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This is the time of year when our Yinova Center patients ask us about jet lag. Some people travel more in the summer and as a result, our patients are looking for safe, natural ways of limiting jet lag or desynchronosis to give it it’s proper medical name. A long flight on a stuffy plane […]

Ah menopause! It can be a touchy subject for those of us who are heading towards this transition. There seems to be so much to dread… hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, headaches, fatigue, and weight gain. Clearly this doesn’t sound like fun but I have some good news. Here at the Yinova Center, we have […]

Learn more about Acupuncture for Pediatrics in NYC. Jill Blakeway of the Yinova Center is one of the few in NYC that are able to successfully treat children as young as a few days old using acupuncture. For more on acupuncture for children, read more online here.

We treat a lot of teenagers at the Yinova Center and it makes me so happy that they feel comfortable coming in to see us and are able to use Chinese medicine as a way of taking care of themselves. As a parent I know, first hand, that teenagers can be sensitive and vulnerable and […]

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome refers to a collection of symptoms such as wrist pain, numb and tingling fingers, and weak hands.  It happens when the median nerve gets compressed because of inflammation leading to constriction in the narrow passageway between the bones and ligaments on the underside of the wrist. In my experience, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is […]

Patients who have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility often find it a great relief that their seemingly random collection of symptoms make sense from a Chinese medicine perspective. They have usually undertaken a battery of tests by the time they visit us at the Yinova Center and their first question is, “If nothing is wrong, […]

One of our lovely Yinova patients was reading our book Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility when they had a thought: why don’t we start sharing some fertility-friendly recipes on the blog? I loved the idea and thought their first two recipe suggestions were great! These recipes are inspired by our book and […]

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 blog […]

Different government departments disagree about how much fish pregnant and nursing women should be eating. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) suggests that two 6oz servings a week is safe, a position that some in the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) disagree with because of mercury levels in some fish. How confusing! This was just the […]

This morning I have been exchanging emails with a patient who is newly pregnant. The couple has been trying to conceive for several years and they are thrilled to have finally achieved their goal. I am so happy for them and feel very privileged to have played a small part in their journey. As I […]