These days, I'm really enjoying the ability to luxuriate in the nice tingly chill of a 24 degree celsius air-conditioned room (i.e. mine). I am pretty sure many of you would find this a tad warm... but for the past year or more temperatures in my room have hovered between 25 - 26. I am, afterall, known amongst my friends as the-freak-who-wears-a-long-sleeved-sweater-to-cook-in-the-kitchen.On my recent China trip, the family and I found ourselves in Tong Ren Tang - made famous when it's founding doctors managed to prolong the lives of the Emperor and his family. This is Traditional Chinese Medicine at its best.I was initially skeptical (actually, I still am) about the doctor's diagnosis of my problem(s) - something about irregular periods (unfortunately, it comes like clockwork every month to torment me) - blood clots - something drying up - and if I don't "fix" it... infertility. Of course, this got mom all worried, right, *roll eyes* and she made sure the doctor prescribed medicine to "fix" me, despite my protestations that I didn't need it.I have been taking my medicine though, not because I worry about becoming infertile, but because I think it will help me improve on my low blood pressure*. And if being able to tolerate, no, enjoy, a nice chill in the air is proof that it's working - then I am quite happy popping those nasty looking black pills every day.*LMD's theory of low blood pressure is that it causes a person to feel cold because there is not enough blood being pumped around the body to keep it warm.