March 2022 - Paige Waters Acupuncture

Fertility, Functional Health, TCM Education

Ovulation Pain – a TCM Perspective

Pain is a protective mechanism for the body. It lets us know that something is wrong. Ovulation pain is no different. Ovulation pain or mittleschmerz (‘middle pain’) is low, one sided abdominal pain that occurs around ovulation (or egg release).…

Fertility, Post Partum & Return to Self, Whole Family Health

How is hair loss and reduced milk supply after childbirth related?

These two symptoms seem like two completely separate problems, however in Chinese medicine they can be easily explained by the loss of blood from childbirth. In Chinese medicine, your Blood nourishes your head to give you glossy, shiny, thick…

Fertility, Whole Family Health

IVF Partner – What You Can Do to Help

In over eight years working with women and families going through IVF, I have never been asked by a partner, “what can I do to help”….until two weeks ago. So I’ve had a couple of weeks to think about it and to get feedback from women…

Post Partum & Return to Self, TCM Education

Improving Baby’s Position for Labour (Breech Position)

If your baby isn’t head down by 32-34 weeks, it’s a great time to start looking for natural options to encourage this to happen. Your obstetrician may have already discussed plans for a c-section or an external cephalic version. Both medical…

Functional Health, TCM Education

Acupuncture for Period Pain – a TCM Perspective

Period pain in Chinese medicine can generally be caused by two things; stagnation or deficiency. Stagnation is the easiest to understand as it is when the blood or energy in your body slows down or stops completely. It causes pain because blood…

TCM Education

What is moxa?

It’s a really common question in clinic…what is moxa, closely followed by ‘what does it do?’Moxa is a herb and moxibustion is an ancient technique which involves the burning of moxa to promote healing and wellbeing.In clinic, I use a…

Fertility, Functional Health, TCM Education, Whole Family Health

Aging and Environmental Factors Affect Embryo Growth

Recently, a comprehensive research paper was published in Fertility and Sterility detailing the effects of aging and environmental factors on egg, sperm and embryo growth and development. When you look at the statistics of IVF, the numbers…