Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2093 The Core is Broken
Seeing everyone's astonished expressions, Bian Mu smiled and casually explained, "Modern medical research has proven that cocoa extract, rich in flavanols, can alleviate most chronic inflammations as a supplement. After taking it for a period of time, the level of a protein in your body called 'high-sensitivity C-reactive protein' (hsCRP) can decrease by at least 11%. For you, this value is enough to help you temporarily stop the condition from worsening on your own. Since Mr. Na is a close friend of Mr. Ma, I'll be frank with some things! Once your disease gets out of control, the 'endangered' feeling of being worse than dead can completely ruin the rest of your life. I can see that you have a good personality, and you seem to be taking it lightly, but in reality, the psychological damage has already spread to some organs in your body. In layman's terms, some kind of inflammation has already developed, and it's really not easy to eliminate it!" As he spoke, Bian Mu picked up a pen and paper, wrote "hsCRP" on a blank medical record sheet, and handed it to Mr. Na.

The man solemnly accepted the medical record and nodded with a dignified expression.

"That's so accurate! It's exactly the feeling... Sigh! I've always been a bit shameless, and there weren't any other outsiders around! That feeling... it's indescribable... Thank you! I'll have the housekeeper try making some food for me. So... when is the follow-up checkup?"

"Let's say three days from now. Today doesn't count; tomorrow will be the first day. There's something else I need to remind you both of. Although we're friends, the normal registration process must be completed. As you both know, this isn't just about the registration fee. If any trouble arises in the future, the relevant departments will require both parties to have complete documentation during their review. This is quite different from everyday interactions between friends. I suggest you pay a little more attention to this in the future!" Without any politeness, Bian Mu suddenly put on a stern face and gave a few words of advice.

"It's my fault, it's all my fault! I came in a hurry and really forgot, really forgot! I'll get a number right away!" As he spoke, Mr. Ma got up and followed Nurse Sun to get a number.

"Sir! Please have a seat for a while, so as not to keep the other patients waiting! Don't worry too much, for every illness, there is a cure. Be patient, and you will recover slowly!"

"Go ahead and do your thing, I'm feeling much better now, really! I won't thank you enough, I'll make up for it later!"

With a smile, Bian Mu got up and went back to her own clinic to keep busy.

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Having just finished her lunch shift, and after the two groups of interns had mostly left, Nurse Sun came over to ask her a few questions.

"Boss! What's going on with that big boss surnamed Na?! I'm completely confused!" Nurse Sun was very straightforward and spoke rather bluntly.

“Aren’t you planning to switch from nursing to medicine? Tell me about it!” Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"No way! Can you tell me?"

“If your colleague is having any problems, tell me first. Is it a real illness, a false illness, or both?” Bian Mu asked with a smile.

"First it was a deficiency syndrome? Then it turned into an excess syndrome? Now it seems to be a combination of deficiency and excess? The later development should be that the excess syndrome is dominant, with the deficiency syndrome attached to the excess syndrome, and the two interacting, causing the condition to become more and more serious. Moreover, I feel that if it weren't for the coincidence that he came to see a doctor with that Mr. Ma in time, many things might have completely spiraled out of control. Am I right?" Nurse Sun replied with a smile. "Great job! You've put in a lot of effort! Could you roughly confirm the core cause of this disease?" Bian Mu praised Nurse Sun a few times with a smile.

"I don't have that ability. So what kind of illness does he have?" Nurse Sun asked humbly.

"Western medicine generally refers to it as 'somatization of anxiety,' and some people also call it 'emotional externalization.' In traditional Chinese medicine, it is generally called 'emotional materialization,' 'emotional displacement,' or 'emotional manifestation.' However, experienced traditional Chinese medicine practitioners prefer to call it 'disorder of the root mind.'" Considering that Nurse Sun might not be very clear about the specific words, Bian Mu specially took a blank medical record sheet and wrote down the corresponding disease names one by one, then pushed it to Nurse Sun.

“Emotions are a deficiency syndrome, while materialization and externalization are real syndromes. This name is quite apt; it's like materializing a deficiency syndrome. Interesting! So… what is the concept of ‘root heart’?” Nurse Sun asked with a smile.

"From the moment a person is born, or even while still in the womb, they begin to perceive nature. This perception is rich and varied, and quite diverse in its categories. A significant portion of this manifests as emotions at the psychological level. In a sense, a person's life boils down to two main elements: health and happiness! Health focuses on the physiological level, while happiness centers on the psychological level. Whether it's physiological or psychological, there's an innate foundation involved. Children from families with favorable family backgrounds are relatively fortunate from birth. This innate psychological foundation is sometimes referred to as 'root heart' by some schools of traditional Chinese medicine. The quality of the root heart depends on the ability to self-regulate and adapt. It has both innate and acquired components, which have little to do with family background. From this perspective, all beings are quite equal!" Bian Mu patiently explained for a long time.

"No wonder I'm interested in traditional Chinese medicine! When it comes to medical analysis, I feel that the logic of traditional Chinese medicine is more complete and persuasive. It's easy to understand and you don't have to memorize so many concepts and technical terms. Hmm... Genxin, that's really well said! Anyway, I understood it. So... it means that even though Mr. Genxin's family is so well-off, he still had problems?"

"Yes! Do you usually read traditional history? I mean, national history."

"I don't watch it! I can't understand it at all. I can't figure out the relationships between the characters. Besides, if I flip through it occasionally, it makes me feel quite depressed. It's useless. The key point is that I never watch it again."

“In old history, you often see phrases like ‘died in despair’! If you’re interested, you can look up their backgrounds. Almost all of them were from scholar-official families. Very few came from commoner backgrounds. Even if a few came from humble backgrounds, they definitely had some kind of connection with scholar-official families. There were almost no exceptions! The so-called ‘died in despair’ actually means that their hearts and minds were corrupted, and eventually it all turned into physical illnesses, such as cancer!”

"Oh! That seems to be the case! Such a complicated matter, but after your explanation, I immediately understood it. You're the best!" Nurse Sun smiled and complimented Bian Mu.

“That gentleman is very concerned about his reputation, so… I won’t go into the specific details. We can discuss it again when he has recovered.” Bian Mu is a proper and ethical doctor who must strictly adhere to medical ethics in public and in private, and do his best to ensure that patients’ privacy is not leaked.

"I understand, I understand! If we don't think about things carefully for a while first, even if you tell us directly, we won't remember them very well. You should go back now! I need to go to the supermarket to buy a fish for my mom. Bye-bye!" With that, Nurse Sun happily went upstairs to change her clothes.