Live Well Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

02/06/2026

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Acupuncture & herbal medicine clinic located in San Mateo, California treating various health conditions using acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition and lifestyle counseling, and other healing modalities

04/08/2024

A private-equity-backed firm has helped drive down payments to medical providers, drive up patients’ bills and earn billions for insurers.

09/06/2023

We are a huge tennis fan! Check out those cupping marks on Ben Shelton who made it to US Open semi finals!

09/03/2023

This is a great short video about how acupuncture improves both female/male fertility. What we do at Live Well Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine for our patients explained in mechanism and western medicine terms.

In this clip from episode 108 of the Huberman Lab podcast, Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses how acupuncture can improve fertility and hormone health.Dr. Andrew ...

08/14/2021

Interesting update on how covid vaccine affects women’s menstrual cycle. I hope they do pursue the research study. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Fhealth-shots%2F2021%2F08%2F09%2F1024190379%2Fcovid-vaccine-period-menstrual-cycle-research%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0nb_5bZ7uWflld7O8M_E-41y_uMmJuVharBnAYyvPP1jJcaKamgfjW19k&h=AT0V9YUJZfsgKBF8lYbb0cb2-i5xvqn9rFCUmE9Cco0956_6PhiHq3-SS_YI7SX_GioIjYtW3Ma_fNYgr2eCyrHccfwxBnNonhqukNHF7qddNHYHS8b_Q7cFDj6P&s=1

Some people have reported getting a lighter or heavier period after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Cause for concern? Doctors say no. Could it be a temporary side effect? That's harder to determine.

09/27/2020

For those taking zantac for acid reflux or GERD...

Six months after independent testing first raised the possibility that popular heartburn drug ranitidine (Zantac) might break down into the powerful carcinogen n-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), the FDA has asked for the removal of all ranitidine products from the market.

09/27/2020

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F09%2F24%2Fhealth%2Fcoronavirus-hair-loss-telogen-alopecia.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0sMV1aG3On3SgzrS4WFQbEkYwees-VI6Lx6o19OjYvMIBRpwp5etobQZU&h=AT2RH9_7o8Iqm_fJdsfy4RXUMntDQSIiMkNMaosUSHfK8iDJ7ReHOXVIkUrDv7yXnw-MB4pdyIXb6tOlil6yKUW1CUxa-wdcelDa4xJAJZGIwO_dvPNDwcNodHO_&s=1

Doctors are seeing a huge increase in patients who have been shedding abnormal amounts of hair, and they believe it is related to stress associated with the coronavirus.

03/28/2020

Here's an article for our pregnant patients on how to take care of themselves and their newborns during this time.

Here's what the latest research says about pregnancy and the coronavirus — and what doctors and hospitals recommend to keep pregnant mothers and newborns safe.

10/18/2019

The extremely common treatment might be causing more harm than previously thought.

06/13/2018

An eye opening research and findings on pharmaceutical medication causing depression.

Depression is a possible side effect of 200 medications. Now, a new study finds people who take these drugs are, in fact, more likely to be depressed. The more drugs you take, the higher the risk.

05/09/2018

An interesting perspective for our patients who had children via donor eggs and their children.

I couldn’t explain it as a child, but sometimes it felt like my life was a little less real than everybody else’s.

05/09/2018

This is an interesting article for women getting pregnant at 40 and beyond. I definitely have/had many patients over 40 having children naturally or via IVF and gives a new perspective on motherhood.

More American women than ever are having children at an age that was once thought almost impossible. What does it feel like?