Free Therapies to Improve Fertility

Gynecology in Chinese Medicine has always emphasized the need for women to take extra care of themselves during their menstrual cycle. The reason for this is that the uterus is open and discharging blood. A very famous Qing dynasty text states, “When the period arrives…it is important to avoid cold and damp…During the period, the lower body is open…too much cooling foods and environments can lead to infertility...”

Here are the factors that can negativly affect a womens fertility:
Environment: exposure to environmental cold (not as common in the USA) and dampness (very common in the USA).
Emotional Stress: grief, excessive thought and worry, explosive anger (unfulfilled desires) and fear and fright.
Dietary Deficiencies: consumption of too much cold and raw foods (salads and fruits) and greasy, fried foods or very unregulated and erratic eating.
Excessive Exercise: prolonged and too draining to the system
Overwork: physical or over-thinking.
Surgery: scar tissue.
Birth control: long term use.

Of all of these factors, Chinese Medicine puts emphasis on the effects of emotional stress in gynecology. Because of this, Chinese medical practitioners who specialize in gynecology recommend what Bob Flaws, a famous Chinese Medical practitioner, states as The Three Free Therapies.

The Three Free Therapies:

Good diet: Good diet is a very generic phrase. However, this diet emphasizes warm and cooked foods that are high in protein and greens. Avoiding raw and cold foods especially during the period.
Physical exercise (more restorative forms, like yoga and tai chi) Restorative exercise is low intensity to help move the circulation and qi (chi) of the body, while ridding excess damp and strengthening the GI system.
Daily deep relaxation (20 minutes a day of deep breathing) Daily deep relaxation quiets the mind and soothes the heart while it moves blood and qi throughout the system.