Acupuncture and Adrenal Fatigue

I started this blog because I have adrenal fatigue and estrogen dominance, which I have written about in earlier posts.  As I talked about, I have been on an extensive naturalistic protocol for over a year, and a few days ago I decided to have acupuncture to help assist with my recovery.

This was my first treatment, and I went to an experienced Chinese Medicine Doctor who used disposable needles, which he inserted for 20 minutes.  He also preformed cupping, using suction cups on my back to draw out the toxins.  This causes bruising, and the darker the color, the more treatments that are needed.   Actually, the Chinese medicine holds that these are not bruises, but toxins, and lymph coming out of the tissues.

As soon as I told him about the adrenal fatigue, he immediately associated it with a hormonal imbalance, and has treated this many times.  During the session he took my pulse on both wrists and looked at my tongue, which are indicators of general health.  The needles are inserted in meridians, or energy channels in the body.  I was told I was low on "Liver Energy," and it was recommended that I take cinnamon and ginseng supplements to help with vitality.

Based on the dark bruising, he said I would need 4 treatments, and that would heal the fatigue, although there might be a lag time for my sleeping to reduce to a normal 8-9 hours, due to the fact that my body will be coming out of exhaustion.

Of course, as I perused the Internet, Western Medicine practitioners stated that they had no evidence that acupuncture works better than a placebo.  But Western medicine still is way behind on diet--my Western Medicine Doctor visited his diabetic patient in the hospital, and there was only one thing on the meal plate good for the patient.

Western Medicine doesn't even acknowledge adrenal fatigue, although there was a segment on Dr. Oz (a mainstream indicator) about estrogen dominance, and Christine Northrup has a writeup of estrogen dominance on her blog.

Where will I place my bet?  On Western Medicine that could do absolutely nothing about my exhaustion?  Or on this acupuncturist, who has literally cured patients of pericardia (3 treatments--this patient had been in and out of the hospital for 3 months to no avail), infertility (1 treatment), chronic and debilitating neck pain (several treatments for a condition that had lasted 10 years.)

Well, we'll see.  I will report back after a few more treatments.  I do feel more energy, but certainly not enough after one treatment to say I'm cured.  Will acupuncture work?  More to come later...

A Votre Sante (Here's to Your Health), Alix