Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine believe in acupressure to help in weight loss and appetite control. This ancient tradition is said to restore the balance of the forces in your body. By pressing on some specific points, you restore these forces to balance, helping to control your appetite and reduce your craving for food.
Meridians and Channels
As a traditional Chinese medicine, acupressure works on the theory of meridians and channels that run through the body. Acupressure practitioners believe that health problems come from an imbalance of the forces of meridian and channels, or an obstruction to their usual flow. Based on the flow of meridians and channels, acupressure aims to treat obesity by controlling the appetite and expelling unwanted heat and moisture from the body. No scientific research exists to back up these traditional beliefs, which were developed before the scientific process was conceived.
Yin, Yang and Chi
Traditional Chinese medicine also relies on yin, yang and chi (spiritual energy). Again, if any of these forces are out of balance or have been obstructed in some way, you might put on excess weight or become ill. Acupressure (using the fingers, hands, acupressure balls or mats) will restore beneficial balance to your yin, yang and chi. As with meridians and channels, no scientific research exists to back up these beliefs.
Massage Control Points
The point just below your ear contains one weight loss pressure point. Putting the right amount of pressure to this point will help control food cravings and reduce overeating. Position your hands by your ear with your fingers touching your jaw. Open your mouth until you feel a small bump between your jaw and ear. Apply constant pressure to this point.
A stomach pressure point is located 3.5 inches below your kneecap and 1 inch toward the outside of your leg. Move your foot back and forth until you feel the leg muscle moving under your finger. This is the stomach 36 pressure point; apply pressure to this point for 60 seconds. You will boost your blood flow and your chi as well as your digestive system. Next, move your fingers to the other side of your shin bone on the inside of your leg. Slide your fingers toward your knee and try to find a slight hollow there. Apply a steady pressure to this area for one minute. This point affects water retention, and how water flows through the body.
The spleen 6 is located about 3 inches above your ankle and next to your shin bone. Press on your calf in this area. This will help to control food cravings. Press for one minute using your thumb.
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