Try these delicious traditional Chinese recipes to increase fertility. These 3 recipes are suitable for both husband and wives. Enjoy!
Recipes to Increase Fertility
1. Stir fried prawns and rice wine
Stir fried prawns with rice wine
This recipe increases fertility as well as boosts the immune system.
What you need:
400 grams prawns
250 grams rice wine
vegetable oil
spring onion
ginger (grate)
What you do:
1) Rinse and deshell prawns. Soak it in the rice wine for 10 minutes. Set aside.
2) Heat the oil and stir fry spring onion till fragrant. Add prawns and ginger. Stir fry till prawns are cooked. Add salt to taste.
3) Serve with rice.
2. Lotus root porridge
The second yummy recipe to increase fertility is so good it makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Besides increasing fertility, this recipe enhances vision in the foetus and development of brain cells
What you need
60 grams Huai Shan (sliced)
5 seeded black dates
3 shelled walnuts
50 grams lotus roots
What you do
1) Rinse Hui Shan, dates and walnuts. Add water and cook.
2) Stir in lotus root and bring to boil.
3) Serve
3. Abalone Soup with Cordyceps
This soup recipe, to increase fertility, is high in protein and low in fats. It benefits the lungs, kidneys and helps with conception. Cordyceps also have numerous benefits which are supported by scientific findings.
What you need
10 grams cordyceps
100 grams button mushroom
100 grams abalone
10 grams ham
5 grams rice wine
500 ml chicken stock water
salt to taste
What you do
1) Soak cordyceps in rice wine for two hours. Rinse.
2) Slice mushrooms and ham.
3) Boil chicken stock, add cordyceps, mushrooms, abalone and ham. Boil for 30 minutes. Season with salt.
4) Serve.
5 Chinese Medicine Methods To Increase Fertility
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Apart from trying different Chinese recipes, you can also tap into the potential of Chinese medicine in order to improve your reproductive health. Chinese medicine approaches fertility in a holistic way and will help improve your health prior to becoming pregnant, which may prevent you from complications during pregnancy or postpartum. Here are five ways to improve your fertility using Chinese medicine.
1. Eat Clean
Digestion is the root of energy and blood production for conception, so a healthy gut is crucial and comes from a healthy diet. It helps if you focus on superfoods like organic vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, whole grains and lean proteins while minimising or processed and pre-packaged foods.
2. Keep Your Belly Warm
The Chinese believe that the lower abdomen stores the energy battery or ‘fire’, and sometimes infertility can be due to a ‘cold’ uterus. So you are recommended to keep your abdomen warm gently during the time after your period until ovulation. You can use a hot water bottle or heating pad that will help you deal with it. The hot water bottle will also help you deal with intense cramps with your periods or pain during ovulation.
3. Go Easy On Exercising
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This may seem counter-productive but the Chinese methods of medicine suggest that too much exercising can also affect your fertility levels. Studies show intense exercise for more than four hours a week can decrease fertility by 75-80 per cent. Ideally, you don’t need to miss out on exercising but replace it with a more gentle practice like yoga or pilates.
4. Get A Fertility Test
If you’ve been trying to conceive for over a year with little to no luck, it would be time that you have yourself tested for fertility-related issues. Speak to a doctor or a TCM practitioner near you who can help you identify the problem with your fertility levels.
5. Find A TCM Practitioner
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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners can be found either online or ask your doctor for a referral to take a look at your fertility problems. You can also find a person for ‘fertility acupuncture online that will help you restore your fertility levels.
Hope you liked these recipes to increase fertility. Good luck in trying to conceive!
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