Resources
In Our Own Community:
Birth and Baby Resource Network – A non-profit organization to help educate, empower and support women and their families during pregnancy, birth and early parenting.
San Luis Obispo Chiropractic – Dr. Erin Parsons is a chiropractor that can help many of your needs and also has special training in treating pregnant women and children.
Barefoot MomEase – The Central Coast’s ONLY belly-friendly green spa!
EcoBambino – Natural products for children
SLO County Mommies – A free community in SLO for moms. A simple way to connect with other local moms for support, friendship, and fun.
General Resources:
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine – Alma Mater of Carla Nerelli, L.Ac. The mission of Pacific College is to educate and inspire students to become compassionate, skilled providers of patient-centered healthcare using traditional East Asian and integrative medicine.
California Acupuncture Board – Information on the licensure, education standards, laws, safety, and ethics of acupuncture in California.
National Vaccine Information Center – Your Health. Your Family. Your Choice.
La Leche League – A better understanding of breastfeeding. A great resource for all your questions.
New Chapter – Organic, whole-food based vitamins. This company makes my favorite prenatal vitamins.
Blessed Herbs – Full line of Herbal Cleanses to help “re-set” our personal system and help our body regain it’s balance.
Fertility Resources
Resources for acupuncture and IVF procedures:
- Acupuncture Shows Promise In Improving Rates of Pregnanacy Following IVF – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- Acupuncture: A Cure for Infertility – Fox News
- Acupuncture Treatment for Infertile Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection – Sandra L. Emmons, MD, Phillip Patton, MD
- Acupuncture on the Day of Embryo Transfer Significantly Improves the Reproductive Outcomes in Infertile Women: A prospective, randomized trial – Lars G. Westergaard, M.D., Ph.D., Qunhui Mao, M.D., Marianne Krogslund, Steen Sandrini, Suzan Lenz, M.D., Ph.D., and Jørgen Grinsted, M.D., Ph.D.
- Influence of Acupuncture Stimulation on Pregnanacy Rates for Women Undergoing Embryo Transfer – Caroline Smith, Ph.D., Meaghan Coyle, B.Hlth.Sc. (Acup.), and Robert J. Norman, M.D.
Informative Websites and Support Organizations
- www.aborm.org/index.html – The American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine
- www.fertilityplus.com – FertilityPlus: Information Written by Patients, For Patients
- www.resolve.com – RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
- www.americanpregnancy.org – Promoting Pregnancy Wellness
- www.gardenoffertility.com – Reproductive Health, Fertility Awareness, and Natural Family Planning
Some great books on fertility
- Making Babies: Jill Blakeway, L.Ac and Sami David, MD
- The Infertility Cure: Randine Lewis, Ph.D
- The Way of the Fertile Soul: Randine Lewis, Ph.d
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility: Toni Weschler, MPH
- Honoring our Cycles – A Natural Family Planning Workbook: Katie Singer
- The Garden of Fertility: A Guide to Charting Your Fertilty Signals to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy — Naturally– and to Gauge Your Reproductive Health: Katie Singer
- The Tao of Fertility: Daoshing Ni, DOM, L.Ac, Ph.D, FABORM
A Friend of Mine is a Friend of Yours:
Whitney Turner Photography – Beautiful photography for any special moments in your life. Whitney is amazing!
These Numbers Have Faces – Giving feels good! If you are in the spirit to spread some love please donate to this organization that educates and empowers African youth to become leaders, reduce poverty, and transform their countries from the inside out.
Flowers by Fluidbloom – Support our community’s small businesses AND bring light and life into your house or office.