Lauren

About Lauren Freiman

Health and wellness expert, Lauren M. Freiman, L.Ac is dedicated to helping people restore balance and bring vibrant health to their lives. With over 12 years of experience in natural healthcare, Lauren offers Acupuncture, Functional Medicine and Private Yoga optimized to provide real, long-lasting solutions to her patient’s health concerns. Her practice includes patients of all ages with specialties in women’s health and infertility, chronic conditions, pain relief and psycho-emotional disorders. Lauren graduated with high honors from Emperor's College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where she trained under some of the most re-knowned Chinese Medicine Practitioners in the country. A lifelong meditator and yoga practitioner herself, Lauren is a Certified Forrest Yoga Teacher, educated by Forrest Yoga Founder Ana Forrest. In her practice, Lauren weaves together her many tools including nutrition, herbal medicine, detoxification protocols, meditation, therapeutic yoga, and stress management exercises to guide her patients in attaining optimal health in body, mind and spirit.

My Top 5 Favorite Power Bars

You know you should be snacking every few hours to regulate blood sugar levels, energy and moods… but what to eat? Power bars make the easiest snacks. I throw one in my purse, my gym bag, you name it. I never want to be caught […]

By |October 20th, 2014|Categories: Health||0 Comments
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Fall Newsletter

HAPPY FALL! Today, September 22nd marks the fall equinox, the first day of fall. YAY! Yay for officially saying bye-bye to tourists jamming up the PCH, and days so hot you're reminded that LA truly is a desert.

By |September 22nd, 2014|Categories: Newsletter Archive||0 Comments
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Tired, Moody, Can’t Lose Weight? Maybe it’s your thyroid.

Thyroid disorders are a secret epidemic. According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, more than 27 million people suffer from thyroid dysfunction, 60% of which go undiagnosed.
Are you one of them? Hypothyroidism, the most common thyroid disorder, includes it’s not- so- fun friends fatigue, […]

By |September 15th, 2014|Categories: Health||0 Comments
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DIY Healing for Neck and Low Back Pain

Last week I indulged in a much needed bodywork session (oh yes, it was good). My twice weekly dance classes and daily meditation practice landed me and my tight low back right on the massage table.

While my amazing therapist, Brian, was digging into all […]

By |August 20th, 2014|Categories: Health||0 Comments
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Recipe: Paleo Blueberry Muffins

Aaaah finally the perfect gluten-free grain-free Paleo blueberry muffin. Just as fluffy and blueberry–muffin–delicious as your regular old muffin, minus the inflammatory grains and undesirable blood sugar spikes. Boasting plenty of protein, fiber and omega 3s and 6s, you might just say this muffin […]

By |July 23rd, 2014|Categories: Recipes||0 Comments
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8 Ways to Heal Your Adrenals

Adrenal fatigue is totally in vogue these days. You may have heard how adrenal fatigue is the reason for your sugar cravings, constant fatigue, difficulty with sleep or inability to lose weight despite diet and exercise. What is this mysterious adrenal fatigue anyways?

Your […]

By |July 1st, 2014|Categories: Health||0 Comments
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8 Ways to Heal Your Adrenals

SUMMER IS HERE! Beach days, barbeques and summer vacations await. June gloom is easing us into summer this week but I'm sure there's plenty of clear, sunny days ahead.

By |June 27th, 2014|Categories: Newsletter Archive||0 Comments
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The Hidden Cause of Illness– Environmental Toxins

Environmental toxins are everywhere. They’re in the air that we breathe, the soap we use to wash our dishes, even the mattress that we sleep on.

We are exposed to 6 million pounds of mercury and 2.5 billion pounds of other toxic chemicals every year. […]

By |June 9th, 2014|Categories: Health||1 Comment
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Real Life Cure-All: Bone Broth

My big endeavor this past week was making my first ever bone broth.
Back when I was studying acupuncture, my chinese nutrition classes were full of bone broth recipes for curing practically everything, from the common cold to infertility to chronic digestive issues.
But somewhere between the […]

By |May 26th, 2014|Categories: Lauren's Blog, Recipes||0 Comments
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How to Break the Stress Cycle

A couple of weeks ago one of my patients in her forties came in for ongoing treatment of PMS, sluggish bowels, and feelings of anxiety and depression.
As we started talking she said “Aaahhh Lauren… It’s just that I’m always so stressed.” While talking about […]

By |May 6th, 2014|Categories: Mental Wellbeing|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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