Tap your face to lose weight? Doctor: Press 4 acupoints to get a firm grip

Foreign media reported that a new book titled "Knock and You'll Lose Weight" was recently published in the United States, pointing out that by tapping 8 specific parts of the head and face, one can lose 7 kilograms in an average of 2 weeks? Chinese medicine practitioners pointed out that it is impossible to lose weight just by tapping these parts. Chinese medicine practitioners said that it is unlikely to lose weight by tapping the head and face. It is better to massage the Sanyinjiao, Fenglong, Shuifen, Zusanli and other acupoints by yourself, and then control your diet and increase the amount of exercise to truly achieve the effect of healthy weight loss.

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei emphasized that for people whose facial apple muscles appear to be relatively wide, facial scraping and muscle texture acupoint massage can promote lymphatic metabolism and increase blood circulation, making the facial muscles appear firmer and feeling as if the face can be thinner. However, simply tapping specific parts of the head and face cannot achieve the goal of reducing overall body weight.

Hitting the head and underarms is not effective for whole body weight loss

A new American book "Tapping For Weight Loss" mentions that tapping on eight parts of the face, armpits and collarbone can help lose weight. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei pointed out that according to the book's suggestions, tapping the face corresponds to Chinese medicine acupoints: Baihui on the top of the head, Sizhukong at the end of the eyebrow, Chengqi or Shibai under the eyes, Meizhong above the eyebrows, Renzhong above the lips, Chengjiang on the chin, and six acupoints in the lymph node distribution areas of the armpits and collarbones. Regular tapping or massage can promote blood circulation and metabolism in the head and neck. If you want to achieve an overall weight loss effect, you must control your daily diet and increase your exercise, which is the key.

【Acupuncture points on the head and face and their corresponding symptoms】

• Baihui Point: When you overuse your brain or when qi accumulates in the head, pressing this point can unblock qi and blood.

• Meizhong Point: When your eyes feel sore or your eyelids droop, you can press this point.

• Sizhukong point: When your eyes feel sore, pressing this point can relieve the discomfort.

• Chengqi point or Shibai point: When the dark circles are darker, you can press here.

• Ren Zhong Point: When suffering from heat stroke or other conditions, you can press this point as an emergency acupuncture point.

• Chengjiang Point: When you have a stroke, drooling or slurred speech, you can press this point to relieve the symptoms.

Dr. Chen Meifei suggests that if people want to achieve the effect of promoting metabolism and losing weight through acupressure, they can try the following 4 acupoints.

【4 acupuncture points to promote metabolism】

• Sanyinjiao Point: About 4 finger widths directly above the tip of the inner ankle, this point is the meeting point of the three yin meridians. Massaging this point helps endocrine metabolism and promotes blood circulation.

• Fenglong Point: Find the knee pit and outer ankle on the outside of the leg, connect the four points in a straight line and take the midpoint, which is about 2 finger widths outside the front edge of the tibia on the leg. Pressing this point can promote metabolism in the lower body, which is very helpful for those who are obese and have excessive phlegm and dampness in the lower body.

• Shuifen Point: This point is located about one finger width above the navel on the human abdomen. People with abdominal obesity and poor water metabolism can press this point to enhance metabolism.

• Zusanli Point: Find the area about 4 fingers wide below the depression on the outer side of the lower circle of the knee. Pressing this area is very helpful in suppressing appetite and enhancing body metabolism.

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