by daniela | Migraines and headaches, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health
I absolutely love my job. I can honestly say that I go to my office with a smile on my face. I know that being a Chinese Medicine practitioner is what I was meant to be. Many of my patients ask me the same question: how did I become an acupuncturist? Before I tell my...
by daniela | Digestion, Fertility, Migraines and headaches, Pregnancy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health
I believe our bodies are brilliant, amazing and perfect. I believe in trusting our bodies. I believe that symptoms are the body’s way of communicating that it needs support. Many times, these symptoms tell us that change is needed and we need to step up and take...
by daniela | Digestion, Fertility, Migraines and headaches, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health
I tried everything and nothing worked. I frequently hear this statement in my practice, whether my patients are dealing with depression, allergies or chronic pain. Many of us come to this conclusion when we try a treatment (or many, many treatments) or a lifestyle...
by daniela | Pregnancy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health
In Traditional East Asian Medicine, we support pregnant patients to prepare their bodies for labor starting with weekly treatments at 36 or 37 weeks. Acupuncture treatments for labor preparation are not treatments to stimulate labor. Rather, they support the changes...
by daniela | Pregnancy, Recipes, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health
In my last post, I discussed the healing recovery power of bone broths for new moms. Bone broths contain beneficial minerals and properties to strengthen the blood and Kidneys according to traditional Chinese Medicine. It’s a delicious food and powerful...
by daniela | Fertility, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized, Women's Health
I believe all women in their 20’s through 40’s need to think about their fertility health, whether or not they ever want to have children. Fertility health is more than just the ability to get pregnant. Fertility health is really women’s health....