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...

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...

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

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...

The 5-element theory of Chinese medicine tells us that in the winter, we ought to : support our immune system keep warm keep our bones &...

The American Academy of Dermatology estimates that 30 million women** in the USA are affected by hair loss and alopecia. At taproot...

Today is Thanksgiving in the USA, which notes the beginning of the long holiday season. While we often advocate moderation, mindful and...

Estrogen dominance is a hormonal imbalance that happens when we have too much estrogen in the body, either because we take too much in,...

Thyroid hormones play vital roles for fertility. Which is why at taproot, all our fertility patients are asked to get a thyroid panel...

Making babies is a two-person's job. At taproot acupuncture & herbs, we help countless women at any step of their fertility journey....

Many of our patients come to taproot to get help getting pregnant. But did you know acupuncture can also accompany you all throughout...

Bone broth is all the trend, but has been a folk remedy and traditional medicine for thousands of years. Bone broth has been shown to...