The benefit of good quality and a sufficient quantity of sleep is an overlooked and underrated aspect of a healthy lifestyle that influences reproductive health. Chinese medical theory states that the body's deepest energetic reserves, in the form of Kidney yin and Kidney yang, are rejuvenated and nourished during deep and restful sleep. Kidney yin and yang are the source of reproductive and sexual energies and should be protected, especially after the approximate age 35 for most women. Poor sleep will thus weaken Kidney yin and Kidney yang.
Inadequate sleep will have adverse health benefits including the weakening of the body's ability to metabolize food, manage stress, fight off infections, and maintain proper hormonal balance.
Chinese medicine never solely focuses of the treatment of symptoms (i.e. poor sleep/insomnia) but seeks to treat the underlying imbalances through the diagnostic methodology of pattern discrimination. There are several patterns (imbalances) that can lead to poor sleep. A properly trained TCM practitioner can suggest the appropriate lifestyle changes, Chinese herbal formulas or acupuncture protocols to help one achieve a restful and rejuvenating sleep.
No comments:
Post a Comment