Society progresses in its approach to sexuality, sometimes it regresses. New problems appear, such as pornography accessible to children on the Internet. How to promote healthy sexuality? What relationship with his sexuality? How to best experience your sexuality? What does traditional Chinese medicine bring to the level of sexual health? Questions on which the Biomed MTC team has looked for for International Day of Sexual Health.
According to the WHO "sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in regard to sexuality, which is not only in the absence of illness, dysfunction or infirmity. It is fundamental to the health and general well-being of people, couples and families, as well as for social and economic development. Sexual health (…) is understood as a positive approach and respectful of sexuality and sexual relations, as well as as the possibility of living pleasant and safe sexual experiences, free from coercion, discrimination and violence ”
"Sexual health" The umbrella Swiss organization of sexual health centers, partner of the Federal Office for Public Health (OFSP) puts it on the front line on their website: "Everyone has the right to health, including sexual health. Sexual health means feeling good in your sexuality. ».
According to the Lingling Shi therapist, founder of the Chinese Chinese Medicine Clinic Biomed MTC in Geneva, fulfilled sexuality is one of the pillars of our longevity and our well-being. According to the three levels of Chinese medicine, it is worked on three levels: physical, mental and in its relationship with others and its environment.
Patrick Shan* explains the differences between China and the West about sexuality because "the West has experienced real sexual revolutions, while China has benefited from a real continuity in the matter. The Chinese wrote treaties of sexuality dating back to the same time as their first medicine book, compiled three hundred years before Jesus Christ. (…) Sexuality has several dimensions, but whether they are biological, medical or even spiritual, they have never been split (…). And it is because sexuality remains both physical and metaphysical (…). Chinese thought has been developed from three great currents: Confucianism, with a moral vision of sexuality; Taoism, with a purely medical vision and Buddhism, with a spiritual vision ”.
A former chief doctor at the Geneva University Hospitals of multiple services, in particular written endocrinology: "Sex (with respect for the partner and oneself) has multiple health benefits such as: increasing life expectancy, strengthening the immune system, protecting against depression, against cancers (prostate, breast, ...), calm pain and stress, embellish the skin and sculpt the body as any physical activity, Losing weight, fighting insomnia, making more intelligent, giving pleasure and joy. No other activity triggers as many hormones as the vital sex for the brain. Neurotransmitters rain: dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, vasopressine, testosterone, etc. It is dope for mood, thought, memory, learning capacities. (Ref: "Learn self -care - Pr Alain Golay - Chronicle Social Editions).
Who needs to work on their sexual health?
Some people consult medicine when there is a problem to be resolved. Others do so preventively.Finally there are those who have understood health as a capital to develop continuously and at all times: a lifestyle.Certainly there are times when the need for solutions becomes more urgent, for humans when there is a lack of interest in sex, problems of erection, premature ejaculation. These problems are perceived as dysfunctions of the body. They can damage self -confidence, behavior and ultimately the relationship.
The Thomas Morillon therapist of the Biomed MTC clinic in Geneva explains that to keep, seeing sexual energy, man will have to avoid exhausting work or in sport, respecting his sleep cycle, having a balanced diet, working on his emotional management, not sweating too much in winter, do not eat too salty ...The approach to traditional Chinese medicine is holistic, in harmony and balance. The frequency of reports is important but different for everyone. Not enough and the energy that is not used turns against oneself in the form of depression, negative ideas, in self-limitation. Too frequent and the reports are enlarging the energetic debt of the kidneys, the ears begin to whistle (tinnitus), the knees are hidden during walking, the lumbar hurts, lack of concentration and fatigue are obvious.
In women the principles are the same with an additional element: the quality and the amount of blood present in the body.If menstruation is abundant or long, often work, family, lack of time for oneself has exhausted the spleen, which no longer produces enough blood. The lack of libido, the difficulty of having fun, the orgasms of low intensity, the lack of desire to please the partner, are all manifestations of unbalanced sexual health.
Although we all work in a similar way, we are all unique.Listening and supporting patients by the team of Biomed MTC therapists is very personalized.It is a question of determining with your doctor the hygiene of life, physical and mental, which suits you best. The Chinese doctor uses proven treatments to stimulate sexual health such as acupuncture, phytotherapy, dietetics, herbal teas, physical activity. Your doctor advises you in practice to obtain the fastest results and maintain them.
Sources:
Article about the efficiency of acupuncture for male erection problems (with supporting clinical studies): https://www.doctissimo.fr/html/sexualite/mag_2003/mag1212/se_7214_erection_troubles_acupuncture_qi.htm.
Meta Clinical study about the effectiveness of acupuncture for female fertility: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3522669/
WHO page about sexual health: https://www.who.int/fr/health-topics/sexual-health#tab=tab_1
Swiss sexual health site: https://www.sante-sexuelle.ch
"The wind leads the grain and generates life ... or uprooted trees" - Quote from Patrick Shan Teacher in MTC
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