Traditional Chinese Medicine theory explained – how ancient frameworks apply to modern health and fertility.

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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…