ACUPRESSURE AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS
According to the principles of
traditional Chinese medicine, the body has vital energy called "chi"
or "qi" that flows along invisible lines of energy flow called
meridians. There are at least 14 meridians connecting our organs with other
parts of our body. Acupressure points lie on those meridians. If the flow of qi
is blocked at any point on a meridian, it's thought to be the cause of ailments
and lead to disease anywhere along the meridian.
By learning how to stimulate your own
pressure points, you can relieve minor or moderate symptoms, and reduce the
need for nonprescription drugs. Unlike most drugs, relief is usually immediate.
Acupressure uses
gentle to firm finger pressure. When these acupressure points are stimulated,
they release muscular tension, promote circulation of blood, and enhance the
body's life force energy to aid healing. Acupressure therapy can be used to
relieve pain, fortify the sexual reproductive system, detoxify the body for
greater health and beauty, and tone facial and back muscles.
The thumb, fingernail,
knuckle or even a pencil eraser that's
on the other side of a pencil can be used to press acupressure points. To
determine the pressure point, explore the area with
a deep probing pressure until the exact point announces itself to you with a
sharp twinge. It starts as a jolt, and after a moment becomes a numbing
sensation, or a tingling radiating from the point. It can be quite a shock the
first time, but sensitivity decreases with experience.
When you have found the point, apply
pressure for 15 to 30 seconds. Repeat using the same point on the other side of
your body. Repeat this three to five times. You should feel immediate relief.
You may feel a release of tension, sinus drainage or perspiration. You might
belch or pass gas. Sometimes points on opposite sides of the body will have
different effects. If symptoms increase, don't use that side or point.
If the first point doesn't work, try
the next point or points until you find one that does. There may be more than
one approach to your symptoms. When you find a point that helps, use that
point. If the relief is temporary, re-stimulate the point. Sometimes a pain
will go away and return three or four times, lesser each time. Inner harmony is
your goal, so find a quiet place, sit or lay down, relax. Avoid loud music,
exercise, food, drugs or alcohol while stimulating your acupoints.
WARNING
Acupressure should not be used:
- As the only treatment for illness. If you are sick consult a doctor.
- If you have a heart condition.
- Just before or within 20 minutes after heavy exercise, a large meal, or bathing.
- If the point in question is under a mole, wart, varicose vein, abrasion, bruise, cut, or any other break in the skin.
- If you are pregnant.
Here is a video on Allergy Relief using
Acupressure Technique by Dr. Michael Reed
Gach, Founder of Acupressure Institute, www.Acupressure.com.
Here are great resources for finding your Acupressure Points:
So remember if you have a headache,
stomachache, muscle pain, no sex drive or just feeling under the weather, try
Acupressure first before popping any pills in your mouth. Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, this alternative and natural medicine
has no known lasting and damaging side effects on the body.
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