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Dr. Alicia Masiulis, DACCHM, L.Ac., FABORM

Functional Medicine, Nutrition, and Acupuncture in Palo Alto, Califormia at Peninsula Integrative Medicine

Women’s Health | Fertility | Gastrointestinal Health | Pain Sports Injuries | Adjunct Cancer Support Alicia Masiulis has over 10 years of clinical experience and is able to create a custom designed treatment plan to best help you with your individual needs.

06/18/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦 (𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗦):
I love helping patients with PMOS. Part of my job is educating my patients about their bodies and giving them to tools they need to successfully regulate their own hormones. Not all PMOS patients are the same so different treatment strategies are needed for different types of PMOS.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. You are not just masking symptoms with hormonal birth control or doing a quick treatment to get pregnant. With functional medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine you can work with your underlying cause to feel better and to prevent the future risks of cardiometabolic disease that is associated with PMOS.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- Dietary counseling based on labs and continuous glucose monitor if needed
- Lab to screen for which underlying factors may affect YOU
- Herbal medicine
- Supplements
- Acupuncture

I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming appointment, to support you.

06/15/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗦 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦: 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗘?

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:
- Elevated androgens that can have ovarian, pituitary and adrenal origins
- Insulin resistance with increased insulin levels in 85% of individuals with PMOS
- Altered gut-hormone signaling interactions
- Cardiometabolic complications such as gestational diabetes, type 2 diabetes, elevated lipids, hypertension and altered vascular function are increased in PMOS
- Ovarian dysfunction which can result in immature follicles, anovulation and infertility

Functional medicine and herbal medicine traditions such as Traditional Chinese Medicine have always used a whole body systems based approach to targeting this syndrome. Instead of targeting one specific organ or hormone we are able to look at multiple body systems. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘠𝘖𝘜, 𝘵𝘰𝘰!

06/10/2026

𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗦 (𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗰𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲) 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦

𝗣olyendocrine
𝗠etabolic
𝗢varian
𝗦yndrome

𝘞𝘩𝘺? The reference is PCOS was deemed to be inaccurate. Pathological ovarian cysts are not involved in PCOS/ PMOS as the name implies. It is the ovarian function that is present in PMOS which can result in immature follicles and anovulation.

At this time diagnostic criteria has not changed.

Source:
Teede, H. J., Khomami, M. B., Morman, R., Laven, J. S., Joham, A. E., Costello, M. F & Piltonen, T. (2026). Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic o***y syndrome: a multistep global consensus process. The Lancet.

06/03/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 | 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦
- Vacation Planning
- Special supplement schedules for traveling

School is winding down and many of my patients are preparing to travel or head to their cabins for the summer.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹? When traveling it makes sense to simplify your supplement protocol. Dr. Alicia can also give you some ideas on a few supplements to take with in case you fall ill while traveling.

If you do not need lab review you can make a 30 minute video or in person appointment to create your custom travel protocol today. 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁. I am here to help! https://renewnaturalhealth.com/

05/28/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨!
I am honored to have many reviews from my work doing acupuncture for pain and injury treatment. One of the acupuncture techniques I use for these patients is dry needling.

"Alicia made a huge difference in my life. I suffered from chronic neck pain for years until I was referred to her by my doctor. With my first session, pain that I had suffered from for years was diminished by 75%. Alicia is smart, caring, gentle, effective and very knowledgeable about her field of medicine. I have worked with her for the past 6-7 years and I have always been impressed by how she continually strives to learn more and improve her skills." - -MJ

05/25/2026

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 / 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
This is the type of acupuncture that is now being referred to as dry needling. I am trained to do orthopedic assessment and then select points that are called motor points or trigger points to reset the muscle and alleviate pain.

Motor points are defined as the most electrically excitable point of the muscle and can often cause the muscle to twitch when you insert an acupuncture (filiform) needle.

Trigger points are defined as tight, ropy bands of muscle that refer pain. They can also twitch when released.

Let me know if you are looking for help.

05/19/2026

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗜 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥?
I identify the possible causes and create a plan with my patients.

𝘕𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - Acupuncture, lifestyle recommendations, supplements and herbal medicine to help calm and support the nervous system.

𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - Whenever possible I like to use herbal medicine first before patients try hormone therapy. If you are younger we can look at what the underlying causes behind hormone imbalance to find out what your body is not producing sufficient hormones.

𝘓𝘰𝘸 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 - I work with my patients to create a plan to help regulate their blood sugar so that they can sleep throughout the night.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳/𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 - We work to find the underlying cause and then use supplements and herbal medicines to support liver and gallbladder issues.

𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦!

05/13/2026

𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗣!
Everyday in practice I help people with different types of sleep dysregulation. I always do my best to look at the underlying cause so we can get to the root of the problem.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽?
𝘕𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - when we are stressed our nervous system goes haywire and our cortisol levels spike. We need cortisol low in the evenings in order for melatonin to be released.

𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 - Blue light mimics natural daylight which can increase cortisol and prevent our natural melatonin to be released. Staying away from screens one hour before bedtime, decreasing brightness on screens, and/ or use blue light blocker glasses that are tinted red can all be helpful.

𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘋𝘺𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - In midlife our hormones can be out of balance or low. This can cause hot flashes, anxiety or other nervous system issues that can disturb sleep. Herbal medicine and/ or hormone therapy can help.

𝘓𝘰𝘸 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 - If your blood sugar is low you may wake up.

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳/𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 - Did you know that the liver is active around 3 am? And the gallbladder also contracts to release bile around midnight?

Ready for some support to help you sleep BETTER? 𝘚𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘶𝘱 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.

05/07/2026

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗢 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛
- Pick just one cause in your life that you either get involved with by volunteering or donating money. Taking action in one area can help you feel like you are making a difference in the world and helps you feel empowered. Your actions can make a difference.
- Stop reading the news if you need to or only read the news when you feel grounded and centered. If you stop reading the news ask one person in your life to let you know if anything important happens so you don’t feel completely out of the loop
- Exercise
- Eat healthy
- Spend time in Nature
- Engaging in mind, body, spirit exercises such as meditation, acupuncture and giving gratitude

05/04/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 | 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? 𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.
Did you know that you can see me for dry needing? I have 23 years and 1000’s of hours of experience as a licensed medical provider of doing dry needling.

Dry needling is the insertion of filiform needles into trigger points to release muscles. Acupuncture is defined as the insertion of filiform needles to influence the body. Therefore, dry needling is a type of acupuncture.

You can read more about what the American Medical Association has to say about dry needling here and scroll down to the section about dry needling and the importance of ample training hours, that I have fulfilled. This is a public safety issue that has active legislation issues in California. https://www.ama-assn.org/house-delegates/annual-meeting/physicians-take-timely-public-health-issues

If you would like to get more involved in this after reading the AMA position please send me an email at [email protected].

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