Posts tagged acupuncture
Boost Collagen Production and Build your Lining with Organic Bone Broth
Boost Collagen Production and Build your Lining with Organic Bone Broth

This month we’re covering strategies for improving fertility and reproductive health. Check out the first article in our series on Bone Broth and why you should indulge this beautiful Fall Season.

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Fertility Tips, Acupuncture Education, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Self-Care, Wellness, RecipeMarisa Kahlich L.AcTexas Center for Reproductive Acupuncturebone broth, fertility, acupuncture, gut health, health and wellness, clomid, femara, poor egg quality, infertility, plant-based, organic, egg quality, collagen production, thin lining, gut function, gut preconception, glycoproteins, Asherman's, MyKind Organics, spirulina, fertility acupuncture, recipes, bone broth recipe, implantation
Can Acupuncture Help My Allergies?

It’s fall in Austin, which means the temperature drops slightly, the wind picks up … and most of us want to be outside. This is the time of year when you hear folks say “Oh, it’s so nice today, what is it, 90?” With the weather improving, it’s a shame that more of us are experiencing issues with allergies. And I feel you, because I’m in the same boat as you, drifting through a sea of pollen.

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Self-Care, Life Advice, Acupuncture Education, ArchivedMisty Reedacupuncture, allergies, acupuncture for allergies, congee, food allergies
Being Kinda New to This Whole Fertility Thing: A Reflection After 6 Months

I have always been interested in alternative medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine in particular, which is one reason why I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to learn and observe while I work here. Considering, however, that I am a twenty-something who is not currently poised to pursue pregnancy as a viable option in my life, I initially applied for the job being more interested in the Oriental Medicine aspect of it than the fertility aspect. I do have two kids... but both of them are goats. And I plan to keep it that way for at least awhile longer.

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Acupuncture Education, Life Advice, ArchivedLindsey Flattfertility, reproductive health, acupuncture, IUI, IVF
The 'Side Effects' of Acupuncture

I just finished reading a terrific blog post by AcuBlogger Sara Calabro. Her post entitled “The 5 Most Common ‘Side Effects’ of Acupuncture” is a delightful look at some of the unintended effects of acupuncture treatment. The post, which you can read here, lists five extremely common ‘side effects’ of acupuncture: better sleep, more energy, mental clarity, better digestion, and less stress. It’s true, we see these side effects in our clinic all the time!

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Acupuncture Education, ArchivedRob Krassowskiacupuncture, holistic therapy, health
Why Did You Put That Needle There?

As acupuncturists, we want our patients to have the most relaxing acupuncture experience possible. Of the 361 acupuncture points on the body, my personal favorite to create that "acupuncture calm" during treatments is called Yintang. According to Peter Deadman, author of A Manual of Acupuncture, Yintang was first discussed in the Su Wen, the classic book of Chinese Medicine, in the 3rd century BC.

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Archived, Acupuncture EducationMelsa Maheracupressure, acupuncture, stress, acupuncture points, yintang, third eye