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 [...]
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 [...]
As I mentioned in my last post on Signs and Symptoms of PCOS, there are several Naturopathic treatments that are highly beneficial to treat this common condition faced by many women. Before I get into the details about how I approach PCOS in my practice, there’s one important point that I want to emphasize: There’s [...]
