in the arm, it produces a image of the blood vessels in the brain that provides your doctor with information of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and any abnormalities of brain blood flow in that area.

6. Conventional angiogram:
A long catheter tube with injecting dye inserts into an artery (through the groin area), the conventional angriogram delivers some of the most detailed images of the blood vessel anatomy.

7. Carotid Doppler ultrasound
A carotid Doppler ultrasound method uses sound waves to screen for narrowing and decreased blood flow in the carotid artery.

8. Heart tests
A microphone device places on the chest or puts down the esophagus to view the heart chambers. It is similar to a regular electrocardiogram (EKG), but the electrode stickers remain on the chest for 24 hours or more for identifying a faulty heart rhythm.

9. Blood tests
A blood test is used to check for potential infection, anemia, kidney function, and electrolyte abnormalities

B. In traditional Chinese medicine
In TCM, stroke is caused by a series of problem, the diagnosis is always follow the below procedures
a) Asking
You life style will be recorded through a series of question.
b) Observing
Your physical appearance will be observed carefully, including your face, eye, tongue, etc.
c) Smelling
Your breath, you body.
d) Listening
Your tone, the choices of word, volume of your voice, the sound of your breath, etc.
e) Feeling
Your pulse is read, your temperature is taken.
By combining all the information from above, your TCM practitioner will determine what is the causes of your problem? and treat it accordingly by restoring the disharmonization in your body. Most people suspect with stroke will likely to diagnosis with kidney and spleen deficiency, leading to deficiencies of qi, blood, and yin resulting in overwhelming of wind, phlegm, fire, and stagnation, including liver yang excessive and rising, stagnation of qi or blood, phlegm combining with fire, liver wind, or wind attacking meridians.

VI. What is a typical American diet
Below is the top 10 food groups contributing to energy intake in U.S. Population according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES).

NHANES 1999-2000				NHANES III (1988-94)
Rank	Food Group	% of total energy	Cumulative % of total energy	Rank	Food Group	% of total energy	Cumulative % of total energy
1	Sweets, desserts	12.3	12.3	1	Sweets, desserts	12.4	12.4
2	Beef, pork	10.1	22.3	2	Beef, pork	10.7	23.1
3	Bread, rolls, crackers	8.7	31.0	3	Bread, rolls, crackers	10.7	33.9
4	Mixed dishes	8.2	39.2	4	Mixed dishes	7.8	41.6
5	Dairy	7.3	46.5	5	Vegetables	7.3	48.9
6	Soft drinks	7.1	53.6	6	Dairy	7.2	56.2
7	Vegetables	6.5	60.1	7	Soft drinks	6.0	62.2
8	Chicken, fish	5.7	65.8	8	Chicken, fish	5.7	67.8
9	Alcoholic beverages	4.4	70.2	9	Alcoholic beverages	4.5	72.3
10	Fruit, juice	3.9	74.2	10	Fats & oils	4.0	76.3

A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Too many calories
We have eaten either calories or too much high calories' foods that lead to overweight and promote all kinds of diseases including diabetes and heart diseases and stroke.
2. Too much unsaturated fat and trans fat
While unsaturated fat is considered so so as it inceasesboth LDL and HDL, trans fat increases bad cholesterol ( LDL) and decreases level of good cholesterol (HDL), leading to cholesterol and triglycerides accumulated in the arteries that block the blood transportation as well as increasing the plague build up on the arterial wall, thus elevating the risk of breaking off of the small vessel.
3. Sugar and Sweetener
Sugar and sweetener get into our blood stream quickly that increases the risk of fluctuation of insulin. Prolong period of eating them causes hormone imbalance and damages the the receptor sites and pancreas function in regulating the blood sugar.
4. Beverages and Alcohol
Beverage contains high amount of artificial sugar and ingredients that were proven to damage the pancreas in insulin regulation and interferes with our body in hormone secretion. Alcohol besides causing nervous tension and damaging the circulatory system, it may damage the liver, causing immune dysfunction and decreasing the liver in synthesis carbohydrate and fat and protein metabolism.
5. Low vegetables and fruits
Vegetables and fruits contains high amount of nutrients that are necessary for supporting our body daily activity. Deficiency causes wide range of health diseases.
6. Low essential nutrient
We eat too much junk foods that not only cause weigh gain, but also nutrient deficiency.
B. In Chinese medicine perspective
1. Too much Saturated at and trans fat
a) Oily and greasy food after entering the stomach, it divides into 2 parts, the food qi flows upward and absorbed by the Spleen and the pulp is digested by stomach and the essence also absorbed by the Spleen. Too much saturated and trans fat cause energy overflow and excess energy (yang) are deposited in the waist area, leading to weight gain and affect circulation of qi.
b) Saturated fat and trans fat are yang pathogen and hot in nature, prolong period intake of these kinds of food causes excessive yang in the body and digestive disorder, leading to a domino effects, causing disharmonization in the body ecosystem. It may cause stroke, depending where the evil wind strikes ?
2. Refined product, artificial ingredient and cold drinks
Refined product, artificial ingredient and cold drinks are yin pathogen and cold in nature. As the body is dried up due to excessive yang, cold foods cause heat building up in the body, leading to the development of wind, the deadly element for the stroke and other kinds of disease.

VII. How typical American diet increases the risk of stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
As cholesterol and triglycerides building up in the bloodstream, obstructing the blood circulation, the hear has to work harder, causing high blood pressure if there is any disruption of blood caused blood to be blocked somewhere in the body or disruption of small vessel in the brain that obstructs the oxygen transportation to the brain cells and they die off, causing stroke.

B. In Chinese medicine perspective
Too much saturated fat, trans fat, beverages, alcohol, sugar and sweetener
In traditional Chinese medicine, Spleen is an organ in charge of the digestive function and energy absorption, too much fat and trans fat cause excess energy deposited in the waist area, leading to abnormal weight gain. Since fat and trans fat are considered are extreme yang pathogen and hot in nature, PROLONG PERIOD of EATING THEM will cause yin deficiency and dry heat.
They heat up the stomach after entering and dry up the moister that is necessary for food digestion, leading to heat accumulated in the stomach and intestines,causing thirst, abdominal fullness, distension and pain, constipation or hemorrhoids, etc. Excessive intake of hot food over prolong periods of time disturbs the balance of Spleen and stomach and affects conception and governing meridian in regulating the yin and yang energy in the body accordingly and subsequently the penetrating meridian. As the body no longer can adjust with the excessive yang combined with the damp cold (cold drinks, refined products and artificial ingredients) , it leads to development of wind, causing the stroke.
In some cases, stroke may be caused by an insufficiency of liver-yin due to the dryness of the blood as the heat move the wind upward that affects the meridians and obstructs orifices, leading to stagnation fof qi and blood, causing stroke.
In short, prolong period of time intake of hot and cool may dis-harmonize our body as our organs no long can adjust to excessive building up of yin and yang, that in turn obstructs the qi flow in the meridian and causes blood stagnation in the zang fu organs, depending what is diagnosed ? and what organ has been damage the most ?, it causes stroke, heart diseases or others.

VII. How raw food diet reduces the risk of heart diseases and stroke
A. In conventional medicine perspective
1. Nutrients and enzymes
Raw foods contain high levels of vitamins and minerals than cook foods, because heat causes the loss of nutrients and destroying enzymes.

2. Reducing cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contains high amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat that reduces the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol building up in the blood stream.

3. Reducing blood pressure
As the blood vessels now clear up, our heart do no need to harder to pump blood, thereby decreasing the risk of high blood pressure and breaking off the small blood vein in the body.

4. Reduce cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contains high amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat that reduces the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol building up in the blood stream.
5. Etc.

B. In traditional Chinese medicine
Since raw food is considered as yin pathogen and cool in nature. Although TCM has never recommended the uses of raw foods to treat people with yin deficiency or excessive yang present, introducing cool foods is always one of the treatment. As raw food continuously reduces the level of excessive yang due to typical American diet, it decreases the risk of development of wind, thus decreasing the risk of stroke. Believe it or not, one day raw food diet will bring the body back to harmonize (balance of yin and yang, it may take a long time). I believe that is the time you must forgo the intake of raw food and replace it by more balancing foods to prevent the excessive yin and yang deficiency symptoms.

VII. Final words
2 different ideologies, 2 different doctrines and 2 different approaches and ONE objective ( How to make us healthier.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication April 17 - 23 - 2010

2010-07-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

Overcome Infertility - How to Get Pregnant Even If You Are Diagnosed With High Follicle-Stimulating-Hormone With TCM

Follicle stimulating hormone appears early in the menstrual cycle after menstruation. As the surge of estrogen or yin energy in TCM, after the brain signalling the hypothalamus to produce Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which in turn stimulates the pituitary gland to produce FSH in The traditional Chinese medicine views high level of FSH as an indication of yin phrase defect caused by excessive imbalance of yin and yang of kidney, accumulation of dampness and liver blood and qi deficiency and it can be treated accordingly.
In conventional medicine, high FSH defines as a condition in which the follicles do not respond to the FSH that causes the pituitary gland to produce even more FSH in order to stimulate the response of ovaries in follicle production.

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I. Causes of High FSH
A. Kidney yin deficiency
As the yin surge, it induces the production of FSH hormone at the easrly cycle of yin phrase. Normally, the continued surging of yin stimulates the ovarian to produce the follicle, if yin is deficiency, it can not stimulate the respond to the demand, leading to pituitary gland producing more FSH hormone.

B. Kidney yang deficiency
Although the yin phrase is yin dominant, but it needs the existence of yang to maintain the balance of the phrase. Deficiency of yang causes not enough blood to warm the uterus and ovaries, leading to prolonged yin phrase and delaying the production of follicles. In severe case, it causes high level of FSH hormone. In severe case, it causes fluid accumulated in the abdomen, interfering with normal menstrual cycle.

C. Liver qi and blood stagnation
In order to have ovaries to produce follicles during the yib phrase liver blood and qi must work to its perfection.
1. Liver qi stagnation
As we mentioned in some previous article, spleen is the organ responsible for qi and blood distribution, if the spleen is dis-harmonized due to imbalance diet and harmful lifestyle, it may interfere with the liver in moving its qi in the liver and heart channels, leading to not enough qi to stimulate the production of follicles.
2. Liver blood stagnation
If liver is damaged for what ever reason or due to deficiency of spleen's functions, it may reduce the function of blood formation and storing, leading to not enough blood to support the production of follicles from the ovaries.

II. Treatment
A. With herbs
1. Kidney yin deficiency
a) Sheng di huang (Rehmannia)
The cool herb has been used to improve function of heart, kidney and liver channels by to clearing heat, cooling blood, nourishing yin and generating fluids.

b) Gou qi ( Chinese wolfberry)
The neutral herb has been used to tonify the liver, lung, kidney by nourishing liver and kidney yin and yin cause of blood deficiency.

c) Wu wei zi (Schisandra)
The warm herb has been used in TCM in promoting the heart, kidney and lung channels by tonifying kidney yin and essence, kidney yin cause of frequent urination and generating fluids.

d) Sha shen (Glehnia root)
the cool herb has been used to enhance the lung and stomach channels by nourishing the stomach ,generating body fluids and moistening skin and skin under layer.

e) Sang ji sheng (Mulberry mistletoe stem)
the neutral herb has been used to smooth the liver and kidney channel by enhancing liver and kidney caused by yin and blood deficiency.

2. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Ba ji tian - (Morinda root and vine)
This warm herb has been used to strengthen the kidney and liver channels by enhancing kidney function, strengthening yang and promoting urinary secretion.

b) Rou gui (Cinnamon bark)
The hot herb has been used to tonify the heart, liver, kidney and kiver channels by fortifying kidney yang and warming the yang and qi caused by kidney deficiency.

c) Du zhong (Ecommia bark)
This warm herb has been used to strengthen the liver and kidney channels by tonifying liver and kidneys and promoting smooth flow of qi and blood in entire body.

d) Rou chong rong (Broomrage stem)
The warm herb has been used to promote the function of kidney and large intestine channels by tonifying the kidney and strengthen yang.

e) Bu gu zhi (Psoralea Fruit)
This hot herbs is useful in strenghtening the spleen and kidney channels by enhancing kidney, strengthen spleen and yang.

3. Liver qi stagnation
a) Bai shao (White peony)
Bai shao is a cool herb. It has been used in TCM in calming liver yang, preserving liver yin and nourishing blood.

b) Xian fu (Nutgrass)
It has neen used in promoting qi circulation in entire body by soothing and regulating the qi flow in the liver and kidney channels.

c) Xiao hu xiang (Fennel seed)
One of warm herb has been used to tonify the liver qi and warming the kidney. The herb can also be used in regulating the stomach qi.

d) Qing pi (Tangerine peel)
This herb has been useful in treating liver qi stagnation, but can not be used if the qi stagnation is caused by qi deficiency.

4. Liver blood stagnation
a) Dang gui (Chinese angelica root)
Dang gui is a warm and considered as a queen herb in TCM. It has been used to enhancing the liver channel by invigorating blood.

b) Bo he-(Mint)
This cool herb has been used to strengthen the liver channel by clearing the liver qi cause of liver blood stagnation.

c) Jiang huang (Turmeric root)
The warm herb has been used to smoothing the liver and spleen channels by promoting the movement of blood and blood invigoration.

e)Yu jin (Curcumae longae rhizoma)
This cool herb has been used to tonify the kidney and lung channels by enhancing the formation of liver blood and promoting movement of live qi.

e) E zhu (Indian arrowroot)
It enhances the lung and liver channels by breaking up blood stasis and promoting movement of liver and lung qi.

B. Acupuncture
a) Kidney yin deficiency
i) BL15 (Xinshu)
ii) BL18 (Ganshu)
iii) BL23 (Shenshu)
iv) HE7 (Shenmen)
v) KD3 (Taixi)
vi) LV3 (Taichong)
vii) SP6 (Sanyinjiao)

b) Kidney yang deficiency
i) BL23 (Shenshu)
ii) GV4 (Mingmen)
iii) GV20 (Baihui)
iv) ST 36(Zusanli)
v) CV 6 (Qihai)
vi) CV 4 (Guanyuan)
vii) CV3 (Zhongji)
viii) SP6 (Sanyinjiao)

c) Liver qi stagnation
i) BL18 (Ganshu)
ii)CV12 (Zhonguan)
iii) CV17 (Shanzhong)
iv) LR3 (Taichong)
v) SP4 (Gongsun)
vi) LV3 (Taichong)
vii) GB 34 (Yanglingquan)
viii) SP10 (Xuehai)
ix) SP6 (Sanyinjiao)

d) Liver blood stagnation
i) LV3 (Taichong)-
ii) GB 34 (Yanglingquan)
iii) UB17 (Geshu)
iv) UB18 (Ganshu)
v) SP 10 (Xuehai)
vi) SP6 (Sanyingjiao)

C. Foods
1. Kidney yin deficiency
a) String beans
b)Celery
c) Parsley
d) Grapes
e) Plum
f) Berries
g ) Sea salt
h) Etc.

2. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Onion
b) Radish
c) Pistachio nuts
d) Walnuts
e) Leek
f) Shrimp and lobster
g) Black pepper
h) Wheat germ
i) Etc.

3. Liver qi stagnation
a) Tofu
b) Mustard seed
c) Squash
d) Sweet potato
e) Red and black date
f) Rice
g) Caraway seed
h) Mushroom
i) Etc.

4. Liver blood stagnation
a) Leek
b) Chestnut,
c) Rosemary
d) Cayenne
e) Ginger
f) Cayenne
g) Eggplant
h) White pepper
i) Etc.

Since each woman is treated uniquely to her own entity depending to differentiation, please consult with your Chinese medicine practitioner before applying.

Where

LV: Liver channel
GB: Gallbladder channel
UB: Bladder channel
CV: Conception vessel channel
SP: Spleen channels LI: Large intestine channel
KD: Kidney channel
GV: Governing vessel channel
TH: Triple heater channel
BL (UB) Bladder
LU: Lung channel
ST: Stomach channel
PC: Pericardium channel
HT: Heart channel
REN (CV): Conception vessel channel

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2010-05-30T08:21:00.004-07:00

Weekly New Issue and Publication April 10 - 16 - 2010

Fertility Diet - What is Mono-unsaturated Fat

The physical definition of fat is chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms, bonding together. The difference of good and bad fat is the length and the geometry of its carbon chains and numbers of hydrogen associated in it. Chemically, they are triesters of glycerol and fatty acids.

Mono-unsaturated have only one double bond between 2 carbon atoms in the chemical chain and the rest of the carbon atoms are single-bonded, therefore, mono-unsaturated fatty acids have a higher melting temperature than polyunsaturated fatty acids but lower than saturated fatty acids and it is liquid at room temperature. Since our body can not produce them, we have to take them regularly.

a) It helps to lower the levels of bah cholesterol (LDL) and increase the levels of good cholesterol (HDL)

b) Since it helps to increase the function of liver in fat metabolism, it reduces the risks of insulin resistance thus helping to reduce symptoms of male growth pattern for women with PCOs and balancing the production of estrogen and progesterone as well as maintaining the level of testosterone.

c) It also helps to reduce inflammation, by increasing the immune function awareness against the forming of free radicals and irregular cells growth, including endometriosis and fibroids.
Besides it helps to reduce the symptom of insulin resistance, it also increase the production of adiponectin hormone, leading to the burn of body fat, thus helping weight loss.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication April 03 - 09 2010

2010-05-30T08:21:00.003-07:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication April 03 - 09 2010

Fertility Diet - What is Poly-unsaturated Fats?

The physical definition of fat is chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms, bonding together. The difference of good and bad fat is the length and the geometry of its carbon chains and numbers of hydrogen associated in it. Chemically, they are triesters of glycerol and fatty acids.

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Poly-unsaturated fats contains 2 or more double bonds in the chemical chain. Since it is one hydrogen atoms deficit on the molecule's surface, leading to significant lowering melting temperature than other fats. It is also liquid in the room temperature. It contains most important essential fatty acids Omega 3 and 6. Since our body can not make them, we have to take them regularly.
a) Heart health
Poly-unsaturated fat helps to lower the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and increases the levels of good cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of breaking off of the arteries and hypertension, the leading causes of heart diseases and stroke.

b) Cells membrane
It is also plays an important roles in boosting the interconnected cells in the body, leading to more balance and responsive function of the cells.

c) Blood thinner
It contains high levels of eicosopentaenoic acid, the raw materials which is needed to increase the function of prostaglandins hormone in reducing the sticky platelets.

d) Arterial wall movement
It helps to improve the contraction and relaxation of arterial wall, by lowering the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) which may attach to the arterial wall and harden the wall of the arteries.

e) Inflammation
It also increases the immune function in regulating the cells oxidation as well as irregular cell growth, causing inflammation.

f) Prostaglandins hormones
The balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids help to increase the liver function of fat metabolism, leading to decreasing the risk of over production of certain hormones in the prostaglandins hormones, thus helping to local response of other hormones. Deficiency of essential fatty acids increase the risks of heart diseases, asthma and premenstrual syndrome.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication March 27 -April 02 - 2010

2010-05-30T08:21:00.001-07:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication March 27 -April 02 - 2010

Fertility Diet - The Benefits Of Saturated Fat?

Healthy Diet is always important for all people in any age and even more important for a couple Who try to conceive. Most of the couple can conceive naturally without changing their diet at all, but for some couples it may require some determination and affords, especially if you have tried to conceive after a few months without success.
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Saturated fat contains only saturated fatty acid radicals. Chemically, in saturated fats every member carbon atoms is surrounded by maximum number of hydrogen as a straight chain with all atoms packing together tightly.

Most people consider saturated fat as evil, but it is important for our body, including
1. Cell membrane
It is said that saturated fat helps to prevent cell membrane being damaged by free radical, thereby. boosting the interconnected cells in the body.

2. Digestive function
Since saturated fat is small than other fat, digestive enzymes do not need to break them down as they are transported directly to the liver for storing or burning as fuel much like carbohydrate. Saturated is rapidly absorbed, it besides can deliver quick nourishment without putting excessive strain on the digestive and enzyme systems, so it is good for people with digestive problem, it also is necessary for making bile acids for our body to digest fats and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K and increases the absorption of calcium and magnesium and amino acids.

3. Nerve and brain tissue
Nerve and brain tissue is made up of 60% fat. One-third of these fats need to be polyunsaturated, derived directly from diet and other from cholesterol stored in our body. This will allow proper development and maintenance of nerve cell membranes as well as neurotransmitters in transformation between themselves and glands.

4. Hormone production
Cholesterol in fat also helps in production of female sex hormone, estradiol, and the male sex hormone, testosterone, and vitamin D, which is needed for utilizing calcium for a strong bone.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication March 20 -26 - 2010

2010-05-16T07:36:00.004-07:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication March 20 -26 - 2010

Fertility Diet - The Negative Effects Of Saturated Fat?

The physical definition of fat is chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms, bonding together. The difference of good and bad fat is the length and the geometry of its carbon chains and numbers of hydrogen associated in it. Chemically, they are triesters of glycerol and fatty acids.

Although saturated fats are important, over taking may cause the following consequences
1. Heart diseases and stroke
Since it increases the levels of bad cholesterol, over eating will cause cholesterol building up in the blood stream, blocking the blood circulation, leading to high blood pressure resulting in heart diseases and stroke. It is said that high levels of bad cholesterol can be caused by hereditary factors, high blood pressure, stress, smoking, obesity and dietary cholesterol, therefore reducing intake to moderated amount will help.

2. Cancer
The Ontario Cancer Institute in Canada reviewed by comparing women with the highest and lowest fat intake. Women who ate high amounts of saturated fat were on average around 20 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer than low consumers of fat. Eating large amounts of saturated fats increased risk by about 10 per cent.
A study also found that a noticeably elevated risk for carcinoid tumors in the small intestine in association with high amount of saturated fat intake.

3. Insulin sensitive
Some studies found that over intake of saturated fat might interfere with the pancreas’s function in secretion of insulin, as resulting of blood clotted in the insulin receptor sites, leading to over-production of insulin, causing polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), resulting in infertility problems, irregular menstrual cycles, male growth pattern, etc.

4. Weight gain
Intake of high amounts of saturated fat can cause extra energy reserves accumulated in the waist area and liver, leading weight gain and fat liver and liver diseases.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication March 13-19 - 2010

2010-05-16T07:36:00.003-07:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication March 13-19 - 2010

Fertility Diet - What Is Trans Fat?

The physical definition of fat is chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms, bonding together. The difference of good and bad fat is the length and the geometry of its carbon chains and numbers of hydrogen associated in it. Chemically, they are triesters of glycerol and fatty acids.
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I try to find the good of trans fat, unfortunately there are none. By adding hydrogen to the vegetable oils and eliminating some double bond in their chemical structures, making the oils solid at room temperature. Trans fats raise bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower the good cholesterol (HDL) and it can be found everywhere, including margarines, fast foods, vegetable shortening, baked foods, packaged foods and frozen foods.
1. Heart diseases and stroke
Since it raises the bad cholesterol in the blood stream, it causes cholesterol building up in the blood and plaguing the arterial wall, leading to blocking the circulatory process in providing oxygen and nutrients and breaking off of the capillaries, causing high blood pressure and abnormal swelling. In some sever cases, it causes heart diseases and stroke.

2. Liver
Trans fat decreases the function of an important enzyme (delta 6 desaturase) in converting the essential fatty acid to arachidonic acid and prostaglandins, leading to abnormal function of liver in fat and protein metabolism, causing menstrual cramps and pains and interfering with the uterus in preparation of fertility.

3. Pancreas
Since it lowers the function of liver in blood transformation, thus decreasing the pancreas function in production of insulin and providing energy to our body, leading to the risk of blood sugar fluctuation and nervous tension, causing diabetes and increasing the risk of menstrual symptoms, such as fatigue, stress, loss of energy and tiredness.

Ironically, for what ever reason, some countries such as Denmark can ban trans fat all together and others limited it to 0.2 per serving.

Weekly Part Issue and Publication March 06 -12 - 2010

2010-05-16T07:36:00.001-07:00

Weekly Part Issue and Publication March 06 -12 - 2010

Fertility Diet - What Is Macro-Nutrients

Healthy Diet is always important for all people in any age and even more important for a couple trying to conceive. Most of the couple can be conceive naturally without changing their diet at all, but for some couples it may require some determination and affords, especially if you have try to conceive after a few months without success. Nutrients deficiency or intake of wrong kinds of nutrient may be the causes, because bearing a baby requires a lots of nutrients and co operation of the all the reproductive organs as well as your brain and glands.

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Most people view nutrients are something good for our body. In fact there are 2 types of nutrients, some are good, some are so so and some are very bad for our body, specially for women trying to conceive.

I. Macro-nutrients
1. Carbohydrate
carbohydrate is also known as sugar, it provide us with the largest percentage of energy between 40 to 55% of total calories. It can be classified into 2 types
a) Simple sugar
It is made up with monosaccharides (single sugar) such as glucose, frutose and disaccharides ( 2 single sugars connected together)such as sucrcrose, lastose and maltose.
b) Complex sugar
It is made up with polysacchirades ( many simple sugars connected together) such as starches and modified starches, and non starch polysaccharides (fiber).
The difference between complex sugar and simple sugar is the long chain of sugar and how it effect the sugar levels in the bloodstream after intake. Remember, all of them provide us with energy through liver carbohydrate metabolism.

2. Protein
Protein is also known as polypeptides, they are are organic compounds made of amino acids and can be found in meat, beans, milk, eggs or any source of food which provides our body the raw materials to build its own protein. Since our body can not store protein, we require to take them regularly. Researchers found that intake of plant base protein is more healthy than animal base protein, because it helps to prevent high blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, heart diseases and strokes, if taking together with complex carbohydrate.

3. Fat
Fat is generally included triester of glycerol and fatty acids. and can be souble or insolable under room temperature. Because of mis understanding, we most view fat is bad for our body while we continuously includes them in our diet. In fact, besides serving as energy stores for the body, it helps to maintain our body temperature, and promote healthy cell function as well as enhancing healthy skin and hair. There are 4 kinds of fat and some of them good to our body.
a) The good fat
i) Mono unsaturated fat
Mono saturated fat can be found in oliver oil, peanut oil, canola oil and other sources such as nut and avocado. it is said that it helps to lower the bad cholesterol LDL and raise the levels of HDL in some cases.
ii) Polyunsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat can be found in vegetable oils, soybean, etc. It is said that polyunsaturated fat reduces both bad and good levels of cholesterol. Over eating polyunsaturated oil may increase the risk of cancer.
b) The bad fat
Trans fat is considered as devil of all fat, it can be found vegetable shortening, margarines and all oil heated in high temperature. It is said trans fat lower good cholesterol and raises the bad cholesterol.
c) The one in between
Saturated fat can be found in all meas, whole milk, cheese, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, etc. It is said that saturated fat raise both LDL and HDL, thereby reducing intake of saturated fat will decrease the risk of stroke and heart diseases and arterial clotting.

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Weekly New Issue and Publication Feb 28-March 06 - 2010

2010-05-16T07:35:00.003-07:00

Weekly New Issue and Publication Feb 28-March 06 - 2010

Fertility Diet - What Is Micro-Nutrients

Micro-nutrients contain all kinds of vitamins and minerals which are vital in maintaining our body daily normal activity. 1. Folic acid Besides helping in DNA duplication during pregnancyand converting one animo acids into others that increase the function of our body in building skin, muscle and our body tissues, it also promotes ovulation. It is said that folic acid also decreases the risk of celiac disease, thereby reducing the risk of irregular menstrual cycles.

2. Iron It helps to stimulate the production of red blood cells, thus increasing the oxygen absorption into the blood stream, resulting in lessening the risk of anemia, turning glucose into energy by stimulating the production of hemoglobin, promoting other enzymes involved in cell division and assisting signals transmitting between the brain and other parts of the body.

3. Vitamin E Vitamin E helps to improve the immune system in regulating the cell duplication and minimize the risk of cell oxidation, balance the production of sex hormones by regulating the function of glands, increases the production of lubrication in the vagina and promotes the heart function in providing nutrients and oxygen for our body cells and regulates the blood flow to the body.

4. Vitamin C Vitamin C plays an vital role in increasing the chance of fertility by decreasing the risks of infection and inflammation to the reproductive organs, assisting the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals, decreasing the risk of testicle cancer but also decreases the chance of fertility and reducing the risk of abnormal function of a certain class of protein of immune system which binds to the sperm and allows other immune cells to attack them.

5. Vitamin D Vitamin D helps in improving the maximum absorption of calcium by our digestive system, strengthening the immune system in regulating cell growth, stimulating and regulating the spleen function in production of insulin, promoting the adrenal gland in regulating the production of tyrosine hydroxylase and slow down the production of leptin from the fat cells.

6. Zinc It helps to improve the chance of fertility by restoring the width of the urinary tract and maintaining proper fluid that help to improve the sperm ejaculation and prevent retrograde ejaculation as well as sperm count, regulates normal cell growth, resulting in lessening the risk of endometrial adhesion and implants, fibroids, cyst, etc. which may interfere with egg fertilization, increasing blood flow to the entire body, including the reproductive organs.

7. Calcium Calcium besides helps in increasing the blood flow to the body by stimulating the blood muscle to expanse, improving the functions of brain cell in transmitting information between themselves and our body glands, promoting insulin secretion from pancreas and building a strong bone and muscle for awoman to carry the baby to full term.

8. Selenium Selenium guards our body against the bacteria and virus invasion and prevens the immune system abnormal function in recognizing sperm as foreigner and in producing antibody antigen to attack them, prevent oxidation of sperm cell , thus increasing the sperm quality and quantity and maintains the thyroid glands in secreting thyroid hormone.

9. Magnesium Besides preventing the formation of blood clots in the blood vessels of the heart and stabilizing the blood pressure level, magnesium also helps to regulate the production of insulin by pancreas, works together to control the movement of our body's muscles and stimulates the production of vasodilator prostacyclins and nitric oxide and alters vascular responses to vasoactive agonists that helps to modulate vascular tone and reactivity.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Feb 21-Feb. 26 - 2010

2010-05-16T07:35:00.001-07:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Feb 21-Feb. 26 - 2010

Fertility Diet - What Is Macro-Nutrients

Weekly Part Issue and Publication Feb 14-Feb. 20 - 2010

2010-04-11T05:15:00.001-07:00

Weekly Part Issue and Publication Feb 14-Feb. 20 - 2010

Over come Infertility - Pelvic Inflammation Disease PID In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective.

Definition

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Feb 07 -Feb. 13 - 2010

2010-04-04T07:15:00.001-07:00

Fertility and Premature Ovarian Failure In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

I. Definition
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is defined physically as endocrinologic diseases caused by undeveloped follicles clumping on the ovaries that interferes with the function of the normal ovaries as resulting of enlarged ovaries, leading to hormone imbalance( excessive androgen), resulting in male pattern hair development, acne, irregular period or absence of period, weight gain and effecting fertility. It effects over 5% of women population or 1 in 20 women.

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II. Symptoms
While conventional medicine use synthetic medication to induce ovulation and assists it with artificial insemination if the medicine fail. Traditional Chinese medicine views polycystic ovarian syndrome in different approaches. Since TCM treat each woman according to the diagnosis through
Looking ( the patient physcial appearance, color, breathing, movement, tongue,etc. ), listening ( listen to patient about their emotion, physical symptoms, life style, etc.) and touching ( pulsee reading, heart beating,etc. ) before design a special treatment uniquely to each patient. Remember there are no one treatment for all in TCM. In treating the PCOs, the traditional Chinese view the program is caused by excess dampness, liver qi and blood stasis and deficiency of kidney yin, yang and spleen qi deficiency with the below symptoms.
1. Menstrual blood containing stringy issue and mucus
2. Irregular menstrual cycle
3. Acne, oily skin, or dandruff
4. Infrequent or no ovulation
5. Over weight
6. A wet and slimy tongue
7. yeast infection and vaginal itching
8. feeling tired and sluggish after a meal
9. Insulin sensitive
10.Etc.

III. Treatments
A. Diet change
1. Losing some weight
Since most women with PCOs are overweight, the first step is losing some weight, because fat cells store estrogen and too much estrogen interferes with LH phrase for women with PCOs.
2. Liver
Since liver is important in regulating spleen in insulin metabolism, adding vitamin B complex will help to restore liver normal function in insulin balancing.
3. Insulin resistance
Lower sugar intake by avoiding intake of simple sugar that helps to prevent further impaired glucose metabolism.

a) What to avoid
i) No refined sugar and simple sugar
ii) No refined carbohydrate and artificial sweeteners
iii) No soda, fruit juice and drink that raises the blood glucose rapidly
iv) No milk product which is considered as dampness exacerbation food.

b) What is needed
i) Complex carbohydrate such as whole grain, brown rice, etc.
ii) Increase fiber intake, by eating a lots of fresh vegetables
iii) Get some moderate exercise, prefer yoga, pilates, etc.

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B. Nutritional supplements
1. Chlorophyll
Because of diet change, some women may experience symptoms of low blood sugar. In fact some women may need a short time to just to this new type of diet. It is advice to supplement your diet with chlorophyll in avoiding the above symptoms without raising your blood pressure.
2. Others Nutritional supplements for insulin resistance
a) B Vitamin
b) Magnesium
c) Chromium
d) Fish oil
e) Alpha lipoic acid
f) Etc.
The above nutritional supplements help to increase the sensitive of insulin receptor sites in reducing the fluctuation of sugar levels.

IV. Herbs
1. Agnus castus (chastetree berry)
Agnus castus helps to normalize the function of the pituitary gland, by restoring the ratio of LH and FSH, since most women with PCOs are found to have high levels of LH in blood test.

2. Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Saw palmetto helps to reduce the excess levels of testosterone, thereby, reducing the symptoms of male like parttern for women with PCOs.

3. Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
It is said tht milk thistle helps to protect your liver cells against damage and to promote the healing of damaged cells, thereby increasing the liver function in carbohydrate metabolism and regulating spleen in production of insulin.

4. Gleditsia (zao jaoi ci)
It is considered as a herb for treating dampness, because it helps to dissolve the waxy stuff forming around the ovaries.

5. Leonurus seed ( chong wei zi)
It is used when a woman is diagnosis with blood stasis, because it helps to moves blood, regulate menstruation and clear the liver

V. Acupunture
A study at Goteborg University in Sweden showed that electroacupuncture may help 38% of women with PCOS women ovulate. In fact acupuncture helps to restore the ratio of LH and FSH, reduce the level of testosterone and beta-endorphin. Some studies show that acupuncture also helps to shrink of the weight of polycystic ovaries. In other word, it helps to restore the entire synpathic nervous system, leading to normalizing the hormone production in each menstrual phrases resulting in enhancing ovulation and egg implantation for a healthy baby.

You may also require to do some kinds of massage by your partner or yourself to increase blood flow to the pelvic region. Since each treatment is unique to only a woman, please do not apply them unless with the approval of your traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.
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Weekly Part Issue and Publication Jan. 30 -Feb. 06 - 2010

2010-03-28T06:44:00.000-07:00

Weekly Part Issue and Publication Jan. 30 -Feb. 06 - 2010

Fertility and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome In Conventional Medicine Perspective

I. Definition
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is defined as endocrinologic diseases caused by undeveloped follicles clumping on the ovaries that interferes with the function of the normal ovaries as resulting of enlarged ovaries, leading to hormone imbalance( excessive androgen), resulting in male pattern hair development, acne,irregular period or absence of period, weight gain and effecting fertility. It effects over 5% of women population or 1 in 20 women.

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II. Symptoms of PCOs
1. Irregular or absent menstrual periods
2. Male pattern hair growth
3. Acne and oily skin
4. Over weight
5. Obstructive sleep apnea
Closure of the upper airway, causing stop breathing while sleeping
6. Difficult to conceive

III. Diagnosis
If you have above symptoms, you may have PCOs. It is for your benefit to visit your doctor or gynaecologist immediately, because it may effect your chance of fertility. It is easy to identify through your medical history, physical exam and a blood test. In fact, the most effective long term treatment for PCOs can be done naturally at comfort at your own home.
The blood test includes testing of
DHEAS, testosterone, SHGB, LH and FSH ratio, TSH, IGTT level ( fasting insulin) and several other androgens are used to evaluate adrenal function. If there are abnormal secretion of certain hormones, you may be in a high risk of having PCOs. You may also require to have an ultra sound to look at your ovaries.

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IV. Causes of PCOs
The causes of polycystic ovarian syndrome is still unknown, but there are some suggestions
1. Genetic predisposition
A genetic predisposition is defined as a genetic problem of some women who were born predisposed to certain health problem. In this case, it is polycystic ovarian syndrome.

2. Insulin resistance
Insulin resistance is defined as above normal level of insulin in the blood of a person. It may be caused other health problem such as diabetes, abnormal function of pancreas or caused by low numbers of the insulin sensitivity of cells, which impairs the process of glucose in energy conversion and high blood glucose levels in the body, leading to hormone imbalance resulting in increasing the risks of cystic follicles or ovarian cysts development.

3. Obesity
Obesity is defined as a person whose BMI index is over 24. As we known, obesity women is always associated to insulin resistance, leading to the same problem as mentioning above.

4. Hyperandrogenism
Hyperandrogenism is a medical condition characterized by excessive production and/or secretion of androgens leading to male pattern hair growth.

a) Hirsutism
Hirsutism develops when follicles in androgen sensitive areas start to form thick, pigmented hair as opposed to thin, short, non-pigmented hair normally seen in those areas in women.

b) Cushing syndrome
Cushing's syndrome is a chronic illness caused by over production of cortisol hormone leading to lower sperm production in male and abnormal ovulation in women.

c) Disorders of cortisol metabolism,
Cortisol is usually referred to as the stress hormone, as it is secreted in large volume for our body to response to stress and anxiety. Disorders of cortisol metabolism is defined as a condition of which cortisol hormone has losen its function in restoring homeostasis after stress and inhibited insulin, causing blood sugar to rise.

d )Hyperprolactinemia
Prolactin is produced by the anterior pituitary gland primarily which plays important breast development during pregnancy and milk production after birth. Hyperprolactinaemia effects the normal function of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, leading to ovulatory infertility, a decreasing in menstruation and sometimes lost of menstruation and lost of sexual desire.

e) Acromegaly
Acromegaly is defined as over production of growth hormones caused by a benign tumor or of the pituitary gland and in rare case, it may be caused by tumors of the pancreas, lungs, and adrenal glands, leading to excess GnRH, resulting in male pattern hair growth.

5. Environmental chemicals
Environment chemicals such as xanoestrogen can causes over production of certain hormone and reduction of others, leading to abnormal function of the reproductive organs including the development of follicles and increasing the risk of PCOs.

6. Food adulterantion
Food adulterantion is defined as admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient in foods, leading to hormone imbalance and distorting the natural process of women reproductive system.

7. Chronic inflammation
Prolonged inflammation, known as chronic inflammation, leads to a progressive shift in the type of cells which are present at the site of inflammation and is characterized by simultaneous destruction and healing of the tissue from the inflammatory process.

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V. Types of Conventional treatments
1. Metformin
a) The effectiveness of metformin
It is an oral anti-diabetic drug used to treat type II diabetes. It is also used widely in treating PCOs by suppressing the production of endogenous glucose by the liver as it helps to make insulin working more effective without changing the level of insulin in the body, thereby helping to regulate the production of certain hormones resulting in ovulation and egg production.

b) Side effects:

i) Gastrointestinal upset including diarrhea, cramps, nausea and vomiting.
ii) Buildup of lactic acid in the body.
iii) Abdominal pain or cramps.

2. Clomiphene (Clomid)
a) The effectiveness of chomiphere
It is considered as a fertility medication. The effectiveness of clomiphere is that it helps to induce ovulation in women who are not ovulating at all and to increase the production of egg for women with letual phrase defect by stimulate the function of pituitary gland in series of hormone production, including LH, FSH and egg follicles.

b) Side effects
i) abdominal pain and cramps.
ii) Breast tenderness.
iii) Ovaries swelling,
iv) Sleeplessness
v) Gastrointestinal disorder including nausea, and vomiting.

3. Hcg
a) The effectiveness of HCG
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HcG) is defined as a hormone secreted by specialized cells called trophoblasts and later by the placenta. Since it is similar in structure to LH, it helps to induce ovulation by stimulating the release of mature egg, approximate 36 hour after taking it. HCG not only pinpoint the best time for sexual intercourse with success conception or assisting intrauterine insemination in egg retrieval.

b) Side effects
Although side effects of HCG is not common, but some women may experience
i) Headaches
ii) Irritability
iii) Restlessness, slight
iv) Water retention
v) Breast tenderness
vi) Depression

4. Gonadotropin (HMG)
a) The effectiveness of HMG
HMG contains natural FSH and LH, is a purified form of urine of post menopausal women. By stimulating production of LH and FSH to right levels, it helps to induce ovulation and develop mature follicles. if you are found to have low natural gonadotropin or estrogen levels or you need to have multiple egg follicles for artificial insemination. The medication may be also used if chomiphere therapy and other medication have been failed to induce ovulation.

b) Risks and side effects
i) Risk of miscarriage ( Quality of egg does not address here)
ii) Ovarian enlargement ( Caused by over stimulation)
iii) Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS)
iv) Multiple pregnancy
v) Headache and abdominal pain and cramps.
vi) Breast tenderness

5. Dexamethasone
a) The effectiveness of dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid hormones and a prescribed medication for fertility but does not use frequently as the other medication. It helps to induce ovulation by suppressing the androgen levels, resulting in increasing the chance of fertility.
b) Side effects
i) Stomach upset
ii) Glucose intolerance
iii) Moodswing and irritability
iv) Depression
v) Water rentention
vi) Hypertension

6. Artificial Insemination (In Vitro Fertilization (IVF))
a) The effectiveness of IVF
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) may also be offered, if other medication treatment have failed to induce pregnancy for women with PCOS by using HCG or other medication to induce ovulation and egg retrieval.

b) Risks and side effects
a) Ovarian hyperstimulation
b) Pelvic pain and cramps,
c) Shortness of breath,
d) Blood chemistry abnormalities

7. Surgery
Surgery is not commonly performed. If necessary, PCOs can be treated by either a laparoscopic surgery also is known as ovarian drilling or wedge resection. Both methods have not proven to be effective for women with PCOs. It is your benefit to forgo this type of expensive treatment in favour of other such as IVF.

Remember the most effective long term treatment for PCOs can be done naturally at comfort at your own home.

We have spent most of our times in discussing "Fertility and PCOs in Conventional medication Perspective", we will come back with another article " Fertility and PCOs with General Perspective". At the meantime, enjoy reading.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Jan. 24 - Jan. 30 - 2010

2010-03-21T07:28:00.001-07:00

How To Treat White Coat Tongue In General, Conventional and TCM Perspectives

White coat furry tongue is defined as a health condition of sticky white coat covers entire the surface of the tongue, it may cause a bitter taste due to over growth of bacteria in the tongue surface (in general perspective, or over growth of bacteria in the digestive system ( in conventional perspective), or Spleen, stomach and kidney qi deficiency (in traditional Chinese perspective).

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I. In general perspective
A white coat furry tongue could be caused by deficiency of nutrients due to improper diet. If there is not enough of certain vitamins and minerals it in your system, it may result in grooves accumulated in the surface of your tongue, by collecting food particles, leading to bacteria overgrowth.
A. Symptoms
1. Bad breath
Over growth bacteria give off waste.

2. Craving for sweet
Fungi need sweet to growth.

3. Bitter taste
Due to over growth of bacteria in the tongue surface.

4. Etc.

B. Causes
1. Improper diet
A white coat furry tongue could be caused by deficiency of nutrients due to improper diet. If there is not enough of certain vitamins and minerals it in your system, it may result in grooves accumulated in the surface of your tongue, by collecting food particles, leading to bacteria overgrowth.

2. Oral refreshing
Oral refreshing kill both good and bad bacteria in our mouth, in some case, it may cause imbalance of bacteria in the surface of our tongue, leading to over growth of bad bacteria.

3. Smoking
Smoking causes chemical attached to the surface of the tongue.

4. Alcohol
Alcohol causes fungi to grow faster.

5. Acidic metabolism
If your body is in an acidic constitution, it may cause the white coat furry tongue.

6. Etc.

C. Treatment
If the condition is caused by external factors then
C.1. Preparation
1. Some salts of any kind
2, Tooth brush
3. A cup
4. A tongue scraper

C.2. How it works
After rinsing your mouth with water
1. Place some salt on the tooth brush and brushing your tongue with them
2. Rinse with water and check to see the thick white coat on your tongue
3. If it is gone, use the tongue scraper to scrape the remainder off, if not
4. Do the step one again
5. After 2 uses, you should be able to get most of them off.
Do not try to brush your tongue more than 2 times, it may damage it.
If the white thick furry tongue comes back in a day or in a few, then it can be caused by internal factors. You may need to see your doctor for anti biotic.

II. In conventional perspective
A. Symptoms
1. Bad breath
Over growth fungi give off waste and cause infection.

2. Craving for sweet
Fungi need sweet to growth.

3. Bitter taste
Due to over growth of bacteria in the tongue surface and dehydration.

4. Dehydration
If you aren't drinking a sufficient amount of water, it may cause the surface of your tongue become white with furry thick coating due to dehydration.

5. Etc.

B. Causes
1. Immune system
Immune system is viatl in maintaining the balance of good and bacteria in the body, if the immune system is weakened, it can not regulate the growth of bacteria in the body including the digestive system, leading to over growth of fungi.

2. Over growth of fungi
Over growth of fungi can be caused by imbalance of bacteria in the digestive system due to damage or immune disorder.

3. Use of antibiotic
Antibiotic kills both good and bad bacteria in the digestive symptom, prolonged in use can cause imbalance of the bacteria system, leading to over growth of bad bacteria.

4. Etc.

C. treatments
there is no treatment in convention medicine, if it is not caused by over growth of fungi. If it is, then taking some anti fungi medicine for a period of over 3 months will help to get rid them completely. If your white thick coat tongue keeps coming back, it should be a best time to see your doctor.

III. In TCM perspective
According to traditional Chinese medicine, a red, pale and little white coat furry tongue is normal and a normal smoker tongue tends to have a little more white coat on the surface than non smoker. A little white coat on the surface of tongue (having roots) can NOT be got off completely, if it can, then it indicates some kinds of internal imbalance (we will not discuss it in this article).
Here is simple definition A RED ( smooth movement of blood), PALE ( Smooth movement of fluid) and WHITE COAT FURRY ON THE SURFACE OF THE TONGUE (turbid secretion from the stomach, spleen and kidney)
A. Symptoms
Beside symptoms as we mentioned in the general and conventional medicine approaches, the TCM add some more symptoms as listed below
1. Dizziness;
2. Ringing in the ears;
3. Weak or sore lower back and knees; physical and mental
4. Fatigue
5. Pale complexion
6. Frequent urination
7. Night sweats or Spontaneous sweating.
8. Frequent, and dribbling urination
9. Shortness of breath
10. Asthma
11. Feeling cold
12. Fever
13. Etc.

B. Causes
There are many causes of white coat furry tongue in traditional Chinese medicine, the below are some of them, please consult with your Chinese medicine practitioner for corrected differentiation
1. A white thin furry coat tongue coating is defined as health condition of external cold patterns 2. A thicker white furry coating is a health condition of can indicate damp-cold
3. A dry white furry coating tongue is an indication of cold turning to heat, causing dry mouth,
the 2 and 3 are due to spleen, stomach and kidney deficiency.

C. Herbal treatments
C.1. External cold pattern
External cold often arise quickly and are acute, symptoms include include chills, fever, general aches and pains, etc. It can be treated quickly with change of diet (avoid cold and raw foods and replace them with warm foods). In this case, the conventional medicine is more effective than the TCM, as you get rid off the external cold, your tongue should be back to normal.

C.2. Herbs for damp-cold
1. Tong Cao (ricepaper plant pith)
Tong cao promotes the lung and stomach channel. Deficiency of yang as a result of dampness (fluid retention) in the body, it interferes with lung function in moving and circulating structural body substances, leading to fluid accumulated in the under layer of the skin. On the other hand, it also helps to improve the spleen function in food absorption and waste secretion, thereby reducing the dampness through urinary secretion.

2. Bei Xie (dioscorea root )
The main function of bei xie is to improve the stomach function in separates the pure from the turbid when the foods enter the stomach, thereby reducing the extra dampness by expelling them through kidney urinary secretion.

3. Han Fang Ji (stephania root)
Han fang ji is one of Chinese herbs that has been used to treat fluid retention in the under layer in the skin of the lower part of body, including the abdomen.

C.3. Herbs for damp-heat
1. Mu tong (Akebia)
Mu tong besides increases the kidney in clearing dampness through urinary secretion, it also enhances the blood function by draining the blood heat caused by blood stagnation.

2. Che qian cao (Plaintain root)
Che qian cao has a vital function by eliminating the toxin accumulated in the body and promoting damp heat expelling through urinary secretion.

3. Chai hu (Buplerum)
Chai hu enhances the spleen and stomach in qi and materials digestion, thereby reducing damp heat in the abdominal region caused by liver blood stagnation.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Jan. 17 - Jan. 23 - 2010

2010-03-14T06:28:00.001-07:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Jan. 17 - Jan. 23 - 2010

Ovarian Cysts & Infertility - Introduction, Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatments In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

Ovarian cysts affect women of all ages, especially during a woman's childbearing years. Most ovarian cysts are functional and benign but some can become cancerous. Some ovarian cysts can cause bleeding and pain such as endometriomas/chocolate cysts and surgery is required for any cyst larger than 5 cms in diameter or if the cyst has interfered with the extruding of mature follicle. Traditional Chinese medicine defines ovarian cyst is a medical condition caused by excess-dampness (caused by blood and fluid stasis) accumulated in the abdomen and gradually coalesces into phlegm, that can manifest as that can manifest as ovarian cysts or various kinds, including chocolate cysts.

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I. Symptoms
There is ONLY A slight difference between traditional Chinese medicine and conventional medicine when comes to symptoms of ovarian cysts
1. Lower abdominal pain
2. Irregular menstrual periods
3. Pressure and pain in the abdomen
4. Long-term pelvic pain during menstrual period
5. Pelvic pain after strenuous exercise or sexual intercourse
6. Pain or pressure with urination or bowel movements
7. Nausea and vomiting
8. Vaginal pain or spots of blood from vagina
9. Infertility
10. Painful sex
11. Breast tenderness
12. dizziness
13. Fatigue and tiredness
14. Added on symptoms according to traditional Chinese medicine
a) Pale tongue
b) Poor appetite
c) Loose stool
d) Pale face and bright face
e) Sweating with little exertion
f) Shallow breathing
g) Prolonged headache
h) Chest distention
i) Hypochondriac pain
j) Diarrhea or consipation
k) Depression and mood swing
l) Etc.

II. Causes of ovarian cysts
1. Stress
Since liver is opened to the spirit factors, prolonged period working or living in high stress environment will cause abnormal function of liver in moving blood in the vessels as a result of qi stagnation, leading to blood stasis in the abdomen cavity, including the ovaries.

2. Cold and raw food diet
Cold and raw food diet damage the stomach function in food qi and essence absorption, thus decreasing the transformation of above to spleen, leading to spleen deficiency.

3. Oilly and greasy food diet
Oilly and greasy food increases the risk of accumulated of turbid and dampness in the body caused by stomach's inability to digest food properly, leading to kidney qi deficiency in distributing and moving fluid upward.

4. Environment toxin
Environment toxins decrease the body function in regulating the cells oxidation, leading to abnormal cell growth, including the ovarian cysts.

5. Artificial ingredients
Artificial ingredients are harmful to our body organs. They besides reduce our immune system in fighting against the forming of free article, but also damage the stomach function in food qi and essence distribution as well as increasing the risk of turbid accumulation.

6. Working environment
Working environment either too hot or too cod will affect the kidney function in fluid distribution, as a result of the depletion of either yin or yang in the body.

7. Excessive alcohol drinking
Excessive drinking damages the liver function in blood formation and blood storing and interferes with the stomach proper function.

8. Etc.

II. Differentiation
1. Spleen qi deficiency
Spleen is a vital organ in absorbing food essence and distributing qi and fluid to body organs. If for what ever reason (due to prolong period intake of raw and cold food or working in cold environment, etc.), causing deficiency of kidney in fluid distribution and lung and liver qi in moving blood in the vessels, leading to fluid retention and blood stagnation

2. Kidney yin or yang deficiency
As kidney no longer received enough qi to move fluids up to nourish the body organs and qi upward, it causes fluids accumulated in the admen, leading to pathogen of excess -dampness, resulting in heat being generated, leading to phlegm, the major causes of lumps and cysts.

3. Blood stasis
If liver function in blood formation and transporting blood to the heart vessels are distorted due to liver qi stagnation, then blood can not move freely and smoothly through the blood vessels, leading to blood stagnation.

IV. Treatments
A. Spleen deficiency
AA. With Chinese herbs
1. Codonopsis (Dang shen)
It is one of the most used herb that reinforces the spleen, nourishes blood.

2. Ginseng (Ren shen)
Ginseng is a very powerful qi tonic herb and used to tonify original Qi and extreme qi deficiency.

3. Astragalus (Huang qi)
it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in tonifying spleen and lung qi and raising spleen and stomach qi.

4. Jujube Dates (Da zao)
It is a good herb for tonifying spleen qi and short of breath and nourishing blood.

A.B. Acupuncture
Acupuncture suggested points
1. CV12 (Zhong wan)
2. ST36 (Zu san lin)
3. SP6 (San yin jao)
4. SP3 (Tai bai)
5. UB20 (Pi shu)
6. UB21 (Wei shu)
7. CV6 (Qi hai)
8. Etc.

3. Foods
a) Pumpkin
b) Carrot
c) Lamb
d) Ginger tea
e) Brown rice
f) Avoid intake of raw, cool, cold foods and foods with artificial ingredients.

B. Kidney deficiency
B.A. With Chinese herbs

1. Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang)
Rehmannia glutinose besides has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney disorder, it also helps to restore the balance of yin yang qi of the kidney resulting in lessening the symptoms of water retention, weight gain for women with pre menstrual syndrome. It is said to contains substances which help to improve sexual desire before and after ovulation.

2.Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
Morinda root besides has been used in traditional medicine in treating yang kidney qi deficiency, it also helps to improve immune system before ovulation resulting in lessening the nervous tension for some women with PMS.

3. Cuscuta (tu si zi)
Cuscuta is a kidney tonic medicine, it helps to balance the yin and qi of the kidney resulting in reducing symptoms of water retention for women with PMS. It is said to help in improving the sexual desire for women caused by yang kidney qi deficiency and reducing nervous tension.

4. Cinnamin bark (rou gui)
Cinnamin bark is qi tonic herb, it helps to release the qi stagnation of our body including liver and kidney, it also promotes the kidney yang qi circulation and healthy adrenal gland resulting in lessening the symptoms of nervous tension caused by over production of certain hormone in the adrenal gland.

5. Etc.

B.B. With acupuncture

Suggested acupuncture poimts

1. BL23 (Shen shu)

2. BL25 (Da chang shu)

3. BL 52 (Zhi shi)

4. DU4 (Governing meridian 4)

5. REN4 (Conception meridian 4)

6. REN6 (Conception meridian 6)

7. KD3 (Tai xi)

8. BL60 (Kun lun)

9. Etc.

B.C. With Foods

C.C.1. Kidney yin deficiency

a) String beans

b) Celery

c) Parsley

d) Grapes

e) Plum

f) Berries

g ) Sea salt

h) Etc.

C.C.2. Kidney yang deficiency

a) Onion

b) Radish

c) Pistachio nuts

d) Walnuts

e) Leek

f) Shrimp and lobster

g) Black pepper

h) Wheat germ

i) Etc.

C. Liver qi deficiency
1. With Chinese herbs
a) Chai Hu (Buplerum)
The cool herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating menstrual disorder ( including cramps and pain), chest pain and bloating caused by liver qi stagnation and spleen and stomach deficiency.

b) Bai shao (White peony root)
Bai shao has been used in nourishing blood, regulating menses due to blood deficiency caused by liver qi deficiency and alleviating pain.

c) Zhi ke (Bitter Orange Peel)
It is one of best herb used to move qi and reduce distention with deficiency by nourishing kidney and spleen.

d) Chuan qiong (Lovage root )
This herb is special good in invigorating blood, promoting qi flow, treating irregular period and painful period by tonifying liver, gallbladder.

e) Xiang fu (Nut grass )
Xiang fu is one of the herbs used to sooth and regulate qi, especially for liver qi deficiency, reduce abdmen cramps and pain caused irregular menses.

2. With acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
a) BL18 (Gan shu)
b) CV12 (Zhong guan)
c) CV17 (Shan zhong)
d) LR3 (Taichong)
e) SP4 (Gong sun)
f) ST36 (Zu san li)
g) LI4 (He gu)
h) Etc.

3 With Diet
a) Chicken
b)Tofu
c) Squash
4) Red and black date
5) Sweet potato
6) Garlic
7) Ginger
8. Etc.

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2010-03-07T05:03:00.000-08:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Jan. 10 - Jan. 16 - 2010

Ovarian Cysts & Infertility - Introduction, Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatments In Conventional Medicine Perspective

Ovarian cysts affect women of all ages, especially during a woman's childbearing years. Most ovarian cysts are functional and benign but some can become cancerous. Some ovarian cysts can cause bleeding and pain such as endometriomas/chocolate cysts and surgery is required for any cyst larger than 5 cms in diameter or if the cyst has interfered with the extruding of mature follicle. Traditional Chinese medicine defines ovarian cyst is a medical condition caused by excess- dampness (caused by blood and fluid stasis) accumulated in the abdomen and gradually coalesces into phlegm, that can manifest as that can manifest as ovarian cysts or various kinds, including chocolate cysts. In conventional medicine, ovarian cysts is defined as a collection of fluid, surrounded by a very thin wall, within an ovary.

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I. Types of ovarian cysts
1. Follicular cyst:
Follicular cyst normally forms at the time of ovulation as a result of mature follicle has become involution or when ovulation does not occur. That means there is a follicle which doesn't rupture or release its egg but instead grows in the ovaries and becomes a cyst. During every month of menstrual cycle when ovulation occurs,the follicular cyst may rupture, causing severe pain on the side of the ovary.

2. Corpus luteum cyst:
After an egg has been released from a follicle, the follicle becomes a corpus luteum, if no pregnancy occurs, it normally breaks down and disappears. Unfortunately, in some women, a corpus luteum may persist on the ovary filled with fluid or blood.

3. Hemorrhagic cyst:
Hemorrhagic syst is defined as a condition of bleeding within the cyst, causing abdominal pain in the side of ovary where the cyst locates.

4. Dermoid cyst:
It is a type of benign large tumor can grow to 6 inches in diameter which affects mostly in the population of younger women.

5) Endometriomas or chocolate cysts:
Endometriomas - Chocolate Cysts are definition as a health condition of endometrial cells forming in the outside of the ovaries, leading to endometriosis on the surface of the ovaries. They also react to hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle, by building up tissue, breaks it and eliminates it through menstrual period that causes blood spilling over the abdominal cavity, causing menstrual cramps and pain. Since chocolate cysts - endometriomas are filled with a thick chocolate-type material, they are called chocolate cysts.

6) Polycystic-appearing ovary:
Polycystic-appearing ovary is defined as a condition of enlarged size with small cysts present around the outside of the ovary. This condition is usually find in women with or without endocrine disorders.

7. Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is defined as endocrinologic diseases caused by undeveloped follicles clumping on the ovaries that interferes with the function of the normal ovaries as resulting of enlarged ovaries, leading to hormone imbalance( excessive androgen), resulting in male pattern hair development, acne,irregular period or absence of period, weight gain and effecting fertility. It effects over 5% of women population or 1 in 20 women.

7) Cystadenoma:
A cystadenoma is defined as a condition of development of benign cyst which can grows to 12 inches in diameter and is filled with a mucous-type fluid material which develop from the tissues of ovary.

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II. Causes of Ovarian Cysts
1. History of previous ovarian cysts
Ovarian cysts have a tendency to grow back, after surgery and treatment with traditional Chinese medicine due to stress, improper diet and other extenal or internal pathogenic factors, we will explain more detail in the next article - ovarian cysts in traditional Chinese medicine.

2. Irregular menstrual cycles
Most women with ovarian cysts also associate with irregular menstrual cycle a, leading to ovulation disorder that increases the risk of the development of ovarian cysts.

3. Increased upper body fat distribution
Suddenly onset of body fat increasing may be caused by insulin resistance, leading to developing of ovarian cysts.

4. Early menstruation
Since ovarian cysts tends to occur in younger women, early menstruation in younger age can increase the risk of this type of abnormal cell growth.

5. Infertility
If the cysts are grown large enough or become cancerous, they may block the fallopian tube, thus interfering with normal process of egg extruding from the ovary to the fallopian tube. It may also interfere with the ovulation phrase of menstrual cycle.

6. Hypothyroidism or hormonal imbalance
Hypothyroidiwm or hormone imbalance can cause irregular menstrual cycle, leading to development of follicle with in-ovulation or no ovulation occurs.

7. Tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer
researcher found that women who use tamoxifen to treat cancer are higher risk to develop ovarian cysts.

8. Painful sex
If the cysts are grow large enough, they may cause painful sex, due to the contraction of abdominal muscles.

9. Etc

III. Symptoms of ovarian cysts
1. Lower abdominal pain
2. Irregular menstrual periods
3. Pressure and pain in the abdomen
4. Long-term pelvic pain during menstrual period
5. Pelvic pain after strenuous exercise or sexual intercourse
6. Pain or pressure with urination or bowel movements
7. Nausea and vomiting
8. Vaginal pain or spots of blood from vagina
9. Infertility
10. Painful sex
11. Breast tenderness
12. dizziness
13. Fatigue and tiredness
14. Etc.

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IV. Diagnosis
1. Endo-vaginal ultrasound:
If you doctor suspects that you may have develop ovarian cysts, he or she may order ultra sound Ultrasound to exam your pelvic organs. A cyst can be diagnosed based on its appearance on the ultrasound.

2. CT scanning
If your uttrasound image has found ovarian cysts, you doctor may want to confirm it by ordering the CT scan.

3. Laparoscopic surgery:
With a woman abdomen is filled with a gas, your doctor makes small incision and a laparoscope passes into your abdomen. By examining your abdomen through the laparoscope, he or she can view the cysts and removes them or take a biopsy.

4. Serum CA-125 assay
finally if the ovarian cysts are identified, a blood test called CA-125 to checks for a substance called CA-125, which can tell your doctor if the ovarian cysts have become cancerous.The levels elevation of CA- 125 is associated with high risk of cancerous ovarian cysts.

5. Etc.

V. Types of Treatment
Since most of ovarian cysts are harmless they do not pose a threat to most women's health. Most doctors suggest to use ultrasonic observation or endovaginal ultrasound to monitor the growth of the cyst frequently, unless there is necessary then surgery may be required to remove them such as interfering with infertility.
If fertility is not a concern then
A. Oral Contraceptives
I. The good
a) Control unwanted pregnancy
The pill beside reducing the period pain, it also helps to protect woman against any unwanted pregnancy, because it stop or reduce period, creating a continual pregancy like state resulting of not letting sperm near you.

b) Control menstrual cramps
It helps to inhibit the over production of prostaglandins which cause the muscles spam contraction of ovarian muscles resulting of less period pain and period flow.

c) Reducing the rate of reproductive organ diseases
Study shows that intake of oral contraceptive combination pill helps reduce the rate of ovarian and endometrial cancer, benign breast disease, benign ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease, because of stopping or reducing of period blood flow.

d) Shinking ovarian cysts
Ovarian cysts no longer active, because there are no substance to activate the menstrual cycle because of pregnancy like state that shrinks the endometriosis.

e) Anemia
Since anemia is a disease of iron deficiency, intake of the pill stops or reduces the period blood, there are less iron needed to be produced by the liver or other organs.

2. The bad
a) Growth of fibroids
Fibroid starts from a single cell that grows abnormally. Fibroid occurs mostly in women after puberty puberty and shrink after menopause. Growth of fibroid is caused high level of estrogen and progesterone. The intake of the pill increase the level of both hormones resulting in increase the risk of growth of fibroid.

b) Recurrent of menstrual symptoms
Some women stop taking the pill may see all the menstrual symptoms coming back.

c) Blood clots
Intake of estrogen through the pill cause the blood getting thicker resulting in blood clots in the small vessels in the leg and the lung.

d) Stroke and heart diseases
Study shows that women who have higher natural estrogen levels may have a higher risk of stroke and heart diseases caused by estrogen in the pill that blocks that hormonal action in some parts of the body, while increasing its effects in the heart and others

e) Hormonal imbalance
The pill may influence the imbalance hormones of estrogen and progestone. Normally, It require six months for the body to adjust to the intake of oral contraceptive pill.

f) Depression and mood swing
The intake of the pill at the beginning may cause abnormal fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone elevate both physical and psychological stress, eventually resulting in both depression and mood swing. If depression and mood swing continue over six months period, it is for your own good to talk to your doctor for other pills.

g) Infertility
Prolong used of oral contraceptive combination pill may cause loss of period in some women. Some women may take months or year to get their period back. resulting of infertility.

3. The ugly
a) Bleeding and spotting
Bleeding and spotting is normal for the first six months for women starting any oral contraceptive combination pill because our body needs time to adjust to the new medication.

b) Lost interest in sex
Women who take the contraceptive pill are in danger of permanently lost their interest in sex because the oral contraceptive pill inhibits testosterone, the hormone that drives sexual desire even aftyer if they stop the pill.

c) Chloasma or melasma
It caused by hormonal changes, as in pregnancy and intake of estrogen in the oral contraceptive pill.

d) Nutritional deficiency
Oral contraceptive pill causes vitamin and mineral imbalances or deficiencies. It depletes magnesium for healthy heart, coenzyme Q10 for healthy heart muscles, folic acid for preventing cervical abnormalities, vitamin B6, B2, B3, zinc, etc.

If fertility is a concern, please read the below carefully
B. Oophorectomy
If both ovaries are removed, you can not get pregnant again, if only one side of ovary is removed, then it does not affect your future pregnancy, therefore the procedure is considered as a last-resort option in cases of ovarian cysts and ovarian cancer.
I. Definition
Also known as ovariotomy, oophorectomy is a medical procedure to have one ovary removed, if ovarian cysts have become cancerous. After oophorectomy, the woman will continue to have menstrual cycle and can not become pregnant, if both ovaries are removed.

II. How it work
General anesthesia is needed and the operation is done in the hospital.
a) Normally, Unilateral oophorectomy is done with a laparoscopic procedure as we mentioned in previous article. Laparoscope is a thin tube containing a tiny lens and light that inserts through a small incision in the navel with a camera on the other end that allows your doctor to see the abdominal cavity on a video monitor. After the ovary is detached, it is removed though a small incision at the top of the vagina.
b) Vertical incisions
Vertical incisions give the doctor better view of of the abdominal cavity but it will leave some notable scar. If cancer is detected, a vertical abdominal incision is needed. After the incision the ovary is removed
c) Horizontal incision
If the ovary is removed by horizontal incisions it will leave a less notable scar.

III. Risk and side effects
a) Heavy blood loss caused by medical instrument used during surgery.
b) Heaving bleeding during or after operation
c) Infection of the incision area, may be caused by bacteria or medical instruments.
d) Needed to stay to hospital for 2 - 5 days
e) Time to recover is longer. It may take 3- 6 weeks to return to normal activity.

IV. Other medical term
a) Bilateral oophorectomy
Both ovaries are removed
b) Unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
Remove one Fallopian tube and one ovary in the same side
c) Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
Remove both Fallopian tubes and ovaries.

If fertility is a concern
3. Cystectomy
This operation may be helpful if the ovarian cysts have not become cancerous and fertility is a concern, because a cystectomy is effective in treating non cancerous ovarian cysts by removing only part or all of the bladder, gallbladder or any cyst in the pelvic region, including ovarian cysts but not interfering with women's future ability to have children.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Jan. 03 - Jan. 09 - 2010

2010-02-28T04:59:00.001-08:00

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Jan. 03 - Jan. 09 - 2010

Fertility and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome In Conventional Medicine Perspective

I. Definition
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is defined as endocrinologic diseases caused by undeveloped follicles clumping on the ovaries that interferes with the function of the normal ovaries as resulting of enlarged ovaries, leading to hormone imbalance( excessive androgen), resulting in male pattern hair development, acne,irregular period or absence of period, weight gain and effecting fertility. It effects over 5% of women population or 1 in 20 women.

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II. Symptoms of PCOs
1. Irregular or absent menstrual periods
2. Male pattern hair growth
3. Acne and oily skin
4. Over weight
5. Obstructive sleep apnea
Closure of the upper airway, causing stop breathing while sleeping
6. Difficult to conceive

III. Diagnosis
If you have above symptoms, you may have PCOs. It is for your benefit to visit your doctor or gynaecologist immediately, because it may effect your chance of fertility. It is easy to identify through your medical history, physical exam and a blood test. In fact, the most effective long term treatment for PCOs can be done naturally at comfort at your own home.
The blood test includes testing of
DHEAS, testosterone, SHGB, LH and FSH ratio, TSH, IGTT level ( fasting insulin) and several other androgens are used to evaluate adrenal function. If there are abnormal secretion of certain hormones, you may be in a high risk of having PCOs. You may also require to have an ultra sound to look at your ovaries.

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IV. Causes of PCOs
The causes of polycystic ovarian syndrome is still unknown, but there are some suggestions
1. Genetic predisposition
A genetic predisposition is defined as a genetic problem of some women who were born predisposed to certain health problem. In this case, it is polycystic ovarian syndrome.

2. Insulin resistance
Insulin resistance is defined as above normal level of insulin in the blood of a person. It may be caused other health problem such as diabetes, abnormal function of pancreas or caused by low numbers of the insulin sensitivity of cells, which impairs the process of glucose in energy conversion and high blood glucose levels in the body, leading to hormone imbalance resulting in increasing the risks of cystic follicles or ovarian cysts development.

3. Obesity
Obesity is defined as a person whose BMI index is over 24. As we known, obesity women is always associated to insulin resistance, leading to the same problem as mentioning above.

4. Hyperandrogenism
Hyperandrogenism is a medical condition characterized by excessive production and/or secretion of androgens leading to male pattern hair growth.

a) Hirsutism
Hirsutism develops when follicles in androgen sensitive areas start to form thick, pigmented hair as opposed to thin, short, non-pigmented hair normally seen in those areas in women.

b) Cushing syndrome
Cushing's syndrome is a chronic illness caused by over production of cortisol hormone leading to lower sperm production in male and abnormal ovulation in women.

c) Disorders of cortisol metabolism,
Cortisol is usually referred to as the stress hormone, as it is secreted in large volume for our body to response to stress and anxiety. Disorders of cortisol metabolism is defined as a condition of which cortisol hormone has losen its function in restoring homeostasis after stress and inhibited insulin, causing blood sugar to rise.

d )Hyperprolactinemia
Prolactin is produced by the anterior pituitary gland primarily which plays important breast development during pregnancy and milk production after birth. Hyperprolactinaemia effects the normal function of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, leading to ovulatory infertility, a decreasing in menstruation and sometimes lost of menstruation and lost of sexual desire.

e) Acromegaly
Acromegaly is defined as over production of growth hormones caused by a benign tumor or of the pituitary gland and in rare case, it may be caused by tumors of the pancreas, lungs, and adrenal glands, leading to excess GnRH, resulting in male pattern hair growth.

5. Environmental chemicals
Environment chemicals such as xanoestrogen can causes over production of certain hormone and reduction of others, leading to abnormal function of the reproductive organs including the development of follicles and increasing the risk of PCOs.

6. Food adulterantion
Food adulterantion is defined as admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient in foods, leading to hormone imbalance and distorting the natural process of women reproductive system.

7. Chronic inflammation
Prolonged inflammation, known as chronic inflammation, leads to a progressive shift in the type of cells which are present at the site of inflammation and is characterized by simultaneous destruction and healing of the tissue from the inflammatory process.

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V. Types of Conventional treatments
1. Metformin
a) The effectiveness of metformin
It is an oral anti-diabetic drug used to treat type II diabetes. It is also used widely in treating PCOs by suppressing the production of endogenous glucose by the liver as it helps to make insulin working more effective without changing the level of insulin in the body, thereby helping to regulate the production of certain hormones resulting in ovulation and egg production.

b) Side effects:

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Dec. 27 -2009 To Jan. 02 - 2010

2010-02-21T05:19:00.000-08:00

Endometriomas/Chocolate Cysts Past II – Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Treatments & How It Affects Fertility In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

I. Definition

Traditional Chinese medicine defines ovarian cyst is a medical condition caused by excess- dampness (caused by blood and fluid stasis) accumulated in the abdomen and gradually coalesces into phlegm, that can manifest as lumps and masses of various kinds, including chocolate cysts, leading to menstrual blood stasis in the ovaries (similar to the retrograde theory in Conventional medicine) attaching to the surface of ovaries and becomes endometriomas/chocolate cysts.

II. Symptoms of endometriomas -chocolate cysts

There is ONLY A SMALL difference between traditional Chinese medicine and conventional medicine when comes to symptoms of endometriomas
1. Progressively increasing menstruation cramps and pain
They are caused by contractions of uterine muscles as resulting of over production of certain hormones of the prostaglandins family from the endometriomas, as her periods become more painful or that the pain begins earlier or lasts longer.

2. Pain during intercourse
The penetration motion of the penis can produce pain in an ovary bound by endometrial implants or adhesion.

3. Severe period pain
It normally happens with over-production of prostaglandins and leukotrient causing the cervix to contract resulting in no escape for the menstrual period.

4. Difficult to get pregnant
If the cyst is presented in the ovary, it will respond to hormone changes in the menstrual cycle causing the cysts to get large every month blocking the normal function of ovaries resulting in infertility.

5. Pain elevate to ward the end of period.
Since the blood cannot escape, it retents in our body causing damage to the organs or any part of the body hosting the endometriosis resulting in severe pain toward the end of the period.

9. Pain in one side of pelvic
Pain on one side of the pelvic during menstrual cycle may be caused by endometrial implants or adhesion to that side of the ovary as a result of blood stagnation.

10. Added on symptoms according to traditional Chinese medicine

a) Pale tongue

b) Fatigue

c) Poor appetite

d) Loose stool

e) Pale face

f) Sweating with little exertion

g) Etc.

III. Causes of endometriomas-chocolate cysts

1. Stress

Since liver is opened to the spirit factors, prolonged period working or living in high stress environment will cause abnormal function of liver in moving blood in the vessels as a result of qi stagnation, leading to blood stasis in the abdomen cavity, including the ovaries.

2. Spleen

Spleen is a vital organ in absorbing food essence and distributing qi and fluid to body organs. If for what ever reason (due to prolong period intake of raw and cold food or working in cold environment, etc.), causing deficiency of kidney in fluid distribution and lung and liver qi in moving blood in the vessels, leading to fluid retention and blood stagnation.

3. Kidney

As kidney no longer received enough qi to move fluids up to nourish the body organs and qi upward, it causes fluids accumulated in the admen, leading to pathogen of excess -dampness, resulting in heat being generated, leading to phlegm, the major causes of lumps and cysts.

4. Liver

If liver function in blood formation and transporting blood to the heart vessels are distorted due to liver qi stagnation, then blood can not move freely and smoothly through the blood vessels, leading to blood stagnation.

5. Lung

Lung receives food qi from the spleen and combines it with air that we breath in to form the lung qi to circulate in all channels in the body. If spleen is weak, it causes weakened lung qi in assisting the liver in moving blood and kidney in moving fluid to the entire body, leading to liver qi and blood stagnation and fluid retention.

IV. Treatments

A. Spleen qi deficiency

A.A. With Chinese herbs

1. Mu Gua (Quince fruit)
Besides helping to increase spleen function in food digestion, it increases the kidney function in qi and fluids regulation, thereby, reducing the dampness accumulated caused by kidney qi stagnation and preventing its the moving downward tendency, causing abdominal pain and spasms during menstrual cycle.

2. Chen Pi (Tangerine peel)
Chen pi is Spleen and kidney tonic herb. It presentation besides improves the Spleen qi function moving downward, thereby, reducing spleen stagnation causes of abdominal distention, fullness, bloating and digestive disorder, it also increases of the function to dry dampness, thus decreasing the kidney congestion, leading to coughs with stifling sensation in the chest.

3. Zhi Shi (Immature bitter orange)
Zhi shi has been used for thousand of years in traditional Chinese medicine in treating qi stagnation in kidney caused by accumulated of phlegm due to kidney deficiency, thereby reducing the dampness causes of abdominal cramps and pain and distention. Since it cool in nature, it helps to improve the abdominal pain and constipation caused by accumulation and stagnant qi.

A.B. With Acupuncture

Suggested acupuncture points

1. CV12 (Zhong wan)

2. ST 36 (Zu xan li)

3. SP6 (San jin jiao)

4. SP3 (Tai bai)

5. UB20 (Pi shu)

6. UB 21 (Wei shu)

7. Etc

A.C. With Foods

1. Whole grains

2. Asparagus

3. Cabbage,

4. Eggplant

5. Apple

6. Cherry

7. Black sesame seeds

8. Tofu

9. Beef,

10. Chicken

11. Tuna

12. Etc.

B. Lung qi deficiency

B.A. With Chinese herbs

1.Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. In lung, it enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels, thus reducing the symptoms of asthma, dry cough and preventing the rebellion qi causes of menstrual cramps and pain.

2. Xi yang shen (American ginseng)
Xi yang shen is yin in nature, besides promoting the lung and spleen qi, it also increases the digestive system in absorbing vital energy and reducing the heat causes of qi stagnation by moistening the all qi transportation channels, especially for qi stagnation caused by deficiency of yin.

3. Dang shen (pilose asiabell root)
Dang shen is a spleen and lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach. It also helps to restore the qi which is damaged by heat caused by infection, inflammation or heat generated due to excessive fluids accumulation.

4. Tai zi shen (pseudostellaria root)
Besides helping to increase the spleen and lung qi, it also improve the blood transportation and spleen and stomach in absorbing vital energy for our body cells and generates fluids to prevent the heat causes of qi stagnation.

B.B. With Acupuncture

Suggested acupuncture points

1. BL13 (Fei shu)

2. CV6 (Qi hai)

3. LU1 (Zhong fu)

4. LU9 (Tai yuan)

5. ST36 (Zu san li)

7. BL20 (Pi shu)

8. CV12 (Zhon guan)

9. Etc.

B.C. With Foods

1. Whole grains

2. Oats,

3. Roasted barley

4. Sweet rice

5. Pumpkin

5. Potatoes

6. Taro root

7. Squash

8. Carrots

9. Corn

10. Etc.

C. Kidney qi deficiency

C.A. With Chinese herbs

1. Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang)
Rehmannia glutinose besides has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney disorder, it also helps to restore the balance of yin and yang qi of the kidney resulting in increasing the kidney function in fluid distribution and promoting healthy reproductive organs.

2.Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
Morinda root besides is used in traditional Chinese medicine in improving the kidney abnormal function caused kidney yang qi deficiency, thus enhancing the immune system and promoting sexual desire.

3. Cuscuta (tu si zi)
Cuscuta is a kidney and livertonic medicine, besides helping to tonify the kidney fluid distribution through urinary secretion, it also maintaining the strong the liver qi flow, thereby decreasing the risk of blood stagnation and water retention causes of weight gain and menstrual cramps and pain.

4. Cinnamin bark (rou gui)
Cinnamin bark is qi tonic herb and hot in nature, besides helping the liver in maintaining the smoothing qi flow to the entire body, it also promotes the kidney yang qi circulation and healthy adrenal gland.

5. water plaintain root (ze xie)
Water plantain root helps to release the kidney qi stagnation and improves the kidney in water metabolism, resulting in lessening the symptoms of water retention and weight gain.

C.B. With Acupuncture

Suggested acupuncture poimts

1. BL23 (Shen shu)

2. BL25 (Da chang shu)

3. BL 52 (Zhi shi)

4. DU4 (Governing meridian 4)

5. REN4 (Conception meridian 4)

6. REN6 (Conception meridian 6)

7. KD3 (Tai xi)

8. BL60 (Kun lun)

9. Etc.

C.C. With Foods

C.C.1. Kidney yin deficiency
a) String beans
b) Celery
c) Parsley
d) Grapes
e) Plum
f) Berries
g ) Sea salt
h) Etc.

C.C.2. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Onion
b) Radish
c) Pistachio nuts
d) Walnuts
e) Leek
f) Shrimp and lobster
g) Black pepper
h) Wheat germ
i) Etc.

D. Liver qi and blood stagnation

D.A. With Chinese herbs

1. Angelica (Dong quai)
Angelica is a queen herb for women reproductive tonic, it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating all women productive disorder, including
a) Increasing the liver in blood formation
b) Reducing liver blood stagnation caused over production of certain hormones
c) Releasing the qi stagnation including pre menstrual syndrome.
d) Phytoestrogen
The plant types weak estrogen helps to occupy the estrogen receptor sites, thus improving the liver function in regulating the prostaglandins hormones resulting in lessening the menstrual cramps and pain.

2. Milk thistle seed
Milk thistle seed is a liver tonic herb, besides helping to to restore the qi stagnation caused by environment toxins, it also improves the liver function in blood and qi function by regenerating the liver's cell.

3. White pony ( bai shao)
White pony is a blood tonic herbs, besides helping to improve the liver function in blood formation, thus reducing the menstrual cramps and pain caused blood deficiency,it also promotes liver yin and yang balancing by calming liver yang and preserving yin.

4. Fennel seed ( xiao hu xiang)
Fennel seed besides help to release the stagnation caused by imbalance of yin yang qi in the liver, it also helps to improve the function of abdominal organ resulting in lessoning the symptoms of menstrual cramps and pain.

5. Yellow dock root
Yellow dock root is a liver tonic medicine, besides helping to detoxify liver by removing any harmful substances accumulated in the liver, it improves the liver function in regulating the production of hormones before and after ovulation.

D.B. With Acupuncture

Suggested acupuncture points

1. BL18 (Gan shu)
2. CV12 (Zhong guan)
3. CV17 (Shan zhong)
4. SP4 (Gong sun)
5. ST36 (Zu san li)
6. BL15 (Xin shu)
7. CV14 (Ju que)
8. LR3 (Tai Chong)
9. Etc.

D.C. With Foods

D.C.1. Liver qi stagnation

a) Tofu
b) Mustard seed
c) Squash
d) Sweet potato
e) Red and black date
f) Rice
g) Caraway seed
h) Mushroom
i) Etc.

D.C.2. Liver blood stagnation
a) Leek
b) Chestnut,
c) Rosemary
d) Cayenne
e) Ginger
f) Cayenne
g) Eggplant
h) White pepper

i) Etc.

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Dec. 20- 26 -2009

2010-02-14T03:24:00.000-08:00

Endometriomas - Chocolate Cysts - Part I - Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Treatments & How It Affects Fertility In Conventional Medicine Perspective

I. Definition
Endometriomas - Chocolate Cysts are definition as a health condition of endometrial cells forming in the outside of the ovaries, leading to endometriosis on the surface of the ovaries. They also react to hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle, by building up tissue, breaks it and eliminates it through menstrual period that causes blood spilling over the abdominal cavity, causing menstrual cramps and pain. Since chocolate cysts - endometriomas are filled with a thick chocolate-type material, they are called chocolate cysts.

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II. Causes of chocolate cysts - endometriomas
The causes of endometriomas are still unknown, here are some suggestions and theories.
1. Retrograde menstruation
The retrograde menstruation theory suggests that during menstruation the blood flows backward instead of outward causing menstrual blood to go through the fallopian tubes to the pelvic and abdominal cavity, resulting in blood embedding on the outside of the ovaries, causing endometriomas.

2. Weakening of immune system
Normally, the immune will destroy endometrial cells which are located outside the uterus. If the immune system is weakened and no longer functions normally, it will allow the endometrial cells that shed to attach and grow on the surface of the ovaries.

3. Stress and emotion
During stress and emotion, the adrenal glands produce cortisol which affects the function of the body to cleanse toxins resulting in stimulating the growth of endometriomas.

4. Embryonic theory
This theory suggests during the embryonic stage, some endometrial cells which normally grow in the uterus instead develops in the ovaries.

5. Hormone imbalance
Endometriomas happen during reproductive years of women when estrogen and progesterone are most active. In each stage of the menstrual cycle, estrogen and progesterone must be balanced for women to conceive. Any imbalance of hormones during the menstrual cycle causes conversion of estrogen into bad estrogen and over-production of prostaglandins, leading the cervix to contract resulting in no escaping of the menstrual period, causing menstrual cramps and endometriomas. Nutritional deficiency is also one of the causes of hormone imbalance.

6. Hereditary
Endometriomas may be genetics passing through from generation to generation or it may be resulted from genetic errors, causing some women to become more likely than others to develop the condition. Study shows that women are 5 times more likely to develop endometriomas if her sister has it. It is wise for these women to have children in their early reproductive years.

7. Toxic environment
Study shows that exposing our body to toxins found in pesticides and some harmful waste products may have some hormonal and chemical influence, causing activation of endometriomas at the time of menstrual cycle. resulting in proliferating of endo-tissues to the ovaries/

8. Xenoestrogen
Interaction of our body with certain chemicals causes a disruption of the body's hormones as resulting of over-production of estrogen converting to xenoestrogen to stimulate the growth of endometriomas.

9. Sex during menstruation.
Sexual intercourse during menstruation causes the endometriosis tissue to travel into the fallopian tubes then into the ovary resulting in developing ovarian endometriomas.

III. Symptoms of chocolate cysts - endometriomas
1. Progressively increasing dysmenorrhea (menstruation cramps and pain)
They are caused by contractions of uterine muscles as resulting of over production of certain hormones of the prostaglandins family from the endometriomas, as her periods become more painful or that the pain begins earlier or lasts longer.

2. Pain during intercourse
The penetration motion of the penis can produce pain in an ovary bound by endometrial implants or adhesion.

3. Severe period pain
It normally happens with over-production of prostaglandins and leukotrient causing the cervix to contract resulting in no escape for the menstrual period.

4. Difficult to get pregnant
If the cyst is presented in the ovary, it will respond to hormone changes in the menstrual cycle causing the cysts to get large every month blocking the normal function of ovaries resulting in infertility.

5. Pain elevate to ward the end of period.
Since the blood cannot escape, it retents in our body causing damage to the organs or any part of the body hosting the endometriosis resulting in severe pain toward the end of the period.

9. Pain in one side of pelvic
Pain on one side of the pelvic during menstrual cycle may be caused by endometrial implants or adhesion to that side of the ovary.

IV. Diagnosis
1. Physical Exam
Normally, during annual pelvic exam, if the mass of endometiomas are large enough, they can be detected.

2. Ultrasonography
It is defined as a diagnostic imaging technique that uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of our body internal organs including tendons, muscles, joints, vessels. Accuracy in diagnosing endometriomas varies with the experience of the radiologist.
There are two types of ultrasonography diagnosis
a) Ultra sound
In order to evaluate the abdominal including the uterus. You will be lying down with a full bladder for the procedure then a high frequency waves will pass through your body abdominal region with a medical device move back and forth in the abdomen with a thin jellylike substance applying to the skin on your abdomen to improve the contact of your body.
After the image is taken, either the operator or the doctor in the office will explain to you what have been seen. You will be asked to either take the image to your doctor or they will send it.
If there are endometriomas or chocolate cysts, they will be captured in the image because of their darker shapes than other fluid filled cysts.

b) Trans vaginal ultrasound
Trans vaginal ultrasound is defined as ultrasound taken with a transducer inserted into the vagina ( if you are discomfort with this procedure, you may ask the operator that you will do the insertion yourself to decease your discomfort). The transvagina ultrasound works well for measuring the thickness of the endomerium, endometrial hyperplasia, endometriomas and cancer.

3 . Laparoscopy
Your physician suspect the disease if you complains of severe menstrual cramps or pain with intercourse, he/she may suggest laparoscopy to look in side your uterus and ovaries, so he/she can visually confirm the presence of the endometriomas and gauge its extent and most of the time, a small piece of tissue can be removed for biopsy.

V. Treatments
A. Medication
1. Creating a continual pregnancy state
These types of medication help to stop or reduce period with stimulating the corpus luteun in ovary to continue producing progesterone such as continuous dose of the Pill, Provera and Danazol.

2. Reducing the blood flow volume
Beside the Pill as we mentioned above, progestogens are one of the conventional medication that use in maintaining pregnancy. With high progesterone in your body, it reduces blood flow in menstruation or tricks your body to think that you are pregnant.

3. Create a menopausal state
It is necessary for the surge of estrogen for woman's body to start the menstrual cycle, estrogen inhibitors medication stop the production of estrogen from the ovary resulting in tricking your brain that you are now at menopausal state. Without surging of estrogen there is no menstrual cycle. These types of medication include all GnRH agonist range of drugs.

4. Stop the pain
Over producing of prostaglandins that control the ovarian muscles contraction will cause menstrual pain. These types of medication include prostaglandins inhibitor medicines, the Pill, painkiller, etc.

5. Regulating hormone swing
These types of medication are used to treat symptomsof endometriosis or pre menstruation in menstrual cycle such as depression, anxiety. It includes the Pill, anti depressants, etc.

B. Side effects and risks
In general, taking the above medication may cause the following side effects and risks.
1. Blood clots
2. Stroke and heart attacks
3. Weight gain
4. Hormonal imbalance
5. Long term loss of period after coming off the Pill in some women.
6. Nausea
7. Bloating
8. Breast tenderness
9. Male pattern hair growth and deepening of voice
10 Indigestion
11. Etc.

Since endometriosis is treatable and manageable by natural remedies and self help course, if you have endometroisis, please look at the bright side.

B. Surgery
1. If fertility is a concern then
a) Laparoscopy
Most laparoscopies are completed in a hospital and usually performed under general anesthesia.
A laparoscopy is a medical instrument that is used by a doctor for viewing and tissues removing in the operation table. Through a incision at the abdominal wall, the thin instrument passes into the abdominal cavity. Laparoscopic hysterectomy is an operation that involve in removing the present of endometriomas during the course of the laparoscopy. Today, many physicians insert a slightly larger telescope through the umbilical port, which allows them to use a carbon dioxide laser to destroy the endometriomas.

b) Laparotomy
Similar to laparoscopy, laparostomy is a surgery performed through a larger incision. You may be required to stay 1 to 3 days in the hospital following the surgery. If exceedingly large ovarian cysts, ovarian cysts are found and suspicious for cancer.

c) Risks
1. Bleeding caused by medical instrument during operation.
2. Injure to adjacent organs caused also by medical instrument during surgery.
3. Infection
4. Anesthesia risk.

2. If you are over 40 and fertility is not a concern
Then your gynecologists will recommend the removal of both ovaries by bilateral oophorectomy
General anesthesia is needed and the operation is done in the hospital.

a) Normally, bilateral oophorectomy is done with a laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscope is a thin tube containing a tiny lens and light that inserts through a small incision in the navel with a camera on the other end that allows your doctor to see the abdominal cavity on a video monitor. Both ovaries are removed though a small incision at the top of the vagina.

b) Vertical incisions
Vertical incisions give the doctor better view of of the abdominal cavity but it will leave some notable scar. If cancer is detected, a vertical abdominal incision is needed. After the incision the ovaries are removed.

c) Horizontal incision
If the ovaries are removed by horizontal incisions, it will leave a less notable scar.

d). Risk and side effects
i) Heavy blood loss caused by medical instrument used during surgery.
ii) Heaving bleeding during or after operation
iii) Infection of the incision area, may be caused by bacteria or medical instruments.
iv) Needed to stay to hospital for 2 - 5 days
v) Time to recover is longer. It may take 3- 6 weeks to return to normal activity.

VI. Endometriomas and Fertility
Some women with endomatriomas can conceive naturally, but unfortunately for some, if the endometriomas grow large enough to block the extruding of egg into the fallopian tube. It is evidence that endometriomas also affect the quality of egg and impair ovulation in some women.
1. Treatment with medication
In case of endometriosis interfere with production of the egg, fertility medication may be required for production of many eggs, resulting in increasing the chance of conception such as Clomid.

2. Treatment with artificial insemination
a) In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
In IVF , sperm is introduced to the egg outside of women body, after fertilization, it will be implanted back to the woman's uterus.

b) Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
IUI is a relatively simple infertility treatment. It places some selected sperms directly into the uterus.

c) Gamet Intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
If the endometriosis interferes with the with function of the ovary, GIFT is helpful to assist reproductive treatment by placing the egg and sperm cells into one of the fallopian tubes.

d) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
For the same reason above, ICSI technologies inject one sperm cell directly into an egg, with a small, specialized needle.

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Dec. 13- 19 -2009

2010-02-07T04:31:00.000-08:00

Fertility Diet - What Is Nutrients

Healthy Diet is always important for all people in any age and even more important for a couple trying to conceive. Most of the couple can be conceive naturally without changing their diet at all, but for some couples it may require some determination and affords, especially if you have try to conceive after a few months without success. Nutrients deficiency or intake of wrong kinds of nutrient may be the causes, because bearing a baby requires a lots of nutrients and co operation of the all the reproductive organs as well as your brain and glands.

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Most people view nutrients are something good for our body. In fact there are 2 types of nutrients, some are good, some are so so and some are very bad for our body, specially for women trying to conceive.

I. Macro-nutrients
1. Carbohydrate
carbohydrate is also known as sugar, it provide us with the largest percentage of energy between 40 to 55% of total calories. It can be classified into 2 types
a) Simple sugar
It is made up with monosaccharides (single sugar) such as glucose, frutose and disaccharides ( 2 single sugars connected together)such as sucrcrose, lastose and maltose.
b) Complex sugar
It is made up with polysacchirades ( many simple sugars connected together) such as starches and modified starches, and non starch polysaccharides (fiber).
The difference between complex sugar and simple sugar is the long chain of sugar and how it effect the sugar levels in the bloodstream after intake. Remember, all of them provide us with energy through liver carbohydrate metabolism.

2. Protein
Protein is also known as polypeptides, they are are organic compounds made of amino acids and can be found in meat, beans, milk, eggs or any source of food which provides our body the raw materials to build its own protein. Since our body can not store protein, we require to take them regularly. Researchers found that intake of plant base protein is more healthy than animal base protein, because it helps to prevent high blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, heart diseases and strokes, if taking together with complex carbohydrate.

3. Fat
Fat is generally included triester of glycerol and fatty acids. and can be souble or insolable under room temperature. Because of mis understanding, we most view fat is bad for our body while we continuously includes them in our diet. In fact, besides serving as energy stores for the body, it helps to maintain our body temperature, and promote healthy cell function as well as enhancing healthy skin and hair. There are 4 kinds of fat and some of them good to our body.
a) The good fat
i) Mono unsaturated fat
Mono saturated fat can be found in oliver oil, peanut oil, canola oil and other sources such as nut and avocado. it is said that it helps to lower the bad cholesterol LDL and raise the levels of HDL in some cases.
ii) Polyunsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat can be found in vegetable oils, soybean, etc. It is said that polyunsaturated fat reduces both bad and good levels of cholesterol. Over eating polyunsaturated oil may increase the risk of cancer.
b) The bad fat
Trans fat is considered as devil of all fat, it can be found vegetable shortening, margarines and all oil heated in high temperature. It is said trans fat lower good cholesterol and raises the bad cholesterol.
c) The one in between
Saturated fat can be found in all meas, whole milk, cheese, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, etc. It is said that saturated fat raise both LDL and HDL, thereby reducing intake of saturated fat will decrease the risk of stroke and heart diseases and arterial clotting.

II. Micro-nutrients
Micro-nutrients contain all kinds of vitamins and minerals which are vital in maintaining our body daily normal activity.
1. Folic acid
Besides helping in DNA duplication during pregnancyand converting one animo acids into others that increase the function of our body in building skin, muscle and our body tissues, it also promotes ovulation. It is said that folic acid also decreases the risk of celiac disease, thereby reducing the risk of irregular menstrual cycles.

2. Iron
It helps to stimulate the production of red blood cells, thus increasing the oxygen absorption into the blood stream, resulting in lessening the risk of anemia, turning glucose into energy by stimulating the production of hemoglobin, promoting other enzymes involved in cell division and assisting signals transmitting between the brain and other parts of the body.

3. Vitamin E
Vitamin E helps to improve the immune system in regulating the cell duplication and minimize the risk of cell oxidation, balance the production of sex hormones by regulating the function of glands, increases the production of lubrication in the vagina and promotes the heart function in providing nutrients and oxygen for our body cells and regulates the blood flow to the body.

4. Vitamin C
Vitamin C plays an vital role in increasing the chance of fertility by decreasing the risks of infection and inflammation to the reproductive organs, assisting the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals, decreasing the risk of testicle cancer but also decreases the chance of fertility and reducing the risk of abnormal function of a certain class of protein of immune system which binds to the sperm and allows other immune cells to attack them.

5. Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps in improving the maximum absorption of calcium by our digestive system, strengthening the immune system in regulating cell growth, stimulating and regulating the spleen function in production of insulin, promoting the adrenal gland in regulating the production of tyrosine hydroxylase and slow down the production of leptin from the fat cells.

6. Zinc
It helps to improve the chance of fertility by restoring the width of the urinary tract and maintaining proper fluid that help to improve the sperm ejaculation and prevent retrograde ejaculation as well as sperm count, regulates normal cell growth, resulting in lessening the risk of endometrial adhesion and implants, fibroids, cyst, etc. which may interfere with egg fertilization, increasing blood flow to the entire body, including the reproductive organs.

7. Calcium
Calcium besides helps in increasing the blood flow to the body by stimulating the blood muscle to expanse, improving the functions of brain cell in transmitting information between themselves and our body glands, promoting insulin secretion from pancreas and building a strong bone and muscle for awoman to carry the baby to full term.

8. Selenium
Selenium guards our body against the bacteria and virus invasion and prevens the immune system abnormal function in recognizing sperm as foreigner and in producing antibody antigen to attack them, prevent oxidation of sperm cell , thus increasing the sperm quality and quantity and maintains the thyroid glands in secreting thyroid hormone.

9. Magnesium
Besides preventing the formation of blood clots in the blood vessels of the heart and stabilizing the blood pressure level, magnesium also helps to regulate the production of insulin by pancreas, works together to control the movement of our body's muscles and stimulates the production of vasodilator prostacyclins and nitric oxide and alters vascular responses to vasoactive agonists that helps to modulate vascular tone and reactivity.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Dec. 07- 12 - 2009

2010-01-31T04:30:00.001-08:00

The Unexplained Causes of Fertility - Here Is the Other Choices

When you were young, you wanted to enjoy your life, pursuited a professional career, made a lots of money and you also wanted to prevent any unwanted pregnancy when you had sex, you used pill, condom etc. By the time you are at your early thirty, your period now gets irregularly, you finally met a nice gentlemen whom you want to spend your life with. Now you are married, you have a very sound financial plan, you and your husband finally decide to have some little kids of your own, running around the house. Unfortunately, after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse, you are still not be able to conceive. You starts getting nervous, depress, anxiety, etc. You and your husband went to see your family doctor then reproductive specialists and financially you are diagnosed with unexplained causes of fertility and many attempts of artificial insemination have also been failed. I know how frustrate you are. In fact, there are as many as 10% of couple in U.S. can not conceive and only 10% seek help from professional specialists. In this article, we will discuss what is fertility diet.

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Although you are diagnosed with unexplained causes of infertility, it doesn't mean you can not get pregnant. In fact " All women in their child bearing age can conceive sometimes, before menopause" according to traditional Chinese medicine. You are only failed by conventional medicine's inability to find the causes of infertility and that is not your false. According again to traditional Chinese medicine any microscopic or tiny change may effect the entire ecosystem of the body, leading to hormone imbalance which can not be detected by conventional medicine technology. I believe, if you can restore you normal menstrual cycle with acupuncture, life style change and sometimes herbs and exercises, you would conceive very soon. As I know, by using artificial insemination together with TCM, the rate of conception increases substantially to 75%, instead of only 20% with ART alone.

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I will explain more how traditional Chinese medicine helps women with unexplained causes of infertility with much more details in some other articles. Remember, after restoring your body back to health, your menstrual period will become regular again, you would be able to ovulation in the expected days and you should get pregnant with out any side effects and the cost is minimum. At the mean time, enjoy reading.

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Dec. 01 To 06 - 2009

2010-01-24T05:08:00.000-08:00

Child Development Disorder - Autism In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

I. Definition

Unlike conventional medicine, traditional Chinese medicine defines autism as a health condition of five delays, five weakness and middle burner stagnation
1. 5 delays (wuchi) is also meant 5 kinds of retardation in which represent the delay of
a) Hair growth
b) Teeth eruption or development
c) Standing
d) Walking and
e) Speaking

2. 5 weakness (wuruan) is also meant 5 kinds of flaccidity in which represent the weakness and softness of
a) Neck
b) Mouth
c) Upper extremities
d) Lower extremities and
e) Muscles
3. Middle burner stagnation (ganji) is also meant disorders of organs which are located above the belly button and below the heart and lung, including the diaphragm and includes the spleen in which represents
a) Malnutrition and
b) Foods stagnation

II. Symptoms of Autism
Before discussing further, let us recapture the symptoms of autism.
A. Here is The Autism symptoms checklist from the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders).
A.A. A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at
least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3)

(1) qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:

a) marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and gestures to regulate social interaction

b) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level

c) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people, (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)

d) lack of social or emotional reciprocity ( note: in the description, it gives the following as examples: not actively participating in simple social play or games, preferring solitary activities, or involving others in activities only as tools or"mechanical" aids )

(2) qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of the following:

a) delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language (not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative modes of communication such as gesture or mime)

b) in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others

c) stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic language

d) lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play appropriate to developmental level

(3) restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities, as manifested by at least two of the following:

a) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus

b) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional
routines or rituals

c) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole body movements)

d) persistent preoccupation with parts of objects

A.B. Delays or abnormal functioning in at least one of the following areas, with onset prior to age 3 years:

(1) social interaction

(2) language as used in social communication

(3) symbolic or imaginative play

A.C. The disturbance is not better accounted for by Rett's Disorder or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

B. Symptoms of Autism in TCM perspective
1. Chronic bronchitis
2. Chronic gastritis
3. Chronic hepatitis
4. Distension of the chest, dizziness
5. Nausea
6. Peptic ulcer
7. Profuse phlegm
8. Schizoid personality behavior
9.Vomiting
10. Anxiety
11. Bitter taste
12. Loss of consciousness
13. Shyness
14. Slight thirst
15. Red tongue
16. Greasy-yellow coating
17. Slippery-rapid pulse
18. Rapid-wiry pulse
19. Etc.
and the list also includes the symptoms of Kidney, spleen and lung deficiency and liver heat and heart yin and qi deficiency as we will mentioned below.

III. General analysis in traditional Chinese perspective (differentiations)
1. Kidney
Kidney essence ( Jing) is vital for fetus develops properly. If the kidney essence ( in this case, it is the prenatal essence) is weak and deficient (that is the case of autism), the fetus is underdeveloped, leading to weakened constitution and internal weather and physical and mental retardation.
a) Kidney produces marrow to fill the brain, this controlling the brain in garnering the intelligence and concentration as well as in charge of a person's will and determination.
b) Kidney channels opens to the ears
Any hearing disorder can be attributed to kidney qi deficiency
c) Controlling the hair growth
The slow depletion of kidney essence is associated with aging, we have less hair as we get older.
e) In charge of fluid metabolism
The kidneys control the bladder in holding and releasing fluid and for the large and small intestines to separate pure and turbid.
Now we can see how kidney deficiency can cause symptoms of autism by comparing the function of kidney and the symptoms above.
Any disorder related to hearing is attributed to kidney deficiency

2. Spleen
Spleen is an organ responsible for qi and food absorption, transformation and distribution after food intake entering the stomach.
a) Muscles and tissues in the body
It is the organ that helps to nourish and develop the muscles and tissues in the body. Its channel open to the extremities of 4 limbs.
b) One to the mouth
Any function of the mouth is depended to the spleen qi, if the qi is weak, it may affect the blood in tongue nourishment and taste.
c) Mental related problem
It is said that the capacity of thinking and remembering is depended totally psychological activity of spleen. If the spleen can not control the qi and blood that it sends to the brain and heart, leading to forgetfulness and inability to think logically.
d) Control downward moment of the secretion of turbid of bladder, large intestine.
e) Control the upward movement of qi to supply blood and qi movement of heart and lung.

3. Heart
The heart is considered as an emperor of the body organs, because it governs the circulation of blood and qi in transporting the nutrient to the body needs. It is said that the heart control the "shen" (spirit) and open to tongue.
a) Metal activity
Deficiency of heart causes lack of enthusiasm and vitality, mental restlessness, depression, insomnia, despair.
b) Emotional and physical reaction
It controls the movement of body involuntary auto expression such as facial expression, gesture, sighing, body movement, etc.
c) The use of speech
As it open to the tongue.
d) Metal thinking
Such as self awareness, self control, thinking, remembering, censoring the information received.

4. Liver
Liver is considered as an organ in charge of blood formation and storing and assistance of blood circulation through its upright qi. It open to the eye, therefore any disorder of eye related symptoms can be considered as liver abnormal function.
a) Emotion
Any expression of emotion such as anger, resentment, frustration, irritability, bitterness can distort the blood flow through the blood vessel and qi flow through the channels.
b) Digestive tracts (spleen and stomach)
It also controls the downward movement of stomach and upward movement of qi of the spleen.
c) Prenatal energy
Since it links to the prenetrating and conception vessels, it nourishes the yang in men and yin in women, there by helping kidney in regulating the women menstrual cycle and menstruation.
d) Open to the eye
Any eye related disorder is considered to liver problem.
e) Logical thinking
It governs the information collection through precisely thinking before making decision.

5. Lung
Lung is considered as an organ in controlling the qi movement and respiration.
a) Regulating the downward and outward movement
It regulates the downward movement of qi and fluid sent by spleen and spread also expand them to the entire body by discharging waste through sweating.
b) Open to the nose
It controls the breathing and smelling of the human body. Disorders may cause stuffy nose, running nose and inability to smell, leading asthma, coughing, etc.
c) Controlling the skin and hair
As it expands out ward to the entire body, it moistens the hair and skin, thereby reducing the risk of skin diseases and loss of hair.
d) Constrict emotion
Such as grief, sadness, detached, etc.
As we went through the function of 5 zang organs and compare them with the symptoms as we mention in II, we can see that autism not only is caused by congenital deficiency, but also deficiency of all zang fu organs.

IV. Causes of autism
1. External causes
External causes can be classified as prenatal and postnatal causes
a) Prenatal causes
Autism can be caused by physical damage to the kidney of the unborn or emotional stress causes of kidney damage when he or she still in the womb of the mother due to intake of food additives, preservatives or environment pollution.
b) Postnatal causes
i. It may be caused by the intake of man made chemical entering the baby body such as food additives, preservatives, environment pollution, artificial ingredients, etc. and vaccinations' affects.
ii) It may be caused by the mother diet that affects the baby spleen function in food digestion and absorption, if the mother is breast feeding.
iii) It can be caused by the mother emotional stress the affect the liver qi function in the baby, leading to liver qi stagnation.
2. Prenatal deficiency
For what ever reason, traditional Chinese medicine indicates that prenatal deficiency of autism is caused by emotional stress such as seven emotions: anger, joy, pensiveness, grief, fear, shock and sadness of the mother when the baby still in the womb, leading to kidney qi deficiency and that affects all other organs of the baby before the baby is born.

3. Postnatal disorders
a) Spleen deficiency and symptoms
Since the spleen in the organ in-charge of food essence and qi absorption and qi and fluid transformation and distribution, deficiency of kidney causes excessive accumulation of fluid, leading to dampness in the digestive system that affects the function of kidney in nourishing the body muscles causing muscles underdevelopment that controls the moto skill. Excessive accumulation of dampness also increases the risk of forming of phlegm in the digestive system that causes digestive disorder and affects the stomach in vitamins and mineral absorption, causing malnutritions and foods stagnation.
Symptoms of spleen deficiency include
i) Weakness,
ii) Pale complexion, bright face
iii) Shallow breathing
iv) Low, soft voice
v) Little desire to speak
vi) Poor appetite
vii)Prolonged headache
viii) Fatigue
ix) Etc.

b) Liver heat and symptoms
Liver besides is the organ in blood formation and storing, it also is vital in assisting the heart in blood circulation. If the dampness is allowed to accumulate in a prolong period of time, it may generates liver heat, leading to blood hyperactive that affect the liver function in controlling the emotional factors such as anger, resentment, frustration, irritability, bitterness and logical thinking resulting in symptoms of metal retardation.
Symptoms of liver heat include
i) Headache
ii) Irritability
iii) Anger,
iv) Dizziness
v) Bitter taste in the mouth
vi) Red face and red eyes
vii) sleep disturbance
viii) Insomnia
xi) Constipation
xii) Etc.

c) Heart qi deficiency and symptoms
As we mentioned above, the accumulation of dampness in the baby body for a prolong period of time causes the production of phlegm accumulated in the body organs. If phlegm is accumulated in the heart organ, it may affect the function in controlling metal activity, such as lack of enthusiasm and vitality, mental restlessness, depression, insomnia, despair, leading to symptom of autism.
Symptoms of heart qi deficiency include
i) Shortness of breath and/or
ii) oppression in the chest,
iii) Sweating,
iv) Fatigue
v) Pale complexion,
vi) Avoid connect with people,
vii) Difficult making conversation,
viii) trouble with intentional communication
ix) Lack of emotion.
x) Etc.

d) Heart yin deficiency and symptoms
Heart yin may be deficiency if the dampness is accumulated for a prolong period of time, it causes the rise of heat or heat generated due to liver qi deficiency to move blood smoothly through the blood vessels, leading to hypertension that causes the inability in controlling self awareness, self control, thinking, remembering, censoring the information received.
Symptoms of heart yin deficiency include
i) Palpitations,
ii) Irritability, dream disturbed
iii) Sleep disturbance, easily startled,
iv) Insomnia
v) Anxiety
vi) Restless
vii) Sweating
viii) Dry mouth, throat, and lips, cankers of the tongue,
ix) Avoid public speaking,
x) Difficulty in meaningful speech
xi) Poor memory
xii) Fever
xiii) Etc.

e) Kidney deficiency and symptoms
As we mention many time, kidney is the organ that control the development of the baby. Deficiency of kidney either caused by prenatal or postnatal health conditions affect the growth of the bone and marrow of the baby, leading to delay of hair growth, teeth eruption or development, standing, walking and speaking.
Symptoms of kidney deficiency include
i) Late puberty
ii) Fatigue
iii) Weakness and dizziness,
iv) Night sweats or cold extremities
v) Delayed development in children
vi) Constitutional weakness
vii) Disorders of urination
viii) Etc.

f) Lung qi deficiency and symptoms
As the kidney no long function in moving qi and fluids upward, it affects the function of lung qi in controlling the downward movement to support the entire body system and respiration that affect the lynax function in phonetic development, leading to delay of speech. On the other hand, deficiency of lung qi can cause depletion of the fluids of the lungs or heat generated due to over accumulated of dampness, thus increasing the risk of catching cold and bacteria and virus.
Symptoms of lung qi deficiency include
Cough
i) Fatigue
ii) Asthma
iii) Cough
iv)Shortness of breath
v) Tiredness
vi) Weak and low voice
vii) Watery sputum
viii) Lack of vitality
ix) Weaken immune system
x) Etc.

V. Treatments with Chinese herbs
a) Spleen deficiency
i) Codonopsis (Dan shen)
Codonopsis is considered as a poor man's ginseng, native to Asia and neutral in nature. It besides has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in lowering or boosting the ability of the body in tolerating stress, it also used to improve spleen function in absorbing food qi by increasing the stomach function in foods digestion.

ii) Ginseng (ren shen)
Ginseng is also known as radix ginseng or Asian ginseng, native to northern China, Korea, and eastern Siberia and warm in nature. It besides has been used over thousand of years in qi tonification, it also is spleen and stomach tonic herbs by improving the qi and fluid formation and transformation in the body.

iii) Astragalus ( huang qi)
Astragalus is also known huang qi in TCM, warm in nature and native to all regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It besides has been used to promote urinary secretion, it also is a spleen and stomach tonic herb by restoring the prolapsed qi of spleen.

b) Liver heat
i) Yin chen hao (Agrostis capillaris)
Agrostic cappilaris in warm in nature and native to Eurasia. It has been used in TCM in treating
jaundice, clearing damp heat from the liver caused by excessive fluid accumulation and moving qi and blood and relieving liver congestion.
ii) Reishi mushroom
Reishi mushroom is also known as lucky fungus and neutral in nature. It has been used in TCM over thousand of years in strengthen the immune system and treating acute liver inflammation as well as protecting the liver against formation of heat.
iii) Gan cao
Gan cao also known as licorice root and warm in nature. It has not only been used to treat digestive disorder due to spleen and stomach qi deficiency, but also for clearing liver heat and tonifying liver fire.
iv) Milk Thistle seed
milk thistle is also known as silybum marianum, its seed is a liver tonic herb, besides helping to to restore the qi stagnation caused by environment toxins, it also improves the liver function in blood and qi function by regenerating the liver's cell.

c) Heart qi deficiency
i) Huang Qi
Huang qi also known as astragalus. Besides having an effectiveness in promoting urinary and tonifying the spleen qi, it also is a common herb used to tonify heart qi and blood.

ii) Ren Shen
Renshen also known as ginseng root and warm in nature. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in promoting qi and blood circulation.

iii) Dan Shen
Dan shen is also known as red sage root or a poor man ren shen. It has been used to improve blood circulation, break up blood stasis, by promoting qi circulation.

iv) Fu Zi
Fu zi is also known as monkshood root and hot in nature. It has been used to tonify heartyang qi by unblocking vessels and improving circulation.

d) Heart yin deficiency
i) Long yan rou
Long Yan rou is also known as long yan fruit and hot in nature. It is one of many herb that helps to tonifying the heart yang by nourishing blood and improving blood circulation.

ii) Da Zao
Da Zao is also known as Chinese date or jujube. It helps to nourish the heart yin and enrich the blood and blood flow.

iii) Fu Zi
Fu zi is also known as monkshood root and hot in nature. It has been used to tonify heart yang qi by unblocking vessels and improving circulation.

e) Kidney deficiency
i) Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang)
Rehmannia glutinose besides has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney disorder, it also helps to restore the balance of yin and yang qi of the kidney resulting in increasing the kidney function in fluid distribution and promoting healthy reproductive organs.

ii) .Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
Morinda root besides is used in traditional Chinese medicine in improving the kidney abnormal function caused kidney yang qi deficiency, thus enhancing the immune system and promoting sexual desire.

iii) Cuscuta (tu si zi)
Cuscuta is a kidney and livertonic medicine, besides helping to tonify the kidney fluid distribution through urinary secretion, it also maintaining the strong the liver qi flow, thereby decreasing the risk of blood stagnation and water retention causes of weight gain and menstrual cramps and pain.

iv) Cinnamon bark
Cinnamon bark is qi tonic herb and hot in nature, besides helping the liver in maintaining the smoothing qi flow to the entire body, it also promotes the kidney yang qi circulation and healthy adrenal gland.

f) Lung qi deficiency
i) Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. In lung, it enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels, thus reducing the symptoms of asthma, dry cough and preventing the rebellion qi causes of menstrual cramps and pain.

ii) Dan shen (red sage root )
Dang shen is a lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach. It also helps to restore the qi which is damaged by heat caused by infection, inflammation or heat generated due to excessive fluids accumulation.

iii) Huang qi (astragalus root)
It is one of the herb that helps to increase the function of liver in generating more blood and liver qi in blood transportation due to excessive blood loss.

iv) Tai zi shen (pseudostellaria root)
Besides helping to increase the lung qi, it also improve the blood transportation and spleen and stomach in absorbing vital energy for our body cells and generates fluids to prevent the heat causes of qi stagnation.

VI. Treatment with acupuncture
a) Spleen deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
CV12 (zhongwan), ST36(zusanli) , SP6 (sanyinjiao) , SP3 (taibai) , UB20 (pishu), REN12 (zhongwan) and UB21(weishu).

b) Liver heat and suggested acupuncture points include
BL13 (fei shu), GB34 (yang ling quan), LI3 (san jian) and LU5 (chi ze)

c) Heart qi deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
HT5 (tong li), PC6 (nei guan), BL15 (xin shu), REN17 (shanzhong)and REN6 (qihai)

d) Heart yin deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
HT7 (shen men), PC6 (nei guan), CV14 (ju que), CV15 (jiu wei), CV4 (guan yuan), SP6 (san yin jiao), HT6 (yin xi), KD6 (zhao hai), KD7 (fu liu) and GV20 (bai hui)

e) Kidney deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
GV20 (bai hui), CV4 (guan yuan ), CV6 (qi hai) and CV12 (zhong wan).

f) Lung qi deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
BL13 (fei shu), CV6 (qi hai), LU1 (zhong fu), LU9 (tai yuan) and ST36 (zu san li)
Where
LV: Liver channel
GB: Gallbladder channel
UB: Bladder channel
CV: Conception vessel channel
SP: Spleen channels
LI: Large intestine channel
KD: Kidney channel
GV: Governing vessel channel
TH: Triple heater channel
BL (UB) Bladder
LU: Lung channel
ST: Stomach channel
PC: Pericardium channel
HT: Heart channel
REN (CV): Conception vessel channel

VII. Summary
The aim of this e book or articles is to provide reader with information in different points of view and hope this information will help parent with autistic children understanding more of some kinds of treatment. While conventional medicine emphasizing in treating symptoms with medication, diet change and many types of therapies, traditional Chinese medicine goes one step further by suggesting to treat the causes of autism instead of the symptoms with combinations of conventional therapies, diet change, acupuncture and herbs. It is for your child benefits that should tell your TCM practitioner types of medication that your child are taken, if you choose to have him /her treated by TCM.

Weekly Past Issue and Publication Nov. 25 - Dec. 01 - 2009

2010-01-17T04:46:00.000-08:00

Fertility and The Unexplained Cause of Infertility

The unexplained cause of infertility is defined as a condition of a healthy couple who have found no reproductive structure or medical problems, but for whatever reason, the female partner is unable to get pregnant, and modern technologies and doctors in conventional medicine fail to find the causes of infertility.

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According to conventional medicine, a couple is diagnosed with explained causes of infertility can have children by going through the process of artificial insemination or other options such as adoption, or surrogation. Some women may seek help from traditional medicine, because of cost effectiveness or believing that traditional medicine can offer a more natural birth. In fact, I have had a chance to talk to some traditional Chinese medicine herbalists and was told the success rate for women who come to their clinic with unexplained causes of infertility is over 50%. Adding to other traditional medicine the rate is even higher.
It is not for anybody's benefit by spending much of this article in arguing which traditional medicine is the best, it is up to the couple to decide. In this article, we will discuss how you can beat the odds (if you are diagnosed with explained causes of infertility) to get pregnant.

I. Natural selection
Conventional medicine seldom think overuse of energy for whatever reason, may cause the blood transportation away from the reproductive organs, leading to reproductive system being shut off or only working in minimum state, resulting in irregular menstrual cycle or no menstruation at all.
There was one time, I received an e-mail from a woman who only ate organic natural foods including a lot of raw vegetable, fruit, milk, whole grain and only a small portion of chicken meat every day. Her daily diet is considered as very healthy, but unfortunately, she cannot get pregnant and was diagnosed with an unexplained cause of infertility. Since she and her husband do not have enough money to go for artificial insemination, They were suggested to see their local traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Yes within six months, she was pregnant and gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
The answer
The above woman has engaged in playing tennis 2 hours everyday. She has an athletic body and well built muscles. She is healthy but with an irregular menstrual cycle. She was asked to stop playing tennis and replaced that with moderate exercise. No vitamins, herbs or other fertility assisting supplements were given by her herbalist.
She was diagnosed with infertility caused by the natural section of the reproductive organ as most of her energy was drained as a result of playing tennis. Remember, not all women playing tennis are infertile. Some women may easily get pregnant, even if they engage in some excessive exercise and sport, because each women is unique and react to the same circumstance differently.
If you are diagnosed with an unexplained cause of infertility and you look healthy but involved in some sorts of energy draining sport, exercise or occupation, please try to slow them down a bit, it may be the cause.

II. Diets
A healthy couple who have eaten a healthy diet with occasional dine-outs and not engaging in any excessive exercise after getting married were diagnosed with an unexplained cause of infertility.
The female partner has irregular menstruation and feels dizziness and fatigue.
The male is OK.

Suggestions
1. Since she has an irregular menstruation and eating a lot of raw foods to maximize the intake of vitamins and mineral, her daily nutrient intake is considered OK. Unfortunately, the raw and cold foods may cause kidney yang deficiency, leading to irregular menstrual period, and dizziness and fatigue because it slows down the blood flow in the body including the reproductive organs.
2. Adding to her diet with some cool and hot foods may avert the problem and induce fertility.
Warm foods include cherries, peaches, leeks, and raspberry.
Hot foods include green onions, ginger, garlic, and pepper.

III. Weight
Women who are diagnosed with an unexplained cause of infertility and who are either under or overweight may consider to gain or lose some weight so their weight can fall within the normal range of 5- 10% excess the BMI index accordingly. Traditional Chinese medicine believe the best weight for a woman to conceive, is within the normal BMI range or 5 - to 10 over the BMI normal weight, because pregnancy requires energy and the muscle readiness to support the growing fetus. It doesn't mean all pregnant women are in that weight range.
1. Gene influence
Some people may eat a lot and never gain weight while some people only overeat a little and experience some weight gain. Since genes play an important role in determining the human weight, but with the help from careful selection of diets, it can be controlled. Remember, being heavily overweight may impede the chance of fertility because as weight climbs, so do the levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 while sex binding globulin declines leading over abundance of free testosterone and their growth hormones in the ovaries that cause ovulation dysfunction, resulting in fertility.

2. Women with BMI index less than 20, may experience the primitive brain reaction in protecting the body from direct energy or blood to the reproductive organs, because of nutrients deficiency or the brain believes that the body of such women are not ready to conceive. This leads to delay of ovulation as a result of irregular menstrual period and infertility.
Therefore, if you are diagnosed with an unexplained cause of fertility and you are either under or overweight, then gaining or losing some weight accordingly may improve the chances of fertility, of course without causing nutrients deficiency.

IV. Aging
As we mentioned, before the chance of women getting pregnant decreases with age.
Here are some important statistics
For females:
a) In their late 20's and early 30's, 84% are fertile and only 16% are infertile.
b) In their mid 30's - 39 , 75 % are fertile and only 25% are infertile.
c) By age 40, 50% are fertile and 50% are infertile.

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For males:
According to the study of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, the rate of miscarriage also increases substantially when the father was over the age of 35:
1. Nearly 17 percent if the father was over 34 years old.
2. Around 20 percent if the father was between the ages of 35 and 39.
3. Over 32 percent if the father was older than 44.
As we age our reproductive organs do not function as they should because of effects of low levels of growth hormones being produced by our glands, leading to:
a) Ovarian change
Women who were born with a certain amount of eggs in the ovaries, as a woman age, it also effects the numbers of eggs in the ovaries. By their late 30's only poor quality eggs remain and that not only decreases the chance to conceive, but increases the risk of miscarriage and birth defects.
b) Medical problems increase with age.
c) It may be caused by intake of some kinds of contraceptive pills. As we know some women may need 6 months for their body to adjust and some may never see their period coming back again.
d) For some reason, delayed child bearing has been found to be associated with the risk of maternal problems even with no medical problems.
It is wise for women who want to have children to get pregnant between their late 20's to early 30's.
Since there are problems of fertility as women age, if you are in that group I believe some kidney and reproductive herbs such as false unicorn root and wild yam can helps, please talk to your local herbalist for more information.

V. Traditional Chinese medicine
As we mentioned above, traditional Chinese medicine has been proven record in treating unexplained causes of infertility with a success rate of over 50%. Many men and women who come to TCM with unexplained causes of infertility have been diagnosed with either kidney yin yang imbalance (either yin or yang deficiency) qi and blood stagnation in the reproductive organs ( liver, kidney, spleen). Since each man and woman are unique, there is no one treatment that works for everyone. You will be given certain types of treatment according what have been observed and diagnosis. Please consult with your local Chinese partitioner for more information.

VI. Psychological effects
It is understandable that a couple who were diagnosed with an unexplained cause of infertility are under constant stress. This can be treated by any holistic medicine. You may be offered different programs such as yoga, meditation, or acupuncture depending on what types of traditional medicine practitioner whom you see.
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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Nov. 18-24 - 2009

2010-01-10T04:14:00.000-08:00

Fertility and Premature Ovarian Failure In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

Premature ovarian failure is defined as a condition of which the ovarian is no longer responded to the brain in production of follicle before the age of 40, leading to high levels of FSH in the bloodstream and menopause hormonal symptoms. It is caused by either the accelerated loss of eggs or follicles are become less responsive to hormone stimulation from the pituitary gland. It has been estimated that POF affects 1% of the population. While conventional medicine uses synthesis medication to stimulate the ovarian response and artificial insemination with only 5% success rate accompanying with a high medical cost, it drives many women to seek help from traditional medicine, including the traditional Chinese medicine.

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Traditional Chinese medicine views POF as an excess and deficiency pattern caused by emptiness of the penetrating and conception meridians and treatments are totally depended to her unique diagnosis, there is no one treatment for all.

I. Diagnosis
Most women with POF have some of following symptoms
1. irritability, a rapid pulse and a red tongue
2. Pale or normal tongue
3. Weak pulse
4. Weakness
5. Lethargy Pale,
6. Shallow breathing , soft voice Little desire to speak
7. Poor appetite
8. Fatigue
9. Loose stools
10. Indigestion
11. Bloating and gas
12. Reddish tongue with little or no coating
13. Dry mouth, especially at night
14. Dark, scanty urination
15. Night sweats
16. Thirst
17. Dizziness
18. Heat flushes
19. Constipation
20. Palpitations
21. Forgetfulness
22. Constipation Pale complexion
23. Pale and dry, cracked lips
24. Anxiety
25. Numbness or tingling in limbs
26. Light menses
27.Difficulty urinating, and
28. Edema
29. Cold limbs,
30. Lack of energy
31. Low sexual desire
Since each woman is diagnosed as her own entity, some symptoms may be found in some women, but not in the other, depending to the diagnosis.

I. Causes of POF in TCM perspective
A. Excessive yang
Caused by an excessive loss of vital essence and nutrient fluid, leading to dryness of skin, chapped lips, nose bleed, mouth sore, urinary burning, etc. and interfering with the kidney function in hormonal regulation, resulting in ovarian abnormal function in responding to the hormone secretion from pituitary gland.

B. Spleen qi deficiency
1. Liver
Liver has directed influentially in spleen function, without strong liver there is no treatment for spleen blockade and deficiency.

2. Diet and occupation
Since spleen prefer warm and hot foods, prolong period working in col environment and eating cold foods will effect the spleen function in synthesizing carbohydrate synthesizing, disrupting the processes in nutrients absorption, obstructing the blood flow to the abdominal region and effecting the luteal phrase, resulting in infertility

3. Life style and weakened liver
Spleen is view as the organ of digestion ( nutrients distribution ) and elimination ( eliminating the body waste ). Spleen qi deficiency is normal caused by irregular dietary habits and excessive use of mind in studying and working. Weakened liver may also increases the risk of toxins accumulation and liver qi stagnation in the body, effecting the spleen function and obstructing implantation of egg in the uterine lining.

C. Kidney yin deficiency
a) Unhealthy diet
As oppose to yang deficiency, It is caused by men who love to hot and spicy food leading to heat accumulation in the body causing yin deficiency.

b) External factor
Working in the hot environment causes the depletion of fluids in the body including the kidney leading abundant yang qi production.

c) Low sexual activity
Frequent sexual activity increases the risk of yang deficiency, low sexual activity causes energy overly accumulation in the reproductive organ, leading to yin deficiency.

D. Blood deficiency
Tradition Chinese medicine view blood deficiency is caused by weakened spleen organ, thereby, reducing the spleen function in blood formation, leading to causes not enough blood to distribute to the body such as absence of (no blood for) menstruation. Blood deficiency leads to abnormal function of reproductive system in regulating menstrual cycle, disrupting the production of egg or produces poor quality egg and makes uterine mucus hostile to sperm.

F. Kidney yang deficiency
1 Unhealthy diet
As we known, we live in the society, where everything we drink are mostly cold including milk. It has a danger effect in both female and male body as it depletes of the yang qi which is needed to counter the the cold effects of abundant yin, leading to kidney yang deficiency. If one day, our yang qi production from the kidney jing no longer working well, it will cause symptoms of infertility

2. External factors
a) Working in the cold environment such as fish, poultry and meat processing plants may deplete the kidney yang as our body require to produce yang qi constantly to counter the external cold.
b) People stay in the cold place for prolong period of time may also have the same effect as people working in cold environment.

b) Frequent sexual activity
According to traditional medical medicine, sexual intercourse helps to improve blood circulation and production of certain hormones which are necessary for our health. It also helps to balance the kidney yin qi but frequent sexual activity depletes the kidney jing which is vital for hormone and sperm production, leading to low sperm count or semen with no sperm as well as kidney diseases.

II. Treatments
1. Diet modification
a). Since most women with POF are diagnosed with excessive yang in the west caused by the typical American diet as resulting of the body evokes the response from the ovaries, it is advised that spicy and hot foods are eliminated from the diet until excessive yang can be neutralized.
b) What to avoid
i) Simple sugar and refine starches
Simple sugar and refine starches have a very high reading in the GI index list as they cause sharp rise and drop of blood sugar in the bloodstream.
a) Hormone imbalance
As the levels of insulin produced by the pancreas have to increase traumatically when the blood sugar levels rise and stop when the blood sugar drop. The imbalance of levels of sugar also cause the over production of cortisol hormone by the adrenal gland that interferes with production of sex hormone, causing infertility.
b) Vitamins
Over production of cortisol caused by intake of sugar and refine starches also increases the risk of nutrients deficiency as resulting of vitamins and minerals depletion including B vitamin and magnesium.
c) Weakened immune system
Study show that intake a teaspoon of simple sugar can weaken the immune system up to 4 hours as resulting of weakening protein functions in body defence.

ii) Saturated fat and trans fat
Saturated fat and trans fat interferes the liver function in essential fatty acid metabolism, leading to over production of certain hormones in the prostaglandins family, causing menstrual camps and pain, nervous tensions as well as irregular menstrual cycle, thereby increasing the risk of infertility.

iii) Coffee
Intake of large amount of coffee daily to fight off stress may have a negative effect in the reproductive system. As study show that women who consume 300 mg or more of caffeine take longer to conceive than women who do not or take less.

iv) Drug and alcohol
Drugs and alcohol can influence an imbalance of reproductive hormones. As drug increases the tension of the nervous system leading to hormone imbalance, excessive alcohol drinking can cause liver damage, which abnormal function of liver in all kinds of metabolism, causing blood and qi stagnation in the liver and effecting a couple's reproductive abilities. Alcohol also causes nervous tension, leading to over production of certain hormones, thereby, increasing the risk of infertility.

v) Carbonate Soda
Carbonate soda contains high amount of sweetener, caffeine and phosphate which can interfere with calcium absorption as well as stimulating the over production of certain hormone including cortisol, leading to fatigue, stress and anxiety.

vi) Most animal and dairy products
Because most animal and diary products are considered acidic which can distort the balance of pH levels in the body, making cervical mucus hostile to sperm invasion as well as preventing the implantation of egg.

2. Chinese herbs

a) Herbs for Blood Deficiency
i. He shou wu (fleeceflower root)
He shou wu is a liver tonic herb, it promotes liver function in blood formation and increase the kidney qi in assisting the liver in transporting blood to the heart for circulation, thereby reducing the blood stagnation causes of defieciency. It also improves the kidney in urinary secretion, thus decreasing the risk of blood stagnation caused by fluid retention.

ii. Shu Di Huang (Chinese foxglove root)
Sdu di huang is a blood tonic herb. Besides improving the liver in blood formation, it also increases the lives qi, by boosting the circulatory system in transport oxygen and nutrient to the body cell thus redusing the risks of symptom of dizziness, pallid complexion, palpitations and scanty menstruation.

iii. E Jiao (Donkey-Hide Glue)
E jiao is important herb in improving the liver in blood formation and liver qi in regulating the blood circulation in the body, thereby, reducing the symptoms of dizziness, sallow complexion, palpitations caused by blood deficiency.

iv. Dang gui (Chinese angelica root)
Besides best known for improving the liver function in blood formation and regulating function of the reproductive organs, it also harmonizes the production of hormones during menstrual cycle, leading to reducing cramps and pain caused blood deficiency and stagnation.

v. Bai shao (white peony root)
Bai shao besides plays an important role in nourishing the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood deficiency, it also harmonzies the liver and spleen to prevent the rising of blood heat causes of headache and dizziness.

There are many more Chinese herbs helping to treat blood deficiency, you make sure to work with your Chinese practitioner to find the underlining causes and treat them effectively.

b) Herbs for Kidney yin deficiency
i. Shu di huang (rehmannia glutinosa)
Shu di huang is considered as yin tonic herb with warm in nature. It has an influence in the heart-kidney-liver channels by increasing the liver blood formation and heart blood circulation as well as enriching the kidney (jing) essence, thereby decreasing the symptoms caused by kidney yin deficiency.
ii. Nu zhen zi (ligustrum lucidum)
Nu zhen zi is a kidney and liver yin tonic herb with neutral in nature. By increasing the qi flow in the channels of kidney - liver, it reduces the qi and blood stagnation caused by excessive yang in the kidney.
iii. Sang shen (morus albus)
Sang shen not only has been used in Chinese for cooking to increase the kidney function in moistening the body fluid, but also to nourish the kidney yin and and increased liver in blood storing and formation.
iv. Bai shao (white peony root )
Bai shao plays an important role in nourishing the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood and qi deficiency caused by excessive yang in the kidney.
v. Shan yao (ioscorea opposita)
Shan yao is also known Chinese yam in China, it is a kidney balancing herbs and neutral in nature. Besides as an important herb in increasing the yin of Spleen and lung, it also improves the kidney function by raising the kidney yin when it is deficient and reduces it when it is excessive.

In Some cases, there may be kidney yang deficiency instead of yin deficiency
c) Herbs for kidney yang deficiency
i. Lu rong
Lu rong is also known as deer antler, deer antler velvet. Besides tt is best known in enhancing the sexual activity in men, it also is a great herb that reduces the blockage of the meridian liver and kidney. Since yang qi deficiency is also caused blood deficiency, improving the body yang by strengthening the liver's function in blood formation and kidney's function in fluid distribution, it reduces the yang deficiency in the body.

ii. Du Zhong
It is also known ecommia bark, it is one the most used herb to enhance the function of meridian kidney-liver by promoting the qi and blood formation. Since the liver is a organ in charge of blood storing and blood formation and kidney is in charge of fluid regulation, it increases blood flow to the entire body and reduces fluid accumulated in the body, thus enhancing yang.

iii. Ba Ji Tian
Ba ji tian is also known as Chinese morinda root and sweet and warm in nature. It is also one the herbs used to strengthen the liver and kidney qi and blood yang by enhancing the liver in blood formation and kidney in urinary secretion, thus reducing the yang deficiency causes of abdominal distention, including cramps and pain during menstrual cycle.

iv Rou Chong Rong
Rou Chong Rong used in traditional Chinese medicine for reducing the blockage of kidney-large intestine meridian, thereby increasing the kidney function in bring blood to warm the uterus and urinary secretion and digestive system in moving waste, resulting in lessening the fluid retention and dysmenorrhea.

v. Bu Gu Zhi
Bu gu zhi is also known as psoralea fruit and used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating blockage of meridian kidney-Spleen. It tonifies the yang qi by increasing the kidney function in assisting the function of lung qi and the function of Spleen in qi distribution.

d) Herbs for qi defciency
While deficiency of blood and qi are defined as a condition of liver abnormal function in blood formation and blood transportation due to qi deficiency or the inability of qi in moving blood caused by spleen qi and lung deficiency. Therefore, by treating the stagnation of spleen and lung qi, it will improve the blood deficiency.
Herbs enhancing the qi movement include
i. Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. * In spleen, it improves the spleen function in qi absorption, thus reducing the symptoms of distended chest and abdomen cramps and pain.
** In lung, it enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels, thus reducing the symptoms of asthma and dry cough and prevent the rebellion qi causes of menstrual cramps and pain.

ii. Xi yang shen (American ginseng)
Xi yang shen is yin in nature, besides promoting the lung and spleen qi, it also increases the digestive system in absorbing vital energy that is vital for women during menstrual cycle.
It also reduces the heat causes of qi stagnation by moistening the all qi transportation channels, escially for qi stagnation caused by deficiency of yin.

iii. Dang shen (pilose asiabell root)
Dang shen is a Spleen and lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach. It also helps to restore the qi which is damaged by heat caused by infection, inflammation or heat generated due to excessive fluids accumulation.

iv. Tai zi shen (pseudostellaria root)
Beside helping to increase the spleen and lung qi, it also improve the blood transportation and spleen and stomach in absorbing vital energy for our body cells and generates fluids to prevent the heat causes of qi stagnation.

v. Huang qi (astragalus root)
It is one of the herb which helps to increase the function of liver in generating more blood formation and liver qi in blood transportation due to excessive blood during menstruation.

3. Acupuncture
a) To clean heat and relieve the stagnation of blood
Stimulating Gongsun(SP4), Neiguan Pc6, LiequeLu 7 and Qi HaiQi6
b) To supplement yin and blood
stimulating Taixi Ki3, Sanyinjiao(SP6) and Zusanli St36
c) To calm heat
Shenmen Ht7 and yintang
d) To Rectify the liver qi and heat
Xingjian Lv2, Taichong Lv3, Ququan Lv8 and Qimen Lv 14
You can download a picture for all acupuncture point from this link
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" All women can conceive sometimes during their child bearing age, before menopause". If you are diagnosis with infertility caused by POf, my heart go to you. When comes to treat POf, the traditional Chinese medicine is one of the best according to unconfirmed statistics. please make sure you find a doctor who has both conventional medicine and TCM knowledges. Best luck to get pregnant soon Kyle J. Norton

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Nov. 11- 18 - 2009

2010-01-02T15:23:00.001-08:00

Overcome Infertility - Pelvic Inflammation Disease (PID)
A. In Conventional Perspective
I. Definition

Publish Post

Pelvic inflammation disease (PID) is defined as condition caused by inflammation or infection of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as a result of scars and adhesion in the pelvic which in turn may prevent the implantation of egg during natural pregnancy process. It affects over 1 million women in U.S. every month and most of them are in their teen and twenties and over 100,000 women become infertile in the US alone each year.

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II. Types of pelvic inflammation diseases (PID)
III. Symptoms of (PID)
1. Fever
Due to infection or inflammation of the pelvic region.
2. Cervical motion tenderness
Caused by swelling of cervical inflammation area as a immune system reaction.
3. Lower abdominal pain
It is caused by sexual transmitted diseases Chlamydia pneumoniae that infect the pelvic tissues and immune responds.
4. Abnormal discharge
Due to immune system in fighting the bacteria to protect the pelvic tissues.
5. Painful intercourse
As a result of an infected tissue has been damaged.
6. Irregular menstrual bleeding
Caused by bleeding of the infected area.

III. Causes of PID
1. Sexual transmitted diseases
Chlamydia is also known as Chlamydia pneumoniae, it is a type of organism causes sexual transmitting disease leading to infertility. In women, it may damage the Fallopian tube leading to infertility. Sexual transmitted disease happens most often to sexual active women with several partners and without understanding much of the partner's health condition. The diseases can also transmit through sexual intercourse without the use of a barrier device such as condom. Chlamydia can live in the body for months and years without causing any symptoms, but when it strikes the symptoms include
a) Pain or burning when urinating
b) Abnormal vaginal discharge
c) Bleeding between periods
d) Pain during sexual intercourse as we mentioned above.

2. Virus
It may be caused human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
3. Fungi
It is caused by infection, low levels of estrogen or allergy leading to abnormal vagina discharge. In case of frequent vaginitis, it is caused by women who is taking birth control pills, or taking antibiotics, as antibiotics kill bacteria leading to uncontrolled yeast growth). Fungi is also can be contracted through sexual intercourse.
4. Parasitic
PID is caused by a tiny parasite, known as trichomonas vaginalis.
5. Bacterial infections
Bacteria (germs) get into a woman’s internal reproductive organs such as douching or when the cervix is opened due to menstruation or ovulation for sperm invasion.
6. Surgery
Surgeries such as C section, abortion, childbirth or insertion of an IUD may cause bacteria getting into the pelvic region, leading to infection resulting in scars in the region.
7. Cervicitis
Cervicitis is defined as a medical condition caused by inflammation or infection to the cervix leading to abnormal production of cervical mucus and increasing the risk of infertility

IV. Effects of PID
1. Chronic pelvic pain
Pelvic inflammatory disease often causes pelvic pain, it can lead to chronic pelvic pain if left untreated for too long as a result of scar building up in the pelvic region.

2. Infertility
If the scar covers a large portion of the uterus that disrupts the chance of egg to implant in the uterus or blocks the Fallopian tube, the fertilization can not travel down to the uterus for implantation.

3. Ectopic pregnancy
As a result of the end of Follopian tube that connect to the ovaries become partially or completely blocked due to forming of scars after infection.

V. Treatment of PID in conventional medicine perspective
PID have to be cured early by antibiotics, otherwise it may cause forming of large scars in the pelvic region, leading to blockage at the end of Fallopian tube and affect the uterus in egg implantation thus affecting fertility.

VI. Summary
1. PID can be prevented if a woman
a) Use condom for an causal sex partner
b) Abstain from sexual intercourse
c) Avoid douching
2. Early treatment
An active sexual life women must check with her doctor, if some of above symptoms is found.
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B. In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective
I. Definition
Pelvic inflammation disease (PID) is defined as condition caused by inflammation or infection of the female uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as a result of scars and adhesion in the pelvic which in turn may prevent the implantation of egg during natural pregnancy process. It affects over 1 million women in U.S. every month and most of them are in their teen and twenties and over 100,000 women become infertile in the US alone each year.
In traditional Chinese medicine (PID) is classified as the infections of a woman reproductive system. While convention medicine focus in using antibiotics to destroy the invasion of bacteria, virus, fungi, etc, in the infection or inflammation area, traditional Chinese medicine treats the problem as some tiny changes in the women ecosystem that cause (PID) such as itching in the genital area, abnormal vaginal discharge and power abdominal cramps and pain.
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II. Causes and Diagnosis of (PID) in the traditional Chinese perspective
A. Causes
Traditional Chinese medicine view (PID) as a condition of genital itching and leukorrhea (it is a medical term that denotes a thick, whitish vaginal discharge) caused by dysfunction of Liver, Kidney and Spleen. Traditional Chinese medicine believes pelvic inflammation disease is caused by damp heat moving downward and accumulated in the pelvic region as a result of liver stagnation or/and Spleen yin deficiency or and kidney deficiency, leading to blood and qi deficiency or/ and stagnation, which in turn causes genital itching and leukorrhea. Therefore treating (PID) is focused in diagnosis of vagina discharge.

B. Diagnosis and vagina discharges
1. Spleen deficiency with damp
a) Diagnosis
Normal vagina discharge is corlorless, odourless, sticky and vagina dryness, due to dampness accumulation as a result of Spleen yin deficiency, that in turns distorts the the kidney function in of fluid distribution, leading to dampness accumulation.
b) Vagina discharge
White, Watery and no smelly discharge with dull pale complexion

Normal vagina discharge is corlorless, odourless, sticky and vagina dryness, due to dampness accumulation as a result of Spleen yin deficiency, that in turns distorts the the kidney function in of fluid distribution, leading to dampness accumulation. Where there are high humidity accumulated, it generates heat.

2. Spleen deficiency with damp heat
a) Diagnosis
Where there are dampness accumulated, it generates heat as a result of high humidity accumulated in the pelvic area.
b) Vagina discharge
Discharge with discolor with foulsmelling

3. Kidney yang deficiency
a) Diagnosis
Spleen yang deficiency causes by the inability of kidney to regulating the fluid distribution, that can not control the fluid in the downward movement into the pelvic region.
b) Vagina discharge
Excessive white or pale yellow, sticky and no smelly vagina discharge

4. Kidney and liver yin deficiency
a) Diagnosis
Kidney and liver yin deficiency causes excessive yang in the liver, leading to not enough fluid to moister the liver, affecting the normal function of liver in blood formation.
b) Vagina discharge
A thick, whitish vaginal discharge, stiff and sharp back pain and vaginal dryness.

5. Damp heat accumulated in kidney channels
a) Diagnosis
If the qi run through kidney channels is blocked due to kidney qi deficiency, it causes fluid retention in the channels, leading to excessive accumulation of dampness and heat arising that affects the reproductive organs, including the pelvic region.
b) Vagina discharge
Vagina discharge is red and white

III. Chinese herbal Treatments
A. Spleen deficiency with damp
(Strengthen Spleen yang, eliminate damp)
1. Bai zhu
Bai zhu is also known as white atractylodes rhizome, It is warm in nature and used to treat the spleen deficiency yang due to fluid accumulation.

2. Shan yao
Shan yao is also known as Chinese yam, it is a neutral in nature and used to tonify Spleen yin and qi and eliminate damp.

3. Ren sheng
Ren sheng is also known as radix ginseng. It is one of most popular herbs and used over thousand of year in qi tonification and normal bleeding in the vagina due to infection and inflammation..

4. Cang zhu
Cang zhu is also known as rhizoma atractylodis, it has been used in TCM in treating of yeast infection and dries dampness and strengthening the stomach in food digestion.

5. Che qian zi
Che qian zi is also known as plantago seeds, it has a drain damp function through urination.

B. Spleen deficiency with damp heat
Treatment Strengthen Spleen yang, eliminate damp, clear heat
1. Shan yao
(See above)

2. Huang bai
Huang bai is also known as amur cork tree bark, it is bitter in nature and has been used to clear heat and dry dampness.

3. Long dan cao
Long dan cao is also known as bitter root or bitterwort, it is bitter and cold in nature and has been used in TCM in clearing damp heat and dry vagina discharge caused by painful-swollen genitals.

4. Xiang fu
Xiang fu is also known as nut grass rhizome and has been used to regulate and strengthen the qi movement and treat abnormal menstruation due to liver's abnormal function.

C. Kidney yang deficiency
(Strengthen kidney yin)
1. Zhi fu zi
Zhi fu zi is also known as radix aconiti lateralis preparata, it has been used to reinforce yang, and to dispel wind, cold and damp caused kidney yang deficiency.

2. Du zhong
Du zhong is also known as ecommia barkwarm and has been used to promote and smooth the flow of qi and blood circulation by strengthening the kidney yang.

3. Shu di huang nourish kidney
Shu di huang is also known as Chinese fox glove,it is warm in nature and used to nourish blood and tonify kidney yang and essence.

4. Shan yao
(See Above)

5. Hai piao xiao astringe discharge
Hai piao xiao is cuttlefish bone, warm in nature and has been used in TCM in stopping uterine bleeding with vaginal discharge and enhancing the kidney yang.

D. Kidney and liver yin deficiency
(Strengthen kidney and liver yang, tonify yang blood and clear heat)
1. Shu di huang
(See above)
2. Shan yao
(see above)
3. Zhi mu
Zhi mu is also known as anemarrhena rhizomec and has been used to lear empty fire from kidney caused by high humidity and liver fire.

4. Fu ling drain fire through urination
Fu ling is also known as Indian bread or matsuhodo. The herb has been used to promotes urinary secretion by draining fire through urination.

5. Ze xie is also known as water plantain
(Same function as fu ling)

E. Damp heat accumulated in liver channels
(Drain liver heat, clear damp, tonify yin blood)
1. Long dan cao :
(See above)
2. Chai hu
Chai hu is also known as Chinese thoroughwax or hare ear root, it is cool in nature and has been used to treat liver qi stagnation, clear liver heat.

3. Mu tong
Mu tong is also known as akebia caulis, it has been used to drain fire and dampness through urination.

4. Dang qui
Dang qui is also known as Chinese angelica root. It has been used over thousand year in China in treating women reproductive disorder by nourishing blood yin.

5. Qian shi
Qian shi is also known as euryale seed,and used to treat damp heat, eliminate thick, whitish vaginal discharge.

IV. Treatment with Acupuncture
Here is only some acupuncture points have been used to treat
A. Spleen deficiency with damp
SP9 (yin ling), Sp6 (san yin jiao), CV12(zhong wan), ST8 (tou wei ) and SP3 (tai bai))

B. Spleen deficiency with damp heat
SP9 (yin ling), SP6(san yin jiao), UB20(pi shu), LI11 (qu chi) and GB34 (yang ling quan)

C. Kidney yang deficiency
UB23 (shen shu), GV4 (ming men), CV4 (guan yuan), CV6 (qi hai), KD3(tai xi), KD7 (fu liu) and UB52 (zhi shi)

D. Kidney and liver yin deficiency
PC8 (lao gong) , SP2 (da du), PC7 (da ling), SP3 (tai bai), GB38 (yang fu), LV2 (xing jian), LV3 (tai chong), LV4 (zhong feng), SP6 (san yin jiao) and SP10 (xue hai)

E. Damp heat accumulated in liver channels
LV14 (qi men), GB24 (ri yue), UB18 (gan shu), UB19 (dan shu), CV12 (zhong wan), SP3 (tai bai), SP6 (san yin jiao), SP9 (yin ling quan), LV2 (xing jian), LI11 (qu chi)

V. Acupuncture channels in short letter forms
LV: Liver channel
GB: Gallbladder channel
UB: Bladder channel
CV: Conception vessel channel
SP: Spleen channels
LI: Large intestine channel
KD: kidney channel
GV: Governing vessel channel
TH: Triple heater channel
PC: Pericardium channel
ST: Stomach channel

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Weekly Past Issue and Publication Nov. 04 To 11 - 2009

2009-12-27T07:44:00.001-08:00

A. Child Health - Autism - How to Treat Autism A Nutritional Perspective

I. Definition
Nutritional supplement is also known as food supplement, it is defined as a form of foods supplement which are prepared with intention of providing nutrients for people who for what ever reason found to have nutritional supplements deficiency, such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids,amino acids, etc. Many countries define nutritional supplements as foods, while in others they are defined as drugs.

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II. Types of nutritional supplement and how they help to treat autism
A. Vitamins
a) Vitamin A
Vitamin A helps to prevent the forming of free radical and improve immune function. It is an important vitamin, because most children with autism have weakened immune system, it is said that vitamin A helps to support immune memory and improve eye contact and behaviour of children with autism, if taking together with vitamin D.

b) Vitamin B complex
Vitamin B complex is a family vitamin, including thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6) , folic acid (B9) cyanocobalamin (B12) and choline. They work together to enhance function of the others, therefore deficiency of one B vitamin may reduce the effectiveness of the others. Vitamin B complex helps to improve function of nervous system and glands by creating enzymes needed by the brain.
i) Vitamin B1
Besides assisting the proper functioning of the heart, it also helps to improve the brain and central nerve system cells' function in transmitting information. Study shows that vitamins B1 helps to improve test scores for children with autism. It can be found in Green, leafy vegetables, including spinach and peas.

ii) Vitamin B2
Besides it is important for helps for building healthy DNA, it also helps to improve mental function and control stress by increasing the production of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase which is a rare genetic defect in some children with autism.

iii) Vitamin B3
Besides it is important for the production energy metabolism, it also helps to increases cerebral blood flow, thereby decreasing the risks of nervous symptoms such as emotional problems, irritability, memory loss, etc.

iv) Vitamin B6
It is said that vitamin B6 decreases behavioural problems, improves eye contact and attention span, and learning ability for children with autism, if working together with magnesium.

v) Folic acid
Folic acid also known as vitamin B9, it is vital in maintaining healthy brain, cell production and DNA duplication. Most children with autism are found to have folic acid deficiency, resulting in neurological problems, including slow thinking, depression, memory loss and digestive disorder.

vi) Vitamin B 12
Besides helping to improve the absorption of all essential nutrients into the body, it also enhances the proper function of the nervous system and the brain to work as they should, thereby decreasing the risks of nervous symptoms, including developmental regression, memory problems, slow thinking, anxiety and depression.

c) Vitamin C
Besides best known for its antioxidant in fighting against the forming of free radicals and bacteria and virus, it is also crucial to brain function. Some studies show that vitamin C helps to remove toxins from our body as well as heavy metals accumulated in the brain. In some studies vitamin C increases the IQ scores in normal and Down's children and decreases confusion and depression for children with autism.

d) Vitamin E
Study shows that vitamin E helps to improve verbal speech for children with autism, if taking together with Omega 3 fatty acid.

B. Minerals
a) Magnesium
Magnesium is vital for the proper functioning of brain and muscle cells. Study shows that magnesium has a significant positive effects on behavior in children with autism if taking together with vitamin B6. Magnesium can be found abundantly green vegetables, seeds, nuts, and whole grains.

b) Zinc picolinate
Zinc is not only important for lower elevated levels of other minerals such as copper, it also helps to improve the function of nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, thereby decreasing the risk of nervous tension and increasing the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals.

c) Calcium
It besides is a very important mineral for strong bone, it also plays an important role in neurological function in transmitting messages. Deficiency of calcium causes nervous tension, resulting in unpleasant dispositions, temper tantrums, muscles twitch and spasms, restless and insomnia.

d) Selenium
Selenium besides is one of essential enzymes, preventing the forming of free radical in the brain cells, it also is vital for for the production of glutathione which helps to eliminate the toxic metals and other harmful man made chemicals in our body.

e) Sulfates
Most children with autism have low or no ability to convert compounds to sulfate, leading to inability of the body in protect itself against environmental chemicals and some chemicals produced within the body, leading to nervous tension as resulting of environment toxins accumulated in some parts of the body.

g) Iodine
Iodine is vital for regulating the normal function of thyroid gland and preventing mental retardation. Most children with autism are found to have iodine deficiency, leading to behaviour problems.

f) Potassium
Some children with autism may experience low muscle tone as resulting of deficiency of low levels of potassium in the body, or inability of the body in absorbing potassium because of low levels of magnesium.

C. Other supplements
a) Taurine
Taurine is one amino acid which not only helps to calm the brain and inhibits the excitation of nerve cells, it also helps to blocks the excito-toxic effects of glutamate and aspartate, resulting in lessening the risk of extremely hyperactive and regression.

b) Glutamine
It is a precursor to the antioxidant glutathoine. Besides helping to prevent excessive cells oxidation, thus decreasing the risk of abnormal transmitting information of brain cells due to impaired cellular membranes, it also improves the digestive enzyme and probiotics to the gastrointestinal tract, thereby restoring the integrity of the digestive system.

c) Glutathione
Glutathione is found in the liver, it helps the liver to detoxify many harmful compounds through the bile secretion. Beside helping to protect our body against cells oxygen oxidation and increase the neorological function, it also replenishes the gastrointestine tract.

d) Carosine
It is said that carosine helps to enhance neurological function, including behavior, language, eye contact and speech. Studies shows that intake of carosine helps to improve the brain in controlling emotion, epileptic activity, cognitive, expressive speech, and abstract thinking for some children with autism.

e) Melatonin
Melatonin is a type of hormone which is produced by our brain to make us falling to sleep and normally used as sleep aid medicine for children. Since most children with autism having behavior problem, including sleep disturbance, melatonin improves the combination of better sleep, better control of biological rhythms and high anti-oxidant effect. No matter how good, it is, it is still a types of hormone, please consult with the children doctors before applying.

f) DMSA
DMSA is an oral chelating agent that helps to remove mercury and other metals from the body, including toxic heavy metals in the brain, resulting in improvement in social reciprocity for children with autism.

g) Coenzyme Q 10
Coenzyme Q 10 besides is important in maintaining a healthy immune system, it also helps improve the neurological functions by getting more oxygen to the brain and central nervous system, resulting in increasing energy as resulting of of the ATP energy cycle and improving mental alertness.

h) Essential Fatty Acids
Essential fatty acids Omega 3 and Omega 6, besides helping to maintain the normal function of brain cells, and decreasing the cholesterol in the blood stream. it also places an important role in enhancing the attention spans and improving concentration for children with autism. Essential fatty acids Omega 3 and 6 can be found in cold water fish, flax seed oil, olive oil and nuts and seeds.

B. Child Health - Autism - How To Manage And Treat Autism In A Vitamins Perspective
A. Vitamin A
1. Immune system
Vitamin A is one of the antioxidant which helps to prevent the oxidation of cells as well as reducing the infection and inflammation caused by bacteria and virus by enhancing immune system's awareness of foreign invasion.
2. Central nervous system
After converting to beta carotene, it helps to decrease the irregular cells growth in the central nervous system, causing tumors and cancers, affecting the central nervous system in maintaining its normal function. It is proven that vitamin A helps to support the nervous system in preventing night blindness and weak eye sigh and improving immune memory, thereby improving eye contact and behaviour of children with autism, if taking together with vitamin D.
3. Circulatory system
It is said that vitamin A also helps to decrease the level of bad cholesterol, interfering with the circulatory system in transporting of nutrients and oxygen to our body's cells need, including the brain cells.

B. Vitamin B complex
Vitamin B complex is a family vitamin. They work together to enhance function of the others, therefore deficiency of one B vitamin may reduce the effectiveness of the others. It is said that Vitamin B complex helps to improve function of nervous system and glands by creating enzymes needed by the brain.
I. Vitamin B1 (thiamin)
1. Circulatory system
It is said that vitamin B1 helps to improve the circulation of blood, thereby lessening the risk of heart disease as well as increasing the absorption of oxygen and nutrients that are vital for autistic children.
2. Nervous system
a) Production of red blood cells
It is said that vitamin B1 helps to assist the production of red blood cells, thereby increasing the absorption of oxygen and nutrients for our body's cell needs, including the cells central nervous system, thus decreasing the symptoms of autism caused by nutrients deficiency.
b) Maintain normal brain function
Vitamin B1 besides is important for brain cells in information transmitting between themselves and regulating the production of certain glands, it also helps to maintain a healthy central nervous system, thereby, reducing the symptoms of nervous tension.
c) Muscle movement
Besides helping to maintain the normal function in information transmitting, it also helps to improve the brain function in controlling the movement of the body's muscles, thereby decreasing the symptoms of uncontrolled muscles movement for children with autism.
3. Immune system
Vitamin B1 is also considered as one of the antioxidant which helps to prevent the immune system abnormal allergic reaction as well as improving it's function in protecting our body against irregular cells growth.
4. Carbohydrate metabolism
It is said that vitamin B1 improve the liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and improve the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals, thus decreasing the risk of elevating the symptoms of nervous system such as fatigue and tiredness.
Study shows that vitamins B1 helps to improve test scores for children with autism. It can be found in Green, leafy vegetables, including spinach and peas.

II. Vitamin B2
1. Red blood cell formation and oxygenation
Vitamin B2 increases the absorption of oxygen and improve the formation of red blood cells, leading to increasing the blood transportation of oxygen and nutrients to the body`s cell, resulting in lessening the risk of abnormal brain cells' function in information transmitting and glands regulating.
2. Metabolism of carbohydrates
It is said that it also helps to increase our body in synthesis carbohydrate, thus decreasing the fluctuation of the level of insulin in the blood stream, resulting in lessening the risk of nervous system in controlling the production of certain hormone, causing symptoms of depression, anxiety, tiredness and loss of energy.
3. Fat and protein metabolism
Since it helps the liver in fat and protein metabolism, it increases the function of digestive system in breaking down fat and protein to amino acids, leading to more energy for our body's need to perform daily activity, resulting in lessening the risk of nervous symptoms for children with autism.
4. Adrenal hormones
It also help to improve the nervous system in regulating the adrenal gland in secreting hormones, thus reducing the risk of nervous tension such as depression and stress.
5. Immune System
a) Anti-body production
Vitamin B2 also helps to strengthen the immune system in production of healthy anti body, thus decreasing the risk of infection and inflammation caused by foreign bacteria and virus invasion.
b) Cell regulation
It also regulates the duplication of DNA and cells growth, thereby decreasing the risk of tumors and cancers.

III. Vitamin B3
1. Circulatory system
a) blood vessels Dilation
Vitamin B3 helps to dilate the blood vessel, thereby increasing the blood flow in carrying oxygen and nutrients to the body's cell, resulting in lessening the risk of nervous tension caused by oxygen and nutrients deficiency such fatigue, tiredness and dizziness.
b) High blood pressure
It can help to reduce the high blood pressure, thus decreasing the risk of heart diseases caused by over working of the heart in pumping the blood to nourish our body's cells and organs.
c) Lowering blood cholesterol and triglycerides
Since it helps to lower the level of cholesterol and triglycerides, it increases the circulatory system function in transporting oxygen and nutrients to our body's vital organs and cells.
2. Nervous system
a) Regulating blood sugar
It is said that vitamins B3 increases the function of liver in regulating the pancreas in production of insulin, thereby decreasing the risk of fluctuation of blood sugar in the blood stream, thus reducing symptoms of nervous tension caused by blood sugar irregularity.
b) Strengthening the nervous system
It also helps to strengthen the nervous system in transmitting information between themselves and the glands, leading to reducing the symptoms of nervous disorders caused hormone imbalance.
3. Immune system
In case of immunity, it increases the body function in fighting against pollutant and toxins by eliminating through kidney urinary secretion or liver waste elimination.

IV. Vitamin B6
It is said that vitamin B6 decreases behavioural problems, improves eye contact and attention span, and learning ability for children with autism, if working together with magnesium.
1. Circulatory System
a) Risk of heart disease
It is said that vitamin B6 helps to improve the heart function in transporting the blood to our body needs by lowering the level of bad cholesterol in the blood stream, resulting in lessening the risk of heart diseases and stroke.
b) Red blood cell formation
It is also a vital vitamin helped to increase the formation of red blood, thus increasing absorption of iron, resulting in lessening the risk of anemia.
2. Detoxification
Vitamin B6 is also a blood purifier. By helping our liver in toxins elimination, it increases the nervous function by eliminating toxic chemicals accumulated in the brain or in other organs.
3. Immune system
The immune system is vital in protecting our body against invasion of foreign bacteria and virus, vitamin B6 increases the awareness of immune system in production of antibody when it is necessary.
4. Nervous system
a) Immune enhancer
It also helps in maintaining the central nervous system and normal brain function, by regulating the function of brain cells in information transmitting and hormones production of certain glands.
c) Prostaglandins
Vitamins B6 also helps to balance the levels of fatty acid, thereby decreasing the risk of muscles spasm caused over production of certain hormone in the prostaglandins family.

V. Folic acid
Folic acid also known as vitamin B9, it is vital in maintaining healthy brain, cell production and DNA duplication. Most children with autism are found to have folic acid deficiency, resulting in neurological problems, including slow thinking, depression, memory loss and digestive disorder.
1. Circulatory system
a) Lowering homocysteine levels
High levels of homocysteine have been found to associate with an increased risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries due to the accumulation of fatty plaques).
b) Formation of red blood cells
Folic acid is important for helping other organs and bone narrow in formating of red blood cells, thereby, increasing the absorption of iron as well as decreasing the risks of oxygen and nutrients deficiency, causing tiredness, dizziness and loss of energy.
2. Nervous system
It is said that folic acid helps the liver in synthesis carbohydrate, thus increasing the energy for our body activity need and reducing the symptoms of loss of energy and fatigue.
3. Immune system
a) White blood cells
Folic acid also plays a vital role in regulating the production and formation of white blood cells, thus protecting our body against infection and inflammation caused by foreign bacteria and virus as well as decreasing the risk of autoimmune diseases.
b) Cell division and replication
It also helps to regulate the replication of cell division, thus decreasing the the risk of cells being oxidated, leading to decreasing the function of brain cells in information transmitting, if the brain cells are oxidated.

VI) Vitamin B 12
Besides helping to improve the absorption of all essential nutrients into the body, it also enhances the proper function of the nervous system and the brain to work as they should, thereby decreasing the risks of nervous symptoms, including developmental regression, memory problems, slow thinking, anxiety and depression.
1. Digestive system
Vitamins B12 is vital in improving the digestive system in absorbing the vital vitamins and minerals, thus decreasing the risks of abnormal brain cells' function caused by nutrients deficiency.
2. Immune system
It also helps strengthen the immune system in fighting against forming of free radicals and guarding our body from infection and inflammation.
3. Nervous system
a) Cell formation and cellular longevity
It also plays an important role in regulating the formation of cells, thereby promoting cellular longevity, resulting in decreasing the risks of nervous symptoms, including developmental regression, memory problems, slow thinking, anxiety and depression
b) Nerve damage
It also protects the nerve damage caused by invasion of free radicals as well as preventing the accumulation of toxic chemicals and heavy metals, thus improving concentration, memory
c) Energy levels
It is said that vitamins B12 helps to improve the metabolism of carbohydrate and fat and protein thereby, increasing the energy levels in our body, resulting in lessening the risk of memory loss, tiredness, fatigue, dizziness and loss of interest.

C. Vitamin C
Besides best known for its antioxidant in fighting against the forming of free radicals and bacteria and virus, it is also crucial to brain function. Some studies show that vitamin C helps to remove toxins from our body as well as heavy metals accumulated in the brain. In some studies vitamin C increases the IQ scores in normal and Down's children and decreases confusion and depression for children with autism.
1. Immune system
a) Anti-oxidant
It is one of powerful antioxidant helped to strengthen the immune system in guarding our body against invasion of bacteria and virus and forming of irregular cells.
b) Formation of collagen
Vitamin C helps to protect, grow and repair of body tissue cells, thus decreasing the risk of tissues being damaged by formation of free radical, as well as aging.
c) Infection and inflammation
Vitamin C also prevents the breaking off of the small capillaries as well as strengthening the blood vessels in our body, thus decreasing the risks of blood leaking causes of inflammation.
d) Allergic autoimmune reaction
It also increasing the awareness of immune system in recognizing the invasion of foreign substances, thus decreasing the risk of immune allergic autoimmune reaction caused by unharmful substance.
2. Nervous system
It also helps to improve the function of brain cells in regulating the adrenal gland in production of serotonin and other anti- stress hormone, thereby decreasing the risk of depression, anxiety and physical and emotional stress.
3. Circulatory system
a) Lower high blood pressure
It also helps to improve the circulatory function and the function of our heart in transporting oxygen and nutrients to our body' cells by lowering the high blood pressure, strengthening the blood vessels and reducing the level of bad cholesterol (LDL), thus decreasing the risk of heart diseases and stroke as well as decreasing the symptoms of dizziness, fatigue and tiredness.

D. Vitamin D
1. Insulin enhancer
Vitamin D is important to strengthen the function of islet cells in production of insulin, thereby increasing the function of cells to take up blood sugar, resulting in lessening the risk of nervous symptoms caused by insulin fluctuation.
2. Immune protection
It also helps to increase the function of blood cells, including the white blood cells, thus strengthening the immune system function in fighting the invasion of harmful substance, causing abnormal immune reaction.
3. Calcium and phosphorus
It is vital for improving the absorption and utilization of calcium and phosphorus, leading to strong bone and strengthening all cell protoplasm (a composed of a mixture of small molecules including ions, amino acids, monosaccharides and water, nucleic acids, proteins, lipids,etc.) and nervous tissues.
4. Thyroid gland
Thyroid gland is important in production of thyroid hormone in regulating the proper development and differentiation of all cells of our body and in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism for energy production. Abnormal production of thyroid hormone causes hypothyroidism and depression.

E. Vitamin E
Study shows that vitamin E helps to improve verbal speech for children with autism, if taking together with Omega 3 fatty acid.
1. Immune system
One of many antioxidant helps to strengthen the immune system in fighting against the forming of free radicals, thus reducing the risks of irregular cell growth and oxidation.
2. Circulatory system
a) Heart enhancer
Vitamin E is also known in helping to make the blood thinner, thereby decreasing the risk of high blood pressure and blood clotting, resulting in lessening the risk of heart diseases and stoke and increasing the circulatory system in transporting of oxygen and nutrients.
b) Air pollution
It also helps to strengthen the lung and protect it against air pollution, leading to more oxygen circulation in the blood and decreasing the risk of symptoms of tiredness, fatigue and dizziness caused by air pollution.
3. Nervous system
a) Oxidation
Oxidation is happened every second in our body, vitamin E helps to delay this process by strengthening cell membrane and the awareness of immune system, thereby decreasing risk of cells retardation.
b) Muscle strength
It is said that vitamin E helped to improve the production of certain hormones in regulating the function of muscle movement, thus increasing the muscle strength which is important for children with autism.
c) Insulin
Insulin is required to neutralize the level of blood sugar and in processing energy. Vitamin E helps to regulate the production of insulin, raise it if it is low and reduce it when it is too high, thereby decreasing the risk of insulin fluctuation, causing nervous symptoms such as irregular hormone production, stress and depression.

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It is advice for parent with autistic child to keep a food diary and note of their child’s behaviours and symptoms alongside all the foods intake. This can help to identify the foods that cause immune allergic reaction and replay them them with other foods containing at least the same nutrients. Please consult with your dietitian or nutritional therapist before applying.

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2009-12-20T05:48:00.000-08:00

Autism

A. Children Health 01-Definition and Causes of Autism

I. Definition
Autism is one most common form of brain development disorder and one in 166 child is diagnosed with some forms of autism. Children who are diagnosed with autism tend to have weak immune system and auto immune problems. Autism is defined as medical condition in which a child has some of the following impairments
a) Speech
b) Social and communication skills
c) Limited interest
d) Repetitive behaviour

II. Causes of Autism
1. Antibiotic
The conventional medicine tends to prescribe the mild form of anti biotic for infant and young children, if they are diagnoses with infection or inflammation. The side effect of medication, if overdoses or over uses may increase the risk of nutrient deficiency as resulting of good bacteria being destroyed, causing imbalance of micro bacteria in the digestive system. Also virus tends to produce resistance to antibiotic if overuse, leading to weakened immune system in defend our children's body against other invaders.

2. Vaccination
While organic forms of mercury are more easily absorbed when ingested and some forms of mercury are eliminated from the body very slowly. Methyl Mercury in thimerosal is 50 time more toxic than its organic form. if the child can not remove it through natural secretion, it may be accumulated in the central nervous cell, leading to poisoning and damaging the nervous cells.

3. Environment toxins
There are over 5000 man made chemicals in our environment and most of them are considered very toxins to us. The immune system of our children and infant is not strong as we are, if they are unintentional exposed to highly toxic materials, they may not be able to secret them, causing toxins accumulation in the liver and brain cells, leading to poisoning.

4. Infectious diseases
There are many types of infectious diseases which can be transmitted easily to infants and children, because of imperfection of their immune system such as meningitis, causing inflammation to the central nervous system that damages the brain cells of the infants and children.

5. Food allergic reaction
For what ever reason, certain food chemical compounds which are well tolerated by most of the children, can cause central nervous system inflammation. While the inflammation caused by food allergy can easily treat, but most parents or conventional doctors have made a mistake by not detecting them early, leading to psychological effect of development disorder.

6. Biochemical Abnormality
Some infants was born with low in sulfur amino acid which are important for liver detoxification, causing weakened liver function in eliminatiing the toxins in the foods, air and drinks, leading to poison entering the blood stream and accumulating in brain, causing psychological problems.

7. Hypothyroidism
Sub clinical hypothyroidism is a type of thyroid disease which can not be detected by conventional blood test, it is often found to associate with symptoms of low temperature, accompanied by cold feet and hands, pale complexion, late teething, difficulty with focusing in school, mood swings and developmental delays or mental retardation, causing weakened immune system and nutrient deficiency, leading to autism.

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B. Children Health 02-- How to Treat Autism In Conventional Perspective

I. Definition
Conventional medicine is also known as Western medicine. It is a system of medical approach in which medical doctor and other health professionals such as nurses, medical technician and specialists and therapists, etc. use medication, radiation, medical equipments or surgery to treat symptoms of disease and diseases.

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II. How conventional medicine effects autism
A. Diagnosis
For the disease to be treated effectively, the conventional doctor first has to diagnose what causes the symptoms of the disease or diseases. It is helped by blood test, logical screen, psychological and physical examination, etc. The diagnosis of children with development disorder is always a stressful and time consuming road for both parent and children, because each doctor in conventional medicine mostly specializes in one field and can not make any suggestion outside of his or her professional judgement. You may be recommended to see other specialists if one found to be necessary. Since autism is complex disease, it requires a team of doctor before it can be diagnosed correctly and many wrong diagnosis have been done, leading to overwhelming pressure and time wasting to the parent and their children. Fortunately, many cases of autism have been correctly diagnosed and are treated accordingly.
To avoid wasting your time, here is the basic list of doctors and specialists who have been required for all children with development disorder to be diagnosed correctly.
a. Development and behaviour pediatrician
b. Paediatric neurologist
c. Children psychiatrist
d. Children psychologist
e. Speech and language pathologist
f. Occupational therapist
g. Physical therapist
h. Play therapist
i. Social worker
Some children may require more or less specialists than the list above in their road to find a cure, but we believe the list is a basic team for fast and corrected diagnosis.

B. Types of conventional treatment
1. Animal therapy
Animal therapy focus to improve in the inter action between the child and animal, thereby increasing the child confident in building relation ship as well as sensory and motor issues.

2. Auditory integration therapy
The program uses modified music and sound with an aim to correct the problems of child's in processing and understanding speech and sound.

3. Augmentative communication
Augmentative communication helps to support the child's communication output by acting as a bridge until speech develops or by providing an alternative if speech fails to develop. It includes picture exchange communication, picture and symbol displays, technological support for communication, sign language and body language.

4. Behaviour treatments
The aims of behaviour treatment is to help the autistic children to overcome the emotional , behavioural and cognitive dysfunction through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. It is said that this types of treatment have proven to be successful in treating mood, anxiety, personality, eating, substance abuse, and psychotic disorders in some degrees.

5. Chelation
Since children with autism have a weakened secretion system, Cchelation helps to remove heavy metals accumulated in the brain through medication taken by IV or by mouth or rubbed on the skin. Although, it is a new treatment, but in theory, it decreases physical and behaviour problems.

6. Diet
Daily diet is always important for autistic or non autistic children. Since most autistic children have problem of weakened immune system and problem with toxic elimination, intake of foods which help to strengthen immune and improve toxin secretion will do no harm while avoiding intake of foods which may elevate the allergic and gastrointestinal problem are always essential.
Choosing fresh and organic foods carefully will always help to reduce metabolic conditions for autistic children.

7. Discrete trial training
Discrete trial training is a program which helps to improve the basic skills for autistic children
a) Pre learning skills such as sit, attending, look at your class mate and teacher, etc.
b) Safe skills such as know their name, address, parent phone number, etc
Before the children can proceed the more complex language, academic and social skills by beginning of with a breaking off the skills into small part and taught in repetitive drills. The process of the children is record and rewarded if the response is appropriate.

8. Facilitated communication
The program helps the non verbal students to communicate with others while someone helps to support their hands and arm.

9. Immunological treatments
The types of therapy helps to alter immune system deficit for children with autism, including steroid, infusion and intravenous munoglobulin, depending to the child's diagnosis. These treatments may carry long term health risk. There are many herbs which can help such as ginko boliba if you want to use herb or other alternative treatment for this type of disorder, please consult with your doctor before applying.

10. Medication
Medicine used by conventional medicine to treat some symptoms of autism such as hyperactive, anxiety, moodswing, seizure, gastrointestinal disorder have been proven very effective, but with some side effects, therefore it is for the child benefit to keep the dose as low as possible
a ) Tranquilizers
i) Effects
Tranquilizers include thioridazine (Mellaril), chlorpromazine (Thorazine), haloperidol (Haldol) and risperidol (Risperdal) which help to treat symptoms of behaviour problem by regulating the production of dopamine, thereby increasing their attention and concentration in school and at home thus making them more able to learn.
ii) Side effect of tranquilizers include
*Sedation or sleepiness.
** Less common side effects include changes in the function of the liver, effects on blood cells, restlessness or agitation, sensitivity of the skin to the sun, and true allergic reactions
*** Re occurrence of the symptoms if the medication is stopped
b) Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor
i) Effects
It works well for children with depression and anxiety disorders, by regulating the production of serotonin which is vital for responsible and controlling the fundamental physiological aspects of the body
ii) Side effects
*Urinary retention
** Easily agitated or upset.
*** Dizziness and Fatigue
**** Change in appetite and sleep and etc.

11. Musical therapy
Musical therapy focus in using music through singing, movement and musical instruments to assist learning of language, communication and social skills.

12. Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a type of program, helping to compromise physically, intellectually or emotionally to integrate coping skills into their lives in order to perform necessary tasks. but for children with autism, the main goal of occupational therapy is to integrate sensory perception through recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory, therefore it helps the child to gain a more peaceful frame of mind and concentrate on certain tasks.

13. Play therapy
Play therapy is focus in using plays to improve the language, speech, communication, emotional and social skills.

14. Physical therapy
Physical therapy is also known as physiotherapy. The main goal of this program is to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability for the children with autism, such as walking, jumping, running, etc. so that the children can increase their physical strength, balance and motility as well as better sensory integration.

15. Rapid-prompting method
Soma Mukhopadhyay is the founder of rapid-prompting method. The method involves constant, fast-paced questioning and combined with the use of a low-tech alphabet board for spelled communication to keep the students attention and prompt rapid response from the students.

16. Recreational therapy
Encouraging the child to participate in some types of sport such as swimming, gymnastic, dance etc., thereby increasing the child awareness of social interaction.

17. Relationship development intervention
Relationship development intervention believes autism children can adapt to authentic emotional relationships with others and different environments if they are given opportunity to learn them in a gradual, systematic way by using highly structured games, exercises, back and forth focused communication, share experience and plays with others of that help to build up the experience of interacting in social relationships.

18. Social skill group
Children plays together under supervision of parents and specialist such as psychologist, this helps to improve the social interaction and social skills, thereby increasing the child awareness of inappropriate behaviours and interest in playing with other children.

19. Social story
By telling simple story with lots of pictures and sometimes words, the program improves the autistic children self help and social skills and prepare the child for the change of routine and in new environment.

20. Son-rise
Son-rise is one of the method has been taught to parent with autistic children in the 70s, unfortunately there are no published independent study has tested the efficacy of the program. The program believes by accepting autistic children as they are, with no prejudgement and interacting with them with positive, enthusiastic way as well as encouraging the children in more meaningful communication of that can help the children overcome verbal and social interactive deficit.

21. Speech and language therapy
It is a program designed to improve the autistic children ability in speech production, vocal production, swallowing difficulties and language needs and the use of language. The program can be run through different contexts including schools, hospitals, and private clinic or therapist's office.

22. Treatment and education of autism and related communication-handicap
It is a class program with the aim to teach autistic children independent work, life by communication and social skills by focusing in repetitive routines, picture schedules and structural settings.

23. Verbal behaviour
It is first discovered by Skinner, a psychologist. It helps the children to language and speech by breaking off the sentence into small part and taught in systematic way by assessing the minute details of initial and progress communication skills through gaps filling. Parent are requested to response and reward their child as well. As the communicative skills progress, the children are taught to make request, ask question and engage in more complex conversation. The program is only a theory with little experimental research until recently.

24. Vision therapy
Vision therapy may be necessary, if the child is suspected to have problem of seeing or understanding and learning for what he or she see.

25. Vitamins and supplements
Since children with autism is lack of vitamin B6, vitamin E and other trace minerals, it is no harm if they are taken in small dose. If you want to use them or high doses, please consult with your child's doctor before applying.

In fact, there are no single type of treatment which is likely to be effective for all children and all families. Instead, intervention will need to be adapted to individual needs and the value of approaches.

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2009-12-13T07:22:00.001-08:00

Fertility and Ovarian Failure Syndrome In Conventional Medicine Perspective

I. Definition
Premature ovarian failure is also known as primary ovarian insufficiency. It is defined as a condition of women before age of 40 of which the brain does not response to high levels of FSH in making egg, due to an insufficiency of estrogen.

II. Diagnosis
If you have some of the symptoms below, your doctor may order a blood test for hormones and the levels of FSH hormone, if your blood test indicated a high levels of FSH (follicle Stimulating Hormone), you may suspect to have premature ovarian failure. It's usually necessary to repeat the blood test to make sure the first test was correct. Sometimes, a chomid challenging test is require to confirm the first test result.

III. Causes
The causes of POFs is known, but some researchers suspect
1. Autoimmune disorders
It is caused by abnormal function of immune system in producing antibody antigen that destroys the body tissues, leading to the destruction of ovarian function.

2. Turner syndrome
It is genetic cause of POF as resulting of a complete or near-complete loss of the second X, because it requires to have 2 functioning X chromosomes for normal ovarian function.

3. Fragile X syndrome
It is the most common cause of inherited mental impairment and associated with premutation form of the FMR1 gene, leading to increasing the risk of premature ovarian failure or early menopause.The premutation form of the FMR1 gene can be easily detected in blood or cheek cells via a DNA test.

4. Chemotherapy and radiation
It is said that chemotherapy and radiation to the pelvic region may damage the uterus, leading to abnormal function of the ovaries resulting in infertility and early menopause.

6. Surgery
Any sugery involve removal of the uterus without removing the ovaries may increase the risk of premature ovarian failure.

7. Enzymes deficiency
It is asid that women can not produce enough certain enzymes such as enzyme 17 alpha hydroxylase and 17 and 20 lesmolase may increase the risk of POF as resulting of low levels of estrogen being produced.

8. Infection
Infections such as chickenpox, malaria, tuberculosis and mumps may increase the risk of premature ovarian failure.

IV. Symptoms
Symptoms of POFs is similar to symptoms of menopause, include
1. Irregular periods (different length of bleeding or change in flow)
2. Hot flashes caused by low levels of estrogen.
3. Night sweats caused by low levels pf estrogen
4. Decrease in sexual drive caused by low levels of testosterone
5. Irritability caused by low levels of estrogen
6. Painful sex caused by thinning and drying of vagina

V. Treatments
1. Estrogen therapy
a) How it works
Estrogen therapy (ET) is a medical treatment with a medication containing only estrogen hormone. Estrogen-only therapy helps to increase the estrogen levels, thereby, stimulating the communication of the brain as the increaseing of FSH hormone to induce egg production and egg extruding. It is said that Estrogen therapy has helped many women with POF to conceive.

b) Risks
i) Heart diseases
ii) Blood clotting
iii) Breast cancer
iv) Gallbladder diseases

c) Side effects
Some women may experience the below side effects
i) Fluid retention,
ii) Bloating,
iii) Nausea,
iv) Breast tenderness
v) Mood swings
vi) Headache

2. Estradiol
a) How is works
Estradiol is actually a type of estrogen, by injecting the synthesis form of estradiol , it stimulates the brain to shut off the production of FSH leading to egg maturing and extruding into Fallopian tube for natural fertilzation.
b) Risks
i) Endometrial hyperplasia
ii) Cancer of the lining of the uterus
iii) Stroke
iv) Breast cancer

c) Side effects
i)Uterine bleeding,
ii) Breast tenderness,
iii) Nausea and vomiting,
iv) Chloasma,
v) Cholestasis,
vi) Migraine headaches

3. Hormone replacement therapy HRT
a) How HRT works
Hormone replacement therapy provide estrogen and other hormone which are necessary the natural process of menstrual cycle, by signalling the production of LH and FSH as well as signalling the release of mature egg to the Fallopian tube.

b) Risks
i) Liver disease
ii) Breast cancer
iii) Uterus cancer
iv) Blood clots in the vein, legs, or lungs
v) Gallbladder disease
vi) Heart diseases or stroke

c) Side effects
i) Vaginal bleeding of unknown cause
ii) Breast pain
iii) Nausea
iv) Bloating and fluid retention
v) Blood clots in the vein, legs, or lungs.
vi) Moodswing

4. Clomid (Clomiphene citrate)
a) How it works
Clomid stimulates the pituitary gland in secreting, leading to maturing of some eggs and ovulation.

b) Risks
i) Ovarian hyperstimulation
ii) Multiple birth
iii) Cancer

c) Side effects
i ) Hot Flashes
ii) Bloating
iii) Abdominal paid and cramps
iv) Weight gain
v) Moodswing
vi) Nausea and dizziness
vii) Abnormal menstrual bleeding
viii) Visual disturbances

6. Cytoplasm
This is a new kind of treatment, by taking DNA from your healthy egg and places it inside the nutrient components of a donor's egg as your DNA goes into the healthy egg for artificial insemination.

7. Artificial Insemination
Some doctors also try to use IVF with donor egg, while it gives the woman a baby but it dose not address the underline failure of the ovaries and other symptoms of menopause.
Unfortunately, the success rate for a happy conception for women with premature ovarian failure is about 5%.

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2009-12-07T05:25:00.000-08:00

Overcome Infertility - PCOs In Weight Loss Perspective
We have spent most of our time in discussing the conventional medicine in treating infertility caused by polyscystic ovarian syndrome. Since it has been helpful, but you may see there are many side effects, some of them may cause lifelong suffering for women, if they decide to try them, such as cancer and etopic pregnancy. In fact, the best program is the program which you can use to treatment your syndrome naturally at comfort at your own home. I do believe there are many of them and you can find one at this site.
Since the polyscystic syndrome is caused by insulin sensitive, leading to male pattern of unwanted hair resulting of overproduction of testosterone. Weight loss has become one of very important factor. Some researchers found that even with only 5-10% of weight low will improve the chance of fertility up to 25%. How can you lose weight and maintain healthy body for conception ?

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I. What is macro nutrients
We have discuss macro nutrients in details in one of the fertility diet article, in this article, we will briefly do over it.
1. Carbohydrate
carbohydrate is defined as simple sugar and complex sugar where you can find them abundantly in food and vegetable
a) Simple sugar
It contains food with no more than 2 simple sugar connected together. It can be release quickly into your bloodstream.
b) Complex carbohydrate
It contains food with long chain of simple sugar connected together, because most of them contain high amount of fiber. Foods will be digested slowly and sugars are released slowly into your bloodstream.

2. Protein
Protein is important in building our body tissues. Its function is to carry out most of the reactions involved in metabolism and DNA replication, DNA repair, and transcription, therefore, it is important element in preparing for the growth of the bady once you are pregnant.

3. Fat
Fat besides is essential for digestive system in absorbing several types of vitamins, and in maintaining healthy skin, hair, body temperature and healthy call growth, it also can be stored as energy through its component of glycerol. Not all fats are bad, by choosing more good fat and limited intake of the bad one, you are ensure yourself for a healthy pregnancy. Fats include
saturated fat, transfat, monosaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.

II. What is Glycemic index?
Glycemic index is a guide or table which rates all carbohydrates according to how fast they release glucose into the blood stream. The fastest release one has a high GI index. It it prefer to take only foods with low GI index than high one, if you want to lose weight.

III. Types of diet for weight loss
Most women with PCOs are likely overweight or obese according to BMI index. Since most diet plan is easy said the done, it requires the endurance of the participant and determination of the participant. Imagining "losing some weights in exchange for a healthy baby", I believe you should have no problem to do it.
1. Complex carbohydrate, low protein and only unsaturated fat diet
This is the one which I have made for my diabetic wife, it works well for her. The plan not only help to stabilize her blood sugar, but also maintain her weight within the normal range of BMI index. If you would like to try, please first consult with your doctor.
a) No Simple sugar
b) Only eat vegetables (prefer rainbow colors), nuts, seeds and limited intake of fruits containing high amount of sugar such as melon. Fruits only should be eaten as soon as after each meal.
b) Limited intake of protein to 1/3 of the amount of carbohydrate. Meat must be lean (prefer chicken breast) and eat together with vegetables and fruits to even further delay the release of sugar.
c) Only use unsaturated fat as toping. Stirring is allowed with occasional fried foods and others.
d) Drink at least 8 cups of pure water and milk ( prefer one cup of green tea and a cup of morning coffee with no sugar and a little bit milk). Since vegetables contain high amount of fiber, drinking more water can prevent constipation.
e) 1/4 table spoon of cinnamon in the morning. It is said that cinnamon stimulates the production of insulin and regulates the blood sugar in the blood stream.
The diet works well for my wife in maintaining the healthy weight and stabilizing and lowering the blood sugar. Since she does not have PCOs and problem of infertility, it is for your benefit to check with your doctor before applying.

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2. Low carbohydrate and high protein diet
This is a type of diet most recommended by dietitian for women with PCOs and wanted to get pregnant.
a) If you have symptoms of PCOs and absence of period, you must see your doctor before attempting any weight loss program.
b) If you have symptoms of PCOs and irregular menstrual period, this diet plan is helpful
The low carbohydrate diet limits daily intake of amount of carbohydrate and encourages you to take a high amount of protein without restricting yourself to the amount of fat intake. With low levels of carbohydrate in the body, you body needs to burn its fat stores for energy, leading to weight loss and lowering the levels of insulin. In theory, it works well for women with PCOs because by suppressing the levels of insulin, it helps to improve ovulation and reduce the levels of testosterone. It is also recommended that you also engage in moderate exercise to increase blood flow to the pelvic region as well.

IV. Happy ending
By stabilizing you blood sugar, it helps to balance the hormone production and stop the symptoms of male growth pattern. It is said that the diet have helped many women to lose enough weight for a successful conception.
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