My acupuncturist thinks cold food or drinks will cause a miscarriage – does this mean no more ice cream?
According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) principles, “Cold in the Uterus” can make the uterus weak and affect embryo implantation and its subsequent nourishment by the mother’s body. To prevent cold invasion, TCM practitioners may recommend that women take care not to consume cold drinks or cold food during the menses. Cold foods are raw fruit and vegetables. Vegetarians are advised to balance consumption of Cold foods with warming soups, teas and high quality protein. “I suspect that your RE would be glad to give you permission to have a scoop of Haagen Dazs every once in a while as long as you agree to eat your green beans and take your folic acid daily.” – Dr. Hesla TCM practitioners may recommend consumption of warming meats or meat broth during menses to those who can eat meat, fish or fowl. These TCM principles have not been studied for their scientific validity using methods of statistical analysis of data.
