Acupuncture for Labor & Delivery

The above still is taken from my Acupressure Video on YouTube. Click here for all the videos. Acupuncture is a safe way to get labor started when a women is past her due date. I never induce anyone who is not postdate, although I do use acupuncture as a routine pre-labor treatment which is incredibly …

Immune Boosting Treatments and Supplements

I was inspired this month by my daughter’s dance teacher, Mrs Hendley from Breezy Point. This 86 year-old fire cracker wears a leotard and tights, thigh high stockings and teaches both ballet and tumbling to scores of three and a half year-olds. I hope to be like her when I am eighty-six! Immune support starts …

Sleep For Restoration

SLEEP for mental and physical restoration. Sleep is one of the most important aspects of life and it is something that the average person spends about a third of their life doing. Just as every person differs, sleep is a highly individualized affair as well. Everyone can agree however that one feels awful if they …

Postpartum Recovery & Breastfeeding Dietary Suggestions

"The first duty is to take care of the body, which is the means to the pursuit of spiritual life." -Sanskrit proverb Chinese Confinement-”Zuo Yuezi” When I was studying Chinese medicine I had always heard about this 30-day indoor period that was required after childbirth. I chalked it up to the lack of indoor heating …

Autumn & Letting Go

Autumn & Letting Go “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” Havelock Ellis Autumn is upon us and what a fabulous time to DETOXIFY your body and mind. Just as the universe is casting out its bright colors in the last moments of autumn, people too …

Vitex Agnus Castus, Chasteberry

Vitex Agnus Castus or Chasteberry is a magical herb for women. In Western herbalism Vitex is used for a myriad of conditions surrounding the female reproductive system including luteal phase insufficiency (which often results in miscarriage or infertility), infertility, PCOS, amenorrhea, PMS and menopausal symptoms. Many herbs show properties of phyto-estrogens very few have phyto-progestin …

Postpartum Anxiety

In Chinese Medicine birthing is considered the biggest drain on a woman’s essence or jing. Jing is basically your battery reserve of strength for life. Everyone is born with a certain amount at birth and the levels are steadily used to sustain life. Jing essence is exceedingly difficult to replace (some ancients believe that qi …

Healthy Mommy, Healthy Baby

Acupuncture for Pregnant and Laboring Women This is an article written by Bess for MommyPoppins, a popular blog for women, mommies and kiddos. Bess's blog I have to admit, the science behind acupuncture mystifies me, but the art of it makes me so happy I don't care. Plus it's been around for thousands of year's, …

Ear Acupuncture Curbs Back Pain in Pregnant Women

I just saw this study posted and found it interesting. It is often a mild dilemma treating lower back pain in pregnancy as a lot of the points that can help treat pain also induce labor. I stay away from the lower back and sacral areas until after 37 weeks. Auricular acupuncture is a safe …

Acupuncture Calms Mom’s Stress, Anxiety

By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD Health News Oct. 15, 2003 -- A parent's anxiety leaps when their child is going into surgery. But a new study shows acupuncture needles -- carefully placed around the mother's ear -- can decrease her anxiety. When moms are less anxious, there's less anxiety in children, experts say. Auricular or …