Chinese Medicine, Pediatrics

Top 8 Reasons Chinese Medicine is the Right Medicine for your Kids

Got Kids?  Every week, we hear from parents seeking solutions to their children’s health concerns. Here’s what we hear from them:  They want to solve their kids’ problems without drugs: ...

by Cara Frank • October 22, 2021October 25, 2021

Women's Health

Help Six Fishes End Period Poverty

Summer’s here-So let’s raise money for tampons! Got your attention! 😊 Lately, I’m saddened and outraged by the lack of access to menstrual products. This includes homeless as well as high ...

by Cara Frank • May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine

Cupping – a modern twist on an ancient therapy

Every week we get calls from people asking if we offer cupping. The answer is Yes! We’ve always used cupping in our practice. Cupping’s popularity skyrocketed when swimming superstar Michael ...

by Cara Frank • March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

Food, Nutrition, What's Cara Cooking?

What’s Cara Cooking? I made Kimchi!

See what happens when you decide to stop into H Mart when you’re too hungry?  I went to just “pick up something for lunch”. I ended up with 2 giant ...

by Cara Frank • March 22, 2021March 26, 2021

Acupuncture

It’s Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about the Heart

And while we’re at it, let’s talk about your libido. Valentine’s Day is coming, and for some people, it brings with it a celebration of love and romance. But for ...

by Cara Frank • February 6, 2021March 19, 2022

Women's Health

Detox Your Home: 4 Simple Tips to Avoid Hidden Hormone Disruptors.

Six Fishes has a clinical focus on the treatment of infertility. If you’re trying to conceive, we recommend detoxing your house. A growing concern is the effect of toxins on hormonal ...

by Cara Frank • December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

Practice Updates

2020 Taught me a Thing or Two

2020 is the year of the Metal Rat. I’m a metal rat. I clearly remember thinking, “This is MY year.” And then the world shut down. As the year closes, ...

by Cara Frank • December 11, 2020December 12, 2020

Acupuncture, Practice Updates

The Why of Tolerating and Not Tolerating

If we reduced it to a single reason our patients are coming in during these volatile times, it would be anxiety. Or at least the myriad ways that it can ...

by Cara Frank • October 25, 2020October 25, 2020

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Prenatal Care

How We Treat Pregnant Women at Six Fishes

Cara O. Frank L.OM. Treating women during pregnancy is one of the most joyful aspects of our practice. I even have treatment tables that tilt to ensure their comfort. Yesterday ...

by Cara Frank • October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Fertility, Nutrition, Women's Health

Six Fishes 3-step Method for PCOS

On the calendar, September is PCOS awareness month. But in our practice, every month is PCOS awareness month. Why? Because 1 in 10 women are diagnosed with this disorder. Polycystic ...

by Cara Frank • September 9, 2020September 11, 2020