I admit it – it was a riveting smack to the head which threw me WAY back into my past. As many of you know, I grew up in a time of huge televisions, a time when the networks were just introducing colorized shows, stereo “cabinets” and tethered telephone lines. I can even remember “telephone party lines” but even at my […]
I am a fan of New Years’ – not because of the party on New Years’ Eve (I don’t do, have never done, New Year Eve parties) but I like the sense of closing out one year and beginning a new year with a fresh outlook. I like to celebrate the successes of the year past – and to set […]
I’m having another one of my Western Medicine vs. Traditional Chinese Medicine moments. I am a bit annoyed, more than a bit frustrated and very angry. I’ve just been to one of the leading eye institutes in South Florida. Suffice it to say, relief, as suggested by the cheery computer who routed my call to the appointment desk, was not […]
Cancer plays no favorites; it does not discriminate among its victims. Cancer stakes its claim on anyone of any age at any time. We know more about cancer today than ever before; and yet, the disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. According to recent reports by the World Health Organization, cancer deaths are projected to rise […]
If Olympic medals were given for overthinking, I would definitely win the gold. In truth, I overthink my overthinking. I overthink texts and emails – wondering if I missed something, wondering what they may have meant, wondering if I miss-spoke, or miss-typed. I can overthink so much I paralyze myself into some alien frozen state. A recent post on notsalmon.com […]
By Susan Tretakis – For me and many others, next Tuesday is Yom Kippur. In English, Yom Kippur means “the Day of Atonement” and is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Yom Kippur marks the end of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah. “It is believed that those […]
Who knew? This seems to be my favorite phrase lately, but especially this past week. I’ve just come back from my annual vision exam where my eye doctor checked my vision, and noticed a “slight decrease in my distance vision due to cataracts in both eyes.” Having cataracts was not a surprise to me; however, since my vision has stayed […]
Obviously, I am not superior. Some background: A very good friend of mine just returned from a three week “Culinary and Photography” travel experience she recently took through Provence, Paris and Nice, France. Eager to show off her both newly acquired French culinary arts and her photographs, she invited me and a few others to taste her new recipes while […]
The doctors and staff have always been extremely helpful. I started taking herbs to relieve symptoms of menopause and they have helped me tremendously. Dr. Herbst always takes the time to listen to how I am feeling. I am truly thankful to have him overseeing my treatment!
I began going to Dr. Robert Herbst in 2015 when I was struggling with unexplained infertility. He helped us conceive our beautiful little girl (which I wrote a review on previously with the timeline of that part of my story). I began going back to him again in July of 2018 as we were trying to have another baby with little success again. I was actually getting pregnant this time around but was unable to hold the pregnancies. When I met with him again, he asked me several questions and after looking at my tongue and checking my pulse, he basically told me in a nutshell that my body was in stress and I needed to take some time to reboot myself both physically and emotionally. I began doing acupuncture weekly, taking herbs again, and spending a little time each week on "me". He asked us not to try conceiving again for a couple months until he felt like I was strong enough. In late September he gave us the go ahead to try for this next cycle. We conceived our son the first week of October!!! I had really bad anxiety about losing this baby as well so I started going to him twice a week for a few weeks which really helped! I am currently almost 15 weeks pregnant and I can honestly say that both of my children were conceived because of Dr. Robert's help! I am so grateful for him and everything he has done for my family! I recommend anyone who is struggling with having a baby to go see him!
I’m so thankful this office was highly recommended to me and hope this review will do the same for you! They get you in right away, the entire staff is wonderful to be around and their care is second to none. I could not imagine this past year without Dr. Zhou, her breadth of knowledge and compassionate and caring manner. Jessica at the front desk will always great you with a kind smile and work to make appointments work with your schedule. If you are in need of care I totally believe this will be the haven you are looking for :)
Dr. Zhou and the rest of the staff were incredibly accommodating with my IVF transfer schedule. They didn't have a doctor on staff prior to my transfer appointment and completely redid their schedules in order to fit me in and make it to my transfer appointment on time. Highly recommend this practice. They truly care about their patients.
I began my journey of getting pregnant for past few years. I have visited and went through several exams at the gynecologist's office, none of which seemed to be helping. As months and months were passing and with all tests results being okay, the only response the doctors were able to give me was " Just keep trying, don't think about this too much and it will happen..." Well, this was not the support and help I was looking for, nor the support I needed. Eventually, I was just referred to get hep at IVF center. That day, after leaving the dr's office, desperately wanting to have my baby, I decided to search for nearest acupuncture center, as I have known this to be very effective treatment. Upon reading all of the reviews for DR ROBERT HERBST, deep down inside me, I knew that this was the answer I was searching for all that time. I met with Dr Robert and started seeing him weekly for the treatment of my unexplained infertility. With every week that was passing, Dr Robert brought my body to a balance and with the help of the Chinese herbs, I felt my overall health being improved. At about 3 months after I started seeing Dr Robert, I was able to conceive! I kept seeing him up to my 12th week of pregnancy for acupuncture and no, I did NOT stop taking the herbs till that week, even so my Gynecologists asked me to stop ( Just because they did not know what those herbs were , that advise to me felt as if they were better at knowing what was right for me, which I doubted ). My pregnancy went great and at 39 weeks 5 days, my beautiful baby boy was born.
As we've just celebrated his 1st Birthday, with tears in my eyes I thanked God for this blessing, but we will FOREVER be grateful to Dr Robert also for all of his support, for his care, his patience, his kind words and the HOPE he gave us. THANK YOU !!!
