Some of my friends are facing fertility challenges. Most of them have tried Western medicine therapy for people with this problem. From their sharing I know it took a fortune and the side effects are not minor. When I, myself, have to beat my fertility challenge I realize that our financial condition can not afford that amount of expenses and I do not want to experience the side effect of fertility drugs like weight gain or earlier menopause. After browsing, reading a lot of articles from the internet I decided to use Traditional Chinese Medicine instead of Western medicine for my body’s problems.
For the first time, it was not easy to understand TCM. I had to start from the Taoist philosophy. One of the symbols of Taoism is tai ji, a circle with its curved, divided halves. One half is white; the other is black. Each contains a dot of the opposing color. This symbol describes nature that is always trying to reach homeostasis or balance. It is not a static condition. A curving line is always changing, always fluid. Sometimes it is blacker, and sometimes it is whiter. The universe is always living in some kind of chaos and is always trying to fine some organization in that chaos. Taoism is embracing nature and understanding the world. This is also what TCM does.
Dr Daoshing Ni in his book The Tao of Fertility said that TCM is not alternative just because it is not Western medicine. But TCM is natural. In TCM, I care about improving myself, and I always, always embrace nature rather than damage it. There are three principles of TCM :
1) Every system works together.
If one system break down, it will affect the other systems. The body is more than a collection of parts; it is an organic entity. When a TCM doctors treat a particular system, they must keep all the other systems in mind. While trying to cure my infertility I will not only focus on my reproductive system but also on my kidneys, stomach, liver, lungs, heart, blood, energy system of my body. So improving my fertility is started by improving my general health.
2) The human body’s relationship with nature.
As human, I am a member of nature and nature provides and supplies energy to help me survive. Through TCM, I work together with nature to solve my health problems.
3) The relationship between humans and the societies they create.
From TCM I learn that all of around me….. affects me, People’s emotions – whether joy, sadness, anger, grief, or fright – all create different imbalances in my body, which can create imbalances in my organ systems. TCM helps me to reach the balance back.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the mind, the body, and the spirit are one. TCM is holistic.
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