Many Lives Chinese Medicine

09/02/2026

Many Lives Chinese Medicine has a long history of working with patients navigating fertility, IVF, endometriosis, and women’s health. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to develop relationships with several fertility clinics and specialists throughout the Bay Area. Recently, one of those relationships gave us an extraordinary opportunity: we were invited to observe Dr. Camran Nezhat during surgery.

If you work in minimally invasive surgery, you probably already know the name. Dr. Nezhat is one of the pioneers of modern operative video-laparoscopy, helping transform laparoscopy from primarily a diagnostic tool into a way of performing increasingly complex surgery through very small incisions. His work has included developing new surgical techniques and instrumentation that have influenced minimally invasive surgery around the world.

And yes—getting to watch a surgeon of that caliber operate was pretty incredible.

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Many Lives Chinese Medicine was invited to observe a pioneering surgeon in the OR — and came away thinking differently about...

08/31/2026

We Are Open Labor Day

As summer winds down, we wanted to let you know MLCM will be open on Labor Day! Whether you're squeezing in one more end-of-summer errand or just keeping to your routine, we've got you covered. Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!

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07/21/2026

Have You Heard of Tech Neck?

Tech neck is the everyday term for the wear and tear that happens when we look down at our screens for too long. Every time you tilt your head forward to check your phone or laptop, your neck and upper back muscles are forced to do some serious heavy lifting to support your head.

Taking care of mild neck strain now keeps a small problem from sn*******ng into a full-body issue down the road. Traditional Chinese Medicine truly shines as a preventative tool—in fact, in ancient times, the greatest doctors weren’t praised for how many sick people they treated, but for how well they kept their community healthy.

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What is tech neck? How can acupuncture help people who have chronic neck pain specifically from tech neck? Learn more in this blog.

06/29/2026

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06/24/2026

We live in a world that rewards being constantly “on.”

Deadlines, notifications, responsibilities, uncertainty, and the pressure to always be productive can leave the body in a state of constant activation.

For many people, stress is not just an emotion. It becomes a physical pattern.

The shoulders tighten.
The breath becomes shallow.
The stomach stops digesting properly.
Sleep becomes lighter.
The nervous system stays alert even when there is nothing to respond to.

Over time, the body can get stuck in survival mode.

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Struggling with PTSD, anxiety, or chronic stress? Discover how Kiiko style acupuncture helps regulate the nervous system...

06/05/2026

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06/02/2026

For years, the condition known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) has been primarily framed as a fertility or ovarian disorder. But many researchers and clinicians are beginning to recognize that the name itself is often misleading.

In fact, many women with PCOS don’t actually have ovarian cysts at all.

That’s why some experts have proposed using the term PMOS (PolyMetabolic Ovarian Syndrome) to better reflect what the condition truly is: a whole-body metabolic and hormonal disorder that affects far more than fertility alone.

The ovaries are only one piece of the picture

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PCOS is now called PMOS (PolyMetabolic Ovarian Syndrome) — to better reflect what the condition truly is: a whole-body metabolic and hormonal

05/19/2026

We often hear that back pain is just an “expected part of aging.” As the years pass, the spine undergoes a process called spondylosis—a form of spinal osteoarthritis. While this sounds daunting, it is a common degenerative condition where the discs and joints of the neck or lower back begin to wear down.

However, the real issue often isn’t just the “wear and tear” itself, but how it affects the communication lines of your body: the spinal nerves.

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We often hear that back pain is just an "expected part of aging." In this blog we discuss how acupuncture targets the root of lower back pain.