PMS can sneak up on you each month. Before you know it, you can feel like a different person – easily overwhelmed, tearful, and embarrassingly cranky with your sweetie. It can take a minute to realize that you’re not suddenly a bizarre version of yourself, you’re just premenstrual. Hormones drop in preparation for each period, […]
What Is Moxa? ‘Moxa’ comes from a plant called Artemesia, commonly known as Mugwort. It is a weedy plant that grows in many regions, which may be one reason it came to be one of the very effective treatments in Chinese Medicine – it was available everywhere! The young leaves of this plant are ground […]
What Herbs Can I Take to Get Pregnant Fast? When you’re having trouble getting pregnant, it can be confusing to weed through all the advice about which herbs can boost your chances of conceiving. Suggestions abound online, from pineapple core to wheatgrass juice, to red raspberry leaf tea. Googling can leave you feeling overwhelmed and […]
The Science Behind Acupuncture Pinch, poke . . . the feeling of acupuncture needles is as painless as a brief mosquito bite. Most patients who come in for treatment have no concern about the fact that acupuncture happens with a small, hair-thin needle. In fact, there are a number of patients who consistently use acupuncture […]
Is Acupuncture an Effective Treatment of Pain? You may have heard through the grapevine, or in your search for pain treatments, that acupuncture works well in the treatment of pain. Many people know someone whose back pain, neck pain, or sprained ankle got better after having acupuncture treatments. It’s true: Acupuncture is a very effective […]
Not that long ago, many people felt sheepish about telling their doctor they were seeing an acupuncturist. In certain cases, they might have expected to be dismissed or even judged for this out-of-the-box choice. I don’t think most doctors were actually against acupuncture, as much as unfamiliar with it. Over the past 20 years, with […]
I am happy to share a guest post on Acupuncture Now Foundation blog that I wrote about how many acupuncture sessions should one expect? The Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF)is an amazing organization with the mission, “To elevate acupuncture’s impact on easing suffering and enhancing health through accurate information about its best practices.” I am happy […]
by Lee Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc Does acupuncture and TCM increase the chances of getting pregnant with IVF? Savvy patients and doctors often ask a pointed question when we discuss integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture with an in vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle. Does acupuncture and TCM increase the chances of getting pregnant with […]
East Asian Medicine: 5 Ways to Improve Digestion Right Now One path to health and wellness is through a happy belly. Here are five ways to improve digestion right now. From the East Asian Medicine (EAM) perspective, a focus on healthy digestion was the central tenet of a whole school within the medicine. They felt poor […]
