Men Shouldn’t Think Hair Combing Is Only for Women
<p style="TEXT-INDENT:2em">Combing hair is generally considered a woman’s task, but few realize its health benefits. Thus, men should also comb their hair regularly.
It is well known that the head is revered as the "chief of all yang meridians." Around the hairline run the Governor Vessel, Bladder Meridian, Gallbladder Meridian, Stomach Meridian, and Triple Burner Meridian, including acupoints such as Baihui, Sishencong, Touwei, Shangxing, Fengchi, Yifeng, and Yammen. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that using a comb as a substitute for acupuncture needles to massage and stimulate these acupoints and meridians can achieve acupuncture-like effects—promoting meridian flow, enhancing blood circulation throughout the body, regulating nervous system function, relieving fatigue, clearing the mind, sharpening vision, and awakening the brain. It may even yield unexpected health benefits.
According to important medical texts such as "Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing," "Ling Shu·Re Bing," and "Su Wen·Qi Xue Lun": Long-term massage and stimulation of points like Baihui, Fengchi, and Yammen can treat stroke, tinnitus, headache, dizziness, neck strain, sinusitis, neurasthenia, mania, muteness, deafness, decreased sexual function, and other complex ailments, and even contribute to longevity.
Thus, combing hair truly acts as a special form of massage and health care. While women naturally comb their hair, men should too. A health and longevity expert remarked: "Men live shorter lives than women because they rarely comb their hair." Upon reflection, this statement holds profound truth—men should cultivate the habit of regular hair combing.