by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 25, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Fertility, Fertility, Health, Infertility, IVF
In the February 2008 issue of the British Medical Journal, it was reported that acupuncture increased the chances of pregnancy in IVF treatments by 65%. The remarkable success rate occurred across seven acupuncture trials involving 1,366 women in a systematic review...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 23, 2008 | Children's Health, Halloween, Health, Holidays
I love Halloween! Here are some suggestions from MSNBC Nutritionist Joy Bauer. She has some smart ideas for managing the sugar overdose that comes with mixing kids, candy, and Halloween.*Choose smaller sized candy, often labeled as “fun size” or “mini” and select...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 22, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Breast Cancer, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cancer Prevention/Treatment, Chinese Medicine, Health
Fighting Cancer On All FrontsThis Story was reported byMIAMI (CBS4) ―Sep 8, 2008For many patients the diagnosis of cancer can be physically devastating with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. But for some, the disease takes even a larger toll. The psychological...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 20, 2008 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Foods for Fertility, Gou Qi Zi/Goji Berries, Health, Healthy Foods, Menopause
Goji berries, known as Gou Qi Zi in Chinese Herbal Medicine, are small fruits that grow on evergreen shrubs in the Himalayas. They are slightly chewy and have a mild flavor. In this country, the goji berry (or wolfberry) is widely available dried and easily found as...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 19, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Fertility, Acupuncture and IVF, Acupuncture and PCOS, Acupuncture Research, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Fertility, Fertility, Health, Infertility, IVF, Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
By: Jennifer Dubowsky L.A.C, M.S.O.M., Dipl.AcTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years. Amazingly, the first written gynecological records date back to the Shang dynasty (1500 BC- 1000 BC), but here in the U.S. and other Western...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Oct 17, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and pain, Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine Research, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Health, Pain Relief, PMS
This article is From Marie Claire Magazine October 2007CHINESE HERBS ARE more effective at battling period pain than conventional drugs, claim researchers.A group in Australia has discovered that herbal mixtures, including liquorice root, cinnamon bark and fennel...
