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Butterfly Flutter

and endometriosis is making getting pregnant menstrual problems, but certainly not all, are re-
difficult. Others are here for looking for help with lated to low progesterone levels in the last half
mood swings. Some slightly older women are of the cycle.
here with open leg sores developed because Oral contraceptives and HRT are synthetic hor-
their small arteries have clotted impairing their mones that the body is not designed to be ex-
circulation. I recognize a woman who has had posed to. Long term use will invariably increase
a slight stroke and wants our help to prevent the user’s risk of developing serious chronic ill-
another. ness. It is important to remember that synthetic
Today is another day of helping these women to hormone drugs can deplete your body of B –
get a control of their sex hormones. Most wom- complex vitamins, folic acid, vitamin C, mag-
en in our Western cultures are estrogen domi- nesium and zinc.
nant, but there are aspects that are worsening The use of birth control pills is a major risk fac-
the situation. I never would want to take away tor for developing yeast overgrowth because it
a woman’s right to take charge of her body to promotes estrogen dominance. Because birth
take steps to avoid unplanned pregnancies or control pills give a woman’s hormonal system a
reduce the symptoms of menopause. The abil- continual stream of estrogen, an imbalance is
ity of synthetic estrogen drugs to prevent un- created. The yeast, Candida albicans, gener-
planned pregnancies and reduce menopause ally makes its home in the digestive tract. But,
symptoms might be reassuring to many women, in a modern society where common lifestyle
but the side effects can be devastating. choices for women include birth control pills,
Many women who use hormone drugs com- antibiotics, a highly refined bread and sugar
plain of severe abdominal pain that cannot be diet, coupled with high stress levels, Candida
explained by food intake or stomach flu; severe overgrowth can have wide-ranging effects
or sudden chest pain or shortness of breath; un- causing problems far beyond the common
usual or suddenly severe headaches with diz- vaginal infection.
ziness or vomiting; eye problems that include Symptoms ranging from migraines to infertility,

by Carlos M Viana blurred vision, flashing lights or blindness; severe endometriosis, psoriasis, PMS, depression, fibro-
leg pain or numbness in the calf or thigh. Other myalgia, digestive disorders and many other
women will complain of nausea; skin changes; seemingly unrelated health problems have
SANTA CRUZ - Traditional Chinese Medical wis- and weight change or fluid retention. Hormone been attributed to yeast overgrowth. Our clini-
dom reminds us that something as small as the replacement (HRT) for menopause, “The Pill”, cal results show that treating yeast overgrowth
flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause especially the latest “patch” that limit your with colon hydrotherapy and dietary changes
a hurricane halfway around the world. The ad- cycle to only four periods a year contain large often alleviates these symptoms. These symp-
monition is to remember the cascading effects amounts of estrogen that will increase your risk toms can be so widespread that it is difficult for
on a person’s health with just the smallest alter- of heart attacks, breast cancers, strokes and patients and most doctors to comprehend that
ation to the body. For us Oriental Medical Doc- pulmonary embolism. this is could be related to one underlying cause.
tors health is maintained by attaining a delicate Worse of all for many women and men, birth Get the Point! In my professional opinion, birth
balance of yin and yang energies. control pills or the “patch” mask the ovarian control pills or hormone replacement for meno-
function, floods your body with excessive estro- pause have absolutely no therapeutic benefit
Blooming orchids sway in the early morning gen that thickens your vaginal lining and chills that outweighs their huge risks. In our clinic we
breeze in our clinic’s consultation area located up your G-spot and epicenter nerves due to ask all of our patients to stop them at the end
under the shade of a huge Ficus Benjamin. The insufficient testosterone and kills the secretion of their current cycle. I am sympathetic to cou-
waiting area is filled with women suffering from during sex of the orgasm hormone, Oxytocin, ples who want to avoid unplanned pregnan-
many different symptoms. A young female ad- from the pituitary gland. You can be very wet cies and women who want to lessen their hot
olescent is here with her parents who are con- but cannot get an orgasm. flashes. I concede that synthetic estrogen drugs
cerned that their daughter is showing signs of Many young women who are using birth control have provided an easy, but unsafe means to
sexual maturation at age nine. I see swollen pills to control their menstrual cycles, irregular family planning and lessening menopause
legs on another woman suffering from water bleeding, cysts, or endometriosis are headed to symptoms. There are numerous safe and effec-
retention while her waist and hips sag from the more problems. Birth control pills never correct tive ways to prevent unwanted pregnancies
stored fat. the underlying dysfunction. It is essential to bal- and lower the symptoms of menopause. A syn-
Women have come to our clinic because of ance the adrenal glands in these situations, as thetic estrogen hormone pill might be a small
sluggish blood circulation, debilitating migraine cortisol levels modulate and control the female flutter in your day that could be causing your
headaches; others are here because fibroids hormones, especially progesterone. Most of the medical hurricane.q