Whether it is work or vacation, it is inevitable that the whole body will be tired after a busy day, and it is very easy to have backache and leg pain, and sore eyes...... If you can't rest at this time, most people will choose to rub their face or ears to achieve a "refreshing" effect.
Many people don't know the reason, in fact, the action of "rubbing" is a technique in traditional Chinese medicine massage!
Rubbing these 8 parts of the body often can relax the tendons, promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, and prevent diseases, which is more effective than massage!
Often rub your face, people are not old
People's joys, sorrows, and sorrows are first revealed from the face. Therefore, many people with rich facial expressions will have expression lines prematurely.
Rubbing the face can promote blood circulation in the hands and face, make the fingers more flexible, and the facial skin can also get more nutrients, making people younger, which is much more convenient than wearing a mask.
It is especially recommended that you rub your forehead when you are tired, not only for the face to be comfortable, but also for bright eyes and a feeling of refreshment.
【Method】
✦Place the fingertips of the palms of both hands opposite each other on the forehead, and push and rub in one direction from the midline to both sides, 30~50 times a day.
This method can awaken the mind, delay the appearance of "forehead lines", and operate better after waking up in the morning.
In addition, rubbing the face can also stimulate some acupuncture points and enhance our perception of the outside world and ourselves. Especially for the elderly, they have less activities and expressions than young people, so many health experts recommend that the elderly rub their faces more.
Rub your head often, and have less gray hair
Natural aging gray hair often cannot be relieved, but as long as you rub your head more in your daily life, you can prevent gray hair from continuing to increase, or even turn from white to black.
Rubbing the head with five fingers can accelerate the blood circulation of the hair follicle, so that the hair papilla can get sufficient blood supply, improve the pigment cell nutrition of the hair bulb, enhance the cell activity, speed up the division, is conducive to the secretion of melanin, and makes the hair black.
Rub your ears often and hear well
The ears are densely populated with acupuncture points that reach all parts of the human body, and when the human body is sick, they are usually displayed on the ears. Traditional Chinese medicine says that the kidneys are open to the ears, and regular rubbing of the auricles can replenish the kidneys and strengthen the waist, nourish the body and prolong life.
Rubbing the ear is to rub the outer ear chakra (the outermost part of the ear that rolls up inward) to promote capillary filling and peripheral circulation. In addition, the ear wheel is also a general treatment method for fire, and there are no side effects.
【Method】
✦ Rub the ear chakra from the bottom to the top until it is red and hot, which has a therapeutic effect on various types of fire.
Rub your nose often to clear your nose
There are many people who suffer from rhinitis, and here I recommend a simple, easy, practical and effective massage method to you. Chronic rhinitis can be cured by rubbing your nose without any medication.
【Method】
✦Rubbing your nose with cold water every morning or before going out can improve the blood circulation of the nasal mucosa and help relieve allergic rhinitis symptoms such as nasal congestion and sneezing.
For people without rhinitis, regular nose rubbing can speed up blood circulation in the nose, stimulate acupuncture points, and prevent colds.
【Method】
✦ Start from the middle of the eyebrows with the index fingers of both hands, push down the bridge of the nose and rub it up, the force is not too large, and the number of operations is best to slightly reddened the wings of the nose.
Rub your hands often and adjust your internal organs
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are many important acupuncture points on people's hands, such as Hegu acupoint, Shaoshang acupoint, Yuji acupoint, etc., different acupuncture points correspond to different body organs, and frequent friction of these acupuncture points can regulate the function of the viscera.
Hand rubbing is a very simple and easy way to maintain your health, as long as your hands are free, you can do it anytime and anywhere.
【Method】
✦ Use the palms or backs of both hands to rub each other until they are red and hot, which can stimulate the acupoints of the hands and strengthen the body.
Rub your chest often to tone your emotions
We all know that anger hurts the body, and when we are in an emotional mood, we all like to rub our chests to smooth our breath.
In fact, in addition to calming anger, this action can also enhance cardiopulmonary function, soothe emotions, and regulate emotions, so it is recommended to do it frequently.
【Method】
✦ Gently press the palms of both hands on the sternum and the flank (ribs) on both sides, and do a circular rubbing activity, 50 times each time, you can do it several times a day.
Rub your waist often, don't collapse your waist
There are some old people who are still not bent at the age of seventy or eighty, and their bodies are straight. How? In fact, there is a way for us to have an effect, and that is to rub the waist and eyes.
Pinch the waist with both hands, four fingers in front and thumb behind, and the position where the thumb is pressed is basically the waist eye.
【Method】
✦ You can make fists with both hands, rotate and massage against the waist and eyes, or rub the hot massage with your hands, which can dilate the capillaries in the local skin, improve the endurance of the psoas muscles, achieve the old waist without bending, and prevent and treat low back pain caused by wind cold and fatigue.
Rub your feet often for a longer life
According to the principle of traditional Chinese medicine, the foot is at the lowest end of the human body, and the nutrients obtained are far less than those of other parts, but the load is extremely heavy, so it is easy to age.
Foot rubbing has been proven to adjust human body functions and help people live longer. Because the subcutaneous fat of the soles of the feet is small, it is easy to get cold, so it is said that the cold starts from the feet. When sleeping, the soles of the feet should not be windward, and the soles of the feet should be massaged often to stay away from diseases.
There are two types of foot rubbing: dry rubbing and wet rubbing:
✦ When rubbing, hold the front of the left instep with your left hand, rub up and down along the center of the foot with your right hand 100 times to make the center of the foot warm, and then use your left hand to rub the center of the right foot. Rub the strength to your own comfort.
✦ When rubbing wet, put your feet in a basin of warm water, soak them until their feet are red, and then rub them according to the dry rubbing method.