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Guann-Dih Lee

Traditional Chinese Acupuncturist
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04/11/2026

This Is What Happens When You Breathe Inefficiently 🫁

Did you know the way you breathe could be contributing to your stress?

When you rely on shallow, upper-chest breathing, you may unintentionally keep your body in a heightened state of alertness.

Over time, this breathing pattern can reinforce feelings of tension, anxiety, and stress.

The good news? Learning to breathe more efficiently, using your diaphragm, can help calm your nervous system and encourage relaxation.

🌿 Comment “BREATHE” below and I’ll send you the full breathing guide!

01/11/2026

Yingxiang translates as “Welcome Fragrance”. 😤

Optimistic, for a point you reach for when you can’t smell a thing.

迎香 (Yíng Xiāng), Large Intestine 20. In TCM, it’s traditionally used to open the nasal passages.

Find it in the groove beside the widest part of each nostril. I use gentle circular pressure on both sides at once.
General education only. Ongoing congestion, facial swelling, fever or a severe headache? See your GP.

28/10/2026

Fasting is subtraction. In Chinese medicine, the real question is whether you’re subtracting excess or subtracting fuel.

Men are traditionally seen as more yang, often leaning toward excess: heat, damp, surplus. For that pattern, eating less is thought to help the system clear.

In TCM terms, women more often lean the other way. The Neijing, TCM’s foundational text, notes that women regularly lose Blood, which the Spleen rebuilds from food. Long gaps without eating are traditionally understood to weaken the Spleen further, making fasting a poor fit for Spleen Qi deficiency. Think tiredness, brain fog, bloating and sweet cravings.

These are tendencies, not rules. Plenty of men run on empty and plenty of women run hot. Your constitution matters more than your gender. You can find yours with the free TCM Body Map, link in bio.

Video reference: Alex Thorogood | PCOS Fat Loss Coach

General education only. If you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, managing diabetes or have a history of disordered eating, see your GP before fasting. Ongoing fatigue or changes to your cycle are worth getting checked too.

24/10/2026

Belly looks swollen even though you didn’t eat that much? 🫃

3 common signs of bloating:
1️⃣ Stomach looks distended or swollen
2️⃣ Tender when pressed
3️⃣ Discomfort after eating

In Chinese medicine, bloating is a sign things aren’t moving smoothly through your digestion. How your belly responds to pressure is also a clue. If pressing makes it worse, something is usually stuck. If gentle pressure actually feels good, your digestion may be running low on energy.

General education only, not medical advice. If your bloating is persistent or severe, or comes with weight loss, blood in your stool, vomiting or fever, please see your local doctor.

20/10/2026

Tianshu 天樞 (Tiān Shū), Stomach 25. “Heaven’s Pivot.”

How to find it: three fingers’ width out to either side of your belly button.

What it’s known for: traditionally used to regulate digestion and the intestines, and to clear dampness.

The weight connection: in TCM, sluggish digestion lets dampness build up, which is traditionally linked to softer, heavier weight around the middle. Tianshu is a classic point for keeping the middle moving, though no single point does the heavy lifting on its own.

Need the full video? Comment “GUT” and I’ll send you the whole guide!

General education only. See your GP for unexplained weight or bowel changes, and check with your practitioner first if you’re pregnant.

18/10/2026

Proof that meridians exist?

In Chinese medicine, meridians are traditionally understood as pathways for Qi. Modern research is now looking at what might sit underneath them.

Here’s my honest take on what this does, and doesn’t, tell us.

Comment “Point” to learn more. 💬

General education only, not medical advice.

16/10/2026

Fruit is healthy. So more must be healthier, right? Chinese medicine would like a quiet word.

In TCM, too much cold, raw fruit is traditionally understood to weaken digestion and create dampness, that heavy, bloated, foggy feeling so many people simply live with.

Sometimes the healthiest thing you can add is a little less.

DM “FRUIT” free guide on what fruit suits you!

General education only. If bloating, fatigue or brain fog persist, please see your GP.

11/10/2026

Mindfulness is not the absence of thought rather the practice of being an observer of your thoughts without judgement, the thoughts aren’t a reality until you attach yourself to it 🧘🏻

08/10/2026

One needle. Two points. 一针两穴

Tou Xue 透穴, or threading acupuncture: the needle enters at one acupoint and is guided through to a second.

Why use it? In classical Chinese medicine, threading lets one needle reach two points, meaning fewer insertions. It’s also used to link paired yin and yang channels, and to spread the needle sensation along the whole path between the points rather than at a single spot.

First recorded in the Yuan dynasty and still used selectively today, as part of treatment tailored to the person.

Educational only, not medical advice. Consult your local doctor or a registered practitioner.

04/10/2026

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