作者: Chih-ming Huang, MD

Everyone knows that exercise is beneficial for health. In many treatment plans for various diseases, exercise is included; in other words, if you want to improve your health, moving your body is the right choice.

“Doctor, I’ve been feeling dizzy and experiencing pain lately,” Boss Qiao said.

“Do you usually measure your blood pressure at home?” the doctor asked. “When you just arrived at the clinic, your blood pressure was very high—192/118 mmHg.”

“I usually don’t feel unwell, so why would I measure my blood pressure?” Boss Qiao asked in confusion.

Diabetes is a well-known term that almost everyone today has heard of. But do people really understand what it truly is? Some might even wonder, “Does ‘sugar urine’ mean that there is too much sugar in the urine? Is that really so serious?” Let’s quickly but thoroughly explore why diabetes is a serious health threat, increasing the risk of heart attacks, leading to kidney failure, nerve damage, vision loss, and damaging many organs.

Skin tags are a very common type of epidermal change. They appear as small, soft protrusions and are sometimes described as “fleshy bumps.” Skin tags typically have a larger “head” and a narrower “neck” connecting them to the skin’s surface. Most skin tags are about 0.2 to 0.5 cm in size. Some remain the same size, while others may grow larger over time, becoming more noticeable. Rarely, they can grow to more than 1 or 2 cm.

You often hear the term “hypertension.” Indeed, the prevalence of hypertension is high nowadays, but many patients do not regularly manage their blood pressure.

“When my period comes, not only does my stomach hurt, but my head also becomes very painful,” Yuling told her colleague, “Just now, I seemed to see a flash of white light.”
“My child, who is already in puberty, experiences the same thing,” the colleague replied, “On the day her period is about to start, she can’t go to school and has to stay in a dark room because everything seems too stimulating.”
“That sounds worse than me,” Yuling asked, “Did you take her to see a doctor?”
“Yes. The doctor said it’s a hormone-related migraine,” the colleague said, “I feel so sorry for my child every time I see her in discomfort.”