In our three meals a day, there is one thing that needs special attention, that is, do not eat too much, and never overeat, otherwise it will increase the burden on the heart and even lead to a heart attack.
Therefore, after we finish eating, in addition to nourishing the stomach, we should also pay attention to nourishing the heart. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kneading the "pericardial meridian" after meals can nourish the heart and prevent heart disease, this method is very simple, as long as you learn to knead!
Heartache, palpitations, and chest pain are common symptoms of middle-aged and elderly people, and this method is not only suitable for the elderly with heart disease, but also a good health trick for all middle-aged and elderly people!
▲The picture shows the pericardial meridian
All cardiovascular problems
Start with the pericardial meridian
The human body has two meridians related to the heart, which are the heart meridian and the pericardial meridian. The heart is the main god, and the Heart Sutra is related to the sanity; The heart is also the main bloodline, which is mainly related to the pericardial meridian.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pericardium is the guardian of the heart and can "ward off evil for the Lord", and all cardiovascular problems should be solved from the pericardial meridian.
The pericardium meridian has two key acupuncture points
Protect the heart, nourish the heart, and also give first aid
The direction of the pericardial meridian is from the heart, through the armpits, along the midline of the inner side of the arm to the fingertips, on the way there are Tianchi, Jiquan, Neiguan, Laogong and other acupuncture points.
On the pericardial meridian, there are two key acupuncture points for heart protection, heart nourishment, and first aid: the Jiquan acupoint located at the apex of the armpit and the Neiguan acupoint on the inside of the wrist, both of which are cardiac first aid acupoints.
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Relieves myocardial infarction, palpitations, angina
When you have a heart attack, if you don't have first-aid medicine with you, you should call the emergency number first, and while waiting for the ambulance, you can pluck the first-aid acupoint on the Heart Sutra - Jiquan Acupoint, to gain valuable time for the ambulance.
In addition, when a myocardial infarction or angina occurs at the attack, plucking the Jiquan acupoint also has the effect of increasing the blood supply to the heart.
Most elderly people will experience discomfort such as rapid heartbeat and chest tightness when they encounter emergencies or fatigue, which is palpitations. Traditional Chinese medicine experts suggest that when you have heart palpitations, you may also wish to pluck the Jiquan acupoint under your armpit.
Plucking the Jiquan acupoint can transmit the stimulation to the heart, and it is a simple and easy health care method for people who have insufficient blood supply to the heart and often have symptoms of palpitations and heartache.
Here's how:
Stretch out your left arm, use your right thumb into your left armpit, and vigorously pluck the Jiquan point at the apex of your armpit.
There will be a sense of cord when plucking, at this time, the fingers are hard to hook inward, the speed should not be too fast, so as to have obvious soreness and numbness, and diverge to the shoulders and upper limbs.
Neiguan acupoint
Protects the heart and prevents angina
Rubbing the Neiguan acupoints can also play a role in protecting the heart.
Neiguan acupoint is located on the inner side of the wrist, when taking the acupoint, the palm of the hand is up, the fist is clenched or the palm is raised, so that the wrist appears two tendons, the Neiguan acupoint is in the middle, and the wrist is above the horizontal stripe at the two horizontal fingers.
Frequent compressions can prevent and treat rapid or bradycardia, angina, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, asthma, chest pain, stomach pain and other diseases.
Here's how:
When health compression, press the left hand Neiguan acupoint with the thumb of the right hand, hold the outer Guan acupoint with the index finger (on the opposite side of the inner Guan acupoint of the arm), press each other with the two fingers, pinch and loosen 50 times, and repeat 50 times with the other hand;
If palpitations are felt, you can quickly press the Neiguan acupoint until the palpitations disappear, and repeat every other day to strengthen and consolidate the effect.
After eating, press and knead the pericardium
Protect the heart and prevent heart disease
After eating, the blood flows more to the gastrointestinal tract, the purpose is to concentrate on digestion and absorption of nutrients, then the heart will be in a state of relative ischemia, if you eat too much, the heart ischemia will be more obvious.
About half an hour after eating, if the pericardial meridian is properly stimulated, it can increase the blood supply to the heart and effectively protect the heart.
Here's how:
Use one hand along the path of the contralateral pericardial meridian, from the tip of the middle finger upwards along the way, and focus on the acupoints such as Neiguan and Jiquan. If you find it more troublesome to press and rub, you can also get the same effect by tapping along the pericardium.
After we finish eating, in addition to nourishing the stomach, we should also pay attention to nourishing the heart. Rubbing the "pericardial meridian" after meals can nourish the heart, protect the heart, prevent heart disease, and is suitable for everyone! Remember to send it to the people around you~