Approximately 70% of people in our country are in a sub-healthy state, heading towards “disease”. These 15 simple health practices can help everyone prevent sub-health!
01. Knock Teeth and Swallow Saliva
Close your mouth lightly, and use your upper and lower teeth to bite together with slight force continuously for 100 to 1000 times. Then puff out your cheeks as if rinsing your mouth and swallow the saliva. This action can help strengthen teeth, aid digestion, tonify the kidneys, and nourish the five organs.
02. Pull Earlobes
Rub your palms together until warm, then gently massage the auricle for 2 to 3 minutes. Next, bend your thumb and index finger and rhythmically pull the earlobe downwards 30 to 50 times. This can enhance hearing and prevent and treat neurasthenia and headaches.
03. Massage Around the Eyes
Use the soft pads of your fingers to massage around the eyes and eye sockets, first clockwise for 50 to 100 times, then counterclockwise for another 50 to 100 times. Finally, slightly bend your index finger joints and gently scrape the eye socket 10 to 20 times.
This action can promote blood circulation around the eyes, helping to improve vision and refresh the mind.
04. Massage the Nose
Place the tips of your index fingers on the Yingxiang point (1 cm beside the midpoint of the outer edge of the nostrils, in the middle of the nasolabial groove) and rotate while pressing and rubbing for 50 to 100 times.
This action helps to relieve nasal congestion, open nasal passages, and alleviate toothache.
05. Facial Massage
Rub your palms together until warm, then use your palms to massage your face. Place both palms vertically and side by side on the center of your forehead, then stroke downwards to your chin, and from the sides upwards to your forehead, repeating this 20 to 40 times in each direction.
Facial massage can make the skin soft and smooth, enhance the ability to resist wind and cold, and prevent and treat facial nerve paralysis and gingivitis, as well as lower blood pressure and refresh the mind.
06. Brush Hair
Spread your fingers slightly, using your middle finger as the center, brush from the forehead back to the occiput, or use a comb instead, for 30 to 50 times.
Brushing hair can enhance memory, accelerate blood circulation, and improve oxygen supply to brain cells.
07. Neck Exercises
Step 1: Turn Head Left and Right. Place your hands on your hips, turn your head to the left 80 to 85 degrees, return to the center, then turn to the right and return to the center.
Step 2: Nod Head Up and Down. Place your hands on your hips, keep your head straight, tilt your head forward 45 degrees, return to the center, then tilt your head back 45 degrees, and return to the center.
Step 3: Shake Head Left and Right. Keep your head straight, place your hands on your hips, shake your head to the left 45 degrees, return to the center, then shake to the right 45 degrees, and return to the center. This complete set of movements helps to relieve neck and shoulder fatigue, improve blood circulation in the neck and shoulders, and keep the mind clear.
08. Waist Exercises
Step 1: Stretch. Clench your fists and raise them upwards, puff out your chest and take a deep breath, hold for 5 seconds with your arms straight above your head, then slowly lower your arms while exhaling.
Step 2: Bend at the Waist. Gently bend at the waist to 90 degrees, extending your arms as if a large bird is flying, lifting your head as high as possible.
Step 3: Waist Massage. Place your palms on your lower back and massage up and down for 300 times. This can increase the flexibility of the neck and lumbar muscles and improve blood circulation in the lumbar region.
09. Navel Massage
Stack your hands on your lower abdomen, using the navel as the center, first rotate clockwise, then counterclockwise for 300 times. This is effective for chronic constipation and indigestion.
10. Kegel Exercises
Consciously and regularly contract and relax the anal sphincter for 500 times. This helps to regulate Qi and blood and prevent sub-health diseases.
11. Sound the Heavenly Drum
Cover your ears with your palms, then gently tap the occipital bone with your index, middle, and ring fingers. The sound produced is like beating a drum, hence the ancient term “Sound the Heavenly Drum”.
Repeat this 60 times every night before sleep to prevent and treat dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, and inner ear diseases.
12. Exercise the Gao Huang Point
Traditional Chinese medicine texts state, “Exercising the Gao Huang point can remove all diseases from the body.” In TCM, when a disease reaches the Gao Huang point, it is considered incurable.
The Gao Huang point is a major acupoint on the Bladder meridian, located between the shoulder blades, below the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra, and four finger widths from the spine.
13. Draw the Bow Left and Right
Expanding the shoulders and chest can stimulate the Du meridian and back Shu points, as well as the three Yin and three Yang meridians, regulating the Qi of the Taiyin Lung meridian; correcting hunchback and shoulder retraction posture, effectively preventing shoulder and neck diseases.
14. Rub the Kidneys
Use the palms of both hands to rub the area where the kidneys are located until warm, performing this 300 times daily. This helps to tonify kidney Qi and is particularly effective for kidney deficiency.
15. Rub the Yongquan Point
When washing your feet at night, rub the Yongquan point 80 times to benefit essence, strengthen Yang, and assist sleep.
3 Home Health Tools
1. Comb
Brush the Neck to Prevent Colds. When bending forward, brush the concave area just below the highest protrusion of the neck bone to dispel wind and cold, clear heat and detoxify, and relieve early cold symptoms. Generally, do this for 5 minutes until the back of the neck feels warm.
Brush the Breasts to Disperse Stasis. Apply a small amount of lotion to the breast area, then hold the comb at a 45-degree angle and gently brush from the root of the breast towards the nipple for about 5 minutes; this has the effect of invigorating blood circulation and clearing heat and stasis.
Brush the Abdomen to Regulate the Stomach and Intestines. The abdomen contains many soft organs, so it is recommended to use the back of the comb to circle around the navel in a clockwise direction, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and aid in excretion.
2. Rolling Pin
Tap the Popliteal Fossa to Strengthen the Waist and Back. Sit upright in a chair with your knees slightly bent, gently tap the popliteal fossa from the back side for about 10 minutes.
Roll the Yongquan Point to Extend Life. Place it on the floor and gently roll your feet back and forth on it, mimicking the action of an old herbalist grinding herbs.
3. Spoon
Press Around the Eyes to Improve Vision. When tired, use the handle of the spoon to gently massage around the Jingming point (inner corner of the eye), Cuanzhu point (eyebrow head), Yuyao point (middle of the eyebrow), Taiyang point (outer corner of the eye), and Sibai point (below the eye), spending 1 to 2 minutes on each acupoint to relieve fatigue and improve vision.
Scrape the Back to Disperse Heat. For those with excess heat, apply a small amount of scraping oil to the back and gently scrape the thick muscle areas with the spoon, unblocking the Du meridian and Bladder meridian, promoting Qi circulation and blood flow, and dispelling heat.
Reminder: The above content is for reference only and may not be suitable for everyone. It is recommended to adjust under the guidance of a physician.
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