I take a holistic approach to wellness - treating acute conditions while also addressing the root cause of an illness - through the combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, dietary therapy and tuina massage.
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One in five visits to a doctor's office is for a skin-related complaint, yet Western medicine has few treatments for dermatological conditions. Chinese medicine treats skin conditions safely and obtains significant, lasting results even in the most difficult cases of acne, eczema and psoriasis. More...
Men's Health, or andrology, in Chinese medicine is a relatively new specialty, just 30 or so years old. This has allowed for a synthesis between traditional philosophy and modern science in a unique way. We can now combine the ancient texts for sexual health and vitality with cutting edge understanding of male fertility and prostate health. More...
Acupuncture is probably best known for its ability to reduce and even eliminate pain. Whether the pain is a result of a chronic problem or back spasm that started yesterday, acupuncture can help you feel better, and does so with fewer side effects than pain medications. More...
The word Calcium makes most people think of two other words – bones and milk. Calcium is essential for having strong bones and teeth. Calcium also plays essential roles in myriad other functions in the body, such as the function of the nervous system and the heart, and even in cancer prevention, according to research […]
About bone broth In Chinese medicine, the digestion is likened to a pot of simmering soup. Raw ingredients go in, and a new, refined product comes out. In our body, the raw material is food and the refined product is Qi, the vital energy of the body that makes everything work. It is no wonder […]
Dear readers, Please surf over to the blog of Dr Mordcai Blau, an expert in treating gynecomastia, to read my guest blog post about how to prepare for surgery and help recovery with some surgical aftercare techniques. You can find the pre- and post-surgical management post here.
Free 30-minute Stress-relief Acupuncture The Center 208 West 13th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues Room 310 Wednesday 11/07 and Thursday 11/08 11AM to 6PM Thanks to the tireless efforts of Acupuncturists Without Borders and its volunteers, acupuncturists in New York City, Westchester and New Jersey have been offering free acupuncture to people affected […]
Recent research from China suggests that luteal phase acupuncture can improve pregnancy outcomes of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). 225 patients undergoing fertility treatments were randomized to receive acupuncture according to Chinese medicine principles or sham acupuncture (picking points unrelated to principles or picking non-points). Researchers found “In [acupuncture group], the clinical […]
Recent research from China comparing three groups of 231 men found that acupuncture plus herbal medicine was 84.6% more effective than either modality alone (p
Israeli researchers have shown that acupuncture helps men who had low sperm output to normalize after treatment. Researchers found that acupuncture lowered scrotal temperatures (reversal of hyperthermia of the scrotum) and increased sperm counts. Hyperthermia of the scrotum is associated with inflammation. This increase in temperature damages the sperm. This is why the testicles hang […]
When considering infertility, both the health of the woman and the man must be considered. The male factor – usually described as mild, moderate or severe – infertility is defined as a deviation from what is normally expected of sperm. These abnormalities are one ore more of the following: the number of sperm present, the […]
As you many of my patients know, I have been gluten-free for over 8 years. My health now compared to when I was eating gluten… well, there’s really no comparison. I wasn’t overtly sick when I was eating gluten, but I just wasn’t well. I was fatigued, my complexion was sallow, I caught colds easily […]
Trans fats have been in the news a lot lately. But what are they and what do they really do to us? In science-speak, trans fats are unsaturated fats (they’re always unsaturated and never saturated fats) with at least one trans-isomer fatty acid. Trans fats are exceptionally rare in nature. They are a product of […]
