<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[the cotswolds acupuncturist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing Through Acupuncture and Care]]></description><link>https://www.thecotswoldsacupuncturist.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:05:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thecotswoldsacupuncturist.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pain lives in your brain, not just in your bad shoulder... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a meta-analysis of how pain is perceived in the brain.  Acupuncture is shown through neuroimaging to help with the pain areas of the brain.  ]]></description><link>https://www.thecotswoldsacupuncturist.com/post/pain-lives-in-your-brain-not-just-in-your-bad-shoulder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a71c8bfd9c2f27b9b14f075</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:34:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_bc088e0d53744452979f24b9440053f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aculorib</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We're Learning About Pre-term Birth and Herbicides ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Namely, what is Glyphosate and why do I care so much about it? Let me just start with the fact that I know this is a very controversial topic.  The literature is mixed on the consumption of genetically modified foods, and today I want to skirt a bit around the issues of the foods themselves, and talk a bit more about the herbicide most commonly known as Roundup, that was borne of the same folks who developed GM foods. I'm from the states, which means that I've been grappling with the...]]></description><link>https://www.thecotswoldsacupuncturist.com/post/what-we-re-learning-about-pre-term-birth-and-herbicides</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6b3efb3e0c16484fef2b76</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:00:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a2a8517fc2264c34befee3e962ce4de2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aculorib</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stress, Cortisol, and the Reproductive System: What the Research Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a reason that my initial intake form includes a little section for mental and emotional health.  Not only for fertility, but for all aspects of life, stress and psychological load are really important to understand, and these things often have an impact on all sorts of health issues.  A lot of the time stress isn't a main concern for most of the patients I see, it's usually lurking somewhere in the background after some digging.  But there it is, almost always, underneath the...]]></description><link>https://www.thecotswoldsacupuncturist.com/post/stress-cortisol-and-the-reproductive-system-what-the-research-says</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5e335fa4d052587c3b44eb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6757_483aef833cad486c9cdf5a14529c2579~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aculorib</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and PCOS/PMOS]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite topics: endocrine disrupting chemicals, or EDC's... lets talk about it. A major review published this year in Nature Reviews Endocrinology looked at the growing link between everyday chemical exposure and female reproductive disorders, including PCOS/PMOS, earlier puberty, and premature menopause. The evidence is strong enough, not just by this study, but from analyses known for years and years... EDCs interfere with the body's hormone signalling by mimicking,...]]></description><link>https://www.thecotswoldsacupuncturist.com/post/endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-and-pcos-pmos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3be2fd033a541103e824ff</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:45:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f6757_7719610d039748d5b86a5070d8ed48e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aculorib</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>