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Acupuncture
So I'm a little mystified about this whole acupuncture process. On one hand, I totally get it. I never bought into the Western Medical Model and I don't really believe that health is merely a management of symptoms. I get the idea of having a healthy body system and good energy and all of that hippie stuff. I'm there. And I even am willing to concede that even though I try to make good food choices and good life choices, even though I've made great strides to become a healthier person, I still have a long way to go. And I'm willing to concede that this "long way" to go also impacts my fertility. Sure, I get it.
But then there's this opposing information I get on a daily basis from work. I mean, hello, I work with people who are fertile. They get pregnant. A lot. They are chock full of little kids! And I work with the poor, who live on processed food and fast food, who don't always care about things like balanced meals and vitamins. They certainly have stress, and they certainly don't have big bucks to shell out for alternative therapies. Some of them are addicted to drugs and have been throughout their pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and post-pregnancy. One of them died last year from complications of several chronic health problems, several of which required hardcore pain meds. During pregnancy. They drink, they smoke, they load up on "juice" (colored sugar water), they breathe bad air and they don't meditate.
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN PREGNANT WITH THEIR TUBES TIED.
So THAT is a mystery to me. Why is MY lifestyle detrimental to fertility but my clients' aren't? Maybe I should live on McDonald's and Coke, cigarettes and booze. Instead, I'm paying mucho dinero to have some dude stick me full of needles and tell me that I am never ever allowed to eat ice cream ever again. How is THAT fair??!?!
But then there's this opposing information I get on a daily basis from work. I mean, hello, I work with people who are fertile. They get pregnant. A lot. They are chock full of little kids! And I work with the poor, who live on processed food and fast food, who don't always care about things like balanced meals and vitamins. They certainly have stress, and they certainly don't have big bucks to shell out for alternative therapies. Some of them are addicted to drugs and have been throughout their pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and post-pregnancy. One of them died last year from complications of several chronic health problems, several of which required hardcore pain meds. During pregnancy. They drink, they smoke, they load up on "juice" (colored sugar water), they breathe bad air and they don't meditate.
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN PREGNANT WITH THEIR TUBES TIED.
So THAT is a mystery to me. Why is MY lifestyle detrimental to fertility but my clients' aren't? Maybe I should live on McDonald's and Coke, cigarettes and booze. Instead, I'm paying mucho dinero to have some dude stick me full of needles and tell me that I am never ever allowed to eat ice cream ever again. How is THAT fair??!?!