The benefits of breastfeeding are well known and women today make it a top priority. Sometimes despite a valiant effort to breastfeed, some women have difficulty because their milk supply can be insufficient. Luckily, there are ways to improve milk supply with herbal medicine. First, if a woman is having trouble breastfeeding, let me emphasize that turning [...]
Recently, you might have heard about MTHFR (Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase), a newly discovered gene mutation responsible for several common, but vague, symptoms. When we hear the words “gene mutation,” we often think of a major genetic disorder, but that’s not necessarily the case. Gene mutations are relatively common and now that we have mapped out the Human Genome [...]
When I first met Jennifer, a 30-year old schoolteacher suffering from infertility, she was very frustrated. She had already endured 5 rounds of IVF (in vitro fertilitzaion), which were unsuccessful. In preparation for her final round of IVF, she came to my practice for acupuncture treatments to improve the outcome of the next IVF. After [...]
