| Traditional Chinese medicine views infertility with | | | | no effects in ying and yang qi in the body, but it may |
| more natural approaches, by diagnosis the underlying | | | | have other side effect such as rice, gain and potato |
| causes and treating each woman and man as a | | | | which may interfere with insulin production of the |
| unique entity and the body as a whole. Depending in | | | | spleen as well as liver function in carbohydrate |
| what have been diagnosed, you may given advice | | | | metabolism. If these types of foods have any |
| not to eat some kinds of food which may interfere | | | | effects with the chance of fertility, your herbalist will |
| with your chance of fertility. In this article, we will | | | | let you know in the process.a) Apricotb) Beetc) All |
| discuss how foods are classified in TCM. | | | | kinds of red meatd) Celerye) Honeyf) Riceg) Breadh) |
| 1. Cold | | | | Etc. |
| Cold foods in traditional Chinese medicine are | | | | 4. Warm |
| considered as a type of food which may stimulate | | | | Warm foods are considered as food with warming |
| the colding effects in your body and deplete the | | | | effects in the body. It is most important foodswhich |
| yang qi as resulting of our body needs to counter | | | | are used most often for pregnant women as they |
| the colding effect with yang qi in the body. Prolong | | | | can help to maintain the healthy pregnancy as well as |
| period of taking these kinds of food without | | | | protection against miscarriage. Warm foods increase |
| balancing them with other warm or hot foods may | | | | your body temperature and yang qi slightly that helps |
| cause yang qi and kidney yang deficiency resulting in | | | | to increase the chance of fertility in women and men |
| interfering with normal function of the reproductive | | | | alike.a) Black teab) Cherryc) Chived) Leeke) Peachf) |
| organ and lessoning the chance of fertility in men and | | | | Raspberryg) Chickenh) Etc. |
| women alike. For women who try to conceive should | | | | 5. Hot |
| avoid to eat these type of food all together or | | | | Foods with hot nature are normally good for |
| counter with at least same amount of hot foods.a) | | | | improving immune system in fighting against forming |
| Bamboob) Bananac) Grape fruitd) Clamse) Seaweedf) | | | | of free radicals, bacteria and virus as well as |
| Watermelong) Bitter melonh) Etc. | | | | increasing the blood flow to the body including the |
| 2. Cool | | | | reproductive organs, but over eating these types of |
| Same as cold food, but they are not as strong. It | | | | food may cause yin qi and kidney yin deficiency |
| also depletes the yang qi but moderately, therefore | | | | leading to hormone imbalance and interfering with |
| eating these types of foods should counter with | | | | fertility process.a) Garlicb) Gingerc) Pepperd) Onione) |
| some warm food to avoid yang qi and kidney yang | | | | Green onionf) Cinnamon powderg) Etc. |
| deficiency. Women who try to get pregnancy is | | | | Finally, we would like you to know that most foods |
| advised to eat only moderate amounts and for | | | | with bitter, sour and salty are classified as yin and |
| nutrients only. Otherwise, they may dampen the | | | | hot and sweet are classified as yang. |
| chance of fertility.a) Appleb) Lectucec) Cucunberd) | | | | This article is only provided you with information how |
| Peare) Spinachf) Strawberryg) Tomatoh) Etc. | | | | food interacts directly to your chance of fertility. For |
| 3. Neutral | | | | more information, please consult with your herbalist. |
| Although neutral foods are types of food which have | | | | |