When Should You Try To Conceive - Traditional Chinese Medicine

When Should You Try To Conceive

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine views human beings as microcosms of the universe. Human brains contain about as many neurons and human bodies about the same number of cells as there are stars in our galaxy. The electrons within our cells orbit protons the way the Earth circles the sun, and at the same speed. And we breathe the air that has been breathed by every person and animal that has ever lived - Gandhi, Mary Magdalene, and pterodactyls.

According to Chinese medicine, everything in nature, including people, is composed of one energy or life force, called qi (pronounced "chee"). Like electricity, this energy aligns itself according to negative and positive polarities known as yin and yang and exists on three levels: source, soul, and spirit. People also live according to the changes of the four seasons, exhibit five energetic tendencies, follow six directions, and have eight primary modes of interaction based on the energies found in nature. When all of these systems are in balance, we exhibit a state of harmonious, high-quality energy that enables us to function at a higher level as well. When we are in balance, we are healthy, with vitality flowing unobstructed through our body, mind, and spirit.