Meridian weight loss is effective! To balance your Qi and blood, learn these two tricks first

Obesity is the root of all diseases. Utilizing meridians to reduce weight can achieve the effect of slimming and maintaining health. Chinese medicine practitioners point out that the meridians in the body are the channels for the circulation of Qi. Disease and obesity are caused by problems with the meridians. It is recommended to massage the calf or press the Zusanli acupoint on a daily basis to strengthen the spleen and eliminate fat, promote blood circulation, and achieve the effect of weight loss and health care.

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu pointed out that the saying "If the meridians are blocked, there will be pain; if the meridians are blocked, there will be illness." This means that if the meridians are blocked, illness will occur. Different from Western medicine which focuses on the normal functions of various organs in the human body, such as the heart, liver, lungs, stomach, etc., Chinese medicine judges health based on "unobstructed meridians" and "balance of qi and blood."

The highest principle of health care is to keep meridians unblocked

In particular, "keeping the meridians unobstructed" is the highest principle of Chinese medicine health care. From ancient times to the present, various treatment and health care methods have been continuously developed, such as acupuncture, qigong, tai chi, martial arts, massage, tapping, acupoint pressing, scraping, cupping, etc., all of which promote the unobstructed flow of meridians.

When it comes to weight loss, you should first strengthen your spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that strengthening muscles is to exercise the spleen meridian. The spleen meridian refers to the Taiyin spleen meridian of the foot, which runs from the feet to the head, passing through the inner legs, as well as the chest and abdomen. The organs related to the spleen meridian are the spleen, stomach, and heart, so it has the functions of regulating blood, raising clearness and lowering turbidity, and transporting and transforming.

Exercise the spleen meridian to make your complexion rosy

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu emphasized that as long as a person's spleen meridian is unobstructed and there is good blood circulation, the complexion will be rosy, the muscles will be plump, the chest and buttocks will be firm, and the skin all over the body will be tight; but if there is a problem with the spleen, the spleen meridian is not unobstructed, and the transportation and transformation are weak, the limbs cannot absorb nutrients, which will lead to sallow complexion and thin muscles, and the appearance of a puffy physique is easy to appear.

Generally speaking, as long as the spleen meridian has sufficient blood and qi and runs smoothly, not only will your appearance remain young, your menstrual period will be smooth, and even gynecological diseases will not bother you. People can usually strengthen and enhance the maintenance and strengthening of the meridian points by pressing or tapping. As long as they can find the pain points and self-regulate, it can be used as a way to maintain youth.

Pressing the Zusanli point (as shown in the picture) can strengthen the spleen meridian and prevent obesity in the lower body.

Tip 1: Zusanli acupoint/slimming and fat burning

• Position: Sit upright on the outside of the foot 3 inches (4 horizontal fingers) below the knee, about 1 horizontal finger on the outside of the tibia, with the knee at a 90-degree right angle. Place your palm on the knee on the same side of your palm, with the base of your palm surrounding the upper edge of the knee. The four fingers other than the thumb point downward, and press the tibia below the knee with your index finger. The tip of your middle finger is Zusanli.

• Effect: Press 20 times every morning and evening, coordinated with breathing, effective in fighting aging and reducing weight in the lower body.

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu (pictured) personally demonstrated how to massage the abdomen, emphasizing that it can strengthen the spleen and stomach functions.

Tip 2: Massage the abdomen/strengthen the spleen and stomach

• Massage: Rub your hands together to warm them up first, press your left hand on your abdomen with your palm facing your navel, and fold your right hand on your left hand. Massage in a clockwise direction, first lightly and then heavily, for 50 times, and then massage in a counterclockwise direction for 50 times.

• Kneading and pressing: Grab the belly flesh with your fingers, and knead and press in a clockwise direction around the belly button. Use more force until it hurts, because there is a lot of fat here, so you need a little more force to press the acupoints.

• Efficacy: Abdominal health care is of great help to the spleen and stomach. Many important meridians pass through here, and there are many acupoints on the abdomen. Therefore, as long as you have time, massage more and push and rub in a clockwise direction to improve the function of the spleen and stomach.