Abdominal massage is a key to health preservation

Abdominal massage can help maintain health and keep fit. In the classic book of traditional Chinese medicine, "Huangdi Neijing", it is recorded: "Abdominal massage is a key to health preservation." Sun Simiao, a renowned doctor of the Tang Dynasty in China and a centenarian, once wrote: "Regular abdominal massage can cure all diseases." Su Dongpo, a renowned literary giant of the Song Dynasty, was skilled in self-rubbing the dantian for health preservation and once composed the verse, "One night, I rubbed my dantian by myself." According to traditional Chinese medicine, the abdomen of the human body is regarded as the "palace city of the five internal organs and six viscera, and the source of Yin and Yang, qi and blood". The spleen and stomach are the foundation of the human body after birth. The essence of food and water received by the stomach can maintain the normal physiological functions of the human body. The spleen and stomach are the key points for the ascending and descending of qi in the human body. Only by ascending the clear and descending the turbid can the qi transformation be normal, leading to good health, longevity and happiness. Abdominal massage can harmonize the upper and lower parts of the body, balance Yin and Yang, eliminate the old and generate the new, enrich the five internal organs, drive away various external pathogenic factors, and clear a hundred internal diseases. Modern medicine holds that abdominal massage can increase the blood flow to the abdominal muscles and intestinal smooth muscles, enhance the tension of the inner wall muscles of the gastrointestinal tract and the function of the lymphatic system, activate the secretory function of the gastrointestinal tract and other organs, thereby strengthening the digestion, absorption and excretion of food, significantly improving the peristaltic function of the large and small intestines, and playing a role in excretion, preventing and eliminating constipation. This is especially necessary for the elderly. Regularly and skillfully massaging the abdomen can also cause the gastrointestinal mucosa to produce an adequate amount of "prostaglandins", effectively preventing excessive gastric acid secretion and the occurrence of peptic ulcers. Abdominal massage can also reduce the accumulation of abdominal fat. This is because massaging can stimulate peripheral nerves. Through massaging with different intensities of light, heavy, fast and slow, the capillaries on the abdominal wall can be unobstructed, promoting the absorption and transportation of fat, preventing a potbelly, and achieving satisfactory weight loss results. Regularly massaging the abdomen is also beneficial for the human body to maintain a pleasant mood. Massaging the abdomen before going to bed can help you fall asleep and prevent insomnia. For patients suffering from arteriosclerosis, hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases, massaging the abdomen can calm liver fire, soothe the mind and promote blood circulation, which can play a good role in auxiliary treatment. The specific operation method of abdominal massage: It is generally carried out before going to bed and getting up at night. Empty your bladder, wash your hands, lie on your back, bend your knees, relax your whole body, place your left hand on your abdomen with the palm facing the navel, and stack your right hand on top of your left hand. First, rub your abdomen around the navel in a clockwise direction for 50 times, then rub it in a counterclockwise direction for 50 times. When rubbing, apply moderate force, concentrate your energy, breathe naturally, and persist consistently. You will surely achieve obvious fitness effects. It is worth noting that when there is a purulent infection on the abdominal skin or acute inflammation in the abdomen (such as enteritis, dysentery, appendicitis, etc.), it is not advisable to massage to avoid the spread of inflammation; when there is cancer in the abdomen, it is also not advisable to massage to prevent the spread of cancer or bleeding. When massaging the abdomen, if you experience a warm sensation in the abdomen, a feeling of hunger, or produce bowel sounds or flatulence, these are all normal reactions and there is no need to worry.