January 2012

VBAC and VBALM

  There was a recent Huffington Post article about VBACs – Vaginal Births After Cesarean.  For the first time in a decade statistics indicate that cesarean births may be dropping – slightly.  There seems to be much debate over whether cesareans are truly safer than vaginal deliveries.  The VBAC article led me to ponder Vaginal …

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Reiki

    A few years ago I read about self-administered reiki. I wondered if reiki could be used to treat fibroid symptoms. I decided to have my very first reiki treatment. To my surprise, and delight, my symptoms improved for the next two months. After such great results, I was a believer. I decided to …

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Fibroid Healthcare Costs

Recently there was an article in U.S. News & World Report based on an American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology report about the cost impact of fibroids on Healthcare in the U.S.  Not surprisingly the figures are staggering… “Uterine fibroids are a significant economic drain on the U.S. health care system, costing anywhere from $5.9 …

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