Managing Consequences of Aging

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Managing Consequences of Aging

• Studying alternative strategies for symptom
  management for women between the ages of 40-55
  years.
• Focusing on perimenopausal symptoms of sleep
  difficulty and mood symptoms( irritability and
  depression)

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Theory Behind the Work

• Stimulation of stretch receptors (golgi tendons
  and proprioceptors) in the muscles through
  afferent and efferent fibers
• Internal nerve loops stimulating brain response
• Resting tension levels are reset and and natural
  state of function restored
• Surrounding fascia becomes more fluid
• Improves flow of lymph, nutrition and waste
  movement into and from the cells
• Overlap acupuncture points

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How Might Bowen Ease Menopausal Symptoms?

• Assist with restoring the bodys natural state of
  health and well being
• Hormone balancing
• Stress reduction
• Concentration enhancement
• Sleep improvement
• Natural assistance for the aging process by
  restoring balance to tissues and organs that may
  have become impaired through injury and chronic
  patterns