Resources

Recommended Reading

Introducing and clarifying the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine:

• The Web That Has No Weaver : Understanding Chinese Medicine
  By Ted Kaptchuk
• Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine
  By Harriet Beinfield, Efrem Korngold
• Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
  By Paul Pitchford

Couples trying to conceive:

• The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
  By Randine Lewis
• Taking Charge of Your Fertility
  By Toni Weschler

Pregnancy and breastfeeding:

• The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth,
  by Henci Goer & Rhonda Wheeler
• Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You
  By Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher, Suzanne Arms           

Treating children with Chinese medicine:

• Keeping Your Child Healthy With Chinese Medicine: A Parent's Guide to the Care & Prevention of Common Childhood Diseases
  By Bob Flaws

Helpful Links

• Fertility Friend
  A free online resource for charting your basal-body temperature
  http://www.fertilityfriend.com/
• An educational link exploring all the assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
  http://www.fertilityjourney.com/exploring-therapy-options/assisted-reproduction/assisted-reproductive-technologies-art/index.asp

Sacramento Birth Resources

• The Birth Center
  http://www.sactobirth.com/index.html
• Birth Stream Midwifery
  http://www.birthstream.com/
• The Maternity Maven
  http://www.maternitymaven.com/meet.html
• Better Birth Sacramento
  http://www.betterbirthsacramento.com/
• Valley/Foothill Doula Collective (VFDC)
  http://vfdoulacollective.com/default.aspx
• Mother's Support Network
  http://www.motherssupportnetwork.org/
• Downtown Doula
  http://www.downtowndoula.com/events.asp
• Joyful Birth
  http://joyfulbirthclasses.com/

• Birth Resources in Auburn

• http://www.naturalchildbirthclass.com/nevada-placer-county-resources
• Valley/Foothill Doula Collective (VFDC)
  http://vfdoulacollective.com/

Martial Arts and Yoga in Sacramento

• The Aikido Center
  http://www.theaikidocenter.com/
• Deep Art and Yoga
  http://www.deepartandyoga.com/
• Veterinary Acupuncturist; Serving the Greater Sacramento and Auburn area
  http://fivetailsdvm.com/about/