I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 38 - 35: Why Is Traditional Chinese Medicine So Slow? [2-in-1]
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Looking at the photo of West Gate Lean Pork’s tongue coating, Lu Jiu was now pretty sure that he had symptoms of liver fire disturbing the heart.
"It’s not a big problem, you just have some symptoms of liver fire disturbing the heart. Go to the pharmacy and buy a dose of the Liver Detox and Cooling Formula to try."
After Lu Jiu replied, West Gate Lean Pork didn’t focus on the prescription, but instead kept asking Lu Jiu questions.
"Big shot, I’m really not having heart issues, am I?"
Lu Jiu replied, "No, I guess you’ve probably stayed up too late too often, your mood hasn’t been great lately, and with this muggy weather, that’s why you have the liver fire disturbing the heart situation. The stabbing heart pain and chest tightness are all caused by excessive liver fire, the main issue isn’t in your heart."
West Gate Lean Pork replied instantly, "That’s really it. I do often stay up late, and recently I’ve been bothered by some things. It’s good it’s not a heart issue. I’m really afraid that one wrong move and I’ll just suddenly drop dead. That stuff is terrifying. I’ve had two colleagues suddenly pass away in a month. It’s so scary!!"
Lu Jiu couldn’t help but laugh, "You’re overthinking it. Sudden death has warnings, your heart doesn’t just stop out of nowhere. As long as it’s not an accidental death, like in a car accident, earthquake, or virus, purely getting sick doesn’t cause instant death."
"And the warning is your body’s reactions. Your heart pains prompt you to seek help, which is a great habit. But the heart pain before sudden death is very frequent, unlike your current situation. It doesn’t only strike during sleep, but also while eating or casually walking."
"The second is insomnia, baseless insomnia. Worried insomnia, and insomnia for no reason. You’re tired but can’t sleep, sleep and suddenly wake up, good mood can’t sleep, bad mood can’t sleep either."
"The third is long-term irregular bowel movements. Note it’s long-term. Sometimes regular, sometimes irregular, then it’s another issue."
"The fourth is numbness and tingling in the limbs, coming and going quickly. If you have all four, you need to be careful. That’s the precursor to sudden death."
"You currently don’t have those four symptoms, so sudden death is impossible. But long-term late nights and irregular lifestyle habits can cause all four symptoms to appear simultaneously, so if you find one or two matching symptoms, you need to be vigilant. For sure, don’t let your body deteriorate to the point of matching all four symptoms."
Seeing Lu Jiu’s reply, West Gate Lean Pork matched it up point by point. When he found he didn’t meet all the conditions, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. But after seeing the last reply, he started getting anxious again.
He seemed to match half of the symptoms of heart pain and irregular bowel movements, which isn’t a good sign.
"Big shot, how do I change my lifestyle habits?"
West Gate Lean Pork immediately asked Lu Jiu for help.
Lu Jiu couldn’t help but laugh, "You should ask yourself this question. Don’t you know that going to bed early, exercising adequately, and eating light are good for your body?"
"Everyone knows this, they just can’t stick to it every day. Some even deceive themselves, staying up late while drinking goji berries in a thermos for health, thinking it’ll protect them, but that’s not the case."
"Staying up late inevitably damages the liver and kidneys. Although goji berries help with liver and essence replenishment, eating them blindly can easily cause heat or palpitations. People with kidney deficiency might even face nocturnal emissions."
"Man, seeking a doctor is less reliable than seeking yourself. After all, there’s no doctor that can cure all diseases. Only you can ensure your daily health. What you think are sudden illnesses are actually payback for how you mistreat your body."
Looking at Lu Jiu’s reply, West Gate Lean Pork couldn’t help but fall silent.
After Lu Jiu’s explanation, he felt that some so-called acute illnesses could really be the seeds of disaster he unknowingly planted.
Just like seven or eight years ago, he could eat anything without diarrhea, his stomach was great. But in the past year or so, he didn’t dare eat recklessly outside. Whenever he ate greasy and salty foods, he’d definitely have diarrhea afterward—it’s uncanny.
This clearly was a problem left from indulgent eating.
Alas, it seemed he really needed to pay attention.
"Um, big shot, do you have WeChat? Can I add you as a friend?"
West Gate Lean Pork thought this ID named Lu Jiu, who proactively replied and spoke so thoroughly, surely is a great and patient Chinese medicine practitioner. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Just based on that, he had to add him as a friend to try. Just in case he has any health issues in the future, it would at least be some insurance.
Anyway, he didn’t want to go to the hospital again. Last time he went for a headache, just the various tests cost him over a thousand, and they diagnosed him with tension headache, possibly caused by neck pressure, and prescribed some painkillers.
After taking them for a while without much effect, the headaches would still occasionally persist. Eventually, he simply ignored it, angrily tossed the meds in the trash, taking a ’whatever happens, happens’ attitude. Screw it, pain to death then.
After about half a month, one day he woke up, and the headache just inexplicably disappeared.
It was crazy painful and then just got better without explanation, leaving West Gate Lean Pork in a mix of laughter and tears.
"Sure."
In no time, West Gate Lean Pork received Lu Jiu’s reply. He promptly sent his WeChat ID to Lu Jiu privately, and a few seconds later, the friend request came through.
West Gate Lean Pork immediately accepted and sent Lu Jiu a sticker.
