How to Prepare for Egg Freezing: An Evidence-Based Guide

Everything you can do to support your health before egg retrieval—including nutrition, sleep, stress management, supplements, and acupuncture. If you’re planning to freeze your eggs, you’ve probably spent hours researching success rates, hormone injections, and what to expect during the retrieval process. One question many women ask is: “Is there anything I can do to…

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Best Acupuncture for IVF in Denver: How to Choose the Right Fertility Acupuncturist

If you’re searching for the best acupuncture for IVF in Denver, you’re likely already navigating a whirlwind of appointments, medications, and decisions. Choosing an acupuncturist may feel like just one more item on a long checklist—but it can become an important source of support throughout your fertility journey. Not all acupuncturists specialize in reproductive medicine.…

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Fertility acupuncture in Denver: Natural support for conception

If you’re trying to conceive—whether naturally or with IVF or IUI support, you deserve a compassionate, effective, and natural approach. At The Point in Denver, our fertility acupuncture treatments are backed by science and rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. We specialize in helping individuals and couples restore balance, improve reproductive health, and increase their chances…

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Why most diets actually slow the metabolism

Thinking of starting a diet? Read this first. The typical diet of eating less, working out more and more and more, restricting eating times and quantities… all can slow the metabolism. ⁠ Why? When you drop your calorie intake too low or place your body under stress in other ways (through over-exercising and under-sleeping, for…

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Lessons from pandemic-life that I hope to carry forward

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As we gear up to return to a more normal version of “normal,” I find myself reflecting on what I’ve learned from COVID. The past year has been challenging, and that’s a massive understatement. To date, about 3 million people have died worldwide from COVID [1}. Jobs, homes, and small businesses were lost. We’ve been…

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Affordable Fertility & Hormone Testing

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In my experience of working with fertility clients for 10 years, most people have NOT had enough fertility testing done. Which is too bad because the more information the better, right? Often I’m able to detect hormone imbalances based on digging into your symptoms, without testing. But I still really like getting certain labs done.…

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Holiday Gift Guide 2019

Looking for the perfect gift for that special someone? Here are some healthy gift ideas that will help your loved ones feel their best. Confession: these are also just some of my favorite things. (Click the red links to be taken to where you can find them. These aren’t affiliate links or ads, just ideas…

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Is Facial Acupuncture really effective? And is it better than Botox?

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As an acupuncturist trained in Mei Zen cosmetic and facial acupuncture, I get asked this question a lot. So I’m going to tell it to you straight. Is it effective? Yes. Is it better than Botox? It depends. Let’s break it down… What is Botox? Botox is the injection of Botulinum Toxin which is considered…

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Fertility supplements that help you get pregnant

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Research proves women who take supplements get pregnant faster and have better pregnancies. The science is in – it’s important for both men and women to take supplements to prime for pregnancy. Here’s an example of a study from Stanford that showed that thirty women between the ages of 24 – 46 who had not…

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