A Chinese Medicine Approach to Perimenopause
A Chinese Medicine Approach to Perimenopause
Our clinical director, Dr. Lorne Brown was interviewed by Dr. Carrie Jone’s on her Podcast, Hello Hormones.
We have shared the Spotify Episode below, as well as Timestamps.
Please enjoy!
A Chinese Medicine Approach to Perimenopause with Dr. Lorne Brown
If you are in perimenopause wondering why you suddenly cannot handle the same life, stress, schedule, or people you used to manage, this episode will give you a completely different way to look at your symptoms. We are taught to blame every hot flash, rage spiral, night sweat, brain fog moment, and 2 a.m. wake-up on hormones alone, but Chinese medicine sees those symptoms as messages about the body’s resilience, adaptability, and ability to move through change.
We dive deeper into this in the Hello Hormones Podcast with Dr. Lorne Brown. We also chat about why Chinese medicine calls menopause the second spring, why hormones can be the trigger without being the whole problem, how PMS and fertility struggles can predict a harder perimenopause, and where liver stagnation, acupuncture, Chinese herbs, stress, trauma, and hormone therapy fit into supporting the transition.
Listen to this episode of Hello Hormones on Spotify
TIMESTAMPS
02:17 – Why Chinese medicine calls menopause the second spring.
03:43 – How the body redirects resources from the reproductive system toward the heart center.
07:03 – Why perimenopause symptoms are messages from the body.
08:02 – Why hormones may be the trigger, but not always the whole problem.
12:21 – Where hormone therapy fits and why symptom relief is not the same as rebuilding resilience.
24:28 – How PMS, fertility struggles, painful periods, and mood symptoms can predict a harder perimenopause.
36:03 – Why Chinese herbs are used as formulas, not single ingredients pulled off a shelf.
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