Acupuncture Catching Up With Massage for Relaxation

I often muse how long it took massage to catch on here in Tampa back in the early 1980's when I was first doing massage and you had to specify it was a "Therapeutic Massage". Now everyone gets massages, loves them. So, I think it may be that way for acupuncture here, where people are still skeptical of the relaxation and health benefits of it. I hear comments like, "is it going overboard for what I need with my fertility or health?" Or RE doctors saying you can "try it, won't hurt". And yet in CO, CA, NY it is hot, people seek it out as a first option for their health maintenance and fertility. Why? It is less invasive, good for you, cheaper in the long run.
I recall one of my fertility patient's telling me Dr. Schoolcraft in CO requires women, especially over 35 to get acupuncture for 3 months before even coming to see him. I believe he said Chinese Herbs and supplements as well too.

Conference Call with Dr. Randine Lewis on "Viewing Your Fertility through an Eastern Lens"

Dr. Randine's conference calls are super. She is so insightful and always taps into the deeper stuff linked to fertility which is crucial to your healing. Surrendering is hard when it comes to our desires that is why often the tears allow us to release the tight grip we hold and open up to God's love and our true source. You can "think positive" till you are blue in the face but so often when women allow the emptying out of tears and sadness....the allowing happens on its own.

Viewing Your Fertility through an Eastern Lens"
Sunday, September 1st at 8 p.m. EST

The Western medical attitude about fertility is not all that complex, but can be limiting. Reproductive medicine views fertility as a function of young ovaries, unblocked fallopian tubes, a uterus with no obvious obstructions, and laboratory values within normal limits. Chinese medicine, on the other hand, views the lab values and reproductive organs as mere reflections of our underlying fertility, which is a function of the the spirit, the blood, the heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, how our various life energies interact with our environment, and how much "essence" we have available to support new life after it has taken care of the demands of our own.
Join Dr. Lewis on a conference call Sunday, September 1st at 8:00 p.m. EST as she discusses a more holistic view of fertility based on the ancient Eastern system of healing. For those interested in learning about diet, Kathryn Flynn will lead a discussion on nutrition and fertility following Randine's call.

To join in dial 605-475-4000 then access code 794774#.
Those calling from Canada should call 805-360-1075
and then you will be prompted to enter the original
number and access code.

1. Please DON'T announce your name when you dial in - there will be many callers on the line and theconference call may have already begun.

2. Immediately press *6 to MUTE your phone line (or use the Mute button on your phone) - this will prevent any unnecessary background noise and static on the line. You can press *5 to unmute your line once the call is opened up for discussion.

3. There are only 100 callers allowed on the call - make sure to call-in early to reserve your space.

4. Please keep topics and questions during the discussion related to the specific call.

Identical Twins born July 2012 Naturally to a Very Deserving, Patient Woman.

                                         Utterly Beautiful Summer Photo of Mom and her
                                          Adorable Identical Twin Girls.........whom I had the
                                          pleasure of meeting.

Supporting IVF with Dietary Therapy.....Empower Yourself, Health Has to Begin at Home!

http://www.yinovacenter.com/blog/archives/21827/

Like this link a lot and am a big believer in food being thy medicine first. Does it not make sense to eat cooling fresh food when you feel feverish or hot and warming, nourishing food when you are cold and depleted? And when you feel stuck and stagnant to clean out a bit with really clean, bland lightly cooked or steamed food only? What you do at home empowers you and your health. It often is the jumpstart that when combined with acupuncture and Chinese Medicine works superbly to manifest fertile soil for your fertility. Take advantage of these helpful hints.

Supporting IVF with Dietary Therapy
www.yinovacenter.com
Many patients pair IVF treatments with Traditional Chinese Medicine. For those people, it is important to know some general traditional principles to help facil

Hazel Rae born August 2013

"Thank you Carolyn Huffman for all you did to help us bring this little miracle baby into the world."
Thank you Becky for your openness to this process, for your openness to another way to conceive. For your openness in sharing your joy, your pride and your journey.  I wish you all the best on your path of parenting and motherhood.  Hugs, kisses and love to baby Hazel.  God be with.

Root Of Etiological Factors In Spirit

Even though we have etiological factors that create disease, even those factors do not create disease if someone is balanced in spirit.   So as acupuncturists and doctors of Chinese Medicine we always look to spirit first.
How is Qi or energy related to Emotions?
Fear causes Qi to descend often resulting in excessive urination, affecting the kidneys.  Anger causes Qi to rise affecting the head and liver. Worry causes Qi to not move and get stuck or blocked, affecting the spleen.
"Yin and Yang are the dao of the heavens and earth, the grid and net of the ten thousand things, the mother and father of change and transformation, the root and origin of birth and death, the palace hosting the clarity of the shen.  To treat the illness one must search for its root.  And its root is always in spirit."   Su Wen Chapter 5

Baby Landon born May 2013

I love this picture one of my clients shared with me in her slideshow. I was happy to support her through her pregnancy journey with acupuncture and she was so kind to allow me to share it. Her baby boy is adorable and this photo speaks volumes of love, family and parenthood. What a joy!