Andre Shih TCM & Acupuncture

06/24/2025

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11/30/2024

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11/10/2024

Research has shown that most of the cholesterol in our body is made by our liver — it doesn't come from cholesterol we eat. The liver is stimulated to make cholesterol primarily by saturated fat and trans fat in our diet, not dietary cholesterol.

Large studies have not found evidence of higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, or other cardiovascular diseases in people who eat up to one egg per day....

10/15/2024

A documentary made in Taiwan.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers remedies based on various theories and practices developed over centuries. Now, in Taiwan practitioners of TCM are ...

10/07/2024

從日本回來之後，有一天左下方的牙齒突然變得很痠痛，連咬青菜都酸到爆。覺得牙根好像很不穩、浮在水上的感覺。好死不死那顆牙齒幾年前也是莫明的開始痛到不行冷熱敏感。牙醫說要抽神經，以往抽神經都是去一次就弄好了。為了那顆牙齒，我好像去了3-5次才弄好。這次有個直覺說這不需要看牙醫可以解決。之前有聽過中醫同行用針灸解決需要抽神經的牙痛。於是就用中醫的方法來試試。首先自己診斷為什麼牙痛。第一：時差晚上睡眠時間太短、3-4小時而已，白天喝很多茶提神，肝腎虛。第二：牙齦發炎，是一種表證（類似感冒）。第三：下顎肌肉按了會酸痛。治療方法：桂枝湯，耳穴牙痛點，下顎阿是穴。大概搞了一星期才好九成。

前天因為睡不好又復發，吃了幾克的生地黃馬上減緩。今天已經正常。

#牙痛

09/28/2024

Patient complaint: outbreak of itching and redness all over body every afternoon and especially midnight affecting sleep. Symptom started after bug bite and also caught a cold recently.

Assessment: Exterior syndrome only

Treatment: Gui Zhi Tang for 3 days

09/28/2024

Patient complaint: left glutes soreness and pain when bending forward. She also mentioned her chronically pinched shoulder blade (L) just finally got better last week.

Assessment: scar tissue of fascia inferior to the left scapula pulling on the lower back. Local glute max tension.

Treatment: guasha and cupping on her left 8/9/10 rib below scapula. Glute tenderness instantly better. Followed by deep needling of ashi points into glute max.

07/17/2024

This patient had allergic reactions after having some shrimps. The skin was extremely itchy. After one session of acupuncture, the redness and swelling reduced a lot.

07/17/2024

Recently there is a patient who had trouble breathing through right side of his nostril when lying on his side. Doctor recommended deviated septum correction surgery. However, during the operation, the surgeon instead ofoperating on the septum, he widened the nostril. After the surgery, the right nostril was 100% blocked.

He came searching for a natural solution to reverse the side effects of surgery. After I checked his pulse, I discovered his lung function was poor and some blockages in his sinus. and explained to him that our lung helps pump air in and out through the nose.

I did 6 acupuncture points on his arms and 4 on his face for the sinus in the first session. After 2 sessions, he said he was able to breath through the right side.

It will take 5 sessions to restore the lung function back to normal and unblock the sinus.