Illuminate Your Life: a chinese medicine blog

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Nurture Your Pregnancy

Our team provides acupuncture, bodywork, nutrition, resources and health tips to help you have a healthy pregnancy, connect with baby and feel your best.

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Managing Stress While Pregnant or TTC

Women who are pregnant or trying to conceive are constantly being told not to stress but never told how. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are so beneficial for reducing stress and calming the sympathetic nervous system.

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Moxibustion – A note from Nicole LaFountain L.Ac

If you’ve been to an acupuncture clinic before, you may have noticed on occasion an earthy, smoky smell coming from the treatment rooms. This smell is produced by a process called moxibustion, where mugwort (ai ye) is burned either directly or indirectly on the skin to provide warmth and other therapeutic benefits.

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How to Boost Your Fertility with Acupuncture – with or without IVF

There are so many factors in play when we discuss a woman’s fertility: hormones, diet, stress levels, emotions, genetics, having an adequate support system, the list goes on. We love working with women who are trying to conceive because we have seen huge success from the addition of acupuncture and herbal medicine.

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