Your root cause pattern is Qi and Yang deficiency. This can be the result of longstanding health issues or stress that depletes your inner resources or your constitution, which is the genetic imprint you bring into this life. Regardless, it’s important to know that you can support your body to recover and rebuild Qi. 

Qi is an aspect of Yang and both are required to provide the body with the energy needed to live, transform and heal. While Yin is the substance of the body, Yang provides energy for function in the form of Qi. 

Qi and Yang deficiency mean you may feel cold easily, feel tired often or generally feel like you have low energy reserves. It most definitely has an impact on your digestion, slowing it down and making it less efficient! Since Qi moves blood and the warmth of Yang transforms fluids, it can lead to issues with menstrual flow and also ovulation.

Sexually, you may like the flame of desire is weak or inconsistent. Or you may simply require more time for arousal and desire to be sparked. 

This is the root cause of many womb health issues and it’s worth tending to now to support your system overall. The best way to do that is go directly to the source of how your body transforms energy from the environment to be used internally. That is your digestive system! I’m glad you’re here to start to make some changes at the root level.

Some potential problems associated with Qi and Yang deficiency: 

• Prolapse
• Excessive bleeding
• Long cycles 
• PCOS
• Endometriosis
• Ovarian cysts
• Spotting
• Luteal phase issues or low progesterone
• Infertility
• Frequent miscarriages 
• Low thyroid function
• Bloating
• Allergies or low immunity
• Recurrent yeast infections

The top 3 recommendations to increase Qi and Yang energy in your system:

1. Warmth. Keep your body warm and consider really focusing on warming and nourishing foods. Broths, stews, soups, or other slow-cooked foods can be great for building Qi and restoring Yang. Incorporating warm infusions of simple herbs like ginger and turmeric can be supportive as well (both are safe in small amounts during pregnancy).

2. Digestive health support. It’s time to ensure that your gut lining is integral and your microbiome is resilient. Without proper digestive function, you cannot assimilate the nourishment needed to support womb and hormonal thriving. Try eliminating foods that commonly cause Dampness in the body and weaken digestive capacity for at least two weeks. Those are: refined sugar, dairy, gluten grains, and industrialized plant oils (canola, corn, soy, safflower, cottonseed). If you want to dive deep into gut healing, check out Womb Medicine’s self-paced course: Digestive Reset for Hormonal Resilience.

3. Try vaginal steaming, as long as you’re not pregnant of course! You can start on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Read all about Vaginal Steaming here to get started. Plus, the Womb Medicine Shop has 5 custom steam blends to choose from. I recommend checking out Fertile Flow.