The Fertile Fizz - Treating Endocrine Function with Acupuncture

Course overview

In this course we will take an in-depth journey into the endocrine system, the biochemistry, the hormonal feedback interplay, and the biochemical imposition of the stress response. All the while looking at the way in which acupuncture can be utilised to improve endocrine function. ‘The Fizz’ is shorthand for describing the intricate and infinitely dimensional neurobiological and hormonally driven communication systems of the body, of which the Endocrine system is the conductor of the Orchestra. Taking a breakdown from top to bottom, this lecture will guide us through a look at the specific acupoints in the region of each endocrine gland - Hypothalamus/Pituitary, Pineal, Thyroid/Parathyroid, Thymus, Pancreas, Adrenals, Ovaries & Testes, and we will discuss these points in detail in the context of their relevance to improving the function within each gland itself. An orchestra can only produce seamless music when a flow exists between all players, and so to this end we will add a discussion of the importance of the Solar Plexus, and the local points that are so influential for releasing the tensions that often shelve within this nerve network. Looking closely at the resonances of Chinese acupoints, in their ability to connect and resolve emotional as well as physical dysfunctions, we will discuss how to improve the function within the endocrine glands themselves, as well as streamlining the feedback loop systems. Acupuncture is a dynamic tool to helping to calm and connect the heart-mind balance that is so essential to the sequencing of our endocrine function. Though this course will hugely benefit fertility patients, the wisdoms inherent in the points we will be discussing will be of immense benefit to every patient, whatever their condition and issues may be.