Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) presents a completely different framework for understanding the body, and can be used on its own or in concert with conventional medicine. Guest Erik Harris is a holistic healing practitioner based in Connecticut. He holds a certificate in TCM from the Wu Healing Center in West Hartford, Connecticut, and he also has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Springfield College. Erik explains the TCM concepts of yin and yang, energy meridians and more. Plus: Chinese medicine approaches to infertility, painful periods and menopause symptoms.

Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Women's Healthcare

Effects of acupoint-stimulation for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea compared with NSAIDs: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 RCTs BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017

Acupuncture and women’s health: an overview of the role of acupuncture and its clinical management in women’s reproductive health, Int J Womens Health, 2014

Effects of moxibustion or acupoint therapy for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: a meta-analysis. Altern Ther Health Med, 2014

Treatment of menopausal symptoms with Er-xian decoction: a systematic review. Send to Am J Chin Med. 2008

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