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Aug 9, 2026
S16E4: S16 E4 Acupuncture and menopause: separating fact from fiction
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Zoe MeunierHOST
So can you explain in simple terms some of the ways that it may support women in menopause and how it all takes place?

Kim GatenbyGUEST
okay so if you came in and you just if most people that come in they're a little bit unsure they say i don't know what to expect so you're going to have a consult you're going to have a chat and the great thing about acupuncture and chinese medicine is that we give a larger amount of time to those initial consults you've got usually up to an hour so 30 minutes of that might be spent having a talk about what's going on and we don't just say okay hot flushes here we're going to do this we have those full-on deep involved conversations about every little aspect of your life that's not perfect.

Kim GatenbyGUEST
So like the sleep, like the brain fog, like, oh yeah, I've been getting those gallbladder symptoms as well.

Kim GatenbyGUEST
And then after the consultation, the practitioner will have worked out in their head what's out of balance.

Kim GatenbyGUEST
So MHT is about putting hormones back in that weren't there, but acupuncture is about rebalancing the body, bringing it back into its homeostasis.

Kim GatenbyGUEST
So then you're going to lie on the acupuncture table and it's really, really teeny tiny fine acupuncture needles, and they just get inserted into different points.
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Zoe MeunierHOST
So what are some other symptoms in which acupuncture has shown to be really effective? In