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“Metabolic Syndrome” is a relatively new medical term.  It is not a specific “disease” and may not immediately arouse any discomfort, but it signals a health risk by reflecting the physical health status of an individual.  Metabolic syndrome not only affects middle-aged and elderly persons, many research studies conducted in Hong Kong have also revealed that there is an increasing tendency towards young generation to suffer from metabolic syndrome in recent years.  And according to the figures shown by International Diabetes Federation, presently there are about a quarter of adult population worldwide suffering from metabolic syndrome.  In Hong Kong, there are 17 persons for every 100 persons suffering from metabolic syndrome.  An individual with metabolic syndrome is more susceptible to coronary heart diseases, stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases than an ordinary person.  According to a consolidated figure released by the United States, the risk of an individual with metabolic syndrome is 2 to 6 times greater than an ordinary person attacked by coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.  In a series case, it will hasten an individual’s death.

1. 1. 1. 表面抗原(HBSAg)
      2. 表面抗體(HBSAb)
      3. E抗原(HBEAg)
      4. E抗體(HBEAb)
      5. 核心抗體(HBCAb)

所謂小三陽是指1、4、5三個指標陽性，大三陽指1、3、5三個指標陽性，單純1陽性，是乙肝病毒攜帶者。大三陽的傳染性最大，其次為小三陽。只有2是保護性抗體，一般不會感染乙肝。如果有1陽性，一般不宜喂母乳。

紅斑狼瘡症Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE)全身性紅斑狼瘡是一種典型的自體免疫疾病，主要侵犯年輕的女性，其好發的年齡是十五歲至四十歲。男女性之比為一比九。發病年齡雖也可見小孩及四十歲以上的人，其男女性的差別大約是一比三。成因「自體免疫」顧名思義是自己的免疫系統正常時應對自己的組織抗原發生容忍，不會引起抗體，但全身性紅斑狼瘡病人卻把自己的組織抗原視為外界的抗原，所發生的抗體即所謂自體抗體（正常的人只對外界的異物入侵產生抗體，以消滅此異物而能保護自體），此自體抗體就是該病的罪魁禍首。

Qi and Blood Flow are the Main Factors for Beauty

Chinese ancients emphasized the flow of qi and blood was closely related, so they could not be individually mentioned or explained.  Qi is the power of functional activities whilst blood is the source of moisture and nourishment for human body.  That’s why qi flows and blood moves whereas disruption in the qi flow will directly cause blockage of the blood circulation.  If the flow blocks, “blocking points” will appear in the meridian system and these blocking points will gradually form and cause pathogenic influences, which become visible from interior of the body to the exterior and from a tiny point to an observable size, and hence threatening individual’s health.  Because of stressful work and life, together with worries in the modern lives, there has been a trend for many younger adults suffering from hypertension, cardiovascular disease, depression, irritability etc.  Their occurrences are related to the blockage of blood and qi flow in the meridian system.

1. 消化不良：胃脹感覺、噯氣、噁心或胃部隱隱作痛
2. 胃炎 (胃黏膜炎) (有時還包括食道發炎或十二指炎)
3. 消化性潰瘍，包括胃潰瘍(3a)、十二指腸潰瘍(3b)和食道潰瘍(3c)

骨質疏鬆症，是以骨量減少，骨的微觀結構退化為特徵的，致使骨的脆性增加以及易於發生骨折的一種全身性疾病。成因骨質疏鬆症的病因病機主要是腎虛、脾虛與血瘀。 腎為先天之本，脾為後天之本，二者互為資助，相互促進，在病理上常互相影響。 由於老年人機體功能衰退，使經絡不通，氣血不暢，往往伴有血瘀的存在，血瘀可致氣血運行障礙，引起脾腎俱虛而加重症狀。根據病因、病機、臨床症狀及體徹，骨質疏鬆症可分為四個型，即腎陽虛衰型、肝腎陰虛型、脾腎陽虛型、氣滯血瘀型。因此臨床治療時應以“補虛化瘀”為治則，選用補腎壯骨、健脾益氣、活血通絡等治法。

Lipid, a white, soft, and wax-like fatty substance, is a type of blood fat which contains cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids.  There are two major ways accounting for the formations of lipid, it can be produced by the intestinal absorption of foods or by the synthesis in the liver and other body tissues.  No matter by either way, lipid must be transported by blood so as to reach its places of storage or utilization to carry out its physiological functions.  Therefore, the normal blood flow, which ensures the blood transport and degradation, is a crucial factor for lipid metabolism.

Hypertension is also known as an abnormal elevation in diastolic pressure and/or systolic pressure.  Usually blood pressure is measured in units called millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).  World Health Organisation (WHO) defines that blood pressure value below 139/89 is normal, within 140/90 to 160/95 as marginal case whereas 161/96 as high blood pressure.