When families struggle to conceive, they often search for solutions. What to eat? How to exercise? What supplements to take? Which IVF...

The recent fires in our corner of Los Angeles have left deep emotional wounds across the community. Many of our patients have experienced...

Did you know acupuncture is as efficient as drugs at restoring ovulation?

What is ovarian reserve? When born with ovaries, we are also born with a vault, a reserve of follicles or eggs. This is the reserve that...

Bok Choy Also known as: Chinese cabbage, qīng cài (blue-green vegetable" in Mandarin). Flavor: Very mellow, with its own unique mild,...

Some of us feel bloated at ovulation, most women start to feel bloated about a week before their period starts, and it may last a few...

Chinese New Year happened earlier in February. The Chinese name 春节 actually translates as Spring Festival ! This date marks the beginning...

Lymphatic drainage is one of our patients' favorite here at taproot. It targets the lymphatic system, which is an important part of your...

Today I want to share (with her permission) the success story of Estela, a woman in her early thirties who came to me after trying to...

Each journey to parenthood is unique, and some include the need for a surrogate. From time to time, intended parents ask surrogates to...

Blanca came to taproot acupuncture in June 2021 after 3 rounds of IUI that had not been successful. She wanted help to support the other...

Vulvodynia is a chronic, unexplained pain in the area around the opening of the vagina. It can be unbearable and embarrassing. Symptoms...

When going off the pill, patients often have to deal with what brought them to birth control in the first place. Most notice the symptoms...

Health starts in the plate, even for your reproductive organs. As a holistic practice, we can never emphasize enough the importance of...

The lining of the uterus is essential to fertility. It is where the embryo implants at the start of a pregnancy. What makes for a...

Called “fifties shoulder” in China, frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis is a common symptom among women in menopause and during...

The winter blues is real: it is a type of depression that happens each year, in the fall & winter. SAD affects 5-10% of the population...

The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls the hormones that impact your period. It responds to factors like exercise,...

As a fertility and women's health specialist, I help countless women of all ages through many stages of life for which standard medicine...

Egg quality matters for fertility. Women are born with all the egg cells they will ovulate in their lifetime, & the ovarian reserve...