One of the acupuncture points on the feet is the maintenance point of diabetes, and it is rubbed for 3-5 minutes every day to improve basal metabolism
Diabetes is a common chronic disease, in recent years, the number of people suffering from diabetes is increasing year by year, friends with diabetes, the quality of life will decline a lot, take a lot of medicine every day, but also avoid mouth, many things dare not eat, afraid to eat blood sugar rise, causing complications.
Below, Su Mu will introduce you to a diabetes maintenance method, massage, scraping Taixi acupoint.
The Ming Dynasty acupuncture physician Yang Jizhou's "Acupuncture and Moxibustion Dacheng" recorded that "Taixi acupoint, the main elimination of sustenance." ”
After suffering from diabetes, it is easy to get hungry, and the amount of food is increased than usual, some people will feel thirsty, like to drink a lot of water, and the urine output will also increase.
Taixi acupoint is the original acupoint of the Zushao Yin and Kidney Meridians, also known as Lu Xi. On the inside of the foot, the depression between the posterior medial malleolus and the tendon of the heel bone.
During the massage, press the thumb and fingertips on the Taixi acupoint, apply a certain amount of force, rotate and knead, and massage for 5 minutes each time. Massage two to three times a day, and can be done once a day in the morning before going to bed in the morning.
In addition to massage, you can also choose gua sha Taixi acupoint.
Prepare a jade gua sha board and a small amount of essential oil.
Wash your feet with warm water, and when scraping, put your right ankle on the knee of your left leg, expose the inner ankle of your foot, and apply an appropriate amount of essential oil to a section of skin two or three centimeters from the sole of your foot to the inner malleolus between the inner malleolus and between the inner malleolus and the inner malleolus. Hold the gua sha board in your hand, use the edge of the gua sha board about one centimeter, tilt it at an angle of 45 degrees, apply a certain pressure, and scrape it from top to bottom, focusing on scraping the Taixi acupoint. Scrape 30 to 50 times to make the skin red and hot, and then shave the other side in the same way.
It is recommended to do gua sha once a day for seven days with two days off.
Do not perform gua sha immediately after eating, it will cause discomfort and affect the gua sha effect. If there are red or purplish red spots on the skin after gua sha, it is best to wait for seven days to go down before doing the next gua sha.