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Boosting Fertility With Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Many couples struggle with issues of infertility, and last week I voiced my concern about the one-size-fits-all approach that most conventional infertility centers take, along with their reluctance to offer simple, inexpensive, and safe nutritional and alternative therapies first. The exact opposite of “everyone’s the same” therapy is traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). When a couple is struggling to conceive, TCM is not usually the first Read More

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Infertility and Traditional Chinese Medicine

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I don’t care much for the infertility industry, though I know some of you are deeply grateful to it for helping you create your precious child. I love kids too. I simply don’t care for the business that infertility has become. In this two-part Health Tip, we’ll explore Western medicine’s approach to infertility treatment and, next week, the path taken by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).  Read More

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**The Basics of Energy Medicine: Getting to the Root Cause of Illness
Thursday, October 18, 2018; 6:00-7:30 PM
with Katie Oberlin, HTCP/I
Healing Touch Certified Practitioner/Instructor
$55.00 (includes take-home materials)

In this workshop, you will experience how Healing Touch therapy can help you bring your energy system into balance to help treat illness, stress, emotional concerns and more.

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**Vaginal Rejuvenation Workshop
Thursday, October 25, 2018;  6:00 – 8:00 PM
Mari Stecker, LAc & Renee Zambo, RYT
Fee: $75

Are you experiencing vaginal dryness? Or pain with intercourse? Have you been told you have vaginal atrophy due to menopause?  Are you frustrated because you believe your sex life is over?  Well, it doesn’t have to be!

Come learn easy, non-pharmaceutical, non-hormonal, low cost techniques that you can do at home to help alleviate vaginal dryness, atrophy, thinning of vaginal skin and/or painful intercourse.

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**Who’s Ready to Eat Fat? An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
Tuesday November 13, 2018, 6-7:30 PM
Marla Feingold, CCN, CNS, LDN
Fee: $65 (includes take home materials)

Want to reduce hunger, burn fat for fuel, stabilize blood sugar, increase memory, cognition, energy, reduce headaches, decrease inflammation, prevent heart disease?  Discover how a Ketogenic Diet can optimize your health.

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