Did you ever wonder how bio-identical hormones first got started? Dr Jonathan Wright was the first person to put together bio-identical "natural" hormones for women. This man has done so much for women! In this video he tells his famous story of how he treated the first patient with bioidentical hormones. The History of Bioidentical [...]
From the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine The more the scientific community learns about premenstrual syndrome (PMS), the more a hormonal imbalance is thought to be the primary culprit. TCM and acupuncture have been used for centuries to regulate the body, promote healing, and regain a proper balance of energy, blood, and biochemicals. Practitioners have [...]
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALING GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD) Most important things that have helped me: 1. Avoiding eating 3 hours before bed. 2. Avoiding trigger foods 3. Eating a simple, healing diet, and eating small meals. 5. Sitting down to eat, not rushing, and relaxing. 6. Conscientiously taking my herbs (1 – 3 grams of “Refluxan”, [...]
I am sharing this short blog from News & Blogs from www.babycenter.com, on the issue of infertility and weight loss. Is it okay to diet before trying to conceive? I'm overweight. Is it okay to diet before trying to conceive? Bridget Swinney nutritionist Yes. Your chances of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy are greater [...]
As I work with couples who are having difficulty getting pregnant or keeping a pregnancy, I often think about the genetic factors that are at play here. It is often genetic mutations to the DNA of the mother's eggs and the father's sperm that lead to infertility. Herbs, acupuncture, detoxification and avoidance of toxins, and [...]
I practice in Boulder, Colorado, and many of my patients are vegetarians. Some are vegans (who eat no animal food at all.) In my experience, vegetarians eventually become qi and blood deficient. It is hard to make strong blood from plant sources of protein. When these are women who are suffering from from infertility or [...]
The cold and darkness of winter urges us to slow down, sleep more, reduce stress, eat warming and nourishing foods, and our deep winter dreams will create the seeds for new life in the spring. Nutritional Support: Eat plenty of nourishing meat and bean stews with root vegetables and perhaps adding shitake mushrooms, garlic and [...]
I highly recommend seeing a PT who specializes in pelvic issues after giving birth. I wish I had done this after my C Section. I ended up with chronic back pain. This is a great article from PTs who specialize in this type of care. We have very good local practitioners who can help you [...]
Clinical efficacy of macrophage-activating Chinese mixed herbs (MACH) in improvement of embryo qualities in women with long-term infertility of unknown etiology. Ushiroyama T et al, Am J Chin Med. 2012;40(1):1-10. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. Abstract Despite the recent technological advances in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), a significant proportion of women still [...]
CELEBRATE NATIONAL ACUPUNCTURE WEEK! FREE ACUPUNCTURE SESSIONS OFFERED TO NEW PATIENTS THIS FRIDAY, OCT 23RD. HAVE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT: 303-546-0987 What is AOM Week? Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed the week of October 19-25, to bring awareness to acupuncture and Eastern medicine. Acupuncture has become [...]