TCM health tips

Tap your teeth 30 times in the morning, massage your abdomen clockwise for 5 minutes after meals, and massage for 1 minute before going to bed. I have studied health care with a folk Chinese medicine teacher for 5 years, and more than a dozen of my friends have followed it for more than half a year. They generally reported that their minor problems such as heavy breath, easy bloating, and heavy legs and feet during the seasons have been alleviated a lot. It is really much more useful than buying a bunch of dusty health care equipment.

Let’s talk about teeth tapping first. The first thing many people do when they wake up in the morning is to touch their mobile phones to check their Moments. They can do it within a few dozen seconds of checking messages, so they don’t have to take extra time. Just tap your upper and lower teeth lightly, and don't bite too hard to cause toothache. In fact, there are different opinions in the industry: some schools advocate that the body fluid produced by tapping the teeth should be slowly swallowed in three times, saying that it can moisten the spleen and stomach and replenish yin energy. ； There are also some schools of thought that ordinary people do not need to be so particular about their daily health care. Just tapping on the teeth can stimulate the tooth root meridians and strengthen the kidney qi. I have tried both. If my mouth is prone to dryness in autumn and winter, it is really comfortable to swallow it with body fluids. Even if it is troublesome, just tapping my teeth is also useful. There is really no need to worry about the so-called "standard actions". Moving is better than not moving. I used to have a colleague who often suffered from periodontal inflammation. He had to have his teeth cleaned twice a year and always complained that his gums hurt. He insisted on tapping his teeth for 8 months. The last time he went for a review, the doctor said that the redness and swelling of the gums were all gone, and the growth of dental calculus had slowed down a lot.

After talking about the little things in the morning, let’s talk about the abdominal massage that many people can do while lying on the sofa to watch TV series after dinner, or sitting at their workstations waiting for work. Rub your hands together to warm them up and place it on your navel. Just gently move it in a clockwise motion. It doesn't need to be too hard. It's enough to feel a slight heat in your belly. There are also many opinions about abdominal massage: some schools say that people with constipation should rub it clockwise, and those with diarrhea should rub it counterclockwise. ； Some people say that ordinary people’s daily health care should be unified and clockwise, and there is no need to make it so complicated. My own experience is that if you just feel bloated after eating too much, you will soon feel better after rubbing it clockwise for three to five minutes. If you really have constipation or diarrhea, it is best to see a doctor first and then adjust the direction. Don't try blindly on your own. Oh, by the way, a reminder, don’t press too hard just after eating, just turn it gently. Too much force will easily pull the stomach and intestines, which is not worth the gain. I used to have a friend who was often constipated. She used to have constipation only once every three or four days. She relied on Kaiselu to help her. She insisted on massaging her abdomen after meals for more than two months. Now she basically does it once a day, and her complexion has become much brighter.

My favorite thing to do when I'm lazy is to scroll through short videos while lying on the bed before going to bed. The location is also easy to find. There is a small dimple on the outside under the knee. Measure the width of three fingers downward and press it to the most obvious place where the soreness and pain are. You don’t have to be precise to the millimeter, just find the most sore point and press it. Zusanli is the joint point of the Zuyangming Stomach Meridian. As the old saying goes, "the three li of the abdomen stay". It can basically cure minor stomach problems. It is not a folk trick. There is also a lot of controversy about the use of this acupoint: some schools say that moxibustion is the most effective, doubling the effect of warming yang and nourishing the spleen and stomach. ； Some people say that daily massage is enough, and there is no need to bother with moxibustion. ； There is also a point of view that people with particularly weak Qi and blood should not press Zusanli frequently, as it will cause gas defecation. My own experience after trying it is that people who are usually tired easily and have diarrhea after eating something cold can keep their hands and feet warm throughout the winter by doing moxibustion at Zusanli two or three times a week. ； If you usually get angry easily or have recurring oral ulcers, just massage it gently. Don't moxibustion and don't use too much force. If you feel more tired after applying it, stop. There is never a unified standard answer for health care. Only the one that suits you will work.

In fact, after all, these tips are not magic remedies. To put it bluntly, they are what Chinese medicine calls "small movements to unblock the meridians." You don't need to spend an hour or two to do it, just embed it into your daily habits - tap your teeth before brushing your teeth, rub your abdomen while waiting for takeout, and press the foot for three miles while lying in bed to watch a short video before going to bed. Gradually, you will develop a habit. I have followed the trend before and bought a lot of health-preserving teas, moxibustion boxes, and stone tablets. In the end, they were all piled in the corner and collecting dust. On the contrary, it is these little brainless actions that stick with me the longest.

It’s quite interesting to say that nowadays many people are pursuing expensive and complicated health care. It seems that if you don’t spend 18,000 yuan, it doesn’t count as health care. On the contrary, no one believes in this zero-cost method passed down by ancestors for thousands of years. I told my friend that tapping on teeth can protect teeth, and she laughed at me for paying IQ tax. Until she got periodontitis and was in so much pain that she couldn’t eat. She tried tapping on for half a month, and the pain disappeared. Now she works harder than me.

If you have been feeling heavy all over recently, have a lot of minor problems, and don’t have the energy to engage in complicated health regimens, why not try these few small actions and stick to them for a month, and you will feel the changes yourself~