For those who sit for long periods, tapping these acupoints can prevent a hundred illnesses and regulate Qi and blood
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, sedentary individuals can stimulate and massage key health acupoints such as the palm roots, heels, and the eight liao points. This can improve poor Qi and blood circulation, promote blood flow, and prevent various diseases.
Prolonged sitting causes fat and impurities from the blood to accumulate in the pelvis, waist, and abdomen, which is very detrimental to the health of the endocrine and urinary-reproductive systems. Let's take a look at the specific methods for tapping these health acupoints.
Tapping the Palm Roots
Clasp your hands together with fingers interlocked and tap the two palm roots against each other twenty to thirty times until they turn red and warm. This can promote pelvic blood circulation and provide a stimulating and massaging effect.
Tapping the Heels
When sitting for long periods, you can often rise onto the balls of your feet, tap your heels together gently, and then let them land softly. This can stimulate and massage the acupoints on the feet.
By tapping the above health acupoints, you can achieve a stimulating and massaging effect. There are no strict rules regarding time and frequency; you can do it whenever you have a free moment. In addition to tapping acupoints for disease prevention, sedentary individuals should also get up and move or walk away from their seats at regular intervals to also regulate poor Qi and blood circulation and improve blood flow.
After tapping the palm roots and heels, sedentary individuals should stand up and tap the eight liao points twenty to thirty times. This can more thoroughly invigorate blood, resolve stasis, and eliminate fatigue.