135. Chinese Medicine for Optimal Fertilty with Dr. Laura Erlich

In this weeks episode I chat with Dr. Laura Erlich, a fellow acupuncturist and herbalist. Laura founded Mother Nurture Wellness, a Los Angeles-based women’s health practice specializing in fertility optimization, pregnancy, and postpartum care. Laura has been working with women in the perinatal space for over two decades! As an integrative health professional for 25 years, Laura has helped thousands of families grow by creating a custom roadmap that targets each individual's needs, from nutrition to supplementation, herbal medicine, acupuncture, meditation, mentorship, and beyond. In 2015, Laura co-authored ⁠Feed Your Fertility⁠, A Guide to Cultivating a Healthy Pregnancy with Chinese Medicine, Real Food, and Healthy Living. Laura offers extensive continuing education and mentorship to acupuncturists around the world through ⁠Healthy Seminars ⁠ as well as to the public through her online course, Training To Conceive (TTC). In this episode we cover... The importance of working with a practitioner that specializes in fertility acupuncture The importance of ALSO seeing a reproductive endocrinologist in addition to getting acupuncture We cannot always apply Chinese medicine principles due to unique modern exposures Using the extraordinary vessels to treat the source qi (the deepest level of the individual) Balancing the body to allow the return to homeostasis The energy of the practitioners intention REALLY matters Outsource the fertile window time to your partner to avoid honey, I’m ovulating sex Microcosmic orbit meditation offering The importance of going beyond the basics is essential when working with fertility How to work with the extraordinary vessels in an acupuncture treatments Get diagnostic testing early on to rule out major barriers to conception Day 3 labs HSG - Hysterosalpingogram Progesterone 7 days post-ovulation Semen analysis Connect with Laura: Website - https://www.mothernurturela.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/mothernurturewellness/ Connect with Holly: Website -⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rosebudwellness.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rosebud_wellness/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Conscious Conception Course - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rosebudwellness.com/holistic-fertility-awareness-course⁠⁠