Dr Adeel Munshi - Registered Acupuncturist

Dr Adeel Munshi - Registered Acupuncturist I am particularly interested in women’s health, fertility, mental health, skin, sleep, musculoskeleta

Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor / Acupuncturist / Bowen Technician / Cupping Master / Facial Rejuvenation Specialist My Mission: Helping people with modern day problems get their lives back using ancient methods.

✨ “𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.”⁣& yes — I said 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. Because half the ‘decl...
18/11/2025

✨ “𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.”⁣
& yes — I said 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. Because half the ‘decline’ is biology… & the other half is marketing⁣

Let’s talk about it. 🫖👀⁣

You’ve probably been told your ovaries turn into dusty old raisins the minute you turn 30. Or that your eggs start packing their bags the moment you blow out your 35th birthday candles.⁣
But here’s the truth Western medicine forgets to mention:⁣

Your fertility does not fall off a cliff. It declines 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 & 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺. The cliff only exists in graphs used to sell you panic 😌⁣

Here’s the other thing no one tells you:⁣

𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 — 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫⁣

You are not your AMH⁣
You are not your age⁣
You are not an “egg reserve forecast.”⁣

You are a living, breathing ecosystem of Qi, Blood, Jing, stress levels, sleep quality, digestion, emotions… all of it⁣

Western medicine: “Your fertility is doomed unless you act yesterday.”⁣

TCM:“Your body is in process. Let’s support the system that makes the eggs, not catastrophise about the eggs themselves.”⁣

Big difference. Huge!⁣

From a TCM perspective, fertility isn’t about ‘running out of eggs.’ It’s about whether your 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 is supported, whether your 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐢 actually flows, whether your 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐐𝐢 is producing enough Blood & whether your stress hormones are bulldozing the whole operation like a hormonal Godzilla⁣

Here’s what actually 𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴 fertility more than age ever could:⁣
• Chronic stress (hello, adrenaline IV drip lifestyle)⁣
• Lack of rest (sleep is literally how you recharge Jing)⁣
• Excess caffeine (yes, I’m looking at the iced almond lattes)⁣
• Overtraining⁣
• Under-eating⁣
• Emotional bottling⁣
• & for men: 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 + 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 — the fertility doom duo ☕⛳⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

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Be a turtle...⁣⁣   ⁣⁣𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮⁣
16/11/2025

Be a turtle...⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮⁣

Here’s the thing nobody tells you:⁣⁣Burnout isn’t just “I’m tired.”⁣It’s not “I need a holiday.”⁣It’s not even “I can’t ...
15/11/2025

Here’s the thing nobody tells you:⁣

Burnout isn’t just “I’m tired.”⁣
It’s not “I need a holiday.”⁣
It’s not even “I can’t answer one more email without faking my own disappearance.”⁣

Nope! From a 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, burnout is what happens when your 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐐𝐢 checks your life choices & says: “Sorry babe, your overdraft is maxed.”⁣

Let’s break it down…⁣

🧠 𝗪𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐓⁣

Western medicine describes burnout as emotional exhaustion, reduced performance, chronic stress & wanting to live in a blanket burrito forever⁣

Symptoms Western folks talk about:⁣
• Constant fatigue⁣
• Brain fog⁣
• Poor sleep⁣
• Low motivation⁣
• Feeling like your soul left your body⁣
• Googling “can I nap at work without getting fired”⁣

Useful? Yes.⁣
Complete? Not even close⁣

🫁🔥 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪: 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐐𝐈 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄⁣

In TCM, your 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐆 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. They store your Essence, power your willpower & keep you from turning into a fragile emotional noodle⁣

When you push too hard, stress too much, sleep too little & pretend coffee is a personality trait… 💥 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐐𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬⁣
& when it declines far enough?⁣
That’s burnout!⁣

Signs your Kidney Qi is crying:⁣
• Fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix⁣
• Lower back weakness⁣
• Cold hands & feet⁣
• Anxiety or “wired but tired” nights⁣
• Hair thinning (yep, your Kidneys are involved)⁣
• Feeling like life is a group project & everyone else is slacking⁣
• Libido on annual leave⁣

🪄 𝐇𝐎𝗪 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐔𝐍-𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐑𝐔𝐏𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐘𝐒⁣

Let’s rebuild that energetic savings account:⁣

🌿 𝐀𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞⁣
Recharges Kidney Qi, calms the nervous system & helps you sleep like a human instead of a malfunctioning raccoon⁣

🔥 𝐌𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣
The warm hug your Kidneys didn’t know they needed⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

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14/11/2025

𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐩? 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 & 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐢⁣

Fatigue is the great modern mystery. You sleep. You rest. You drink coffee that could wake the dead. Yet you still feel like a phone stuck at 3% battery… even after being “plugged in.”⁣

Here’s the tea (or the warm ginger decoction):⁣

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝗪𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪:“𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞… 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬.”⁣

Western medicine looks for measurable issues:⁣
• Low iron?⁣
• Thyroid sluggish?⁣
• Adrenals misbehaving?⁣
• Vitamin D lower than your motivation on a Monday?⁣

All valid! But Western medicine often stops at the physical markers. If the blood tests are “normal,” the verdict becomes:⁣
“You’re fine.” (Meanwhile you’re thinking: 𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺)⁣

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪: “𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠”⁣

TCM doesn’t care if your blood tests look like a textbook.⁣
It cares about 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 — or doesn’t⁣

Fatigue in TCM can come from:⁣
• 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐐𝐢 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: tired AND bloated AND craving snacks? Hello!⁣
• 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: the “I’m tired AND cold AND emotionally done” package⁣
• 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐢 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: every exhale feels like a motivational speech⁣
• 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: mentally exhausted because your Qi is stuck in traffic⁣

Plus TCM knows fatigue isn’t just physical — it’s emotional, digestive, hormonal & sometimes spiritual (yes, overthinking counts as cardio)⁣

𝐇𝐎𝗪 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐅𝐈𝐗 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐀?⁣

Glad you asked:⁣

✨ 𝐀𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: boosts your Qi, regulates your nervous system, & basically turns you back into a functioning human⁣
✨ 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬: targeted formulas that act like energy-boosting support staff for your organs⁣
✨ 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲: warm, cooked foods to support your Spleen (sorry smoothies, you’re cute but cold)⁣
✨ 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬: breathwork, sleep habits & less doom-scrolling (I know, I know)⁣



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Let’s talk about the ultimate love-hate relationship: you & antibiotics⁣⁣Western medicine calls them “life-saving.”⁣TCM ...
13/11/2025

Let’s talk about the ultimate love-hate relationship: you & antibiotics⁣

Western medicine calls them “life-saving.”⁣
TCM calls them “Qi-sucking little gut grenades.” 💣⁣

Here’s the deal: antibiotics are great at killing bacteria. Unfortunately, they don’t discriminate. They’ll take out the bad guys 𝘢𝘯𝘥 your gut’s helpful little soldiers — the microbiome that keeps your digestion, mood & immunity running like a smooth-flowing meridian highway⁣

From a TCM perspective, your gut (aka the Spleen & Stomach system) is where Qi is made. Every bowl of congee, every sip of soup — that’s your Qi factory at work. But when antibiotics hit? They act like a flood through your rice field — wiping out the fertile ground your Qi grows in. 🌾⁣

Symptoms after antibiotics?⁣
👉 Loose stools or bloating⁣
👉 Fatigue that hits harder than your morning alarm⁣
👉 Cravings, brain fog, or that weird feeling that your gut “just isn’t happy anymore”⁣

That’s your Gut Qi waving a tiny white flag. 🚩⁣

Now, enter 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡 — the unsung hero your Spleen has been waiting for⁣

From a Western view, it’s packed with amino acids like glutamine & collagen that help repair the gut lining.⁣

From a TCM view, it nourishes your Qi, Blood & Yin — rebuilding that inner warmth & grounding your digestion again⁣

It’s basically 𝘘𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘣 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘨 ☕💪⁣

Next time you finish a round of antibiotics, skip the kale smoothie cleanse & go for the ancient cure:⁣

Slow-cooked, mineral-rich bone broth. Add a little ginger for warmth & let your gut rebuild its army — one soothing sip at a time⁣

Your microbiome (& your Spleen) will thank you⁣

💬 Have you felt the gut crash after antibiotics?⁣

👇 Tell me your favourite gut-healing ritual in the comments — & yes, “bone broth with a side of Netflix” totally counts⁣

🍲 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 — 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐞 & 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭!⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

12/11/2025

Let’s be real — if something doesn’t show up on a blood test, MRI, or spreadsheet, Western medicine kind of pretends it doesn’t exist. Qi? Meridians? Energy flow? 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴⁣

But here’s the funny part: the same system that says “energy isn’t real” will plug you into machines that literally measure your 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 — heart rate, brain waves, electrical impulses in your muscles. Apparently energy is real… as long as it wears a lab coat & has a graph.⁣

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), on the other hand, has been talking about energy flow for 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 of years — not in a woo-woo, floaty way, but in a deeply practical one. Qi is the vital force that keeps your organs communicating, your blood circulating & your mood stable (well… most of the time). When Qi is blocked, you feel it: tension, fatigue, pain, anxiety, digestive chaos — your body’s energy highways are in a traffic jam⁣

Western medicine looks for pathology — things that are broken or diseased. TCM looks for 𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 — things that are stuck, stagnant, or overactive. One waits until the fire alarm goes off. The other smells the smoke & says, “Let’s open a window.”⁣

So maybe Western medicine doesn’t “ignore” energy — maybe it just hasn’t figured out how to measure it yet. Not everything that’s real fits in a vial or a spreadsheet⁣

✨ 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘘𝘪 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 — 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 & 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

𝐈𝐕𝐅 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 — 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝⁣⁣Let’s talk about something scandalous....
11/11/2025

𝐈𝐕𝐅 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 — 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝⁣

Let’s talk about something scandalous. No, not the cost of IVF (although… 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴)⁣

I’m talking about how the entire fertility world seems to forget 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐲𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧⁣

Somehow, somewhere, someone decided the fertility pie is 90% “her hormones” and 10% “his vibes.” Spoiler: that’s not how embryos work⁣

✅ 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭⁣

In IVF clinics, a woman is tested, retested, scanned, poked & monitored like a NASA mission⁣

Meanwhile, men get… a single semen analysis. Once. Maybe twice if someone remembers⁣

And that analysis? It’s basically the s***m version of:⁣
“Yep, looks like there’s 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 in there. Good luck!”⁣

But s***m quality isn’t just “count + movement.” There’s DNA integrity, motility patterns, morphology subtleties, oxidative stress, lifestyle factors, heat exposure, inflammation, hormones — but most of this is rarely discussed unless things go terribly wrong⁣

✅ 𝐓𝐂𝐌’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞⁣

Traditional Chinese Medicine has never forgotten about men.⁣
In TCM, s***m health is deeply tied to Kidney Jing (your foundational energy), Liver Qi flow & overall Yin/Yang balance⁣

Translation:⁣
If he’s stressed, not sleeping, drinking coffee like it’s an Olympic sport, or spending his weekends roasting his te**es on a golf course… his s***m may not be living their best lives⁣

✅ 𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬⁣

During IVF, clinics can bypass a lot — low count? ICSI⁣
Low movement? ICSI⁣
Lazy swimmers? ICSI⁣

But what they 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 bypass is DNA health. If the DNA inside s***m is damaged, fragmented, or oxidised, it impacts:⁣

• Fertilisation rates⁣
• Embryo development⁣
• Blastocyst formation⁣
• Miscarriage risk⁣
• Even the health of future pregnancies⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

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10/11/2025

Avoid negative people in your life⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮⁣

06/11/2025

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES: WHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM DECIDES YOU’RE THE PROBLEM & STARTS ACTING LIKE A DRAMA QUEEN. 💅🔥⁣

Let’s talk about the wildly misunderstood world of autoimmune conditions — Hashimoto’s, lupus, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, the whole chaotic crew. Western medicine often describes it as “your immune system attacking your own tissues.” TCM prefers a more poetic (& slightly sassier) explanation: 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭⁣

𝗪𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐂𝐌⁣

TCM doesn’t just zoom into one organ & blame it like a scandal. It considers the entire ecosystem — Qi, Blood, Yin, Yang, the Organs (capital O) & how your lifestyle, emotions, digestion, sleep, trauma & stress have been stirring the pot⁣

Most autoimmune patterns fall into a combo of:⁣

✅ 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 (your Qi, Yin or Blood are running on low battery mode)⁣
✅ 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 (your body feels like a swamp that’s never fully drying)⁣
✅ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭 (inflammation throwing a rave in your bloodstream)⁣
✅ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (your Qi is stuck like a traffic jam at 5pm)⁣

TCM doesn’t see you as “broken.” It sees you as 𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 — like a plant with weird soil, not bad genetics⁣

🪡 𝐇𝐎𝗪 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏?⁣

Acupuncture is basically like giving your immune system a therapist, a nutritionist, a yoga instructor & a personal electrician⁣

Here’s what the needles actually do:⁣

🪄 1. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣
Those tiny needles signal your system to stop acting like it’s in a Marvel battle scene. They modulate immune function rather than just suppressing it⁣

🔥 2. 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣
Acupuncture helps dial down cytokine storms (aka: your body’s internal group chat going feral)⁣

💤 3. 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 + 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬⁣
Stress = inflammation. Inflammation = autoimmune flare city. Acupuncture lowers cortisol like it’s deleting emails⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

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You’ve made it to the home stretch — the 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳! 🎉⁣The stage where rolling over in bed feels like a full-body w...
05/11/2025

You’ve made it to the home stretch — the 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳! 🎉⁣
The stage where rolling over in bed feels like a full-body workout, your feet are MIA & your hormones could star in their own Netflix drama⁣

If you’re wondering how you’re supposed to survive the next few weeks & prepare for birth… acupuncture might just become your new best friend⁣

💥 𝗪𝐇𝐀𝐓’𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 (𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰)⁣

By now, your body’s pulling some serious overtime:⁣

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 — because your ligaments have turned to jelly⁣

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 & 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐚 — your baby has decided your diaphragm is a trampoline⁣

𝐀𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 & 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 — thank you, hormone carnival 🎢⁣

𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩 — your uterus is quietly rehearsing for the big show⁣

Western medicine’s usual advice? “Rest, hydrate & hang in there.”⁣

Sweet… but not super helpful when your lower back is screaming & your feet look like bread dough⁣

🌿 𝐇𝐎𝗪 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐓⁣

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, the third trimester is all about 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐢 & 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 to support both mum & baby⁣

By this stage, Qi can get a little… stuck (hence the aches & swelling). Dampness likes to build up (hello, puffiness)⁣
& all that Heat rising can lead to heartburn, irritability & restless sleep⁣

Your body is 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 for labor — but sometimes it just needs a little energetic tune-up to stay balanced⁣

🪡 𝐇𝐎𝗪 𝐀𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐒⁣

Here’s how I support my mamas-to-be in the final trimester:⁣
✨ 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐡𝐢𝐩 & 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 so you can move (& sleep) more comfortably⁣
✨ 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — your ankles will thank you⁣
✨ 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 & 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 — because your nervous system deserves peace too⁣
✨ 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 — yes, acupuncture can help with that!⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

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Let’s be honest — IVF meds don’t 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 your hormones. They 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. Think of them as hormonal bouncers: they don...
04/11/2025

Let’s be honest — IVF meds don’t 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 your hormones. They 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. Think of them as hormonal bouncers: they don’t care who’s in or out, they just kick everyone out of the club so they can let a preselected few back in later 💉💃⁣

In Western medicine, the goal of IVF meds is 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭. Control ovulation, control timing, control hormone levels — basically, turn your body into a lab experiment. While that can work for egg retrieval & pregnancy rates, it often leaves women feeling like hormonal zombies: bloated, moody, emotional, sleepless & wondering if they’ve accidentally joined a reality show called 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥⁣

Now, acupuncture? Different philosophy entirely. Instead of trying to dominate your hormones, it’s like the hormone whisperer 🧘‍♀️⁣

From 𝐚 𝐓𝐂𝐌 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, hormonal imbalance isn’t just a “low estrogen” or “high FSH” issue — it’s a story about your 𝐐𝐢, 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐘𝐢𝐧 & 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 being out of sync. Maybe your Liver Qi is stuck (hello, stress), your Spleen Qi is weak (thank you, sugar & coffee), or your Kidney Yin is depleted (yep, that’s burnout & overwork)⁣

Acupuncture doesn’t “add hormones” — it helps your 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟⁣

✨ It calms the stress axis (bye cortisol chaos)⁣
✨ Improves blood flow to the ovaries & uterus⁣
✨ Nourishes Yin, supports Yang & gets your Qi moving again⁣
✨ Helps your brain & reproductive organs start 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 instead of arguing⁣

While IVF meds can force ovulation & supercharge egg production, acupuncture aims for something Western meds rarely manage — 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲. Not a quick fix, not a spike in hormones, but genuine balance that helps your body work the way it’s meant to⁣

Because sometimes, your body doesn’t need more meds — it just needs a better conversation with itself 💬💖⁣

Thinking of combining acupuncture with IVF or trying it before you jump into meds? Book a consult & let’s get your hormones back to their natural rhythm — no emotional rollercoaster required 🌿💆‍♀️⁣



𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢.𝐜𝐨𝐦.𝐚𝐮

03/11/2025

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