Yang Jiguo, Dean of the School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, explained that this international student's background in civil engineering often exposed him to damp environments. Over time, this commonly leads to symptoms such as excessive dampness in the body, along with pains in the waist and legs. Moxibustion is precisely the right treatment for this — it warms the meridians, dispels cold, promotes blood circulation, and removes stasis.

　　When Miller experienced moxibustion for the first time, the warm medicinal energy slowly penetrated his body, and the stuffiness and swelling dissipated. He sighed that if he had had access to moxibustion on construction sites in Algeria, perhaps he wouldn't have had to tough it out for so long.

　　Dean Yang said, "He (Miller) wants to bring our moxibustion to his country—I think this is a wonderful idea. Because moxibustion is not only effective in treating illness; it is also very important for daily health maintenance." From the construction sites of steel and concrete to the herbal-scented classrooms, what he crosses is not merely a career boundary, but a journey to heal himself and others in an entirely different way.

　　Once Building Roads, Now Healing People

　　Civil engineering and traditional Chinese medicine may seem like entirely different fields, yet in Miller's heart, they share a common original purpose. "Civil engineering builds roads on the ground—highways, railways. These things help people to travel faster and more conveniently. Traditional Chinese Medicine repairs the roads inside the body—unblocking the meridians, harmonizing qi and blood, and eliminating dampness." In his view, these two pursuits are fundamentally the same: both are about "building roads," and both strive to protect a better life.