Thursday, six-thirty.

Jianghan TV Station.

Since it was their first collaboration, Lu Jiu also had to come along, and he and Lan Mei arrived at the TV station on time.

The person welcoming them was none other than Yan Sansi, the producer of the program department.

“Dean Lu, Director Lan, please come in.”

Before long, the two of them reached the TV station’s studio.

It was Lan Mei’s first time doing a show at a TV station, and knowing she’d be facing the camera made her somewhat nervous.

It’s like when you’re normally communicating with someone, and suddenly there are dozens of eyes staring at you. Anyone would feel uneasy.

Fortunately, after entering the studio and chatting with the host for a while, the tension gradually eased.

Especially when talking about her specialty, her responses became exceptionally smooth.

The host was also particularly astute, taking advantage of the time before the show to ask several unrelated questions, essentially getting free medical consultation.

After all, these days, it’s not easy to see a gynecologist from a provincial-level hospital, let alone a doctor who is no ordinary gynecologist.

“Dean Lu, the next show will feature Director Zuo Quan from the andrology department, right?” Yan Sansi handed a cup of water to Lu Jiu.

He had discussed with Lu Jiu, deciding to feature one director each week to see how the audience responds.

If a director’s presentation is particularly good and well-received, then they could feature them more frequently.

“Yes, why, are you looking to consult them?” Lu Jiu joked.

Yan Sansi laughed, “With you here, Dean Lu, why would I look elsewhere?”

“I’ve heard recently that your hospital’s medicinal diet and beauty and skincare departments are particularly popular, even trending on short video platforms with millions of views!”

Lu Jiu replied, “Is that so? I haven’t paid much attention, but the medicinal diet department has indeed been bustling these days.”

Yuan Bin mentioned to Lu Jiu more than once that the medicinal diet department’s demand exceeded supply daily, and many ingredients were quickly used up.

The chefs were busy from morning till night without time to rest.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiu promptly authorized Yuan Bin to hire more staff to ensure the chefs could rest; tasks that required two people should never be assigned to just one.

Since the hospital wouldn’t exploit doctors and nurses, it naturally couldn’t exploit other staff either.

Given Lu Jiu’s approval, Yuan Bin decisively increased investment, and the returns from the medicinal diet department were considerable.

Currently, the daily turnover alone has surpassed twenty thousand.

This figure rivals that of some well-performing restaurants outside.

However, this is still under restrictions, as one needs a registration and diagnosis before being prescribed dietary therapy at the medicinal diet department.

While such limitations restricted the rapid increase in the department’s turnover, they boosted all departments and prevented individuals from self-medicating recklessly.

In this model, the higher the medicinal diet department’s turnover, the more patients patronize various hospital departments.

“Dean Lu, you may not know, but provincial station reporters, upon hearing about this, wished to come and shoot a short video at Jianghan; rumor has it they’re already on the bullet train.” Yan Sansi laughed.

These days, the traffic economy is incredibly enticing.

Previously, TV stations, as traditional media, disdained such practices.

But the rise of new media was so rapid that many TV stations in the north went bankrupt as a result, compelling traditional stations to enter the new media sphere.

Thus, journalists now place great emphasis on traffic-related news.

“Well, let them come and shoot as they please,” Lu Jiu said.

Currently, he welcomes all forms of promotion.

Lu Jiu also hopes to hear more people’s opinions.

This way, the hospital’s existing model can be optimized.

After chatting for a while, it was almost seven o’clock.

Inside the studio, the host and Lan Mei had already seated themselves at the broadcast desk.

The lighting was already adjusted, and the cameras were set up.

Lu Jiu stood outside the glass window, observing the wall of screens, everything appearing so novel.

“There are five seconds left, five, four, three, two, one…”

“Run the opening…”

“Very good, three, two, one, opening finished, Xiao Ya, prepare to speak…”

The next moment, Lu Jiu turned to look inside through the glass window.

“Hello to all the viewers, welcome to Healthy Jianghan Live Stream. I am the host Xiao Ya, and this is Lu Jiu TCM Hospital’s gynecology director, Lan Mei. Additionally, Director Lan is also the director of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Nanhe Province. Director Lan, please greet our viewers in front of their TVs.”

“Hello, viewers, I am Lan Mei.”

“Great, today’s live stream theme is how to prevent gynecological diseases. As a woman myself, I’m also worried about gynecological issues. The World Health Organization conducted a study showing that the probability of women having gynecological diseases is increasing annually. To put it another way, after the age of thirty, one in every three women has a gynecological disease. This situation demands our attention. Today, with Director Lan visiting our Healthy Jianghan Live Stream, she will discuss ways to prevent gynecological diseases. Director Lan, how do you think gynecological diseases can be prevented?”

“To prevent gynecological diseases, first, we must understand what they are. According to modern medicine, gynecological diseases refer to female reproductive system diseases, typically involving vulvar diseases, uterine diseases, fallopian tube diseases, ovarian diseases, etc. They are common and frequently occurring diseases in women. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, the issue is fundamentally about the small intestine not being warm enough.”

“The small intestine not being warm enough? How should we understand this?”

“If you observe carefully, healthy females have warm abdomens, whereas those with gynecological diseases typically have cold abdomens. We know the physical phenomena of heat rising and cold sinking. If the water in a pot is too hot, it turns into steam and rises; if too cold, it condenses into ice and sinks. Whether fibroids or ovarian cysts, the root cause is coldness since blood congeals when cold, leading to stasis and blockage. If the abdomen turns cold, blood and qi become stagnant in the uterus and ovaries, inevitably leading to gynecological diseases.”

“So, you’re saying that all gynecological diseases stem from blockage.”

“Exactly, to be precise, all gynecological disorders originate from coldness. By resolving coldness, preventing these diseases becomes easier.”

“Director Lan, how should we address coldness?”

“Ensure that the small intestine remains warm. The small intestine is close to the uterus and ovaries, constantly moving inside our bodies, thus generating much heat. As long as its kinetic energy remains stable, heat can be transmitted to the uterus and ovaries, preventing coldness in the body.”

“How can we tell that the small intestine is always warm?”

“It’s simple, check the soles of one’s feet. Warm soles indicate a warm small intestine. There’s a joke in Traditional Chinese Medicine — infertility isn’t cured; it’s merely a rice sack. This expression exists because infertility’s essence is uterine coldness. The most effective way to resolve it is to restore warmth in the small intestine. In other words, when a TCM practitioner encounters an infertility case, checking whether the soles are warm or cold is enough for diagnosis. If a practitioner can’t even do this, they’re likely incompetent!”

“So, there are little tricks too, learning something new…”

…

In front of the director’s console, some program department members were astonished after hearing this.

They even forgot to switch cameras during the broadcast.

One turned to Lu Jiu and asked, “Dean Lu, what if the woman has no problems, but the man can’t conceive?”

After asking, he noticed colleagues glancing at him and quickly added, “Not me, it’s a friend of mine.”

Lu Jiu chuckled, “It’s simple, still about restoring heat in the small intestine. Whether it’s a woman’s uterine coldness or a man’s poor sperm quality, both can be treated through the small intestine. Besides, this doesn’t require a doctor; one can buy some mugwort or mugwort cones and perform Ginger Moxibustion on the Guan Yuan Acupoint at home. Of course, make sure to apply it to the correct acupoint. If it’s done on the Shi Men Acupoint above the Guan Yuan Acupoint, that’s problematic because that point is known as the sterilization acupoint. Prolonged moxibustion on that spot, even without contraceptive measures, leads to infertility, though it won’t harm health.”

“If unsure, consulting a doctor at the hospital is certainly the safest.”

Moxibustion!

This technique even treats infertility!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep