Believe what you will about acupuncture, but many people, including medical doctors, are advising women who are having a hard time conceiving to try it. The research that has been done is specifically on acupuncture in conjunction with IVF, and you can read an article that was in the LA Times about it here. I know many women who tried for many years to get pregnant and then started acupuncture treatments and within a few cycles, they were pregnant. This is all the scientific evidence they need to be convinced that it works. Really, what do you have to lose? If you are afraid of needles, don’t let that stop you. It’s actually very cool, in a weird relaxing sort of way, to be laying there with all of these pins sticking out of you. It doesn’t hurt at all, or even come remotely close to getting a shot or having blood taken. If you’re interested in knowing why it works, Continue reading Acupuncture
Cheers for Oatios
I’ve been trying to find the perfect finger food to help my baby develop his pincer grasp. Everything I tried- banana, cucumber strips, scrambled egg yolk, grated carrot, halved grapes and blueberries, the list goes on- seemed more frustrating than helpful. It was so slippery he couldn’t get his fingers around the pieces, and I realized while trying to clean off his highchair that I couldn’t even pick any of the pieces up, and I’ve been using my pincers for decades! Of course I am of the “avoid packaged food” mindset, but here’s where being integrative comes in. Continue reading Cheers for Oatios
Bugs Buzz Off!
Hey Holly- I’m having people over tonight & I don’t want everyone to be eaten alive by mosquitoes.
I know you mentioned lavender was a natural repellent, but that hasn’t grown in yet.
what else can i spray or sprinkle, etc to keep them at bay?
thank you!
Food, Inc.
Looking for a good movie to see this weekend? Check out Food, Inc. It will open your eyes to the food we are feeding our children. Brought to you by the same guy who wrote Fast Food Nation, this movie is sure to change some of our ways. Click here to watch the trailer and to find it in a theater near you!
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Pomegranate Juice for Fertility
PubMed reports on a study which found that “pomegranate fruit is inescapably linked with fertility, birth and eternal life because of its many seeds.” Continue reading Pomegranate Juice for Fertility