Women’s Wellness and Menstrual Care in TCM (Part 4): Daily Care & Prevention for Women

Caring for your period health isn’t only about treatment after problems appear — prevention and daily maintenance are just as important. In TCM, this is called “preventing illness before it happens.” With the right habits, many menstrual issues can be eased or even avoided.

Self-Observation: Listen to Your Body

Keep a menstrual journal — note cycle length, blood color, flow amount, pain, or mood swings. These are your body’s “health logs,” helping you and your TCM physician detect imbalances early.

Emotional Well-being: Key to Liver Qi Flow

TCM says “the liver governs the smooth flow of qi.” Stress, anxiety, or anger can block qi and disrupt periods. To keep emotions balanced, try:

• Meditation or breathing exercises

• Gentle workouts like yoga or brisk walking

• Hobbies that release stress

  
  

Lifestyle Habits: Protect Spleen & Kidneys, Balance Yin & Yang

• Sleep: Rest before 11 pm to nourish liver blood and kidney yin.

• Exercise: 2–3 sessions of light activity weekly; during periods, stick to stretching or gentle movement.

• Diet: Avoid raw, cold foods that weaken the spleen. Choose warming foods like red dates, black beans, sesame.

• Stay Warm: Keep abdomen and feet protected from cold to prevent “cold womb” issues.

  
  

Seasonal Tips: Align with Nature

• Spring: Soothe liver with rose tea.

• Summer: Nourish the heart with lotus seed and lily bulb soup.

• Autumn: Moisturize yin with snow fungus and pear.

• Winter: Warm and tonify with lamb soup or black sesame paste.

  
  

Key Takeaway

Women’s health isn’t just about “treatment” — it’s about daily care. By observing your body, balancing emotions, and following seasonal routines, your hormones and cycle can return to a natural rhythm.

Translated from Dr. Jiao Sumin, Registered TCM Physician, Yong Kang TCM Singapore.

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