Acupuncture for Depression: Can acupuncture help depression? If you are struggling with depression, today’s blog post is for you. I was honored to be asked to write a guest column for the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine alumni news on some recently published research. The question posed by researchers: Is acupuncture a good treatment for […]
How acupuncture improves fertility Welcome back to my blog series on how acupuncture and EAM can improve your fertility. Each week I will discuss specific mechanisms, review the current evidence, and outline a typical treatment plan. Contact me with any questions. For updates, add this blog to your blog feeder, follow us on twitter, or […]
3 Mechanisms that Influence Conception: How acupuncture improves fertility Welcome to Part 2 of my blog post series on how acupuncture and EAM can improve fertility. Each week I will discuss specific mechanisms, review the current evidence, and outline a typical treatment plan. Contact us with any questions. For updates, add this blog to your blog feeder, follow […]
Here at the Portland Acupuncture Studio, the studio itself plays an important role in the treatment. I really wanted to create a space that was modern, neutral, and clean, but not too sterile or austere. The studio was designed with comfort and peacefulness in mind – like a temporary escape. It took me a while […]
Favorite acupuncture and fertility books, meditations, and links, oh my! I am often asked about favorites and have collected quite a few resources over the years. I decided to put together this link list of my favorite recommendations for you. Enjoy! Books 1. The Infertility Cure and Making Babies These are the two best books on acupuncture, […]
Men’s and Women’s Health: How acupuncture improves fertility When you are trying to build your family, there is nothing more heart wrenching than when all of your efforts fail to produce the intended result. Your friends and family often don’t understand. In my practice, I have worked with men and women in their journey towards […]
Today is Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Day! “Oriental medicine is a comprehensive health care system encompassing a variety of traditional health care therapies that have been used for more than 3,000 years to diagnose and treat illness, prevent disease and improve well-being.”
Could your morning cup be sabotaging your acupuncture pain relief? This just in from the “say it isn’t so,” department. In a recent mouse study, acupuncture’s pain-relieving effects were blocked by caffeine. Brazilian scientists looked at different amounts of caffeine and its effects on acupuncture treatment for pain in this early research. It did not […]
by Lee Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc Acupuncture is but one treatment modality within the system of East Asian Medicine (EAM). During an acupuncture session, needles are inserted into the body at specific locations to produce specific results like reducing pain, or regulating menstrual periods, or resolving digestive upset. I get a lot of great questions […]
