Your Body Knows How To Heal

People often want to know how what I do is different from conventional medicine. The difference really is fundamental, but that doesn't mean that what I do is incompatible with conventional medical treatment. In fact, my fertility patients who use conventional treatments routinely exceed conventional expectations in terms of response to medications and pregnancy rates.

The foundation of my approach is simple -- Life Creates Life. Nourish the body with what it needs and it quite naturally and easily heals and balances itself.

A body that is in crisis mode cannot heal because it is too concerned with protecting itself. This is a reactive state where even small stressors provoke large scale responses. These large scale responses feed a vicious cycle where even beneficial processes are short-circuited as the body shifts its resources to protect itself from further attack. Each perceived threat amplifies this overreaction mechanism more and more, continually depleting the vital resources until the system begins to collapse.

So, I start with assessing each patient from a perspective of how to decrease this alarm state and begin to re-establish the body's natural healing patterns. For some patients, this starts with a program of detoxification, for others it must first start with foundational, therapeutic nutrition, and still others a combination of both simultaenously.

In Chinese Medicine terms, this means we must clear the pathogen while we nourish and replenish the Jing (healing essence). If the Jing is weak, the body won't be able to detox because detoxification also takes energy. But, if the Jing is strong, we can clear the pathogen without fear of causing terrible side-effects or toxic overload of Liver and Kidneys.

In hormonal terms, a body that is overreactive is giving itself mixed signals, and the communication between glands is muddled. It is like static on a radio -- you can hear a little bit of what is playing, but not enough to discern what it is. Chronic stress and reactivity do this to the network of glands that communicate in the intricate steps of a normal fertility cycle.

Am I saying that detoxification and nutritional rejuvenation are the cure for all hormonal and fertility problems? No, of course not. But, I am saying that the presence of toxic overload coupled with the absence of proper nutrition means that your body has virtually no chance to overcome ANY imbalance, whether it is affecting your hormones, fertility, or anything else.

So, ask yourself, am I giving my body a fair chance to be well? Am I making nutritional and lifestyle choices that nourish my body, mind, and soul?

If the answer is no, then regardless of what hormone or other conventional treatments you seek out, your chances of successful results (i.e. less hot flashes, pregnancy and delivery, more energy) will be limited at best.

Chris Axelrad, M.S.O.M., L. Ac., FABORM, director of the Axelrad Clinic for Natural Fertility Enhancement and Women's Health,
is a recognized expert in women's health and fertility
enhancement using Traditional Chinese Medicine integrated with conventional medical knowledge. He is known for his
easy-going manner and sincere compassion for his patients.

Mr. Axelrad provides coaching and support to fertility patients across the country via his remote treatment programs, and he also maintains a busy full-time specialty clinical practice in Houston, TX.