Women’s Health

Women’s Health with Acupuncture in East Asian Medicine

By Dr.Kim / 04/27/2012 / Comments Off on Women’s Health with Acupuncture in East Asian Medicine

Manage Your Reproductive Health with Acupuncture East Asian medicine has a long history when it comes to enhancing reproductive health and fertility for both men and women. In fact, evidence that acupuncture and herbal medicine have been used to aid fertility can be found in early medical literature dating back to 3 AD. Statistics state…

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Is This in Your Ice Cream?

By Dr.Kim / 08/21/2010 / Comments Off on Is This in Your Ice Cream?

This morning I was so struck by a article by John Robbins – “Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto’s Artificial Hormones?” Yes, I don’t drink milk, however once in a while I love to have the ice cream, Haagen Daz, and I even shared with my little son and daughter; My favorite was…

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Acupuncture Treatment for Thyroid Disorder

By Dr.Kim / 07/21/2010 / Comments Off on Acupuncture Treatment for Thyroid Disorder

Treating Thyroid Problems with Acupuncture In This Issue Treating Thyroid Problems with Acupuncture How to Monitor Your Basal Temperature Three Foods to Support Thyroid Function When functioning properly, the thyroid gland secretes just the right amount of thyroid hormone to regulate almost all the metabolic processes in your body. Too much or too little of…

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Acupuncture for Labor Induction for Healthy Mom and Baby

By Dr.Kim / 06/30/2010 / Comments Off on Acupuncture for Labor Induction for Healthy Mom and Baby

Acupuncture helps a natural labor induction before you go to any medical induction of labor to initiate labor artificially, which usually involves the use of prostaglandins and possibly oxytocin or even further a caesarean delivery. If you are nearing the due, but you have no contraction whatsoever, even you passed the due, still no signs…

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Caffeine Consumption and Miscarriage Rate

By Dr.Kim / 06/21/2010 / Comments Off on Caffeine Consumption and Miscarriage Rate

This is the article written by AUDREY GRAYSON on JAN 21, 2008 at ABC News Expectant mothers have been confused for years about whether drinking that morning cup of joe could do harm to their unborn child. Some previous studies have shown that consuming caffeine during pregnancy increases a woman’s risk for miscarriage, while others…

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Endometriosis and Infertility

By Dr.Kim / 11/24/2009 / Comments Off on Endometriosis and Infertility

Endometriosis Endometriosis is a gynecologic condition in which tissues similar to the lining of the uterus (called “endometrial stroma and glands”–normally located only inside the uterus) are found elsewhere in the body.Endometriosis lesions can be found anywhere in the pelvic cavity: on the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the pelvic sidewall and the uterosacral ligaments. These…

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Acupuncture & Menopause: Creating Physical & Emotional Health with Acupuncture

By Dr.Kim / 10/14/2009 / Comments Off on Acupuncture & Menopause: Creating Physical & Emotional Health with Acupuncture

Hoon Kim L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., Ph.D. WWW.TAOOFMEDICINE.COM Tao of Medicine, Acupuncture and Wellness 2701 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 119 Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-314-7778 Acupuncture and Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health with Acupuncture With its close understanding of the female body, Oriental medicine has always addressed the special needs of women throughout their lives. Menopause,…

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If Your Baby is Breech, Read This

By Dr.Kim / 03/02/2009 / Comments Off on If Your Baby is Breech, Read This

Breech Presentation and Acupuncture Treatment Types of breech presentations  (a) Complete or full breech (5-10%) – This involves flexion of the fetus legs. It looks like the fetus is sitting in a tailor fashion. The buttocks and feet appear at the vaginal opening almost simultaneously.    (b) Incomplete breech (10-30%) – The fetus feet or…

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How Acupuncture Can Enhance Your Feritility

By Dr.Kim / 01/29/2009 / Comments Off on How Acupuncture Can Enhance Your Feritility

Acupuncture and Reproductive Health Current statistics state that one in five couples over the age of 30 have difficulty conceiving after one year of trying. Many of these couples are turning to acupuncture and Oriental medicine for a safe, effective and natural solution to have a healthy baby. Fertility treatments were first recorded by Zhang…

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