Spotlight on Marya Vohryzek

We’re shining the light on practitioner Marya Vohryzek @rootandstem 💗

Marya specializes in working with people during chemotherapy and radiation. + Those who use acupuncture often say that it helps them feel relaxed and improves their overall sense of wellbeing. ✨ 📍

No matter what the diagnosis, acupuncture can help increase the quality of life for any individual, and find a sense of calm and peace during what can be a very stressful and painful process. The main areas of research show promising results for relieving symptoms of cancer and the side effects of chemo, such as nausea, insomnia, hot flashes, lymphedema, body aches, joint pain, depression, neuralgia, skin pain, and burns.

#acupunctureworks #acupuncture #acupunctureforpain #acupunctureforcancer #functionalmedicine #wellbeing #oaklandproud #rootandstem #cancersupport #chemotherapy #radiation #feelbetter

Is Acupuncture Safe for Pregnancy?

I have many people ask me if it is safe to get acupuncture during pregnancy, and the answer is absolutely yes! 🤰🏽💗📍💆🏻‍♀️
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Acupuncture is great for all stages of pregnancy from pre-conception to labor, and not only helps with a variety of common symptoms, but it can also be effective in preventing many complications. We LOVE working with pregnancy! .
#acupuncture #functionalmedicine#pregnancysupport #pregnancy#fertility #acupunctureforfertility#rootandstem #pregnancytips

Helping Nausea : Peppermint vs. Ginger

Morning sickness: ginger vs peppermint 
I have a lot of people ask me about treating that stubborn nausea in early pregnancy.

Morning sickness (while it rarely hits just in the morning) can often be difficult to tackle and cause a lot of unpleasantness. Many of us think ginger as the key ingredient for relief, but for some it can make it worse! 😦

I find that we are often split into two types when it comes to morning sickness: ginger-y that crave fruit like oranges, or peppermint-y that crave saltines.

Sometimes it takes a bit of investigating as to which tastes and craving help the nausea, but figuring out which direction to go in can help ease the tummy aches. I also really do believe that morning sickness is our body’s design to get us to slow back when we are in those early and vital stages of baby making. It is hard for many of us to do, but so important to remember. 

#functionalmedicine #rootandstem#pregnancy #morningsickness #nausea