Licensed Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist
Asheville's Comprehensive Acupuncture Care

Women's Health

Chinese Medicine's Gentle Approach to Women's Health

1. Chinese medicine is one of the most holistic medical systems available today.
2. Chinese medicine has individualized diagnostic and treatment techniques.
3. Chinese medicine has no side effects.
4. Chinese medicine's emphasis is on prevention.
5. Chinese medicine has a long history of successful treatment for gynecological disorders and fertility problems.
6. Chinese medicine offers self-empowerment.

Menstrual Disorders - Menstruation need not be uncomfortable.

Menstrual Pain (Dysmenorrhea).  A recent German study published in the February, 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology confirms that acupuncture can relieve a woman of her menstrual pain.
Learn More About How TCM can relieve painful periods.

Endometriosis. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, endometriosis affects approximately 5 to 7 million American women. Endometriosis has been labeled by some doctors as “the career woman’s disease” because of its high correlation with increased stress levels.
Learn More About How TCM Can Help Women Overcome Endometriosis, This Major Cause of Infertility

Fertility - Infertility a myth.

Acupuncture Offers Hope to Couples Challenged by Infertility

Reports directly out of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine's Fertility & Sterility Journal.

Breast Health

11 Tips on How to Maintain Breast Health.
Maintaining Breast Health Through Regular Self-massage.

Menopause - Menopause is not a disease.

Horny Goatweed (Yin Yang Huo) effective for osteoporosis and bone health

Health & Beauty - Health is not just an absence of disease.

Cosmetic acupuncture can pinpoint the key to softer, more youthful skin.

Women's Health Self-Massage: A 15 Minute Regime for Health & Beauty.

Beauty for Life.

Studies

A 2003 analysis of acupuncture research published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing concluded that "acupuncture may be an effective intervention for the relief of insomnia."

Resources

DrNorthrup.com. Dr. Northrup is Internationally known for her empowering approach to women's health and wellness.

FertileSoul.com

Your path to radiant health...
from motherhood to menopause.

Lorraine Harris's Asheville acupuncture clinic is conveniently located in South Asheville.  Ms. Harris is a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist and Nationally Board Certified Practitioner of Chinese Medicine. She is the only Mei Zen-trained cosmetic acupuncturist in Western North Carolina (WNC).