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Ah menopause! It can be a touchy subject for those of us who are heading towards this transition. There seems to be so much to dread… hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, headaches, fatigue, and weight gain. Clearly this doesn’t sound like fun but I have some good news. Here at the Yinova Center, we have […]

This week's blog is written by New York massage therapist Nicole Kruck. Nicole specializes in fertility massage as well as pre and postnatal massage. We often get asked questions about prenatal massage and decided to put some of these questions to Nicole. Below are her answers. You can book an appointment with Nicole online by clicking here.

Patients who have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility often find it a great relief that their seemingly random collection of symptoms make sense from a Chinese medicine perspective. They have usually undertaken a battery of tests by the time they visit us at the Yinova Center and their first question is, “If nothing is wrong, […]

I recently wrote a blog entry that was all about influencing the sex of your baby. All that talk about X and Y chromosomes prompted one of my patients to ask me about Fragile X syndrome. They had just been diagnosed as a carrier for this disorder and wanted me to help her sort through […]

Mung Beans are prized throughout Asia for their nutritional and medicinal benefits. It’s worth having some of these small green beans on hand because, unlike other beans, they don’t need any soaking making them particularly handy when you need to whip up a healthy meal, quickly, from the contents of your store cupboard. In Ayurveda, […]

One of my patients who just gave birth recently described to me what a failure they felt when they found out that they were not able to infant-feed. They told a horrible tale of being belittled in the maternity hospital and how the lactation consultant made them feel as if they weren’t trying hard enough. […]

I asked our Yinova Center patient Jane to write today’s blog entry. Having suffered a stroke, Jane took full responsibility for her own healing in a profound way and sought out the best of conventional and complementary medicine in order to create a path to recovery. Jane has been fearless in confronting the issues that […]

I can’t believe it’s the middle of August already. Like many of you, I am enjoying a slightly more relaxed summer schedule but recent talk in the office turned to one of the aspects of back-to-school that fill many of us with foreboding, namely packing lunch. If your kid is old enough to be bringing […]

Postnatal massage is a wonderful way to get your body back on track after giving birth. An abdominal massage during this time can help with pelvic floor health and digestive and bladder function. Postnatal massage sessions can also focus on reducing stress, improving circulation and reducing muscle tension and joint pain.  Whether you delivered via […]

Women’s Fertility In her book Making Babies, Jill identified five fertility types. These work for both men and women and were based on the Yinova Method developed here in our center. Below is some advice for each type (there’s a lot more detail in the book). You can take a quiz to find out your […]