Tao of Fertility: A Healing Chinese Medicine Program to Prepare Body, Mind, and Spirit for New Life »

Daoshing Ni, D.O.M, L.Ac., Ph.D., is a noted doctor of Oriental medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. Cofounder of the Tao of Wellness, Inc., he lives in Los Angeles.

An esteemed doctor who has helped countless women achieve their dream of having a child offers his program for enhancing fertility through traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Dr. Daoshing Ni, descended from more than 70 generations of Taoist masters, has achieved renown among high-tech infertility specialists, TCM practitioners, and his many devoted patients. The Tao of Fertility is the first book combining a practical plan for conceiving using TCM with empowering Taoist principles that can carry you through pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Structured according to a woman's journey to conception, The Tao of Fertility includes:

• A questionnaire assessing fertility potential
• A 28-day fertility enhancement program
• Simple meditations and acupressure points to improve reproductive circulation and relaxation
• Guidelines for mapping your fertility using Chinese methods of diagnosis
• Information on how herbs and acupuncture can increase fertility
• Eating plans for pregnancy, postpartum, and while breast-feeding.
• and much more

Enriched by moving stories of women who became pregnant using TCM, this is a compassionate, comprehensive handbook.

Acknowledgments     ix
Prologue     xi
Introduction     xvii
The Journey Begins: Preparing Mind, Body, and Spirit
Finding Your Footing     3
The Power of Herbs     33
Acupuncture-Restoring Harmony     44
Exercise-The Key to Balance     52
Examining Your Readiness to Have a Child     69
On the Path
The Twenty-Eight-Day Fertility Program     85
Signs in Chinese Medicine     106
Diagnosis in Western Medicine     113
Your Fertility Map     122
Detours and Obstacles     136
Infertility Challenges
Ovulation     145
Pelvic and Tubal     152
Uterine     158
Cervical     166
Autoimmune     176
Miscarriage     183
Constitutional     193
Unexplained     199
Male     206
A New Beginning
Pregnant at Last     213
Motherhood and Beyond     220
When Dreams Don't Come True     227
In Balance for the Rest of Your Life     234
Appendix
Recipes     239
Patient Fertility Questionnaire     245
Basal Temperature Chart     250
Resources     251
Glossary     261
Index     269