Our Top 5 Tips for Egg Quality
Whether you’re deep into your fertility journey, or you’re just starting preconception efforts, egg quality is relevant for the health of your future pregnancy and future child.
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Sperm Quality: Why It Matters and How to Improve It
We’ve noticed lots of buzz recently around the topic of “advanced paternal age” (or APA). For so many years, the focus has been squarely on fertility outcomes
Top 4 Must-Dos for (Almost) Every Fertility Patient
At Flourish, we’re passionate about supporting patients at any stage of the fertility journey – from patients undergoing IVF, to those on a multi-year fertility
Keeping our Flourish Community Safe with Updated Covid Protocols
COVID numbers are surging. Sigh. As you know, we’ve had careful measures in place since we reopened in June. Due to the current spread of
Four Tips for Improving Male Fertility
Did you know that male fertility issues contribute to up to 50% of all infertility cases1,2? And that there has been an unexplained steep decline
Post-Fire Self Care Tips and Tools
As the fires up in Butte County continue to burn, our community here in Sonoma County is feeling the impacts daily. Not only has the
Introducing Zhouie Lee, our new Acupuncturist
“It is with great pleasure that I introduce our new acupuncturist, Zhouie Lee. I am so honored that she has said yes to joining the
Nurturing the Garden: How Chinese Medicine Can Support Fertility, Pregnancy and Beyond
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda have longstanding traditions of supporting women in all stages of motherhood: pre-conception care, every phase of pregnancy, and post-partum care. I’d like to share some insights from my clinical practice as well as some time-tested wisdom, to explain how these ancient modalities can supplement and enhance the care provided by an MD or a Licensed Midwife.
Join Our 21 Day Fall Cleanse: October 10th – 31st
Fall is a time of transition and the perfect time to purify your body and mind. Experience the benefits of helping your body cleanse with the 21-day Standard Process Purification Program.
This is a semi-structured program that combines eating whole food, drinking nutritious shakes, taking supplements made with whole food ingredients, and light exercise. As included in the program you will also receive 1-Detox Specific Acupuncture Treatment, and 3 weekly Informational Group Calls with Vladi Starkov LAc.
One Size Does Not Fit All Nutrition: A Book Review on The Paleovedic Diet
Here at Flourish Integrative Health, we do not take a “one size fits all approach” to healing but really view each person as a unique ecosystem. This is a big reason why we resonated so deeply with the recently released book, The Palovedic Diet by Akil Palanisamy, MD, a Harvard trained physician who practices integrative medicine. Dr. Palanisamy’s approach to nutrition arose from his personal experience with healing through a pragmatic, personalized approach to wellness. The Paleovedic Diet combines the ancient Indian system of medicine, which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and another ancient form of nutrition, the Paleolithic diet.