🌿Introduction: The Philosophy of Weight Management in Harmony with Nature
In the morning light, a little girl stretches on the grass, full of vitality like a new sprout breaking through the soil. The wisdom of TCM’s “Unity of Heaven and Man” teaches us that weight loss is not a battle against the body, but a dance in accordance with the rhythms of nature. Master Huang Guisheng reveals through forty years of experience that true health and weight management allow the body to grow freely like plants, rather than through mechanical consumption and restraint.
1. Decoding the Obesity Code: Natural Signals of Spleen and Stomach Imbalance
The “Huangdi Neijing” states: “What enters the stomach flows and overflows with essence and qi.” When stomach fire is too strong like the scorching summer sun, and the spleen is weak with damp stagnation like the lingering plum rain, the body resembles an unbalanced ecosystem. Master Huang points out that uncontrolled appetite is the body’s “SOS signal,” which requires TCM wisdom to rebuild internal balance.
2. The Four Steps of Five Element Regulation: Returning the Body to Natural Rhythms
The wisdom of the Five Elements in TCM is essentially about allowing the body to cycle in an orderly manner like the four seasons. The four-step regulation method is akin to a gardener nurturing seedlings: clearing stomach fire is like pruning overgrown branches, using Neiguan (内关) and Zusanli (足三里) for gentle draining to transform excessive appetite into harmonious qi and blood; strengthening the spleen is like enriching the root system, where moxibustion on Pishu (脾俞) allows warmth to penetrate the skin, awakening the spleen’s natural ability to transform and transport dampness; unblocking the middle jiao is like loosening and irrigating the soil, lightly tapping Zhongwan (中脘) with plum blossom needles activates not only the metabolic hub but also the natural flow of life energy; solidifying the foundation is akin to sunlight nourishing, where tonifying Taibai (太白) with fingertip pressure transmits not only the power of nourishment but also the opportunity to rebuild the dialogue between the spleen and stomach.
Just as the little girl tiptoes to touch the tender buds, each step of nurturing is a gentle negotiation with the body—neither overly suppressing nor demanding quick results, but finding the balance point within the interactions of the Five Elements.
1️⃣ Clearing Stomach Fire: Gently massaging Neiguan (内关) like calming a restless stream
2️⃣ Strengthening Spleen Earth: Moxibustion on Pishu (脾俞) like the winter sun melting ice
3️⃣ Unblocking the Middle Jiao: Lightly tapping the Dai Mai (带脉) like spring winds awakening the sleeping land
4️⃣ Solidifying the Foundation: Practicing Ba Duan Jin (八段锦) in the morning to “regulate the spleen and stomach with single lifting”
3. The Eight Trigrams Method Around the Navel: Activating the Energy Source of the Abdomen
Using the navel as the center, eight needles surround it like stars, combined with moxibustion on Shenque (神阙). This is not only a TCM technique but also a tribute to the “microcosm of the human body”—just as the little girl draws concentric circles on the beach, each ripple awakens the original driving force of life.
4. The 24-Hour Natural Weight Management Method
• Chen Time (7-9 AM) Stomach Meridian Awakening: Drink golden millet porridge with the little girl
• Wu Time (11 AM-1 PM) Heart Meridian Active: Meditate in the shade of a tree like her
• You Time (5-7 PM) Kidney Meridian Active: Imitate her joyful jumping rope
• Hai Time (9-11 PM) Sanjiao Meridian Circulating: Gently massage Zusanli (足三里) before bed with her
🌙Conclusion: Health is the True Essence of Life
Watching the little girl run barefoot on the grass, I suddenly understand: the ideal body shape is merely a byproduct of harmony between body and mind. When acupuncture harmonizes yin and yang, and exercise becomes a way to converse with nature, we will eventually regain a lightness of being like a child—that is the most precious gift bestowed upon humanity by heaven and earth.
As the sunset gilds the clouds, the little girl on the mountaintop opens her arms to embrace the mountain breeze; this moment of lightness is the highest realm pursued by TCM health preservation.
Weight loss through acupuncture is never a battle against fat, but rather a means to use silver needles and moxa to clear the life pathways blocked by modern living.
Those who always wish to lose weight through extreme dieting are like a boat struggling against the current; while those who understand how to harmonize the spleen and stomach and follow the rhythms of time will naturally glide along like a boat with the current. This spring, let us learn from that barefoot-running little girl: observe the dew in the morning to understand yin and yang, eat and drink with moderation to maintain the spleen and stomach, and exercise in harmony to nourish qi and blood. When our bodies resonate with the sun and moon, and breathe with the plants, excess fat will naturally fall away like autumn leaves, leaving only the calmness and vitality bestowed by health.