A major international medical consensus has renamed PCOS to PMOS — Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. At Acubalance, we explore what this shift means and how our integrative approach addresses the root causes beyond ovulation.
Menopause is not just a hormone shift — it is a whole-system transition.
If you are experiencing hot flashes, insomnia, anxiety, brain fog, or weight changes during perimenopause or menopause, your body may be struggling with internal regulation, not simply low hormones.
At Acubalance Wellness Centre in Vancouver, we offer natural menopause treatment through acupuncture, nervous system support, and integrative care designed to restore coherence, balance, and resilience during this Second Spring of life.
On this episode of Menopause Unscripted, Dr. Lorne Brown, a leader in integrative reproductive and hormonal health, explores the connection between fertility, menopause, and whole-body healing. Learn how nutrition, acupuncture, low-level laser therapy, and mind-body approaches can support hormone health across every stage of life.
A 2025 meta-analysis shows that adding acupuncture to letrozole for PCOS can increase pregnancy rates by over 80%. Beyond improving ovulation, acupuncture supports egg quality, hormonal balance, and the uterine environment—key factors for implantation and sustaining pregnancy in people with PCOS.
Perimenopause and menopause are not conditions to fix — they’re transitions to be supported. In this episode of The Conscious Fertility and Beyond Podcast, Dr. Lorne Brown joins Dr. Kali MacIsaac Francis and Dr. Ashley Damm to explore the hormonal shifts behind brain fog, sleep disruption, mood changes, and more. Learn why lab tests don’t tell the full story, how resilience is the real root of symptoms, and how lifestyle medicine and menopause hormone therapy can help women feel like themselves again — and even better.
In this episode of the Conscious Fertility Podcast, Dr. Lorne Brown sits down with renowned women’s health expert and author Dr. Lara Briden to explore hormone health, ovulation, PCOS, endometriosis, and natural fertility support. Lara shares powerful insights into cycle health, why ovulation matters beyond fertility, and how to naturally support hormonal balance using nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplements.
Discover how red and near-infrared light therapy is transforming women’s health. In this episode, Dr. Lorne Brown speaks with Liz Frey and Dr. Genevieve Newton from Fringe about photobiomodulation for fertility, pelvic healing, perimenopause, scar tissue, and mitochondrial support. Learn the science, benefits, and practical at-home applications for optimizing reproductive and hormonal wellness.
In this episode of the Conscious Fertility Podcast, Dr. Lorne Brown sits down with Dr. Nicky Keay to discuss the hormonal rollercoaster of perimenopause and menopause. Learn how to address unwanted weight gain, sleep disturbances, mood swings, and energy crashes using lifestyle, hormone therapy, and natural approaches. Discover the truth about estrogen, the power of progesterone, and how nutrition, exercise, and mindset can help you thrive during midlife transitions.
Jenna Fischer — beloved star of The Office and co-host of the Office Ladies podcast — recently shared via PEOPLEmagazine that she’s been receiving acupuncture to find relief from hot flashes — and it’s working better than she expected. Initially, she described herself as “fully skeptical.” However, after just two sessions, she reported that nearly…
At Acubalance Wellness Centre in Vancouver BC, we offer integrative care for menopause and perimenopause, combining modern therapies like low level laser therapy (LLLT) with traditional approaches such as acupuncture, Chinese herbs, nutritional IV therapy, targeted supplements, hypnosis, vagus nerve activation, and bioidentical hormone therapy. Our goal is to help women adapt to hormonal changes…
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