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Acupuncture for Pregnancy Related Discomfort: 3 Ways It Can Help
As an acupuncturist who focuses on helping women with fertility and pregnancy related issues, I have witnessed many times the sheer joy that comes with discovering that one is pregnant. It’s an experience like no other to hear from a patient that after coming to me...
Natural Fertility: How to Know If You’re Ovulating
One of the questions that patients often ask me is “how do I know if I’m ovulating?” If you’re trying to use your natural fertility to get pregnant, it’s an important question that needs answering. In general, your ovaries release an egg every 14th day if your...
Rewiring the Brain: Acupuncture for Pain Management
Treating pain symptoms with Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history. In fact, acupuncture for pain management is traceable to 100 BCE in China. Because practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine and some Western doctors still use this ancient healing art,...
Acupuncture for Severe Period Pain—What One Study Found
If you’ve ever suffered from severe period pain, you know that there can be days when you can’t even get out of bed, let alone take care of your responsibilities. According to researchers at the University of Auckland and Western Australia University, acupuncture can...
Natural Fertility: Tips for Getting Pregnant
When you’re ready to get pregnant, waiting even a moment before conceiving can feel like an eternity. The truth, however, is that the natural fertility process can be fickle and take months or even years. The good news is that there are some things you can do to speed...
Female Infertility and Stress: How You Can Fight It
Anyone who has tried to get pregnant has probably heard similar advice: “Relax! It will happen when it’s supposed to happen.” And anyone who has heard this advice has probably also felt their anxiety and stress flair after hearing it. While your reaction isn’t wrong,...
Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, and Morning Sickness—Feeling Well Naturally
So you’ve got morning sickness. That’s just part of pregnancy, right? Maybe not with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. This is huge news for anyone who has experienced morning sickness and for women who are trying to get pregnant. I once had a patient with severe morning...
Using Chinese Medicine to Get Pregnant? 4 Ways to Ramp Up Fertility
If you’re here to learn how to boost your fertility, know that you aren’t alone. Today, in America, the CDC estimates that 10% of women face varying degrees of fertility challenges. This means that 10% of women try to become pregnant for over a year unsuccessfully,...
Healthy Ways to Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Turning over a new leaf from one year to the next is supposed to be a cathartic experience. We make plans to better ourselves, to better our minds and our bodies. But what we often end up doing instead is overloading ourselves with new anxieties. While up to 70% of...
Fertility Treatment Options: 5 Reasons to Try Acupuncture
Acupuncture has long been one of the best fertility treatment options available for those looking for natural treatments. Need a reason to try it? Here are five: Increased Blood Circulation One of the primary functions of acupuncture is to unlock blocked energy flow....
Groaning from Gut Discomfort? Try Acupuncture for Digestive Health Issues
If you’ve ever had a stomach ache, you know how much discomfort digestive problems can cause. For recurring issues like IBS, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and acid reflux, the pain can stop you in your tracks. Luckily, acupuncture for digestive health issues...
Acupuncture and IVF Success Rates—Yes, They Can Work Together!
At Longevity Acupuncture, we hope that each of our patients can conceive naturally. Unfortunately, a natural pregnancy is not always possible, even with acupuncture treatments. However, the good news is that medical interventions like In Vitro Fertilization work well...
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