Lee's Traditional Medicine

06/07/2025

Median nerve stimulation induces analgesia via orexin-initiated endocannabinoid disinhibition in the periaqueductal gray.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30348772/

In brief, this research shows that one of acupuncture point PC6 which runs on median nerve works by activating hypothalamic orexin neurons, orexin leads to reduce pain in the process. In addition, this process doesn't involve opioids. This suggests a promising new strategy for managing pain, especially for patients who are tolerant to opioids/ addicts in the future. While acupuncture itself has been used for thousands of years, this research explains its underlying mechanisms

Adequate pain management remains an unmet medical need. We previously revealed an opioid-independent analgesic mechanism mediated by orexin 1 receptor (OX1R)-initiated 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) signaling in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG). Here, we found that low-frequency median n...

29/03/2025

There is always a certain cause to bring a pain.

Traditional Medicine is always trying to find the cause(injury/inflammation/structure/weak n unstable spine..=Blood stasis/Damp- Heat/ Qi stagnation/Essence deficiency..). Every body has a different energy from TM theory. Individual diagnosis & treatment is important. Lower back pain has been all along with human history. Just pain killer cannot just make this issue better.

Get Traditional Medicine consultation and try acupuncture if u have been suffering with pains !

09/02/2025

A simple exercise like walking increases the size of your brain.

Having a sedentary lifestyle is basically a slow death sentence.

The groundbreaking study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers found that adults who walked for 40 minutes, three times a week, for a year experienced growth in the hippocampus — a region of the brain crucial for spatial memory.

In contrast, those who only engaged in stretching and toning exercises saw their hippocampus shrink.

Neuroscientist Arthur Kramer, one of the study’s authors, explains that physical activity promotes the birth of new neurons, which in turn enhances memory function. This research supports the idea that our evolutionary need for movement is deeply tied to cognitive health, reinforcing the importance of an active lifestyle for maintaining mental sharpness.

The study further challenges the common belief that brain exercises like crossword puzzles are the key to cognitive longevity.

While intellectual engagement does play a role, researchers, including psychologist Margaret Gatz, emphasize that physical activity is a stronger predictor of brain health. Additionally, factors such as midlife obesity and diabetes have been linked to increased risks of cognitive decline.

The takeaway? It’s never too late to start moving.

Even previously sedentary individuals in their 60s and 80s showed remarkable brain benefits from walking. So, if you're looking for an easy yet powerful way to support brain health, simply lacing up your sneakers and going for a walk might be the smartest move you can make.

Learn more: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3041121/

06/02/2025

Traditional medicine (TM) does a systematic approach to diagnosis, which involves gathering information about each individual patient's condition/constitution through a variety of methods.

These methods include:
*Inspection: The practitioner observes the patient's overall appearance, including their complexion, posture, and tongue.
*Palpation: The practitioner feels the patient's pulse and body temperature.
*Inquiry: The practitioner asks the patient about their symptoms, medical history, and lifestyle habits.
*Auscultation and olfaction: The practitioner listens to the patient's breathing and voice, and smells their body odor.

The traditional medicine diagnostic methods play a crucial role in understanding the patient's unique constitution and the nature of their current illness.

This method is quite different from those used in modern medicine. This holistic approach can find and address some health conditions that modern medicine sometimes misses.

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06/02/2025

Traditional medicine (TM), including acupuncture and herbal medicine, has been used for centuries to treat a wide range of health conditions.

Acupuncture, which involves inserting thin needles into specific points on the body(12 meridian), regulate the internal energy. It has been shown to be effective in treating pain, many other conditions, such as arthritis, headaches, menopausal syndrome, anxiety, and depression. Herbal medicine, which uses plants to treat illness, has also been shown to be effective in treating a variety of conditions as well. For example, many studies have shown that herbal medicine can be helpful in treating the common cold, allergies, arthritis, wound healing, and digestive problems.

Its effects have been recognized more like empirically for thousand years. These days scientific research , esp with a big progress of bio-molecule, has been providing increasing evidence of the efficacy. More research will be coming up to prove its efficacy of TM.

TM is simply about to balance of your internal energy, restore it's function with acupuncture and herb, so that let your body to do what supposed to do, which is very natural.

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05/12/2024

Personal Gut Environments Shape How We Digest, Absorb Food

Individual differences in gut physiology and environment play a major role in shaping our gut microbiome and how we process food.

Using a smart capsule to measure pH, temperature, and pressure, researchers found significant variations in digestion time and gut conditions between people.

These differences affect nutrient absorption, fermentation, and gut bacteria composition, offering new insights into personalized nutrition.

15/09/2024

How do you work out your daily stress? Exercise is good! Meditation is good!

If your body is telling you more than usual, having headache, sleep disturbance, chesty , blurred eyes, foggy head, bloating after a meal, IBS like bowel movement, or short temper, which can be all related to stress ( Qi stagnation with Dampness retention ), try acupuncture to relax your body and the mind together !

Stress is the worst for your health in a long term.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/stress-alters-the-gut-microbiome-via-vagus-nerve-stimulation-389739?spl=789a48a394ab42c4be7a68fa8d6031a7&fbclid=IwY2xjawFTS4NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVBLaRbprdd2qcxx9GrU80kA6Ycw7kMw7R9m1WNtzFCDRjXHUW_4i-RvhA_aem_gmcDTa7fqRYqEWtxCipvDQ

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine have shown that stress inhibits vagus nerve stimulation of the glands of Brunner, which compromises beneficial gut bacteria populations and host immunity.

14/09/2024

TM can help tough chronic condition in a naturally manageable level, such as arthritis(too much toxin, inflammation factors/auto-immune related), lower back pain( most of cases due to weakness) , repeated pneumonia/lung infection/weak immune, leaky gut syndrome , rashes, endometriosis...etc.

Some condition will take more than three or six months, TM can help your healing capacity over the treatment of acupuncture and herbal formula.

16/07/2024

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/brain-fluid-dynamics-underpin-painful-migraine-headaches-388448?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0u7LjMiT5LnAn-5K3jkia58Y356kP8wA_JTth-UIvtnXx6sC7IfA1tV7U_aem_PG2GOcD-4jZPuvNut1kITQ

your body is one unit, something like a small universe. Internal organs links to the outer organs, which is controlled in the brain. The condition of your body is monitored in the brain, vice versa. So, Migraine (not every case) can be a circulation issue. Some body fluid is congested or cell communication is not properly happening, then the next system is blocked and the system is not working properly. If migraine is occurring more often, already some physical changes/obstruction may be taking place, which has further developed.

Try acupuncture which can make a good stimulation for cell communication throughout the body. Taking a painkiller for too long is not a good idea.

New research has shown that proteins released from the brain during migraine with aura are carried to pain-signaling nerves via the cerebrospinal fluid.