New way to lose weight: Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture plus fasting on Mondays! Lose 5 kg in 4 weeks, improve physical fitness, and enhance immunity...

You don’t have to count calories desperately to lose weight, nor do you have to get angry because you are hungry every day. There is a "fasting" weight loss method that has been popular for more than ten years. Research by foreign medical experts has found that activating ketone bodies after fasting can improve weight loss efficiency and even turn on the switch of longevity genes and enhance immunity. In particular, it can increase hormone secretion and alpha waves in the brain, helping to stabilize emotions. In Japan, Chinese medicine practitioners have treated more than 70,000 people through acupuncture and fasting on Mondays. Many of them lost 5 to 7 kilograms in one month and developed a physique that is not likely to gain weight again.

Implement the Monday fasting method for 4 weeks to gradually reduce weight and improve physical fitness

The so-called "Monday fasting method", called "not eating" in traditional Chinese medicine, means fasting on every Monday. After fasting, you should consume high-quality food that is beneficial to the body from Tuesday to Friday. On weekends, you can choose your favorite food in moderation according to your personal preferences. After repeating this "no food ─> good food ─> delicious food" cycle for the first 4 weeks, your weight will gradually decrease and your physical condition will improve.

Ken Sekiguchi, the president of the Sekiguchi Acupuncture Treatment Center HEAL the WORLD in Japan, said in his new book "Monday Fasting Plan" that the advantage of Monday fasting is that it starts the switch for a virtuous cycle in the body. From weight loss, skin beauty, back pain, lifestyle diseases, to women's diseases such as irregular menstruation or infertility, migraines, to common allergies such as hay fever, these seemingly unrelated symptoms or troubles are actually related. So how can we improve them? When we delve deeper into the fundamentals of the body structure and TCM theory, we will always find that the answer is "fasting".

To put it simply, there is only one day in a week where you don't eat anything. After 3 to 4 weeks of fasting on Mondays, you can fundamentally improve your physical condition just like fasting for 3 days.

Japanese traditional Chinese medicine promotes acupuncture and Monday fasting method, 70,000 people lose weight and feel it

As an acupuncturist, Ken Sekiguchi has helped more than 70,000 people who wanted to lose weight through the "acupuncture plus Monday fasting method". He used the power of acupuncture to help these people fast for 3 days. During these 3 days, you will only drink water to suddenly stop the bad cycle and return your body to a normal state. From the 4th day onwards, carefully take recovery meals and spend about 1 month eating in stages, gradually increasing the amount of food to help the body get on track for a good cycle.

The so-called "Monday fasting method" is to fast on every Monday. After fasting, you should consume high-quality food that is beneficial to your body from Tuesday to Friday. On weekends, you can choose your favorite food in moderation according to your personal preferences.

The biggest difference between the Monday fasting method and these fasting methods is that a week will be spent in a cycle of "bad food, good food, and delicious food". No food on Monday, basically just water.

Starting from the first day after fasting, the body's previously stored energy will gradually be depleted. By around the second day, you will feel very uncomfortable both mentally and physically. Everyone's reaction is different. Some people may experience headaches, weak hands and feet, drowsiness, fatigue, etc., and the hunger caused by empty stomach will become more intense.

Fasting on Mondays may be accompanied by headaches, weak hands and feet... Acupuncture treatment can relieve discomfort

Therefore, for those who fast at Ken Sekiguchi's clinic, acupuncture treatment is also used to alleviate these uncomfortable symptoms. In addition, as important as fasting, recovery meals are given in the clinic based on the patient's physical condition so that the patient can prepare, and the results are more significant. However, in the absence of expert guidance, we must remind everyone that it is not easy to properly go through the 3-day fasting period.

The Monday Fasting Plan is not a weight loss method of "not eating and torturing the body", but a weight loss method that strives to reduce the burden on the body and achieve results.

Fasting Monday menu for the week

There are various fasting methods in the market, such as: light fasting by only drinking fresh juice or green smoothie in the morning, fasting while drinking enzyme drinks, etc. However, the biggest difference between the Monday fasting method and these fasting methods is that although you spend a week in a cycle of "bad food, good food, and delicious food", you will not lose the joy of eating. In other words, you can easily learn the secrets of how to eat and the techniques of controlling your diet under minimal pressure.

Fasting Monday: No food, basically just water.

Good Food Tuesday to Friday: Choose ingredients that contain the nutrients your body needs and eat foods that are good for your body.

Gourmet weekend: Eat your favorite food, fully enjoy the joy of eating, and satisfy your soul.

The common point between good food and gourmet food is that the portion of a meal is at most the size of two fists (calculated after chewing). Try following the menu first, and experience the cycle of “not eating, good eating, delicious food” yourself, and feel the changes in your body. This is the first step to a successful fast.

For those who fast at Ken Sekiguchi's clinic, acupuncture is also used to relieve these uncomfortable symptoms.

These people are not suitable for fasting: pregnant women, breastfeeding women, people who are undergoing disease treatment, and people who are taking medication

Fasting only one day a week is a safe method for most people; however, there are still some people who are not suitable for fasting.

First of all, people who have been diagnosed with a disease, are currently undergoing treatment, or are taking medication should consult a doctor before fasting, and should never stop taking medication or change their diet on their own. In addition, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding need to get adequate nutrition for their children during this period, so they cannot fast. If you want to try fasting, start after your child has been weaned and his or her menstrual period has returned to normal. When the menstrual period returns to normal, it means that the secretion of hormones has returned to its original state, so it is not a problem to start fasting at this time.

These people are not suitable for fasting: growing children, elderly people with extremely declining physical strength

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that patients often ask: "My daughter is very fat, and I want her to use the Monday fasting method." However, fasting is not suitable for growing children yet. Parents who are worried that their children may develop horizontally during their growth period, please change your child's lifestyle and try to let him go to bed early so that he can grow taller and have a healthy body. Traditional Chinese medicine advocates that the period before the age of 25 is the growth period, and at least during the teenage years, it is not recommended for children to fast.

People who are ill are certainly not suitable for fasting, and the elderly with extremely reduced physical strength are also advised to consult a doctor before fasting.