Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture, can play a valuable role in recovery, including managing postpartum bleeding. Nourishment and Support are at the core principles of any treatment for the new mother. Here's how Chinese Medicine approaches postpartum recovery and examples of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for postpartum bleeding, along with important precautions.
Bone Broth. If you're a client of mine, you know how much I talk about the benefits of Bone Broth. Not because I'm riding the Paleo diet bandwagon, but because the Traditions of Chinese Medicine use it. A woman after giving birth is often given chicken bone broth for weeks sometimes months during her confinement. […]
Low Libido Post Pregnancy is common and NORMAL. Your body has just gone through an incredible transformation. You have conceived and grown another human being, you have delivered that baby and are now on the other side - another brand-new learning curve. Let's take a look at how Chinese Medicine views the Post-natal Woman and […]
Facial Acupuncture isn't just for Vanity and certainly isn't like a face lift! Some people use Facial Acupuncture to work on scarring, Bell's Palsy and Pigmentation.
Having a Stillbirth is a traumatic event. There's no other way to describe it. Besides the grief and loss, mourning and dealing with such an event, your body is in a bit of limbo physically. In this article I'll talk about how Traditional Chinese Medicine would approach helping such a woman.
You've made it to the other side - Motherhood. You've had a Caesarian section and the Doctor has said about 6 weeks of recovery lie ahead. Which isn't what you planned on.... Lets look at some ideas Chinese Medicine has, about recovery after C-Section and how it can help you.