Whether or not “stress” plays a role in infertility is a hot topic of debate mostly due to the idea that people associate the word stress only with emotional factors. In this article we explain that stress is describing a response, often at a hormonal or cellular level, and it is the reaction of your body to burdens that you didn’t even realize were overloading your whole self or causing imbalances. Acupuncture reduces stress in the body and the mind.
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If you are trying to conceive, and it is not happening as quickly as you would like, there may be some factors that are out of balance. Preparing your body, mind and environment for the process of conception can be very helpful. In this guest post, Genesis Fertility, a reproductive clinic in Brooklyn, explores one factor that may need to be addressed. They explain how being underweight or overweight can impact factors such as cycle regularity, ovulation, sperm count and more.
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Garden Acupuncture’s staff has advanced training and experience in egg and sperm based reproductive system health, women’s health and fertility. Acupuncture for fertility can help improve fertility factors naturally. Garden Acupuncture also provides an their integrative approach safely in conjunction with assisted therapies such as IVF & IUI, regularly working closely with reproductive physicians.
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Acupuncture reduces stress and improves outcomes. Research in Fertility and Sterility, an American Society For Reproductive Medicine publication, discovered that elevated stress levels persist in women who only receive a single acupuncture treatment prior to embryo transfer, but compared to other women who receive multiple acupuncture treatments, their stress levels have greatly reduced prior to their IVF transfers.
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Acupuncture for morning sickness and other pregnancy symptoms can bring relief.
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Garden Acupuncture in Brooklyn, New York located in the heart of Park Slope offers Whole Systems Traditional Chinese Medicine, which includes the practice of acupuncture. How acupuncture works, what acupuncture feels like and many other topics are discussed in their blog, The Whole Picture.
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Infertility is complicated and generally many factors contribute to difficulty conceiving. Diet is one factor that should be addressed for fertility, and a step further - eating in alignment with what your body needs to help rebalance. Garden Acupuncture’s experience in fertility shows that all aspects of health - body, mind, spirit, lifestyle and environment - should be addressed concurrently for optimal results.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine includes many comprehensive way to observe a patient and help conclude underlying patterns causing symptoms to arise. Tongue diagnosis is one of those methods.
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Garden Acupuncture is experienced with providing pediatric acupuncture generally for ages 5 & up. Acupuncture is safe for toddlers and infants when administered by a licensed and experienced practitioner. Garden Acupuncture recommends calling ahead if your child is under 5 years. Needle free techniques are available.
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Chinese herbs, nutrition, lifestyle counseling and acupuncture are the main components of Traditional Chinese Medicine. When used together by an experienced practitioner of Whole Systems TCM in the area of reproductive health, success rates are improved for conception.
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Acupuncture has shown to reduce pain without the use of pharmaceuticals. Pain medications, like opioids, have too often been relied upon. Now with en epidemic of addiction and severe side effects like constipation, more natural approaches are being considered and used as a first line of treatment.
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Research shows that acupuncture is effective for reducing pain.
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Garden Acupuncture practices Whole Systems TCM. Food - what, when & how you eat it - are an important part of this comprehensive medical system that also includes acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Lisa Metzger, co-founder of Garden Acupuncture explains gives a brief introduction to nutrition from a TCM perspective.
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