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"The most fertile period of time for women is between the ages of 24 to 35.  In this modern time, most women have to work and are choosing to establish a career before starting her own family.  In addition, prevalent use of birth control and IUD have controlled most women's lives and their bodies.  With these modern changes, may women are encountering difficulty with fertility and getting pregnant.  Acupuncture is a safe and natural way to bring balance to the endocrine system (hormonal balance) and encourages the body to regulate itself naturally again.  This approach can be used on both men and women.  Some couples choose to use western methods, such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF), and research have shown that acupuncture increases the success rate of IUI and IVF treatment by 30%.  Acupuncture can be used alone or in conjunction with western methodologies.  I achieve best results with treating patients for at least 1-3 months prior to starting any western procedures.  No words can describe the gratitude I have to be a part of a couple's journey of starting a family.  Have you considered using acupuncture to improve your fertility?"

~ Mei Lin Maunakea

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Acupuncture is commonly used for pain management.  Interestingly, everyone's pain tolerance varies in great degrees.  Some patients can bare their pain for months or even years, but some patients want to get rid of their pain right away either with pain medications or physical therapy.  Unfortunately doctors and patients don't think of acupuncture as the first resort.  In Chinese Medicine, we call pain a blockage in the Meridian or Channel, so we commonly say that when there is pain, there is a blockage, and when there is no blockage, there will be no pain.  I see many patients on a weekly basis who have low back pain with sciatica.  In one particular case, after a series of electric-acupuncture treatments, for the first time in many months, the patient was able to pick up her granddaughter and hold her, which gave her immense joy, that is priceless and heart-warming.  Being able to improve one's quality of life with acupuncture gives me great pleasure in my profession.

~ Mei Lin Maunakea

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“We are now half way through the year, and how many of your New Year resolutions have you accomplished?! Almost 99% of the time, people have weight loss or achieve better health as one of their New Year resolutions. I wish I had the ‘Magic Needle’ to melt pounds away and restore health…However, auricular acupuncture can help to suppress appetite and increase metabolism. Of course, diet and lifestyle changes are important too! Auricular Acupuncture can also help with smoking cessation and alcohol addiction. Also, the patient must be mentally prepared to quit. Patients who quit also decrease their risk for heart disease and high blood pressure. I have success with patients who are ready and determined to quit smoking. I think it’s quite monumental that Acupuncture can help someone to quit bad habits, because most health issues are caused by repetitive poor choices and bad habits. A major health change starts with one single step, and I am glad to be a part of that journey.”

-Mei Lin Maunakea

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“Acupuncture works wonders and can improve a person’s quality of life. I love what I do because I can help someone to feel better everyday. I have been helping a patient with insomnia, anxiety, poor appetite, constipation, and Parkinson’s disease for 8 months. This week she reported that her doctors have cut back on her medications, because of reduction in anxiety, improvement in her sleep quality and indigestion caused by her medications, and most important of all, her Parkinson’s HAS NOT gotten worse in the past 8 months. I was delighted to hear the news, and wanted to share with you that acupuncture CAN help to reduce medication dosage and maintain health over a period of time; after all, it is a natural medicine that will take time to take effect. At the same time, it is important to understand that it also takes patience and consistency to achieve the best result with acupuncture. I hope to see acupuncture incorporated into everyone’s lifestyle to achieve better health”

~ Mei Lin Maunakea