Natural Strategies to Treat Vaginal Dryness

What can PMS, trying to conceive, perimenopause or postmenopause have in common? Vaginal dryness.
Yes, it’s true. It can happen to anyone but no one talks about it. A dry fanny can be annoying, uncomfortable, and painful which may even impede the desire for the bedroom tango. And if the strategy is to avoid sex, over time there’s a possibility that, “if you don’t use it, you lose it!”… Which potentiates another problem – vaginal muscle atrophy.

Using water based and silicone lubricants is one feasible strategy but not the only solution.

So we’re going to talk about libido squishers and what you can do to improve dryness:
– Connection and intimacy to stimulate natural lubrication in which things like hand holding or spending time in clothes on the couch can help
– Estrogen supplementation
– Chinese herbal medicine to nourish the Yin body fluid to help moisten and replenish our cells’ fluids.
– Acupuncture to help the brain and body connection, regulate hormones and increase blood flow to the “lady parts”
– Ashwaganda, rhodiola, to name a few herbal supplements
– Food balanced macronutrients – protein, cholesterol in good fats like walnuts, sesame seeds, zinc

References

Estrogen Matters by Dr. Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris

Related Episodes

Episode 66: On Love Sex and Intimacy (ft. Alison Armstrong) – Part 1

Episode 67: On Love Sex and Intimacy (ft. Alison Armstrong) – Part 2

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