Do you have love handles that you would like to get rid of? Acupressure can do that. Pressing certain points should help to lose unwanted kilos. Here’s how you can lose weight with acupressure.
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What is acupressure?
Acupressure is a Chinese healing technique that is over 5000 years old and involves applying pressure to specific parts of the body. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) procedure is similar to acupuncture, but instead of needles, hand, fingers or tools are used to apply pressure. Elbows, knees or feet can also be used. Since the pressure point massage can be practiced by people of all ages and health conditions, it is wonderfully suitable for self-application.
The effect of acupressure
Acupressure is intended to activate the body’s self-healing powers, which can help in various areas. Among other things, the pressure point massage is used for acute and chronic pain, psychological problems, sleep disorders , allergies and digestive disorders. And it is also suitable for losing weight, since pressing certain parts of the body can activate the metabolism, stimulate digestion and even stop cravings.
What acupressure points can you use to lose weight?
- Center of Man: This point is midway between your nose and the edge of your upper lip. If you press it every second for 90 seconds, the ravenous hunger and the craving for unhealthy food will stop
- Extinguishing lake: Who doesn’t know it – the feeling of hunger that often hits you in the morning. To banish hunger pangs and get a feeling of satiety, press the point in the middle of your upper arm between your shoulder and elbow for 30 seconds.
- Decorated gate: This point supports the liver in detoxification and stimulates fat breakdown. For three minutes, massage the point where your elbows touch your body as you press your arms to your body.
- Celestial axis: To stimulate digestion, which is important for losing weight, you must press the points three fingers away from the navel, on both sides at the same time for three minutes.
- United Valleys: This point, located between your thumb and forefinger in the indentation at the end of the fold, reduces your cravings for sweets. Stimulate the point for about four minutes. In addition, the point has other positive effects on health – for example, it should also strengthen the immune system.
- Tauender Bach: In the depression between two tendons, at the point where the leg meets the foot, lies the so-called Tauende Bach. Press both sides for three minutes and body drainage will be aided.
The effect begins about half an hour after the acupressure. In addition to acupressure, a healthy and balanced diet and sufficient exercise are important in order to be able to lose weight.
