Paula Koeppen ACP Therapies

23/01/2020

A trial found 68% of cancer patients who suffer with neuropathy saw their symptoms lessen.

28/11/2019

Acupuncture is a great adjunctive therapy in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). Two systematic studies found that adding acupuncture to their conventional drug therapy resulted in better glycemic control, decreased insulin resistance, and lower blood glucose after eating.

22/11/2019

Patrick Dempsey said he undergoes acupuncture treatments because "everyone likes to get massage." His cancer center also offers the treatment.

15/11/2019

Pain killers & Ovulation | I’m a 28 / 29 day girl, regular as ever. But this cycle was different. I had my bleed on day 23 with 1 day spotting before and the most horrendous PMT for 3 days before hand.

Completely taken a back by this, I reflected on the last month.

- wisdom tooth removal on day 2 of last cycle
- 2 weeks, full dose ibuprofen for pain following complications.

Never usually taking any pain killers, I was a little naive to think I would be completely unaffected. Ibuprofen is part of a family of medication called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain killers (NSAIDs). Other drugs in this category include common period pain/endo painkillers such as diclofenac, naproxen and etoricoxib.

But these drugs could prevent ovulation in as many as 75% of fertile women who take them during their follicular phase, according to a study conducted in 2015. As well as inhibiting ovulation, progesterone levels were lower in the women who took NSAIDs, which researcher Salman said could prevent implantation of a fertilised egg if a woman were to ovulate.

My early cycle and spotting premenstrually are all indicators of low progesterone born from luteal phase deficiency or in this case a lack of ovulation due to high dose Ibuprofen use in my follicular phase.

This is a gentle reminder out there to women who are actively TTC or regulate their cycles that taking these “common” pain killers may be having a knock on effect on your delicate hormonal balance and therefore, fertility.

The Pharmaceutical Journal, 27 June/4 July 2015, Vol 294, No 7868/9, online | DOI: 10.1211/PJ.2015.20068779

05/10/2019

ACUPUNCTURE is sometimes recommended for pain, but having looked at emerging evidence I think those who have regular migraines could also do well to consider using it.

27/09/2019

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Looking for an alternative way to manage your health? Reflexology may well be it.

27/09/2019

Anti-aging is big business, with women regularly shelling out hundreds, even thousands of dollars for injections and procedures. But what if you could turn instead to an ancient, non-invasive option? Some claim acupuncture can help reduce wrinkles, fine lines, and age spots. But as we learned, it wo...

19/09/2019

07/09/2019

A lot of people may not be able to relate inserting fine needles in their body with better s*x, but there is actually a link between this ancient Chin