Tag: Food Therapy
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A TCM Approach to Nourishing The New Mother: Acupuncture & Dietary Therapy for Postpartum Healing
Categories: Research & ArticlesBy Lauren Dyer, MSA, LAc, DiplAc (NCCAOM) Postpartum depression (PPD) is a sensitive and stigmatized condition that afflicts 1 in 7[1] or 11-20%[2] of women each year. Even a 15% average[3] of 4 million live births[4] each year in the United States means that nearly 600,000[5] women a year suffer from PPD. These figures do not account for women who miscarry…