Liver Detox for Fertility Patients

Multiple studies have drawn connections between fertility with liver health. Liver problems can affect fertility in more ways than you’d expect. Many fertility patients turn to acupuncture to detox their livers and get their bodies ready for a healthy pregnancy. How Can Acupuncture Help? Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners believe that acupuncture can help protect patients from chronic liver disease.  There are several ways in which acupuncture can help with detoxing the liver including helping…

Balance Your Hormones Without Ever Treating Them

Hormones are chemical messengers that control and coordinate different activities throughout the body. A hormonal imbalance occurs when there is excess or too little of a hormone in the body. Some common reasons for hormonal imbalances include chronic stress, an underactive or overactive thyroid, high cortisol levels, and eating disorders. People with type-1 and type-2 diabetes, cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, and people with tumors are also at increased risk. Some symptoms of a hormonal imbalance…

Can You Treat Hormone Imbalances with Acupuncture?

Hormones travel throughout the body overseeing several vital and complex processes related to growth, fertility, and metabolism. Hormonal Imbalance: An Overview A hormonal imbalance occurs when the body produces too much or too little of a hormone.  Even small hormonal imbalances can affect your sleep cycle, metabolism, reproductive cycle, and sexual function. Some common symptoms of hormonal imbalances are weight gain, insomnia, low libido, fatigue, and digestive problems. In a study, around 47 percent of…

Effects of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Female Infertility

The Beautiful ability of bringing new life into this world is bestowed upon women. Many however, are unable to give birth due to infertility and are robbed of this precious gift. There are various causes of infertility resulting in women turning to medical science for answers to their questions related to infertility. Though medical therapies can treat some causes of infertility, results are not satisfactory in all cases. Several women who are unable to achieve…

Warm Up Your Days With Bone Broth

Due to many unhealthy lifestyles, chronic diseases have become more common than ever. Thankfully, medical science has answers to several health questions. Health practitioners around the world use treatments and adopt different approaches to treat their patients with health conditions. They recommend medicines and therapies designed to get to the root cause of health problems and eliminate them. Many medicines and therapies, however, have side effects, while others fail to produce satisfactory results. To steer…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Increasing Breast Health with Jade Rolling

Have you been Jade rolling for increased facial health?  Go ahead and bring that roller to your breasts to help support breast health! Jade Rolling is a gentile technique used to improve lymph drainage and ease symptoms that so many women face.  It helps to flush toxins and keep the immune system balanced. Common concerns for women and their breasts are tenderness, soreness, tightness, or lumps that appear and may also disappear around their menses. Although breast issues…

How Acupuncture Supports Men’s Health

If you thought acupuncture is just for women and their issues, you are highly mistaken. Acupuncture can also help men when they opt for a trained and experienced San Francisco acupuncturist. Acupuncture helps men and women improve mood and sleep; it alleviates pain and aids in recovery from addiction. However, there are three specific areas that acupuncture comes to the rescue of men. Control Seasonal Allergies If you dread pollen season, you are going to…

3 Reasons to Try Cupping Massage Therapy

Have you heard of cupping massage therapy? It is an ancient Chinese therapy that provides many benefits. It is based on the belief that stagnant blood and poor flow of energy through your body causes certain health issues. To prevent or treat these health problems, practitioners apply cups – typically made of silicon or glass – to your skin, creating a pressure that sucks your skin inward. If you think that you can benefit from…