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Vessels are a crucial transportation line for the human body, vital for overall health. However, with age and other influencing factors, vessels gradually age, leading to arteriosclerosis, which can trigger a series of cardiovascular diseases. This condition is no longer limited to middle-aged and elderly individuals; in recent years, there has been a trend towards younger individuals, particularly women, who should pay close attention. When female friends experience symptoms such as chest tightness, cold hands and feet, numbness in the limbs, elevated blood pressure, increased blood sugar levels, and reluctance to exercise, it indicates that vascular aging is quietly progressing.Vascular aging appears to have a preference for women.According to the latest data from the World Heart Federation, cardiovascular disease accounts for 35% of annual deaths among women globally, making it the true "number one killer" of women.Most women do not smoke, drink excessively, or have unhealthy habits, so people have always believed that the risk of cardiovascular disease in women is lower than in men. However, data shows that women's vessels age faster compared to men's, and the severity of cardiovascular disease is also more significant.Research indicates that, compared to men, women show a faster upward trend in blood pressure…

Migraine, also known as one-sided headache, is a common clinical condition. The characteristic of migraine onset is sudden and intense pain, usually on one side of the head (left or right), often presenting as throbbing, pulsating, or stabbing pain. This condition frequently recurs and persists over time, severely affecting patients' daily lives. Among the twelve regular meridians, the Triple Energizer Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang and the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang both run along the sides of the head and the ear. Therefore, in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), migraine is referred to as Shaoyang headache. Based on the location of the migraine and the associated meridians, four acupoints—Sizhu Kong (TE23), Taiyang (EX-HN5), Waiguan (TE5), and Fengchi (GB20)—can be selected for rapid pain relief.Migraine Etiology and Pathogenesis According to TCM, the head is the "confluence of all yang meridians," being at the highest point of the body, where the three yang meridians of the hand and the three yang meridians of the foot converge. It is also considered the "abode of clear yang" and the location of the sea of marrow, with the essence blood of the five zang organs and the pure yang qi of the six fu organs ascending to it.…