ACUPRESSURE POINTS | HOW YOUR BODY HEALS ITSELF WITHOUT EXPENSIVE DRUGS

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Exhausted, do you wish there were a special button on your body, pressing which would rejuvenate you?

From 9-5 we spend our time working hard to make our life better. We will have to talk with different people - a frustrated client, an angry boss, a talkative coworker gets on our nerves but we are too kind to say "shut up please" etc; we sit all day long in front of the computer doing calculations; we toil in construction;  we smoke, we drink alcohol; night clubs, noise, pollution; etc. Consequently, most of us get splitting headaches or fall prey to other diseases as the end result.
The good news is that you have special button and lots of it. In this article, I will tell you about acupressure, pressure points on human body and how they will help you to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

A little about the history

In ancient Chinese medicine, special attention was paid to general hygiene and restorative procedures: gymnastics, solar irradiation, water procedures, massage.
Chinese massage techniques are mentioned in one of the oldest literary monuments - manuscripts of "Nei-Jing". It dates back to the third millennium BC. The book states about diseases in treating which it is necessary to use massage and gymnastics along with taking medicinal potions. By means of special massage technology, ancient Chinese physicians stimulated blood flow to body parts, which resulted in the natural healing of body. The basics of massage techniques were systematized by the Chinese physician Kan-Fu approximately 1000 years ago. He formed the basis of today's massage techniques.

Do you know what acupressure is?

If we speak of Chinese massage therapy, acupressure is what comes first to our mind. The technique basically means to use the pads of fingers and nails on the biologically active acupuncture points. These points are located on the meridians of your body, also known as conditional lines through which bio electric impulses pass and your vital energy flows. Proper influence on them contribute to the release of endorphins, which block pain and stimulate blood flow to the parts of your body that need blood to recover.

Points in the human body /Massage Points

Chinese facial massage is also carried out on active points. During the procedure,your facial muscles relax, your skin becomes more elastic and the wrinkles are smoothed.

Foot massage is a type of wellness acupressure. Your foot is the area of your body where the largest number of active pressure points are located. Through them, you can influence internal organs and systems. Foot is the part, as Chinese medicine teaches, that all meridians aspire to and has always been used by Chinese healers to restore the body's natural balance and overall sanitation.

How acupressure helps to relieve pain and heal?

The healing effect through Chinese massage therapy, is achieved by making blood flow to a specific area. As a result, your organs and tissues will be saturated with oxygen and also increased metabolism will be achieved. In addition, body tension and spasms will disappear, muscles relax, as a result, body detoxification will occur more quickly. Cleansing the body boosts your immune system and helps your body to combat diseases. When stimulating acupressure points in the body, the so-called "hormones of happiness" are produced, which block painful sensations.
With Chinese facial massage, your skin's elasticity increases, and its color improves. The wrinkles disappear, and the deep ones become less noticeable, the face oval is noticeably tightened.  Human face has acupuncture points associated with important internal organs (liver, gall bladder, stomach). If properly you massage those points, you can achieve a surge of blood to the organs and regulate their functions.

What diseases can be treated through Chinese massage?

Chinese massage is used for:

• headaches;

  

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• arthritis;
• bronchial asthma;
• chronic bronchitis and tracheitis;
• myositis;
• hypertension;
• sciatica;
• insomnia;
• reduced efficiency
• memory impairment;
• mental overwork;
• stress;
• depression;
• chronic fatigue syndrome;
• toothache;
• pain in the ear;
• digestive disorders;
• heartburn;
• pain in the stomach;
• runny nose, colds;
• coughing;
• allergies;
• metabolic disorders;
• skin diseases;
• impotence;
• painful menstruation;
• gynecological diseases;
• pain in the spine and joints;
• cramps calf muscles;
• flabbiness of the skin of the face, the appearance of age-related changes.

Some limitations

Any kind of Chinese massage is not recommended if there are the following diseases and conditions:

• fever;
• tuberculosis;
• appendicitis;
• myocardial infarction;
• heart disease;
• kidney disease;
• hypertension 2 and 3 degrees;
• atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels;
• benign and malignant neoplasms;
• blood diseases;
• thrombophlebitis;
• osteomyelitis;
• an ulcer of the stomach or duodenum;
• mental disorders;
• pregnancy;
• menstruation;
• acute inflammation of the facial nerve (in this case, facial massage is not recommended)

Acupressure should not be attended after taking alcoholic beverages and on an empty stomach. The procedure is not recommended during periods of sharp changes in atmospheric pressure.
Age restrictions apply to children under 1 year old and elderly.

More about acupressure therapy and how to properly massage to relieve pain you can find in Master Lim's "Pure Natural Healing" here.