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PCOM Alumna Makes a Difference in Women’s Lives with Her Innovative Healing Practice and New Book

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Today, we are proud to host Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) alumna Aimee Raupp! Aimee’s new book Yes, You Can Get Pregnant: Natural Ways to Improve Your Fertility Now and into Your 40s (Demos Health) just hit shelves on May 28 th .

Aimee sat down with PCOM to explain what inspired her book, how Chinese medicine is so incredible for fertility patients, and why this is her passion.

Thanks so much for joining us, Aimee! We couldn’t be more proud of your success in sharing this ancient medicine and its benefits.

Can you tell us about your background and how you came to this profession?

As a neurobiology research scientist in my twenties, I began experiencing personal health issues. Frustrated by Western medicine’s inability to provide answers and unable to find relief, I sought solutions from Eastern medicine. I began acupuncture treatment and discovered how a mind-body-nutrition approach was key to overcoming illness and maintaining good long-term health. Inspired by my personal experience, I enrolled at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and since, have dedicated my life to the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine ever since.

What inspired you to focus on fertility in your acupuncture practice and to write Yes, You Can Get Pregnant ?

In all honesty, fertility clients started coming to me. I never had the intention of having a completely fertility focused practice. My ultimate goal is to help my patients and readers restore the presence of their optimal health. When I assist them in doing that, their fertility thrives.

Writing Yes, You Can Get Pregnant stemmed from my ultimate goal to help patients restore their optimal health—and when a women is in optimal health—mentally, emotionally, physically and nutritionally—she should be able to get pregnant, even in her 40s.

What are 3 things you wish everyone knew about Chinese medicine?

1. The mental/emotional correlation to all disharmony in the body and how clearly tied our emotional states are to disease and its manifestations.

2. That it is first and foremost a preventative disease and by incorporating the theories of Chinese medicine into one’s life, you can bring balance and optimal health so that disease doesn’t manifest in the first place.

3. How intense the education is for practitioners of Chinese medicine.

What kind of patients do you frequently work with in your clinic? Can you tell us a little bit about ‘a day in the life’ of your practice?

As my practice has developed, I do tend to treat more fertility related issues (male and female) than anything else. However, I do have a subset of my patient population that comes in for other health related issues or for just general wellness.  I definitely see myself as a general practitioner with a focus on women’s health and wellness.

A ‘day in the life’ of my practice usually consists of me first meditating and grounding myself before going to work. I open myself up to the healing medium that my patients need and deserve. I usually see about 15 patients per day, where I am doing a detailed intake, along with tongue and pulse and what my patients often refer to as their ‘therapy session’. I believe that the emotional component is imperative to address when dealing with any health related issue. So, each and every one of my patients has their ‘therapy’ time with me during their treatments.

How do you feel Yes, You Can Get Pregnant stands out from other holistic fertility books? We’d love to hear what’s unique about your approach.

My approach is that this is a lifestyle, not a 3-month program to follow so one can get pregnant. My goal is to empower my readers with the tools that will help them change their health and improve their fertility, not just to be able to get pregnant, but to maintain their optimal health throughout their pregnancy so that they birth healthy children.

Yes, You Can Get Pregnant is a lifestyle program that addresses not just diet, but how we can live more in accord with nature and how we can stay emotionally and spiritually balanced and live with joy, peace, and courage. My end goal is healthy women who have healthy pregnancies who then raise children in that same healthy environment.

Can you tell us where and when we can find your book?

It is available at online retailers: Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as in bookstores.

Get your own copy today!

AMAZON

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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Chinese Medical Texts Made From Bamboo

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What a fantastic discovery! Ancient Chinese medical texts (all bamboo!) were just discovered. What we wouldn’t give to get a glimpse of these bad boys!

Wouldn’t you guys love to see them?

This intriguing article from The Epoch Times states:

“ Last year, archaeologists unearthed 920 bamboo strips at a construction site in the south-western city of Chengdu in China, containing recipes for treating ailments that date back 2,000 years.” READ MORE…

Herbs go Downtown: New Herbal Medicine Clinic Launches in the Financial District at PCOM

Did you know that Pacific College’s New York campus offers a special Herbal Consultation shift on Wednesday mornings in our brand new clinic location in the Financial District? In keeping up with the growing national popularity of Chinese Herbs, patients who are interested in herbs for a wide variety of complaints can now access herbal treatments in Downtown NYC.

Chinese Herbs have been in the news recently, with Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal both reporting on the growing trend of major medical institutions like The Cleveland Clinic incorporating Herbal Medicine into their offerings. You don’t have to travel to Cleveland to get a customized Chinese herbal formula though. While Chinese Herbal Medicine has always been available at the New York clinic, it’s only recently that patients have had an option to visit the clinic for Herbs as a stand-alone treatment (without acupuncture).

“Patients come for everything from dermatology to gynecology and from chronic fatigue to chronic headaches and stress,” reports Pacific College-NY Campus Director Malcolm Youngren.

“They appreciate having a natural and gentle healthcare option which has less side effects than many other healthcare options, when practiced under the supervision of a Licensed Oriental Medicine practitioner.”

Pacific College’s experienced East Asian medicine practitioners can work with you to determine the root causes of your medical complaints, and can develop an herbal treatment plan just for you. Effective, all natural, and highly personalized, Chinese herbal formulas are also affordable. Herbal shift appointments cost $26 plus the cost of the herbs. So, what are you waiting for?


Call our clinic today to set up your appointment for an ancient remedy tailored to your modern needs.

-PCOM

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April 28th is “Great Poetry Reading Day!” Let’s Celebrate!

Did you know that today, April 28th, is “Great Poetry Reading Day?” In honor of this unique holiday, we thought it would be fun to share some Chinese poetry with you. Enjoy reading through these poems. Happy Great Poetry Reading Day!

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"Late Spring ”

by Han Y¨¹ (A.D. 768 - 824)

All plants, aware that spring will soon be gone,
Their brightest rose bud purple hues put on:
And from each emulous bloom
Is shed a sweet perfume.

Only the willow-catkins and elm-keys,
In their simplicity, with every breeze
Over the heavens go
Flying like flakes of snow.

"A Candid Song ”

by Luo Yin (A.D. 833 - 909)

When all goes well, for joy I sing:
When aught goes ill, I cease.
And, truth to tell, there’s many a thing
Might rob me of my peace.
Then drink today while drink you may.
You ne’er may drink another day.
As for what sorrow may come to-morrow,
Why, let it be to-morrow’s sorrow!

"Returning to Live in The Country"

by T’ao Ch’ien (also known as Tao Yuanming A.D. 365 - 427

In my youth I was out of tune with the common folk:
My nature is to love hills and mountains.
In my folly I fell into the net of the world’s dust,
And so went on for thirty years.
The caged bird longs for its old woodland;
The pond-reared fish yearns for its native stream.
I have opened up a waste plot of the south moor,
And keeping my simplicity returned to garden and field.
A homestead of some ten acres,
A thatched cottage with eight or nine rooms;
Elms and willows shading the hinder eaves;
Peach and plum trees ranking before the hall.
Dim, dim is the distant hamlet;
Lagging, lagging hangs the smoke of the market-town;
A dog barks in the deep lane;
A cock crows on the top of the mulberry tree.
My door and courtyard have no dust and turmoil;
In the bare rooms there is leisure to spare.
Too long a captive in a cage,
I have now come back to Nature.

"Note on A Rainy Night to a Friend in The North ”

by Li Shangyin (A.D. 813 - 858)

You ask me when I am coming. I do not know.
I dream of your mountains and autumn pools brimming all night with the rain.
Oh, when shall we be trimming wicks again, together in your western window?
When shall I be hearing your voice again, all night in the rain?

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