The importance of sleep is very often overlooked. “Could supporting our health really be that easy?” we think. The quality and quantity of our sleep has an enormous impact on our health and vitality and, by extension, on our fertility. Sleep is nature’s most powerful medicine, and if you want to get pregnant, you must make it a priority: quality sleep, enough of it, and during the right hours.
Read MoreMany of our patients are surprised to learn just how much their weight may be impacting their fertility. According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), an estimated 12% of all female infertility issues are weight related, split relatively evenly between women who weigh too much for their frames, and women who weigh too little (or who have too little fat stores).
Read MoreYou’ve laid the groundwork for healthy sperm, a healthy egg, the potential for an unencumbered journey through the fallopian tubes, and a receptive uterus… fantastic! But none of these things matter if you’re not having sex at the right time.
Read MoreWater is a vital nutrient. It is essential to life. It’s the actual, literal key to life on earth as we know it. In seeking pregnancy, you are seeking the creation of more life, and getting and staying fully hydrated is the non-negotiable first step of any comprehensive fertility plan.
Read MoreThe biggest menstrual myth out there is that PMS is normal. PMS is common—up to 80% of women report some constellation of PMS symptoms leading up to their menstrual cycle—but it’s not normal. Which brings us to the second biggest menstrual myth: that if you have PMS you must simply suffer through. Wrong again! In the vast majority of cases, PMS is both preventable and treatable.
Read MoreCRAMPS!!! They’re the worst, am I right?
What’s unfortunate is that at least HALF of you out there are nodding in agreement, suffering through painful periods yourselves, every month. Some studies suggest that between 5 and 20% of women experience periods so painful that they interfere with daily life—missing school, calling out from work, or skipping social activities. Painful periods, may be common but they aren’t normal. Like PMS, cramps—even severe ones—are both preventable and treatable in the vast majority of cases. Periods should not be painful. Period.
Read MoreIt is estimated that 1 in 5 of all outpatient visits to doctors in the United States are dermatological in nature. That’s 20% of all doctor’s visits — that’s a lot of skin complaints. It comes as a surprise to most people that Chinese medicine can offer a safe, effective treatment for many of these common skin complaints. How, you ask?
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