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Belt vessel disorder 帶脈失調/帶脈病

「帶脈」為奇經八脈之一,是全身唯一一條橫向的經脈,行於腰際,形似腰帶。 帶脈起源於肝經循行身體側邊的章門穴,高度在臍上三指幅寬(2寸)、第11肋游離端下方。 帶脈位於上下半身之樞紐地帶,約束和聯繫所有縱向的經脈。 The belt vessel is one of the eight extra meridians. It is the only meridian that flows horizontally. The belt vessel originates from the lower part of hypochondrium, near the end of the 11th floating ribs, almost where the LR13 acupoints are, and passes around the waist like a belt. As the belt vessel lies in the pivotal area between the upper and lower body, its essential function is to restrain and connect all the longitudinal meridians. 男性腰圍超過90公分(約35吋;穿L的褲子有點緊,或必須穿XL以上)、女性腰圍超過80公分(約31吋;穿不太下XL的褲子),是帶脈失調的指標之一;可能是帶脈失調造成腰圍病態胖大,也可能腰圍失控使帶脈失去功能,兩者可以是互為因果。 A male waist circumference of more than 90 cm (about 35 inches; wearing L pants is a bit tight, or must wear XL or above) and a female waist circumference of more than 80 cm (about 31 inches; can not fit into XL pants) is one of the indicators of belt vessel disorder. It may be that the belt vessel disorder causes obesity, or it ma...

Addiction 成癮

  으 你是否想過,為何人無法憑靠堅強的意志力戒除上癮的東西?這是因為「成癮」並不是意志力不夠堅強,而是人為了活下去而產生的一種求生行為。有些成癮的習慣具有破壞性,會帶來不良後果,但每當人無法處理痛苦,又極力想找回安全感、找到安慰、取回掌控感,或只想變得麻木,就可能發展出成癮行為作為他的應對策略。 Have you ever wondered why willpower alone doesn’t stop addiction? Because addiction isn’t about weakness - it’s about survival. Some of the habits might be destructive and bring adverse consequences, but whenever an individual is struggling with unprocessed pain and is desperate to feel safe, soothed, regain a sense of control, or simply want to be numb, addiction can develop as his/her coping mechanism. 能讓人成癮的東西不只限於香菸、毒品或酒精,難以停止瀏覽社群媒體和短影音、情緒性進食、情緒性購物、過度工作、追求他人的認可、性成癮......這些都是上癮。 Addiction isn’t just cigarettes, drugs or alcohol. It can be endless scrolling on social media and reels, emotional eating, emotional shopping, overworking, chasing validation in relationships, and hypersexuality. 那你有想過,同樣都暴露在壓力之下,有的人很快就出現了成癮行為,有的人沒有,這是為什麼呢?有所謂「容易成癮」的體質或先決條件嗎? Have you ever thought about this: when exposed to the same pressure, some individ...

AI-driven healthcare and Redefinition of medical laws 數位醫療的法律再界定與應用

隨著 AI 軟硬體市場的蓬勃發展,不只帶動了數位醫療健康產業,也產生了一些上個世代未曾面臨 (沒有引起足夠關注) 的問題。個人醫療數據的收集、管理、利用、串接與揭露等等重要事項,我們對此理解多少?目前台灣的個資法和全民健康保險法的規範、監督與執行,是否跟上了數位醫療的發展速度? The booming AI software and hardware market has not only boosted the digital healthcare industry, but has also brought about some problems that the previous generation did not face (or did not pay enough attention to). How much do we understand about important matters related to our personal data, such as the collection, management, use, connection and disclosure of health data? Are the current regulations, supervision, and enforcement of Taiwan’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and National Health Insurance (NHI) Act keeping up with the pace of digital healthcare development? 健康資訊系統對於資料收集的最重要特徵,是能夠及時收集、管理、分析和傳輸健康數據,以便管理人員能夠追蹤進度,並對系統提供回饋,以持續提高數據品質並用於做出決策。 The most important feature of data collection in a health information system is that the system should collect, manage, analyze, and disseminate health data in a timely manner, so that manager...

Meteorological features and diseases of Wood Serpent year 彌生✥乙巳

  三月彌生,木始生發 𓇬𓆸𓂃 2025年,歲次為乙巳,五運六氣的特點主要圍繞著厥陰風木司天、少商金運不及、少陽相火在泉。 The circuit qi of the year 2025 is Yi Si (乙巳 Wood Serpent), and the meteorological  features and the corresponding prevalence of disease would revolve around the Reverting Yin (Wind Wood) controlling the heaven, insufficiency of the Metal, and the Lesser Yang (the ministerial Fire) governing the terrestrial climatic change. 厥陰風木司天表示2025年上半年的氣候應該是溫和和多風的。風木之氣偏勝,容易引起或加劇與肝、膽、目、筋有關的疾病或症狀,如頭痛、眩暈、眼病、肢體抽搐攣急等等。風木的偏勝也和肝氣失調有關,風性飄忽,風向說變就變,心理或精神方面的表現可能是情緒波動、躁動與憂鬱交替或易怒。 With the Reverting Yin (Wind Wood) controlling the heaven, we can expect a temperate and windy climate in the first half of 2025. During this time, the wind-prevailing climate can trigger or aggravate diseases or symptoms related to the liver, gallbladder, eyes, and tendons, which include headaches, dizziness, eye diseases, limb convulsions, etc. The dominance of Wind and Wood is also related to the imbalance of Liver qi. Wind is erratic and it changes directio...

Pleasure-safety paradox & sense of coherence (SOC) 人的迷惑行為與生命凝聚感

One for sorrow, Two for sorrow, Three for sorrow, Four for for for I don't know But I'm all bored of sorrow, Five four three two one Six for gold Seven for a magpie Who tells me where to go? --- rhymes from the comic book The Sandman   「為什麼醫學知識那麼多,人們還是照幹不健康的事」——從認知行為去解釋 There is a saying that many of you probably may have heard before: people can't be forced to change if they don't genuinely want to.  有一句話應該很多人都聽過:人們需要有改變的意願,如果沒有,就不會改變。 However, this response is grossly oversimplified and does not provide the full picture. It also seems to imply that the core reason bad habits or unhealthy behaviour cannot be changed is because the person involved does not want to change. 然而,這種回答過於簡化且不完整,而且似乎暗示著無法改善不良習慣或行為,都是因為當事者不想改。 Forming new habits and changing health behaviours comes down to inducing neuroplasticity. 養成新習慣和改變行為,歸根究底都和誘導神經的再塑性脫不了關係。 Anyone who tells you that health behaviour change is only a matter of your desires, your individual choices and decisions does not hav...

The Snake. 蛇與醫療

The 27th path of the Qabalah runs between the two sephiroth Hod and Netzach. It is also represented by the Tower in tarot, and in Hebrew, "Path of Peh" (written as "פ") literally means "mouth." In Lenormand, the Snake represents craving, demand, and desire. It can be thirst for knowledge, lust for power, and sexual desire...... Many desires are fun and even very healthy to follow. Other desires are better held in check because acting them out would cause harm to ourselves or others. The snake shed their skin to grow and remove parasites, which is often linked to "transformation", a need to free from old beliefs or patterns. The Snake has these meanings altogether that reflect aspects and sentimental feelings for the medical field to me. In the Year of Snake, I hope to observe what the Snake brings to me, and the world around me in the coming year. Stay safe, stay peace. 只要台灣發生地震,就很容易出現看護衝去護住長輩,育嬰室護理師趕緊穩住嬰兒床這種新聞。從表面上看,讚頌這些故事似乎是理所當然的。但事實上,這些人只是竭盡全力...