1, the benefits of foot massage
Always rub your feet to strengthen your brain and connect your heart.
Touch your feet in the morning and evening to reduce your anger.
Toes move more, diseases touch less.
Always rub your feet, tonify kidney and nourish yin.
Yongquan reciprocates, pulling one hair and moving the whole body, and constant friction inspires life.
Massage the soles of the feet can enhance human blood circulation, regulate viscera, dredge meridians, enhance metabolism, strengthen the body, eliminate diseases and prolong life. After a long period of observation and summary, the medical community in China has realized that there are countless nerves in the palm connected with the meridians of the whole body and closely connected with the upper part of the brain. Many important meridian points are distributed on the foot, such as Yongquan point in the center of the foot, which is the starting point of Yin and Kidney Meridian of Foot Deficiency. Regular massage of this point can activate the internal qi of the kidney meridian, guide the deficiency of kidney fire and decrease the turbid qi in the upper body, and has the functions of tonifying kidney, soothing the liver, improving eyesight and caring for the internal organs. It can be used for treating diseases such as kidney deficiency, headache, tinnitus, dizziness, palpitation, hypertension, amnesia, neurasthenia, mental impotence, insomnia, chronic bronchitis, periodic migraine, intractable numbness and spasm of knees and ankles, cold feet, menstrual pain, renal insufficiency, etc., and can also prevent numbness of legs and feet, backache and weakness of legs, weakness of activity, and cold feet and heart. Therefore, China medical scientists and health care experts in past dynasties attached great importance to the health care method of "rubbing feet". Su Dongpo also recorded this method in "Health Preservation". In Song Dynasty, a detailed introduction was made in the New Book of Pension: "Its point (Yongquan point) is above the foot heart, and the moisture comes from this person. Between day and night, I often hold my fingers in one hand and rub my fingers in the other. I feel hot after a few hours, that is, turn my toes a little, and take less rest when I am tired. Or you can get it by wiping it, but don't wipe it yourself. " Jelly Lin, Chen Shu: "The first person often rubs himself to thousands every night, so he walks lightly in his later years."
While massaging the soles of your feet, you should pay attention to moving your toes. There are also many acupoints on the toes that reach the whole body. Thumb is the meridian of liver and spleen. More thumb movement can soothe the liver and strengthen the stomach, stimulate appetite, and also play an auxiliary role in hepatosplenomegaly. The fourth toe belongs to the gallbladder meridian, which can treat enuresis in children and correct the position of female uterus. Therefore, some people advocate walking barefoot properly, so that all parts of the toes can touch the ground and rub. Although it looks uncivilized, it is good for your health.
A more formal way to rub the soles of your feet is to lift one leg and put it on the other, with your knees tilted inward. Massage the soles of your feet with your right hand first, and then massage the soles of your right feet in circles with your left hand until they are partially red and hot. When massaging, the movements should be relaxed and consistent, light and heavy, and the starting speed should be slow, and then gradually accelerated and prolonged after adaptation. You can also warm your hands and then rub your feet, horizontally or vertically, for 80 to 108 times, or more. Even when washing your feet or sleeping, rubbing your feet across the soles of your feet has a certain effect. Of course, the first and most formal method works best. But no matter which kneading method is used, we should pay attention to the balance of the number and degree of two-foot massage.
Therefore, massaging the soles of your feet often is very good for your health. A healthy body needs your careful maintenance. If you know more about home care, you can get more protection for your health. There are many things about foot massage, so we need to know more about some ways and means.
2. The benefits of scalp massage
Massage the scalp regularly, the working efficiency of cerebral cortex will be improved, the process of excitement and inhibition will be balanced, and the vitality will be enhanced, so that the whole body can better adapt to the external environment. The brain is the master of the body. If the function of the brain is enhanced, the functions of various organs of the body will also be enhanced and the body will be healthier. Secondly, massaging the scalp can stimulate the capillaries on the scalp, make them expand and thicken, make the blood circulation vigorous, and supply more nutrition and oxygen to the brain tissue. When the brain is well nourished, it will be more energetic. The improvement of scalp blood circulation is also beneficial to the growth and development of hair and prevents hair from falling off and turning white. Old people often massage their scalp, which can prolong life. In addition, there are many acupoints on the scalp, such as Shangxing, Baihui, Naohu, Ding Qian and Jade Pillow. Acupuncture can prevent and treat diseases. Massage these acupoints, although not as intense as acupuncture, is large in area and gentle in action, and can also dredge meridians, thus playing a role in preventing and treating neurasthenia, headache, insomnia, Alzheimer's disease and amnesia. The method of scalp massage is simple, standing, sitting and lying. When you massage, open the five fingers of your left or right hand, gently massage the scalp with your fingers, massage in the front and back direction, then massage in the left and right direction, and finally massage in circles, usually for 5 ~ 10 minutes, once in the morning and once in the evening. After a long time, you can appreciate the benefits of scalp massage.