Simple Tips for Disease Prevention and Health Enhancement
Strengthening the Stomach and Intestines: Move the Toes. The stomach meridian begins between the second and third toes. For those with weak gastrointestinal function, practicing daily exercises such as pinching objects between the second and third toes or massaging each toe with fingers for 36 times can gradually improve digestive function.
Clearing Liver and Brightening Eyes: Rub Both Feet. Rubbing both feet helps lower turbid qi and clears liver function while improving vision. It effectively treats neurasthenia, insomnia, tinnitus, hypertension, and other conditions, offering disease prevention, health enhancement, and longevity benefits.
Regulating Internal Organs: Tap the Palms. The center of the palm is the Laogong acupoint. By gently tapping both Laogong points with the middle finger 36 times morning and evening, followed by massaging the entire palm, blood and qi circulation improves, fluids are regulated, and organ functions are balanced—achieving health preservation and strengthening.
Enhancing Flexibility of Tendons and Bones: Rotate the Knees. Place palms on knees, rotate outward 10+ times, then inward 10+ times, then rub both knees simultaneously dozens of times. This increases knee warmth, enhances joint flexibility, dispels wind and cold, strengthens knee joint function, and helps prevent arthritis.
Preventing Age Spots: Pat the Back of Hands. The back of hands is where yin and yang meridians converge and intersect. Patting both sides of the hand 36 times morning and evening adjusts yin-yang balance, unblocks meridians, accelerates blood circulation, prevents age spots from appearing, and promotes fading of existing spots.
Strengthening Kidneys and Waist: Pound the Back and Waist. Slapping the back and waist stimulates back acupoints to unblock meridians, regulate internal organs and blood flow, preventing low back pain, weakness in waist and knees, impotence, etc. Method: Clench fists, use the fleshy part of the thumb (huguo) to strike along both sides of the spine at the waist. Chen Zhongxiang