One of the strongest pieces of advise we in Chinese medicine give our patients is to avoid "cold food." What do we mean by cold food, and what makes it so bad for fertility? Cold food isn't only to be avoided for fertility, but minimizing the intake of cold food is considered better for our digestion and overall health too. Cold food, in terms Continue Reading
Conceive with Acupuncture- How early should you start trying acupuncture?
Time and time again patients wish they discovered, and tried acupuncture to help them conceive, and have a healthy pregnancy much sooner then they did. By the time many people decide to google acupuncture and pregnancy, they may have already been struggling for years to conceive, had multiple miscarriages, and had an IVF cycle or two that didn't Continue Reading
Acupuncture as coaching for your “qi”
Not to long ago I started a strength training program using kettle bells (something I had never used before). All started well. I watched the videos, read all the coaching tips and tried to copy the form as best as possible. Then the inevitable happened. A few months after thinking I was doing everything right, I started to develop pains. Sure Continue Reading
Pain During Pregnancy of the Low Back and Pelvis
I recently had a case of pelvic/lower back pain during pregnancy at my San Diego office that had me wanting to write a post. This woman was having a difficult pregnancy, so even fairly late term she was coming in for acupuncture. The pain was making sitting and working very difficult, as well as walking. She needed to keep walking to help manage Continue Reading
San Diego Acupuncture Video: How to track your basal body temperature
Tracking the female basal body temperature has long been used as a natural method of family planning, but it is also very handy to do when you are trying to conceive. Along with ovulation predictor kits that let you know when your fertile time is coming, tracking your basal body temperature, (or BBT which it will be referred to from this point Continue Reading
Is Acupuncture Painful? – San Diego Acupuncture Video
Many clients at my San Diego acupuncture clinic tell me they have recommended acupuncture to their friends and family members, but they won't try it, because they believe acupuncture (needles specifically) will hurt. Because of this fear, many people who can use acupuncture are afraid to try it, when actually an acupuncture treatment is not a Continue Reading
San Diego Acupuncture Video: Scared of Acupuncture?
Chances are that you know five people right now who would try acupuncture if it wasn't for a fear of needles. That's not surprising. As a society we have been collectively traumatized as children by the hypodermic needle, and the series of immunizations most of go through. By the time we are done with them we don't want to ever see a needle Continue Reading
San Diego Acupuncture Articles: Why the Warrior mentality Keeps men off the treatment Table
Why is it so difficult to get hubby to get a check up, treat a medical issue, seek treatment for stress or mental health? What is it about men that cause them to blatantly ignore dire health warning like hypertension, and keep on keeping on? Why would any sane human insist on laying down some hardwood flooring in the middle of a major sciatica Continue Reading
Acupuncture San Diego: Preparing for IVF with Acupuncture-What you need to know
If your like a lot of people who see me at my San Diego office, you are seeking acupuncture to assist with the success of your IVF cyle. Perhaps you just heard about fertility acupuncture, and are wondering if it is too late at this point, or it can still help. Here is how acupuncture can benefit you: Fortunately. acupuncture can help at a number Continue Reading
San Diego Acupuncture: Monthly Acupuncture Treatments
While not ideal for acute situations, such as sudden back pain, or for a new patient, a monthly, routine acupuncture treatment has a myriad of health benefits. I have a number of patients who come in to my San Diego Clinic for monthly treatments for many years now. Why is monthly acupuncture so beneficial? After seeing a patient on a weekly basis, Continue Reading