YIN & YANG, THE OPPOSITES OF THE ENERGY

Yin & Yang are the two opposites that create the universe and are present in everything. These two sides must be balanced. This balance plays out in a woman’s reproductive system. Estrogen, the dominant hormone during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, is Yin. Estrogen generates a plush uterine lining, causes cervical changes, and produces fertile cervical mucus during ovulation. It prepares the “cave” of the uterus to accept the fertilized egg and nurture the evolving embryo.

Yang energy is connected to the production  of testosterone and progesterone. Progesterone is Yang in nature, as it heats, transforms, and invigorates. Thyroid hormone is also Yang in nature.

Just as we need a balance of Yin and Yang to live, we need the proper equilibrium of Yin and Yang for our reproductive system to function normally. But instead of flooding the body with supplemental hormones, TCM uses the body’s own energy to stimulate production of endorphins and hormones. Traditional Chinese medicine treatments simply remind the body of what it was meant to do.