Writing
Notes from the practice.
Short essays on fertility, lifestyle, and the parts of medicine that rarely make it into the appointment.
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Nothing lasts forever…….except some chemicals
You have probably heard or read about the harmful effects of perfluorinated compounds, aka PFAS, aka “Forever Chemicals”. These substances have qualities that make products water and grease-repellant and so are used in non-stick cookware,…
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Your Praying MANtis Loves You.
My fertility support intake form asks, “Why are you here today?” Women usually get right to the point and write, “To improve my fertility so that I can get pregnant.” Interestingly, men or women partners often write, “So that my wife (or…
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Acupuncture and Synchronizing Conception
I have written in the past about how I am continually amazed at all of the events in the human body that must occur in a definite sequence in a definite window of time for conception to take place. When a patient has done all of the…
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The Beauty of Reproduction
Sometimes with all of the mucous checking, suppository insertions, blood draws, and other functional things that you do while trying to conceive, it’s easy to lose sight of the art and beauty involved in the process of reproduction. I was…
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Working Mothers
I recently went to the Farmer’s Market on Sanibel Island, Florida. Beautiful fruits and vegetables all around but this coconut flan was calling to me. It was being sold by a working Mom with her cute little pre-toddler in a plastic…
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Berry Good News
A study published in the the American Heart Associations’s journal Circulation, has revealed that women who consume at least three servings per week of blueberries or strawberries per week have a 30% reduced risk of a heart attack. While…
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Fruit for Thought
The benefits of eating organic are obvious: fewer toxic chemicals building up in our bodies. It is a fact that we all have pesticides and plastics in our bodies–babies are born with 232 chemicals in their umbilical cord blood. But the…
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Choosing Your Team
I was disturbed by a recent brochure I received from a medical marketing company targeting Reproductive Endocrinologists. The company offers to help reproductive endocrinologists ”Fight back against aggressive competition, win at digital…
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Green Tea What?
I just returned from ten days in Japan where I enjoyed REALLY GOOD green tea, properly brewed from high quality tea leaves. Previous to my visit, I was not aware of how green tea has morphed into so many products—green tea cookies, green…
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A Fresh Look at Old Statistics
I was intrigued and excited for my acupuncture and infertility patients when I read Dr. Jean Twenge’s article , “How Long Can You Wait To Have a Baby?” in the July issue of the Atlantic Magazine . Dr. Twenge, who is a Phd. in Psychology at…
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Acupuncture and Low Fat for Male Factor Infertility
Several very interesting studies show that sperm count and quality can be increased with acupuncture treatments. However, according to a study profiled in the online journal Human Reproduction, reducing dietary saturated fats can also have…