Endometriosis

When women come in with Stage 4 Endometriosis, I know I have to clear the obstruction of the Endo out before I can boost their Fertility.  How does one go about this? Ok they have an obstructive imbalance of blood and Qi stagnation, meaning the blood is not flowing, it is stuck and often they experience large clots, dark in color, and lots of pain with their periods.  So how can the ovaries get enough nourishment if blood their main source of food, is not fluid enough to feed them?  Their reproductive region is clogged by toxins, by the body's response to stress, by an inherited imbalance, by years of being on the pill, by not enough movement, by the blood escaping the uterine cavity.  What's tricky is by the time they get to Stage 4 Endo, in addition to the obstruction, they have become blood deficient as well. 

 So while I need to clear out the adhesions created by the Endometriosis, I need to nourish without nourishing the adhesions and Endo with acupuncture and Chinese Herbs.  Tricky, so I have to primarily clear out as much as I can the week before the period, before the floodgates are about to burst open, to give it a good shove out the door if you will and then especially during the period and right after it for a week, when estrogen is building up in the Follicular phase.  Endometriosis is usually an excess of Xeno-Estrogens and these Xeno Estrogens feed the adhesions that Endometriosis makes. These false Estrogens  appear to minic the effects of Estrogen with negative effects  like all the BPA chemicals found in Plastic for those of you still drinking daily out of plastic bottles and microwaving your food in plastic.  Food additives like BHA and others do this too, even foods and beverages like alcohol, coffee, and processed foods and too much sugar create what is called "damp heat" to contribute to the build up of toxins and blood that congeals with clotting issues and pain, all typical of Endometriosis.

Then after 3 months on this Protocal, I can begin to nourish the blood without the worry of creating more cysts and excerbating the Endometriosis and Adhesions.  I will still be clearing just not as heavily nor will I tonify the blood too much just yet.  Just like with any infection, you do not want to take a bunch of vitamins, or really fortifying foods like meats while you are sick.  Your body is  not strong enough to even digest them.  Always clear out the infection and with foods like chicken broth and cleansing green drinks you can nourish at the same time.  

Grilled Summer Fruit and Fresh Produce

I love summer fruit but grilling them as always been something I have wanted to do for a unique twist to bring out all their sweetness with a hint of savory! And the balsamic on the watermelon pulls out the sweetness even more! The cardamon is a great spice to help your digestion, as summer fruits in Chinese Medicine can create some dampness but cardamon is warming and balances out the cooling nature of fruits. It is good for the spleen. Then the grilled Kebabs is a another great idea and grilled avacado who would have thunk! I am going to share this with my family this summer at our camp when it is my time to cook! Check out today's Tampa Bay Times /Things-to-Do


Recipes for unexpected grilled sides: avocado, peach panzanella, fruit kebabs
Add some sparkle to your traditional barbecue fare this Fourth of July with unexpected grillables.
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17 Week Sonogram

Delighted to hear everything looks good on this 17 Week Sonogram for a Mom who received Acupuncture! She refused to give up and her conviction and determination blessed her with this little one, whose face you can already see. Even her Doctors were amazed! She researched all the supplements like PQQ and Inositol, both helpful for Fertility and she found them on her own, way before they became well known. God Bless and may he keep your baby safe and healthy for both you and your husband. Thanks for Sharing! She is due 12/3/15

Brand New Arrival

Sorry I have not posted in such a long while. I really needed a break from blogging, facebooking and all the social media. It really consumes your time.

I just got this in today and wanted to share. Isn't she sweet? Message with picture from Mom:

"Hi Carolyn,


Our baby girl arrived last Friday, June 19th. She was 6lbs, 19.5in long and is absolutely perfect and healthy. I wanted to send you a quick picture and let you know she arrived happy and healthy. I'll send you a a better pic when we have them taken in a few weeks.


Thank you again for all you did for us and the support you provided."

Improving Egg Quality

http://www.eggqualityimprove.com/improving-egg-health-with-omega-3/

this is good too from national institute of health

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Prolonging+the+female+reproductive+lifespan+and+improving+egg+quality+with+dietary+omega-3+fatty+acids

even if you haven't eaten this way all of your life.. if you change and add omega 3 and eliminate omega 6 improve egg quality

PQQ, The Newest Supplement That May Tackle Infertility

PQQ works with CoQ10 since it also works to prevent heart attacks which coincide with raised CRP levels, a biomarker for heart attacks, cancer and obesity.
Could there be an inflamatory response with infertility as well? We know that there are plenty of auto-immune, antibody and antiphospholipid issues with infertility, basically an unhealthy inflamatory response, so this makes sense.

New vitamin 'may tackle infertility'

Scientists have discovered a new vitamin which could tackle infertility problems in humans. The medical benefits of PQQ also include prevention of heart attacks, strokes, cancer and obesity

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Emotional Affects of Infertility Can Be Debilitating

Fertility issues can be like any health issue, emotionally debilitating. Causing depression, anxiety, worry, basically consuming your whole being. Often hard to talk about because other people do not really understand, making it even harder. Women often tell me it is hard to share their sorrow with their husband because of how it affects their relationship. They may have broken down in tears and it is hard to hold back those tears in front of someone so close. So you try to be strong and not show how you feel. Same goes when you have to attend someone else's baby shower, so terribly hard to hold back how you really feel inside. You want to show how happy you are but all you can feel is "why them and not me?" Frustration and anger can naturally accumulate internally making the matter worse.

How does one deal with this, if such a natural process as conceiving does not manifest for a couple?

Well, in addition to acupuncture helping physically we know it helps emotionally and mentally. So many of my women after just a few sessions come back and say my husbund says "I am not as bitchy, or irritable and that i am calmer overall," Why is this though? Acupuncture does relase neurotransmitters from the brain and endorphins in addition to opening up the blood flow and balancing out the funcition of the channels and meridians of the vital and secondary organ systems. it also regulates hormones and opens up the HPO and HPA axis. All of this has a regulating and calming affect on the body.