Dear Friends at Mama Lounge, I want to share a brief testimonial, aka. my acupuncture love story. I wanted the opportunity to put into words why I’m willing to rearrange my schedule every few weeks to lie on a table to be poked with needles, and I hope it can help other women out there, like [...]
Here at Mama Lounge we LOVE acupuncture, but we realize it remains very mysterious to most of the population. So we decided to address a few common acupuncture FAQ's that come up in the clinic: The number one question is, “Does it hurt?” But in the process of answering that, we should also consider this common declaration, “I'm scared [...]
Anne Chiaramonte is a focused and experienced acupuncturist who has been practicing for over 12 years. We receive plenty of calls from women who have PCOS and are currently trying to get pregnant; the feedback we receive from these women who are being treated by Anne is great appreciation for her wholehearted concentration on solving [...]
Treating fertility and pregnancy with acupuncture involves more than just needle placement. Food as medicine is a large part of the work we do here at Mama Lounge SF. For our patients preparing for conception and during pregnancy we often recommend our special homemade pregnancy tea infusion. This tea is a uterine tonic that has been [...]
Happy allergy season, everyone! We still have 2 weeks left that you can book a discounted Immune Boosting Treatment with Anne. and experience acupuncture as relief for allergies. Benefits of Acupuncture for Allergies Our immune systems are vulnerable and can be weakened by many factors. Stress, excessive use of antibiotics and suppressive medications, frequent infections and [...]
Tasty homemade nut milks by CAN CAN cleanse and Peanut Butter Fenugreek Bars and Gluten-free Vegan Chocolate Fenugreek Bars by Mrs. Patel's, and a soothing peppermint foot rub add-on to all treatments.
If you are lucky, you will go through a 3-6 week postpartum period with either a baby or a breast pump attached to your newly voluptuous chest at all hours of the day. Breastfeeding is the most natural option when it comes to feeding your new baby, but that doesn't mean it comes naturally to [...]
Imagine someone gave a you a magical seed and told you that if you nurtured it gently, and protected it from harm it would grow into the love of your life in 10 months. Knowing this would you take the seed jogging? Would you take it to a full day at the office and [...]
What do the needles do? They reduce inflammation. They release the body’s natural painkillers: endorphins, norepinephrine and enkephalin. Some of these substances are 10-200 times more potent than morphine! They increase blood flow to an area, and they sedate the sympathetic nervous system allowing for healing and homeostasis. Why are you putting a needle in [...]
