“It started with a few extra strands on my hair brush and before I knew it there were patches so thin you could see my scalp” Diana is a beautiful woman in her mid-thirties who was understandably devastated when her hair began to fall out. She had tried a variety of medicines [...]
Today’s blog is written by YinOva acupuncturist Laurel Axen Carroll
I was in my local soup shop yesterday, reading an article in Cookie Magazine about postpartum anxiety, when I realized that I see more women suffering from postpartum anxiety than postpartum depression. The need for women to wear so many hats is definitely taking its toll [...]
Many women dread the last week of every cycle because of how irritable and miserable they feel. Chinese medicine has been treating premenstrual symptoms for thousands of years and here at the YinOva Center we have drawn on this traditional wisdom to help modern New Yorkers address their PMS simply and effectively. Many of our patients are surprised and thrilled to find out that PMS can be solved and that they don’t have to put up with feeling moody and uncomfortable every month.
Today’s blog is written by YinOva Massage Therapist, Nicole Kruck, LMT. Nicole is certified in Women’s Health and Reproductive Care with a specialty in Fertility Enhancement and Maya Abdominal Massage.
Nicole writes: Before I went to school to study massage, I did not want to know what went on under my skin. I felt I would [...]
This week I was interested to read a new study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology which showed that ear acupuncture can significantly reduce low back and pelvic pain in pregnant women. You can read the full text of the study here. This is not the first research study to look at [...]
I recently wrote a blog entry that was all about influencing the sex of your baby. All that talk about X and Y chromosomes prompted one of my patients to ask me about Fragile X syndrome. She had just been diagnosed as a carrier for this disorder and wanted me to help her sort through [...]
I enjoyed this video by Alice Eve Jones performing an extract from her book, What I Thought I Knew. In it she describes how, after a long struggle with infertility, she was told she was in menopause, only to find out that she was pregnant. Recently Dr. David and I were consulted by a patient [...]
In our new book Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility Dr. David and I warn women not to rush into IVF. In our experience many women who undergo costly and exhausting IVF treatments don’t actually need them. You can read more about our views in this interview we gave to the UK [...]
Those of you who sneaked a peek at our book Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility, in the YinOva waiting room, already know what their fertility type is. It’s so much fun when you come into the treatment room and tell me – “Guess what ?- I was reading your book and [...]
In our book Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility Dr. David and I recommend abdominal self massage as a way of helping to enhance fertility by increasing blood flow to the uterus. In the book there are detailed diagrams of different self-massage techniques for every phase of your cycle. This massage is [...]
“Is there anything I can do to make it more likely that my baby is a girl?”.
This was a question that one of my patients asked me a couple of weeks ago. She already has a little boy and, although she’d be happy with another boy, she would dearly love a baby girl. She [...]
This weather makes it pretty hard for even the perkiest among us to maintain our energy. Many or our patients are telling us that they are hankering for second and third cups of tea or coffee in this weather and we understand.
At times that’s a manageable quick fix but here’s something that may be [...]
Recently I blogged about a study that showed that chemical exposure could lead to male infertility. The article provoked a lot of discussion in the YinOva waiting room and many of our patients commented about it and asked for advice about avoiding household chemicals. One of our patients, a 5 year cancer survivor, offered to [...]
I have learned not to underestimate the healing power of visualization.
I remember once treating a woman who was trying to have a baby but was suffering from amenorrhea (no periods). All the usual herbs and acupuncture were not working so I referred her to a GYN who tried a number of pharmaceutical interventions to no [...]
Today’s blog was written by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist Margaret Sikowitz
What a week! Crazy weather, way too much to do and not a minute to myself. Sounds familiar, I know since pretty much everyone walking through our doors at the Yinova Center recently echoed a similar sentiment.
For me, this calls for a good [...]
This week’s blog is by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist Marie Amato
Over the weekend I had my first Maya Abdominal Massage™ and I wanted to share this experience with the YinOva community. I was lucky enough to study this technique from our favorite Mayan masseuse, Nicole Kruck. For those of you who have not [...]
“Can you help me get my mojo back?”
Karen¹ was a tired Mom with two small children who was worried about her lack of libido. Here at the YinOva Center we regularly hear from women who are concerned that they have little or no interest in sex. To a certain extent it’s normal for sexual [...]
Today’s blog was written by YinOva acupuncturist and herbalist, Liz Carlson.
Often, when I discover why something is so bad for me, I find it easier to cut it out of my life. In my early twenties, after I learned that aspartame was causing brain tumors in lab rats I didn’t find it too hard [...]
At the YinOva Center we take issue with the old adage that “beauty is only skin deep”. Chinese medicine sees beauty as a reflection of the state of someone’s whole body. Radiance comes from a strong, vibrant spirit, good nourishment and enough rest. The holistic nature of Chinese medicine lends itself to the notion [...]
For thousands of years, all over the world, honey has been prescribed for it’s antibacterial properties. The ancient Egyptians used it to treat sores and soldier’s in the trenches, during World War One, applied it to their wounds. However, with the popularity of antibiotics, honey took a back seat and was dismissed as a home [...]
One of my patients asked me this question recently after reading my blog entry about whether pregnant women should eat fish. I love fish – low in saturated fats and high in omega 3 fatty acids, it’s a great source of heart-healthy protein. I grew up on the coast and as a child was lucky [...]
Levitating Monkey is a blog that explores topics related to wellness, holistic living and environmentalism. One of its publishers Anjula Duggal was kind enough to contact me a couple of weeks ago to ask a few questions. You can read the resulting interview here.
Although people often refer to a UTI as a bladder infection, any part of the urinary system, including the kidneys, can become infected. The most common infection, however, is in the bladder and urethra and accounts for 8.3 million doctor visits each year. A UTI is more likely to affect women than men, for [...]