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☺Acupuncture Houston TX - West Holcombe Clinic |
☺Acupuncture Houston TX - South Shepherd Clinic |
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Houston Acupuncture and Herb Clinic at 2431 West Holcombe, Houston,
TX @ the
corner of Kirby
Drive and next to the Flower Corner. The clinic is ***not cross the street or next to the
Whole Food Market. |
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Houston Acupuncture and Herb Clinic at South Shepherd Dr., Houston,
TX@ the
corner of Westheimer
Drive and next to the KFC. This location has been
servicing Houston for more than18 years. |
Click here for the West Holcombe Clinic location
map.
The clinic is located at the corner of
Kirby Drive and
next to the Flower Corner.
☺TEL:
713-666-5667. |
Click here for the
South Shepherd Clinic location map.
Acupuncture Houston TX-South
Shepherd Clinic
☺TEL: 713-529-8332.
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Acupuncture and Chinese medicine help get
pregnant, egg quality, high FSH, low progersterone, support IVF, IUI and fertility.
Wen-Lung Wu, M.S., L. Ac.,
PHD as Doctor of Medicine in China
Jo-Mei Chiang, B.S. L. Ac. Master of
Medicine (China)
Houston
Acupuncture and Herb Clinic, Houston, Texas.
Diet, habits and infertility
A balanced diet, proper amount of
exercise and positive attitude are the must for fertility.
A balanced healthy diet is the
foundation of our health. It is also essential for the
infertility. Because of the increasing environmental toxicity, poor
nutrients value from daily food supply, too much junk food, fatty
food and preservative around us, all resulted in mass increases of
reproductive problems and degenerative diseases. I often advise
patients that it is necessary to follow the right diet plan and
reverse these conditions as possible.
A balanced diet, proper amount of
exercise and positive attitude are the must for fertility.
A
professional Chinese medicine practitioner is able to diagnosis the
internal imbalance and recommends a proper individual dietary plan
for the patient. Especially on the issue of infertility, not only
the proper diet is essential for the women but also for their
partners. A healthy diet is not only can help to correct hormone
imbalances, also crucial to a successful full term pregnancy and
healthy baby. Proper foods and drinks may increase the ability to
conceive, verses can disable the fertility.
The
following dietary guidelines are only the general recommendations,
and your acupuncturist will give you more additional advice for your
particular condition.
General Dietary Food
Guidelines:
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Adequate calories every
day. Averagely 2300 calories per day.
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Carbohydrates occupied
approximately 45 –55 % of the diet. (or 1200 – 1400 calories
per day)
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Protein is about 14% of
diet or 200 calories per day.
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Sodium is 1000 – 3000 mg
per day.
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Fat is about 25 % or less
of the diet or less than 400 calories per day.
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Drink plenty of water in
room temperature or warmer not iced.
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Consume or alkaline food
than acidic diet. Such as bean sprouts, peas, no fat milk,
verses red meat or tea. The acidity in the cervical mucus can
inhibit sperm.
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Food contains lots of
vitamin E. Such as nuts, eggs, which protect fatty tissue.
Fatty tissue is important for
fertility.
Foods and things enhance
fertility:
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Prefer organic
food than processed food. For the organic food
contains more nutrients than processed food.
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Consume plenty of
green vegetable and fruits every day.
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Have adequate
amount of protein every day from vegetables, white meat, fish,
been sprouts, nuts, seeds.
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Consume hormone
free food.
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Have plenty of
water and fiber each day.
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Food contains essential fatty
acids, such as
seeds, fish, legumes, fish, nuts, vegetable oil. The
essential fatty acids stimulate the sex hormone productions.
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Consume complex
carbohydrates-whole grains, such as brown rice, oats,
barley.
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Drink enough water
about 48 oz each day, in room temperature or warmer not
iced.
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Intake food
containing vitamin E. Vitamin E can help regulate the
production of cervical mucus. Wheat germ is a great source of
vitamin E.
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Moderate amount of
exercise every day.
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Plenty of sleep.
It is suggested 7 to 8 hours of non-interrupted sleep
for every one.
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Relaxation
technique 10 to 15 minutes per day, such as meditation
or deep breathing, etc.
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Folic acid and
vitamin B supplements are also suggested. Because the
deficiencies lead to anemia that is associated with infertility.
Folic acid is part of the family of B-complex that are important
to generate the genetic materials DNA and RNA. It is not
sufficient to take folic acid only, because B vitamins are
essential for the pre-conceptual period, too. B6 can help
conceiving, B12 can improve sperm counts. Not only for the
conceiving, but also for the baby’s genetic such as spina
bifida, taking enough folic acid and B-complex together is
necessary for both before and during pregnancy.
Foods and habits to avoid for
infertility:
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Alcohol
Research showed drinking alcohol can reduce
the fertility by half. Especially reduce the chance of
conceiving. It is also known from the research that alcohol
decreases the sperm count and increases the abnormal sperm.
Alcohol forbids the body’s absorption of nutrients especially
zinc, which is one the most essential minerals for male
fertility. Excessive alcohol increases the prolactin hormone
that interrupts the menstrual cycle.
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Caffeine.
More and more evidences showed caffeine,
such as coffee, cola, tea, chocolate, etc. can reduce the chance
of conceiving by half. Research showed coffee also can increase
the abnormalities of sperm, such as sperm count and motility. It
is recommended that take no caffeine-containing food and drinks
for at least three months before to trying to get pregnant.
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Smoking. It is believed that smoking is
definitely associated with infertility
in
women. Smoking may even cause early menopause that is critical
for females’ fertility. Smoking reduces blood flow to the cervix
and disables the action of cilia, which known the hairs in the
fallopian tubes to lead eggs into the uterus. Since the over-all
health and hormone balance are so important for the successful
conception, smoking of course should be eliminated.
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Drugs or
medicines.
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Sugar
including juice, soda, sweets or artificial sweeteners.
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Junk food, fatty
food, fast food.
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All flour,
such as white bread, wheat bread, pasta.
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Peanut butter.
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All processed
meats with nitrites and nitrates.
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Raw food. lightly
cooked food is preferred.
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Gluten.
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Shellfish.
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Red meat.
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Chemicals,
such as household cleaners,
dyers, pesticides, paints, etc.
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Excessive weight gain or loss.
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Hot bath.
Especially before
intercourse, the hot temperature would kill the sperms.
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Stress
Stress is a big negative influence for
fertility both on male
and female. I always
closely watch this issue for my infertility patients. Please
read the article about stress and infertility.
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Tampons
Tampons can increase the chance of infection in vagina.
It is known that vagina is
an oxygen free condition that prevents the certain bacteria
growth and infection.
Tampon can easily trap air
in the fiber plus holding the blood inside that creates a
suitable environment for bacterial to generate.
Certainly, some of my patients argued with me even they followed the
most of above guidelines, but still no success for fertility. As I
said, all above are common sense and the roots of our health.
Infertility is only one issue in your life on certain period of
time, but poor diet, bad habits and wrong life style will create
lots of other health issues for your whole lifetime.
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