There is a trick to get rid of butterfly sleeves~4 tips for lymphatic massage, and the order must not be messed up!

We all wear long sleeves in winter, so it’s okay to have butterfly sleeves? Don't fool yourself! Although thick clothes in winter can act as a "fig leaf" to cover up loose and fat arms, this method, which only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, will not only make you feel uncomfortable when getting dressed, but will also cause water and fat to accumulate on your arms, making you look fatter! In this regard, Chinese medicine practitioners provide 4 meridian and lymphatic detoxification methods to help you say "bye bye" to butterfly sleeves!

Just wave your hand and you will see the fat swaying. Lymphatic massage can help you get rid of butterfly sleeves.

Many women sit for long periods of time and do little exercise, which leads to insufficient arm movement, causing water and fat accumulation. Coupled with the lack of daily maintenance, their arm skin becomes loose and puffy, which is called "butterfly sleeves" or "bye-bye sleeves." Often when they wave their arms, the excess fat shakes like fat pork!

In his book "Super Metabolism: Meridian Lymphatic Massage", Chinese Medicine Practitioner Lian Yongxiang mentioned that if you want to tighten your arms, you can do local lymphatic massage to promote circulation. Moreover, lymphatic massage will change the permeability of microvessels, which can further help eliminate local lymphedema and the metabolism of surrounding fat cells, achieving the effect of local body sculpting.

Bye bye butterfly sleeves! There are tricks to lymphatic massage!

It should be noted that there is a method to lymphatic massage, and you can’t just press it randomly! Lian Yongxiang, a Chinese medicine practitioner, reminds us that there are two things we must pay attention to before we start to do the arm lymphatic detoxification massage:

Point 1: The arm has an inner and outer side. The inner side is the path through which important lymph, nerves and blood vessels pass, so the inner side is the main part of lymphatic massage.

Point 2: The direction of arm detoxification massage is mainly towards the chest and clavicle, but because the arms are located at the extremities of the limbs, just like the lowest reaches of a river, we will let the downstream riverbed overflow first and then dredge them together. In other words, the pressing direction will start from the elbow downwards, push all the way to the fingers, then push upwards from the palm, concentrate the water downstream, and finally push together to dredge it.

As for more specific arm lymphatic massage methods, you can refer to the following massage sequence and methods. The following demonstration uses the right arm lymphatic massage, and then switches to the left arm. Spend 10 to 15 minutes massaging before going to bed every day. If you persist in doing it, it will not only solve the problem of bendy sleeves, but also have a good effect on improving numbness and weakness in hands, and pain in shoulders and arms.

[Step 1 / First line of treatment for the forearm]

Step 1: Take a deep breath, raise your right arm horizontally and rotate it outward, extend your thumb as far out as possible, press the Quze point on your right hand with your left thumb, and place the other four fingers on your forearm. Then press down along the pericardium meridian one by one, and finally reach the transverse line of the wrist joint. Press and hold for 5 seconds, then release. Repeat 3 times as a cycle. Please note that each time the point is pressed to the deepest point, the right wrist joint rotates outward counterclockwise at the same time.

Step 2: Spread out your right palm with the palm facing up on your right thigh. Make a fist with your left hand. After a deep breath, use the four finger joints to push from the center of the right wrist transverse line to the tip of the thumb. This is the first treatment line of the palm. Press down tightly first and then push and rub, from shallow to deep, from light to heavy. 10 times constitute a cycle. The second treatment line on the palm also starts from the center of the wrist crease, but the direction is changed to push to the tip of the little finger. Press down tightly and then push and rub. 10 times constitute a cycle.

[Step 2 / Forearm lymphatic fluid push back]

Rotate your right forearm outward with your palm facing up, make a fist with your left hand, and use the knuckles of your four fingers to push along the "Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian" meridian on the inside of the arm, from the transverse wrist line all the way to the "Shaohai Point" on the inside of the right elbow. It should be noted that if you have ointment or lotion on hand, you can apply an appropriate amount to help lubrication. The pushing speed can be slightly faster, and there will be a feeling of friction and heat locally. Repeat 10 times from bottom to top as a cycle.

[Third move/upper arm treatment line]

After externally rotating your right arm, place your palm facing up, bend your arm at a 45-degree angle with your elbow, take the "Shao Hai Point" as the starting point, and use the tip of your left thumb to press along the inside of the arm, all the way up to the armpit. The key is to press as close to the outer edge of the muscle as possible. You should feel softness under your fingertips rather than the toughness of the muscle.

In addition, each point needs to be pressed deeply and held, and at the same time, the right hand should be clenched into a fist. After counting to 3 seconds, both hands should be released at the same time to promote the return force of blood and lymph flow after pressing. From bottom to top, 3 times constitutes a cycle.

[Step 4/Upper arm lymphatic fluid push back]

Step 1: Maintain a relaxed sitting posture, turn your right hand with your palm facing up, raise it to the same height as your chest, then hook your right elbow from the bottom with your left forearm, pull it close to your chest, and make sure to keep your right palm facing up. After pulling to the limit, stay for 10 seconds and then release.

Step 2: Raise your right arm, bend your elbow slightly, and reach your fingers behind you to touch your left shoulder blade. Take a deep breath, hold the elbow of your right elbow tightly with your left hand, and pull backward and outward with your left hand. At this time, your body slightly leans to the left. When you reach the limit, maintain it for 10 seconds, then release and relax at the same time. These two stretching movements can help stretch the muscles and promote the flow of lymph fluid.