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May 2, 2019 by Jenny Riegg

Pearls of Postpartum Wisdom from Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine has a long, rich history of special consideration and treatment for the postpartum mother. These traditional practices see it as essential for the new mother to couple rest with gentle activities and to be deeply nourished, warmed, and supported to help the vital substances (Qi, Blood, Yin & Yang) come back into a state of balance. The postpartum time, and the care a mother is able to receive, can be a crucial period in a woman’s life and often greatly influence her state of health well into the future.

Take Your Time
– Adequate time & care are needed to recover from the tremendous task of pregnancy and childbirth. This is the time to replenish & rebuild energy and blood that were lost during birth as well as boost nutrients and reserves needed to produce breast milk, regulate hormones and give stamina to care for a new baby.
– It is thought that a full 3 months are needed after a baby is born for the womb to fully recover and for vital substances to be fully restored. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Golden Month’ or ‘Sitting Moon’, the first month postpartum is considered the most important.

Stay Warm
– Avoid exposing your body to extreme weather or temperatures. Wind, cold and damp can easily penetrate the postpartum mother as the channels & pores are still open after childbirth and can lead to infections, pathological bleeding & longer recovery time.
– Use moxibustion, a warming therapy with dried Chinese mugwort. Mother Warming or Mother Roasting uses indirect moxa or a moxa box over the lower abdomen and/ or low back to create a deep & penetrating sensation of warmth. Moxa can be used for 10-20 minute sessions until the desired level of heat is felt. This practice helps to encourage the uterus to return to its pre pregnancy size, shape & location, it aids in decreasing after-birth pains, builds breast milk supply, can assist in healing scars from cesarean sections and strengthens overall vitality.

Be Nourished
– Warm yourself from the inside by prioritizing warmed & cooked foods and drinking warm or room temperature beverages. Use warming spices such as cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, black & white pepper, clove, nutmeg, fennel & anise.
– Broths are highly encouraged and a core staple of the traditional postpartum diet. Broths made from meat & bones of beef, chicken, lamb or fish and from veggies, seaweeds or mushrooms can be drunk daily and become the base for soups, stews, sauces and congees (grain porridge).
– Emphasizing foods & drinks that are easy to process (i.e. warm temperature, well cooked, soups, broths & congees) are beneficial as digestion is often weak postpartum.
– Eat foods that build Blood to restore what was lost during birth and to encourage lactation. Examples include red meat, organ meats & bone marrow, dark leafy greens, barley, quinoa, oats, dates, avocado, adzuki & kidney beans, black sesame seeds, eggs, nettles & parsley.

Please always check with your acupuncturist to be sure any recommendations are appropriate for your specific constitution and postpartum presentation.

Filed Under: Chinese Medicine, Fertility, Pregnancy, Uncategorized, Women's Health

January 9, 2019 by Jenn Collins

Resources for a healthier path toward pregnancy

Our clinic has many patients coming in to assist with optimizing their fertility, or helping them get ready for IUI, or IVF.  In this article I wanted to give some resources that may be helpful for women who aren’t yet pregnant but are wanting to get pregnant within the next couple of years or months. See more about how we treat fertility at Holistic Health Acupuncture, and read testimonials from our clients.

Many women ask us about diet, and although we know much in this area, there are colleagues of ours that know even more.  Katie Altneau is an acupuncturist in Denver, CO who has a fertility program for women focused on diet and self-care.  Her site offers a 4-day fertility cleanse, and a  fertility meal plan that includes recipes and shopping lists. She also has a postpartum meal guide. She’s terrific at what she does and we highly recommend her.  Katie even has some guided meditations for fertility, which many of you have asked about.

Kathryn Flynn, right here in Jacksonville, OR runs a company called Fertile Foods. Her site has a wealth of information on it as far as recipes and resources go.  She also makes and sells fertility tea blends.

Acubalance Wellness is a fertility acupuncture clinic in Vancouver, BC.  If you are looking for tons of information on the topic of nutrition and diet, then this site has so much available info to sift through.  Here is the link for their food and diet page.

And as many of you already know, acupuncture is amazing for getting the body ready for conception and working with women as pregnancy occurs and progresses.  It’s also a wonderful modality for postpartum conditions and issues that can commonly arise.

Please share this article with anyone you know that wants to optimize their fertility or is planning on conceiving soon.

Have fun cooking and eating the healthiest foods for you and baby to come.

 

Filed Under: Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Fertility, Pregnancy, Recipes, Uncategorized, Women's Health

March 21, 2018 by Jenn Collins

Seeking Female Acupuncturist for a Short Term paid position in Southern Oregon

One of our Acupuncturists will be on Maternity Leave soon.  We are looking for an Oregon Licensed Acupuncturist to fill in from June-Dec 2018.  Hourly compensation depending on experience.  Work in a beautiful clinic with established practitioners.  Treat 20-40 patients per week.  Reception, Insurance Billing, Online Scheduling, Mentoring, etc all provided. Learn about clinic management, startup, billing, and leave with some solid skills and business experience under your belt. Call the clinic at (541) 482-1650 to inquire or find out more about the position.

Filed Under: Ashland Acupuncture, Medford Acupuncture

September 20, 2017 by Jenn Collins

Seasonal Transitions and Your Health

The seasons and their elemental associations are integral to Chinese medicine theory and practice. Summer is hot and yang, energy is expansive, outward and full of growth. As we slowly make our way toward the Autumn equinox there is a turning towards a more yin time of the year, more quiet and introspection, reaping what was sown in the previous months.

In Chinese medicine the seasons are not events that are separate or external from us, instead we integrate them into our lives and see the internal changes of our mind and body. Our ability to change with the seasons is reflected in our health and happiness and maintaining balance through these seasonal transitions deeply benefits our wellbeing.

Many people find that around the change of seasons physical symptoms like colds and flu, coughs, seasonal allergies, or aches and pains may arise or worsen. Emotional imbalances and stressors may intensify.

Consider the three weeks before and after the Autumn equinox as especially important times for creating this seasonal transition balance. Acupuncture, herbs, diet and self care can all help strengthen immunity and regulate the nervous system. This time of self-care can greatly set the stage for the kind of fall and winter you will have.

Filed Under: Chinese Medicine

July 7, 2017 by Jenn Collins

Holistic Health Acupuncture in two locations in Medford, OR

Medford Holistic Health

We have had our Medford, Oregon branch for less than a year.  Most of our clients know we are there two days a week now, but we could use help getting the word out to anyone you may know who lives in Medford, Central Point, Jacksonville, Phoenix, or Eagle Point.  We are contracted on major insurance panels and also take Jackson Care Connect and Allcare.

Until our Medford location grows to capacity we will be sharing a clinic with acupuncturist David Tara. We are located within Three Treasures Chinese Medicine on East Barnett in the Lazy River Business Center. Jenn Collins sees clients there currently on Tuesdays, and Jenny Riegg sees clients there on Fridays.

We are excited to expand our services to the greater Rogue Valley .  Stay tuned for future updates and please send your co-workers, neighbors, and friends in for treatments.  We are always happy to give a free consultation at either the Ashland or Medford location.

La Clinica Wellness Center Acupuncture Services

We are proud to have been chosen to partner with La Clinica Wellness Center on Biddle Road in Medford.  Patients of any of the La Clinica centers can come to the Wellness center to receive acupuncture treatments with us.  La Clinica Wellness Center is an amazing resource for our valley. They have excellent MDs, NPs and Medical Assistants, and they also offer yoga, zumba, meditation, mindfulness, and cooking classes at their state of the art wellness facility. If you haven’t checked it out go to the website, or just stop by and learn about all the wonderful opportunities available.

Filed Under: Acupuncture, Ashland Acupuncture, Medford Acupuncture, Uncategorized

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