Teach you to test whether the meridians are unobstructed.
Whether the meridians are unobstructed can be checked by the following methods.
It doesn't hurt when you pinch meat.
The easiest way to test whether the meridians are unobstructed is to pinch your own meat and feel whether it hurts, especially the triple energizer meridian and the small intestine meridian on the outside of your arm or on your thigh. If it feels hard and painful, it means that the meridians are blocked.
There is obvious bleeding.
Many people may have had this feeling. About 1 minute, the palm holding the wrist will gradually turn from red to white, and when it is suddenly released, it will feel a heat flow rushing to the fingertips, and at the same time the palm will turn from white to red. This phenomenon is called bleeding. The bleeding phenomenon shows that the meridians are unobstructed.
For the palm, the phenomenon of bleeding is easy to understand, but how do you know if there is bleeding in the lower limbs? Then ask others to help, hold down the femoral artery (supine position, fingers gently press the groin, you can feel a sense of jumping in one place, just like touching the pulse on your hand), and suddenly let go of your hand, about 1 minute. If the blood can rush to the toe tip, the blood feels like a barrel, and the front and rear legs pass together, indicating that the meridians are unobstructed. On the contrary, you need to open the meridians through * * *.
Rubbing your feet will give you a fever.
If we want to focus on testing Du meridian and bladder meridian, we should test it by rubbing. Eight acupoints, namely maxilla, accessory jaw, middle jaw and mandible, are distributed in the left and right bladder meridian and the first, second, third and fourth posterior sacral foramen respectively.
Many people who haven't done * * * generally don't know the meridians, not only because they don't feel bleeding when pressing the femoral artery, but also because they don't feel hot when rubbing their feet. Most people only have * * * heat, it is better to have a little heat in their knees, and the best thing is that their feet can be hot. The way to rub a moustache is to rub it quickly with your palm.
If you lie flat, your stomach will be flat.
The stomach concentrates many meridians of the human body, so what is a "good stomach"? First of all, holding hands does not hurt; Secondly, the stomach should collapse (lying flat on the bed can reveal the ribs, and pouring some water on the stomach will stop it). Appetizing meridians, mainly scraping and * * *, are generally not suitable for cupping.
Four areas of the human body teach you how to raise it.
Do you know that?/You know what? The human body has four main regions, namely, the back region, the spine region, the armpit region and the navel region. Health care should start from me, from our own body, and from the four health care areas of the body.
Projection part-back area
The posterior region refers to the part behind the body, below the neck and above the waist.
Chinese medicine believes that the back is the place where the bladder meridian and du meridian of the foot sun pass. The bladder meridian of Foot Taiyang is closely related to the five internal organs, and it is the projection site of human viscera. Covering important acupoints such as heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney and gallbladder. Often stimulate and dredge the back area, which is beneficial to breathing, unblocking blood vessels and nourishing the whole body organs.
"Four Essentials of Caution in Health Care" says: "The back is connected with the five internal organs, and the back is at room temperature, but the lung temperature is not hurt." "Photojournalism" said: "Don't make your back cold, your lungs hurt by cold, and your nose cough with cold." The traditional winter fitness proverb also says: "Old people can live longer by relaxing in winter and showing their backs". When people get old, their qi and blood drop, and their adaptability to the cold wave weakens. If you want to spend the cold winter safely, it is imperative to keep your back warm.
Chinese medicine believes that colds attack the human body and back. Cold in the back can lead to muscle twitching, discomfort in joints and viscera of lower limbs, and cause injury. The back is very practical for the elderly suffering from rheumatic pain, bronchitis, stomach diseases and cardiovascular diseases.
Back method:
1, clothes protect the back: Wear clothes to keep warm at ordinary times, and add or subtract to protect the back at any time.
2, warm up the back: avoiding the wind and drying the back can warm the back and improve health.
3, pay attention to shelter from the cold: the back is the intersection of the five internal organs and Shu points, especially when the weather is hot and sweaty, if it is blown by the wind, the evil of cold is easy to invade. Don't turn your back on the electric fan after sweating in summer, so as not to be hurt by the evil of wind and cold.
4, rubbing the back: rubbing the back is divided into playing by yourself and playing with others. This method can relax channels and promote blood circulation, strengthen yang and heart and kidney, and enhance human vitality.
5. Back rubbing: Back rubbing is divided into rubbing yourself and others. You can rub it yourself in the shower. Put a wet towel on your back, tighten both ends of the towel by hand and rub your back hard until your back is hot. Be careful not to use too much force to avoid rubbing the skin. The back rubbing method has the effect of preventing and treating colds, backache and chest tightness.
The Girder of Human Body Structure-Spinal Region
The spine is the pillar of the body, located in the middle of the back, with the upper end connected to the skull and the lower end reaching the tip of the coccyx.
According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Du meridian is distributed in the spine. "Du Mai Man Yang". Du meridian is the yang meridian of human body, which determines the brain, kidney, lumbar spine and spinal cord of human body. The spine is the central axis of the human body, which has the functions of supporting the trunk, protecting internal organs and protecting the spinal cord.
Spinal health care methods:
1, pay attention to the basic posture of the body: bad standing posture, especially spinal deformity, such as chest out and shoulders hanging, chin protruding when standing, left and right inclination, etc., will lead to the occurrence or recurrence of symptoms. The correct standing posture is eye-level, chin miniature, chest erect, back straight, calf miniature, legs upright, and feet shoulder-width apart. When bending down to carry heavy objects, it's best to squat down first, let the center of gravity sink, and use force carefully.
2, strengthen the muscle strength of the spine: the body relaxes in the correct standing posture and sitting posture, and the spine feels like a building block, both relaxed and straight. The position of the body's center of gravity should be constantly adjusted slightly in all directions, resulting in a feeling of "moving" or a feeling of trembling in "static".
3. Strengthen back muscle strength exercises:
Prone and stretch back: lie prone on the bed with your arms naturally at your sides. First, stretch your arms back → head back → chest back, and leave the bed surface; Then straighten the lower limbs together and lift them backwards and upwards; Finally, coordinate the movements of the upper and lower limbs, head and trunk, and only let the abdomen implant 10 seconds; Then put the upper and lower limbs, head and trunk down and stick them on the bed. Rest 10 second, and then repeat the above actions.
Arch bridge type: Lie on your back on the bed, naturally put your upper arms at your sides, bend your knees as much as possible, and let your hips hang high for 10 second, then gently put them down, rest for 10 second, and then repeat the above actions.
Retreat: The legs alternately retreat, greatly enhancing the strength of the muscles at the back of thighs and back. At the same time, it can also improve the flexibility of the lumbar ligament, strengthen the waist and reduce the direct compression of weight and pressure on the lumbar spine.
Crawling: Crawling is to imitate animals crawling on the ground, which can correct the skew of the spine and prevent the muscle atrophy and indigestion of the upper sciatic arm. But patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and cerebral arteriosclerosis are not suitable for crawling exercise.
4. Strengthen the flexibility exercises of spine, shoulders and hip joints: it is feasible to press shoulders, fork down and bend back and forth.
5, adhere to the * * * point of the neck, waist and sacrum: * * The neck, waist and sacrum can relieve the waist and buttocks; Broaden intervertebral space, reduce the pressure in intervertebral disc, promote the protrusion to return, and reduce the oppression of protrusion on nerve roots; Relax the joints and release the adhesion.
6. Learn to relax your spine: You can relax your spine standing or sitting. Adopt the method of meditation "relaxation", gradually relax from head to toe according to the position, and adjust the whole body to be natural, relaxed and comfortable, so as to relieve mental and physical tension and make it calm.
Axillary-the secret of human health preservation
Axillary, commonly known as "armpit", contains rich blood vessels, nerves and lymph nodes.
From the point of view of meridian science, pericardium meridian and heart meridian are mainly distributed under the armpit. Pressing armpits can relax tendons and activate collaterals and delay aging. There is an acupoint-"extreme spring" at the pulse of the artery at the top of the armpit. * * * Jiquan point has the function of preventing and treating heart disease, scapulohumeral periarthritis and mastopathy. There are two secrets in the armpit: first, the nerves, blood vessels and lymph nodes here can promote the circulation of body fluids and make the whole body organs get more nutrition and oxygen. Secondly, the laughter caused by this exercise human organs and even cells, which is beneficial to the maintenance of the heart, brain and lungs.
Axillary health care methods:
There are two specific types:
1. Pressing: press the right armpit with your left hand, press the left armpit with your right hand, select the extreme spring point with your thumb, and knead repeatedly until you feel sour, numb and hot, which usually takes 3-5 minutes.
The second is to pluck, lift one arm, put the thumb of the other hand on the shoulder joint, and flick the middle finger under the arm to change the rhythm quickly or slowly, alternating left and right.
Its way is simple and easy. When pinching, the left and right arms are crossed on the chest, the left hand presses the right armpit, and the right hand presses the left armpit. Use wrist force to drive the middle finger, index finger and ring finger to gently pinch the armpit muscles rhythmically for 3 ~ 5 minutes, once in the morning and once in the evening, and avoid overexertion. At the same time, we should also pay attention to shortening the nails to avoid touching the skin and blood vessels and nerves. Among them, patients with severe heart disease and patients with tumor lymphatic metastasis should not adopt this method.
The point where all meridians and hundreds of veins connect-navel area
The navel is called Shenque point, also called Sheshe. Being inhabited by qi has the functions of consolidating the foundation, calming the nerves, soothing the liver, benefiting the gallbladder, benefiting the lung and kidney, relaxing the triple energizer and regulating the meridians. Shenque point is a channel for the fetus to obtain nutrition from the mother before death. There are inlays, five internal organs, limbs, five palaces and tendons, so it has always been regarded as the focus of treatment by doctors. Everyone should pay attention to the warmth of the navel. Nowadays, many young women like to wear navel-revealing clothes. Although beautiful for a while, over time, it will not only affect menstruation, but also easily lead to dysmenorrhea, affecting the structure and function of the uterus.
Health care methods of navel:
1. Press navel: before getting up every morning and going to bed at night, empty your intestines, take off your clothes and expose your abdomen. When it's cold, you can cover yourself with a quilt, relax yourself, lie on your back, and put your palm on your navel. First, turn 108 counterclockwise, and then turn 108 clockwise. Sticking navel regularly can strengthen the brain, help digestion, soothe the nerves, reduce qi, facilitate urination and defecation, strengthen the metabolism of organs, make the human body full of qi and blood, and promote and adjust the functions of internal organs.
2. Moxibustion of navel: ignite one end of the moxa stick and smoke moxibustion at a height of about 3 ~ 4 cm from the navel. When the moxibustion part is warm and comfortable, fix it and continue moxibustion for 20 ~, with local warm flushing as the degree. No matter what kind of chronic disease, moxibustion should be used to help vitality, so as to achieve the effect of disease resistance and health care.
3, navel cupping: choose a large pot, apply the flash fire method, cupping on the navel, take the pot 15 ~ 20 minutes. Navel cupping, dysentery, chronic diarrhea, urticaria, etc.
The navel combined with cupping of Dazhui once a day or every other day for 20 minutes can enhance the immune function of the body and increase appetite.
4, gathering navel: standing, sitting, lying, the whole body can relax, hands and palms overlap and cover the navel, with abdominal breathing, the abdomen slowly bulges when inhaling through the nose, intending to enter the navel and gather here; When the mouth exhales, the abdomen sinks, and high-energy substances intentionally spread throughout the body. Breathe in once and practice 24 times. Long-term practice can warm yang and tonify deficiency, restore yang and harmonize middle energizer, promote digestion and guide stagnation, and is effective for physical weakness, shortness of breath and mental decline.
Health secret: abdominal massage
Abdominal massage can protect health. It is recorded in Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine: "Abdominal massage is a good way to keep fit." Sun Simiao, a famous doctor and centenarian in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote: "The abdomen should be rubbed frequently to get rid of all diseases." Su Dongpo, a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, is good at Modan Tian and recites the poem "A Night in Modan Tian".
Chinese medicine believes that the abdomen of the human body is "the Miyagi of the internal organs, the source of Yin and Yang Qi and blood"; Spleen and stomach are the acquired foundation of human body, and the subtle Shui Gu absorbed by stomach can maintain normal physiological functions of human body. Spleen and stomach are also the hinge of human qi movement. Only by ascending the clear and descending the turbid can qi be normal, healthy, long-lasting and happy.
Rubbing the abdomen can reconcile the upper and lower parts, separate yin and yang, remove the old and introduce the new, enrich the five internal organs, drive away exogenous pathogens and clean up endogenous diseases. Modern medicine believes that rubbing the abdomen can increase the blood flow of abdominal muscles and intestinal smooth muscle, increase the tension of muscles in the inner wall of gastrointestinal tract and the function of lymphatic system, make the secretion function of gastrointestinal tract and other organs active, thus strengthening the digestion, absorption and excretion of food, obviously improving the peristalsis function of large and small intestine, and playing the role of excretion, prevention and elimination of constipation, which is especially needed by the elderly.
Often skillfully pressing the abdomen can also make the gastrointestinal mucosa produce enough "prostaglandin", which can effectively prevent excessive gastric acid secretion and prevent the occurrence of peptic ulcer. Rubbing the abdomen can also reduce the accumulation of abdominal fat. This is because you can massage the peripheral nerves, dredge the capillaries of the abdominal wall, promote the absorption and transportation of fat, prevent the human body from paunchy, and achieve satisfactory weight loss effect through light, slow and different strengths.
Regular rubbing of the abdomen is also beneficial to the human body to maintain spiritual pleasure. Rubbing the abdomen before going to bed helps to fall asleep and prevent insomnia. For patients with arteriosclerosis, hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases, pressing abdomen can calm liver fire and promote blood circulation, which can play a very good auxiliary treatment role.
The specific operation method of abdominal massage:
Usually choose to do it at night before going to bed and getting up. Empty urine, wash hands, take a supine position, bend your knees, relax your whole body, press your left hand on your abdomen, point your palm at your navel, and put your right hand on your left hand. First, press and knead the abdomen around the navel 50 times clockwise, and then press and knead it 50 times counterclockwise. When you press and knead, your strength is moderate, your attention is concentrated, and your breathing is natural, which will definitely receive obvious fitness effects.
What's more, when there is purulent infection in the abdominal skin or acute inflammation in the abdomen (such as dysentery and appendicitis). ), should not be pressed, in order to avoid the spread of inflammation; There is cancer in the abdomen, so it is not advisable to press it to prevent cancer from spreading or bleeding. When rubbing the abdomen, it is normal for the abdomen to feel warm and hungry, or to produce bowel sounds and exhaust, so don't worry.
Tips: Just like a first-class river, if it is not smooth, it will easily lead to siltation and poor blood flow, which will lead to various discomforts!