Are office workers suffering from internal injuries due to so much stress? Famous Chinese medicine doctor: Try rubbing the abdomen and raising the arms to effectively help regulate the spleen and stomach

Abdominal massage is a method of health preservation and wellness by rubbing back and forth with hands "between the chest and pelvis, including the abdominal wall, abdominal cavity and internal organs". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the abdomen is the "palace of the five internal organs and six bowels, and the source of yin and yang" of the human body. Li Dongyuan of the Jin Dynasty wrote a book called "Discussion on Spleen and Stomach", in which he said: Due to excessive fatigue, the spleen and stomach lose their healthy function, and the internal organs, meridians, limbs and bones are deprived of nourishment, resulting in internal injuries.

Ming Li Zhongzi's "Essential Readings in Medicine" also said: "The spleen (stomach) is the foundation of the acquired constitution." He believed that the spleen and stomach are located in the center, irrigating all directions, and are the main source of nourishment for the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys. They are responsible for transporting and transforming the essence of water and grain and controlling the essence of blood and spirit to nourish the whole body, keeping the internal organs strong and healthy.

Abdominal massage can effectively regulate the spleen and stomach, unblock Qi and blood, nourish the spirit, and it can also "unblock the upper and lower parts, separate Yin and Yang; remove the old and create the new, clear the spleen and resolve phlegm; nourish the kidney essence and replenish the five internal organs; drive away the external evils and clear the internal injuries."

Moreover, modern medicine has also confirmed that abdominal massage not only strengthens the spleen, stomach, gastrointestinal tract and abdominal wall muscles, but can also effectively promote the circulation of blood, including lymphatic fluid, and gastrointestinal motility.

In addition, abdominal massage can also treat many diseases such as constipation in middle-aged and elderly people, gastrointestinal ulcers, periodic insomnia, prostatitis, nephritis, hernia, spermatorrhea, hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, cor pulmonale and so on. What’s even more rare is that abdominal massage can effectively promote the spontaneous contraction and reduction of abdominal wall fat, which can be said to be an effective "weight loss magic weapon" for middle-aged people to prevent weight gain.

For the method of massaging the abdomen, the Nine-Turn Method for Prolonging Life is the preferred one: first use the thenar of your right hand to rub the epigastric area in a clockwise direction for 130 times, then move down to the area around the navel and rub it 120 times, then use the palm of your left hand to rub the entire abdomen 120 times, and finally repeat in reverse.

In addition, you can also massage along the four sides of the abdomen, starting from the lower right upwards, then to the left, and then from the upper left downwards, in a clockwise direction. The number of times of kneading can vary from person to person, and there are no particularly strict requirements. There are many internal organs and meridians in the abdomen, so do not do this exercise when you are full or empty stomach. In addition, people who suffer from abdominal inflammation, appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, acute abdominal pain, visceral malignant tumors, etc. should not massage their abdomen.

Do arm raises to learn how to nourish your spleen and stomach

Office workers are often busy with work and have irregular lifestyles, which can cause problems with the spleen and stomach. The following is an introduction to a relatively simple exercise method for regulating the spleen and stomach - arm raise. This method is very effective.

What is "single arm raise"? In fact, single arm raise is one of the movements in Ba Duan Jin. "Eight-Section Brocade" and "Five Animal Exercises" are both traditional Chinese folk fitness techniques. The whole set of movements of Ba Duan Jin is: "Hold the sky with both hands to regulate the three burners, draw the bow left and right like shooting an eagle, regulate the spleen and stomach with one arm, look back to relieve the five fatigues and seven injuries, shake the head and tail to relieve the heart fire, climb the feet with both hands to strengthen the kidneys and waist, clench the fists and glare to increase energy, shake the back seven times to eliminate all diseases."

It is said that when Ba Duan Jin first entered the Qing Palace, many princes, ministers, concubines and eunuchs liked this set of movements and started to learn it together. It became a trend at the time, and even the monks in the Shaolin Temple practiced Ba Duan Jin every day.

In fact, many young people today also have a keen interest in Ba Duan Jin. I have many friends who have been practicing this method, and they are all healthy and energetic. Therefore, the single arm raise, a traditional folk fitness technique, does play a huge role in our physical and mental health.

Specific operation method:

First, stand naturally with your legs together, keep your body upright, and place your right hand in front of your right abdomen, making sure your palm remains upward and your palm is pointing to the left. Secondly, raise your right hand and place it in front of your right chest, turn your right hand outward, and then lift it up straight with your palm facing up and fingers pointing to the left. While raising your right arm upward, you can press your left palm down on the outside of your left leg, with your palm facing down and your fingers facing forward (your arms are supporting each other up and down).

Once again, lower your right palm along the right chest to the right side of the body, turn your left palm inward and bend your arm, place it in front of your left abdomen. At this time, the palm of your left hand is facing up and the fingers are pointing to the right. Then do the trans. Finally, to end the posture, the left and right hands should fall naturally, placed on both sides of the body and return to the standing position. When breathing, lifting your hands up means exhaling, bringing your palms back means inhaling, and crossing them means changing hands.

The above are the detailed operating steps for single arm raise. Some people may ask: Why can this method be used to regulate the spleen and stomach? Because the spleen and stomach are the foundation of a person's acquired constitution and the source of the production of Qi and blood. Under normal circumstances, the body's nutrition can be increased and people can maintain sufficient physical strength through the function of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, after regulating the triple burner and practicing Qi, you should start regulating the spleen and stomach.

The hands' lifting and pressing are all carried out along the route of the stomach meridian, which has the effect of guiding the meridians. Doing this can increase the motility of our stomach and thus aid digestion.

This book is selected from the book "Keep the Spleen and Stomach Healthy and Don't Get Sick: Starting from Exercise, Diet, and Acupuncture Points, a Direct and Simple Method to Strengthen the Spleen and Stomach and Maintain Life" published by Shimao