Poor metabolism will lead to constipation and obesity! Beautiful Chinese medicine practitioner: tapping meridians to slim the abdomen and get rid of butterfly sleeves

Since the third-level alert for epidemic prevention, many people have been sitting at home for a long time and have suddenly found that they have gained weight, and have developed fat bellies and butterfly arms. How can they rescue obesity? In addition to adjusting and controlling appetite through a balanced diet, Dr. Zhang Wenxin, deputy director of Chengguan Chinese Medicine Clinic, also recommends tapping to dredge the meridians and promote metabolism, as well as tapping and massaging the spleen meridian, kidney meridian, stomach meridian, and Ren meridian points around the navel to help with intestinal digestion and relieve constipation.

Since the third-level alert for epidemic prevention, many people have been sitting at home for a long time and have suddenly found that they have gained weight, and have developed fat bellies and butterfly sleeves.

Traditional Chinese medicine tapping dredges the meridians, promotes metabolism and boosts spirits

Staying at home for a long time means less activity than usual, plus the temptation of snacks to relieve stress, which not only makes you feel tired but also makes you gain weight easily. So hurry up and tap your meridians to get moving. Chinese medicine practitioner Zhang Wenxin said that the human body's meridians have the function of circulating qi and blood, nourishing the whole body, resisting external evil spirits, and protecting the body, because the meridians are connected to the internal organs of our body to maintain normal physiological functions. Therefore, before massaging the slimming acupoints to promote circulation and increase metabolism, the most important thing is to tap and clear these meridians, and then massage the acupoints to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

As for, how should meridian tapping be performed? Dr. Zhang Wenxin, deputy director of Chengguan Chinese Medicine Clinic, will share the following simple methods, you may wish to follow along:

[Get rid of the fat and succumb to dredge the meridians and promote metabolism]

Patting method:

Cup your palms and tap along the direction of the meridians three times each. First tap the three Yin meridians on the hands, then the three Yang meridians on the hands, then the three Yang meridians on the feet, and finally the three Yin meridians on the feet and abdomen. You can increase the tapping after bathing, following the direction of the meridians to improve blood circulation.

1. The three yang meridians on the outside of the arm: large intestine meridian, triple burner meridian, small intestine meridian; the three yin meridians on the inside of the arm: lung meridian, pericardium meridian, heart meridian

Patting regularly can prevent arm and shoulder pain, and also eliminate butterfly sleeves!

Slap direction:

The three yin meridians of the hand run from the chest to the hand (centrifugal direction); the three yang meridians of the hand run from the hand to the head (centripetal direction).

The three yang meridians of the hand run from the hand to the head (towards the centripetal direction). (Photo taken from Zhang Wenxin’s Facebook)

The three yin meridians of the hand run from the chest to the hand (centrifugal direction). (Photo taken from Zhang Wenxin’s Facebook)

The front, outside and back of the thighs and calves: stomach meridian and gallbladder meridian. (Photo taken from Zhang Wenxin’s Facebook)

2. Three Yin Meridians on the inner side of the thighs and calves: Liver Meridian, Spleen Meridian, Kidney Meridian

The inner side of the leg is where the Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin, the Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin, and the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin run. "Yin meridians govern blood," and are related to the lymphatic blood circulation in the lower body.

Slap direction:

It is mainly from bottom to top, because the direction of the three yin meridians of the foot is from the foot to the chest and abdomen, that is, patting from bottom to top (foot - inner side of calf - inner side of thigh - inner side of groin).

The front, outside and back of the thighs and calves: stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian and bladder meridian. (Photo taken from Zhang Wenxin’s Facebook)

3. The front, outer and back sides of the thighs and calves: stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian and bladder meridian

"Yang meridians govern Qi," and tapping more often can boost Yang Qi and promote the body's metabolic function.

a. Tap the outside of the leg: Gallbladder Meridian

When you wake up every morning, invigorate your Yang energy.

b. Tap the front of the legs: Stomach meridian

Regulate stomach qi and resist aging.

c. Tap the back of the legs: bladder meridian

The back is where the body's yang energy is strongest. Patting it regularly can prevent soreness in the waist, back, and back legs.

Slap direction:

The three yang meridians of the foot run from the head to the foot, so the direction of tapping the stomach meridian of foot yangming, the gallbladder meridian of foot shaoyang, and the bladder meridian of foot taiyang is from top to bottom.

Around the navel: acupoints such as the spleen meridian, kidney meridian, stomach meridian, and Ren meridian are scattered.

4. Around the navel: acupuncture points such as spleen meridian, kidney meridian, stomach meridian, and Ren meridian are scattered

Patting and stimulation can promote intestinal digestion and peristalsis, and improve bloating and constipation.

Slap direction:

Use your right palm to massage in a clockwise direction along the peristalsis of the large intestine, from right to lower left, repeat several times, and deeply massage for about 5 minutes (direction of peristalsis of the large intestine: ascending colon ─ transverse colon ─ descending colon ─ sigmoid colon).