Efficacy of Pre and Post-Transfer Acupuncture
Many women seek out acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy when undergoing assisted reproductive treatments, such as IVF or ICSI. They seek it out because they are told it increases efficacy and are willing to give it a whirl because when there is so much at stake, anything to help increase the odds of a positive outcome is a welcome...
How to Keep Kids Cool in the Hot Summer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a child, I was always suffering from heat strokes or heat fevers. Whenever I’d get sick, my aunt would say to my mom “your daughter has too much yang energy, it makes her especially susceptible to pathogenic summer heat”. The Chinese medicine babble didn’t mean much to me except that my play...
Why You Should Use Acupuncture to Improve Your Sleep
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before we begin, let me tell you about my recent experience with sleep and why I’m interested. Since giving birth to my son in November, I attempted to kick-start a healthier way of eating by joining my gym on a one month health challenge they were offering, which would hold me accountable for the...
All You Need to Know About Gluten
What’s the deal with gluten? So many people these days seem to be going gluten-free, and many patients ask if they should as well. For decades in the Western medical field, it was believed that an individual either tests positive for celiac disease and has an allergy to gluten, or you test negative and do not need to avoid food...
Are Painful Periods Really “Normal?”
Ask any gynecologist and they will likely tell you that experiencing pain before or during your period is expected and nothing to be worried about. Dysmenorrhea, the technical name for painful periods, is experienced by almost all menstruating women with at least one or more of their periods. According to Grandi et. al. (2012),...
Allergies Gettin’ You ‘Salty?’ Try Salt Therapy!
Salt therapy, also called halo-therapy, is all the rage these days. Spas across the country and throughout the city now offer this form of holistic healing, which aims to deliver the benefits of pure Himalayan salt in alleviating upper respiratory conditions such as sinus infections, allergies, hay fever, and asthmatic attacks. One of...
What are adaptogens and how do they work?
If you hang around wellness websites and social media, you have probably heard the buzzword of the year: adaptogens. For those who don’t know, adaptogens are plants that help the body combat stressors including physical, chemical, or biological (Ducharme, 2018). Many of these herbs have been used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for...
The True Cause of Your PMS
What would you do if you knew what was causing your PMS? Would you decide to take action to get rid of the premenstrual fat suit, tender ta-tas, and super-bitch-dom that take you over every month? Many women struggle with these symptoms (among others) for up to two weeks out of every month. They may try a myriad of herbs, vitamins, or...
