1. There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that "anyone who gets cancer is a person with poor calf meridians"
In addition, the calf meridians are not only high in cancer, such as psoriasis, vitiligo, ichthyosis, mandatory spondylitis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high blood sugar, diabetes, women's uterine cold, dysmenorrhea, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, endometrial thickness, low menstrual flow and other symptoms are also directly related to the calf meridians.
The most fundamental reason for getting through the calf is that it can promote qi and blood circulation, many people ignore this sentence, in fact, as long as the meridians of people are really unblocked, they will not get any disease, and many people are sick because one of your meridians is blocked.
2. Have you ever heard of cancer in your heart?
Ancient Chinese medicine believes that people have 7 hearts, one congenital heart, six acquired hearts, of which the calf is one of the six acquired hearts of people, and Western medicine also regards the calf as the second heart of the person, why can the ordinary calf be called the "second heart" of the person by experts?
Because about 70% of the blood in the human body will be concentrated in the lower body, due to the relationship of gravity, the blood return of the lower body of the human body to the heart is relatively slow, and the calf is like a blood engine of the human body, which can speed up the return of blood and send blood back to the heart to promote the circulation of qi and blood throughout the body, so the healthier the calf, the faster the blood will flow back to the heart, and the healthier the person will be and less sick.
How do you know if your "second heart" is healthy?
Please gently pinch your calf with your hand, how do you feel about the touch? Is it stiff, cold, cold? Or is it warm and bouncy?
If a person is physically and mentally healthy and sleeps well every day, the calf will feel warm, soft and elastic to the touch. On the contrary, if the calf is colder than the palm, the soft stomach lacks elasticity, the erection is stiff, the swelling is so bad, there are hard lumps in the muscles, and there are obvious marks after finger pressing, they should be people who are unwell, often feel pain here and there, or have a lot of inner troubles and are very stressed.
Through the calves, you can also find out what is wrong with your body.
For example:
1. People with high blood pressure will swell and become hard calves, and they are easy to get hot.
2. People who suffer from low back pain, shoulder pain, headache, diabetes and other chronic diseases, or people who have a lot of troubles and pressure, most of the calves will be very swollen, and there will be hard lumps inside the muscles, and they will feel severe pain when they are pressed gently.
3. The calf is hot but not stiff, indicating acute inflammation and cold......
4. The calf is cold and stiff, indicating gynecological diseases and autonomic nervous system disorders.
5. The calf is cold, but soft to the touch, indicating the possibility of diabetes.
6. The calf is cold and soft, but there is no elasticity, indicating kidney disease.
7. If the calf is often edema, it means that the person's blood circulation is very poor, and it is easy to form blood clots, which are like plugs, once blocked in the blood vessels, the blood can not continue to circulate, and the worst case will cause sudden death! In order to avoid cerebral infarction, you must develop the habit of massaging your calves; Drinking plenty of water can also prevent it.
If you're in the mood, rub your calves for 1 minute, as many people can feel the warmth of their toes or a sensation of warmth rising from their backs. Why does just pressing on the calf make the body warmer? As mentioned above, it allows the blood to flow smoothly throughout the body. Blood smoothness is the most important guarantee of life, when your blood is not smooth, you will get sick, and when your blood is not smooth, not a day, you will die immediately!
The most valuable thing about massaging people's "second heart" is that it can quickly raise people's body temperature, what are the benefits of raising body temperature?
As early as 1,000 years ago, the ancients had discovered that cold hands and feet were the source of all diseases, and now, modern medicine is also exclaiming: "If the body temperature drops by 1 degree, the immunity will drop by 30%, and the more the immunity falls, the weaker the human body will be". In fact, the culprit of cold hands and feet is blood stagnation. Just as if a river does not flow, the water will become turbid, and when the blood cannot flow smoothly, the delivery of nutrients and hormones will be hindered, and the blood will not be able to reach the end adequately, and the body temperature will drop.
Don't ignore the harm of lower body temperature, which can lead to or induce hundreds of diseases, such as common colds, cancer, high blood pressure, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, diabetes, constipation, obesity, dark skin, spots, and many other diseases are related to lower body temperature.
So, how can you improve blood circulation and warm up your body? It's easy! Just "massage the calves" every day.
The strength of the calf is truly jaw-dropping. How do you massage your calves? 5 key points of calf massage:
1. Be sure to massage from the Achilles tendon to the back of the knee to promote blood return to the heart.
2. With abdominal breathing, exhale when the fingers are pressed, retract the stomach inward, and inhale when the fingers are relaxed. The pace should not be too fast, but slow.
3. When pressing, it is necessary to maintain a force that is "a little painful but bearable". People with stiff calves can start with "rubbing" first, and should not be reluctant to endure the pain, and the hands should not be overforced. Maintaining a smile during the massage will relieve muscle tension.
4. There is no limit to the time, place, and number of massages per day. If you feel pain or discomfort, you must not force yourself and stop immediately. Massage while your calves are warm after bathing for better results.
5. It will become easy to sweat or urinate after the massage, so please drink plenty of water before and after the massage, and it is best to drink warm water.
Important Tips:
When you are at work, in the shower, before going to bed, and when you get up, you can use these fragments of time to pinch and knead, just like brushing your teeth every day, and develop a natural habit in your life. As long as you consistently massage your calves for 1~2 minutes every day, you will find that your body is getting better and better! But it's important to persevere.
In addition, depending on the type of symptoms, it is necessary to massage different parts of the calf
If you have discomfort in some parts of the body, you can also massage the corresponding calf area to regulate. Basically, it is divided into medial, middle, and outer sides, and massage is performed according to these positions.
Outside (little toe side)
Headache, frozen shoulder, low back pain, dizziness, tinnitus, intercostal neuralgia, knee pain, etc.
Medial (big toe side)
Chills, menstrual irregularities, constipation, endocrine disorders, menopausal pain, difficulty urinating, liver discomfort, etc.
From cartilage to the center
Heart palpitations, insomnia, palpitation, wheezing, headache, sciatica, low back pain, edema, cystitis, chest tightness and chest pain, etc.
Elevate your feet:
1. Lean your right leg back on the chair and hug it in front of your chest. Use both hands to rub the calf from the cartilage of the leg to the inside of the knee.
2. Overlap the thumbs of both hands in the center of the calf, and rub the outside and inside of the calf with the thumbs left and right.
3. Change to the left foot and keep it the same.
Cross-legged on one foot:
1. Put your right foot on your left thigh and do a cross-legged movement with one foot.
2. Grab the ankle with your left hand and use your right hand to knead it sequentially from the cartilage of the leg to the inside of the knee.
3. Divide the calf into the outside, center and media. Knead separately.
4. Change to the left foot and keep it the same.
You can do it without your hands. Hands-free massage methods are as follows:
1. Hold both hands at the back of the chair.
2. Gently place the calf of the right foot on the left knee.
3. Hold your right foot moving up and down like this, and use your knee to massage the middle of your calf.
4. Move the outside and inside of the foot, and massage up and down on both sides.
5. After getting used to the above movements, you can move your ankles up and down to promote blood circulation.
6. Change to the left foot and keep the action unchanged.