Integrative Medicine is the treatment of mind, body and spirit at the same time. Many practitioners claim to practice this, however when asked what specific treatments they employ to treat the spirit they say listening and advising.

Unfortunately, those two things are a given in the practice of medicine not a specific "treatment" per se. (this does not apply to talk therapies). Finding a practitioner who truly encompasses Integrative Medicine is difficult at best. …

Chinese Medicine almost always emphasizes increasing blood flow to the reproductive area when attempting to conceive.  The following poses, which aid in conception, are usually added to a gentle and restorative yoga practice.  Geeta Iyengar recommended them because of their possible effects on regulating hormonal imbalances.



A very famous teacher, Geeta S. Iyengar, author of Yoga a Gem for Women (Allied, Publishers Limited, 1983), writes extensively on women's issues.…

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, endometriosis is primarily caused by Blood Stasis. Blood Stasis can be caused by emotional disturbance, chronic illness, surgery and infections. In addition to this there are disease-causing factors which are part of the Chinese Medical pattern discrimination diagnosis of cold, heat, deficiency, excess or mixed pattern.



To determine these additional factors, an experienced practitioner will diagnosis a patient based on the timing, location, nature…

As a woman ages her hormonal makeup wavers and the axis which governs her reproductive status becomes less stable. This leads to the ovaries becoming less predictable and less responsive to FSH. Chinese Medicine recognizes this natural progression and attempts to provide more hormonal fuel for the remaining eggs and strength for this axis as aging becomes an issue.



Contrary to popular belief, follicular…