Can Smoking the Navel Help with Weight Loss?
There are various traditional Chinese medicine methods for weight loss, such as massage or acupuncture, which are commonly used. Have you ever heard of smoking the navel for weight loss? Let's take a look at how traditional Chinese medicine uses this unique method for weight loss.
The navel is the only acupoint on the body that can be touched with the hand and seen with the naked eye. It is called Shenque. Shenque acupoint is the passage through which the fetus obtains nutrition from the mother's body during prenatal development. It is directly connected to the abdominal wall during embryo development. Drugs can easily penetrate through the navel and enter the intercellular space, quickly spreading in the blood. It is also connected to the twelve meridians, the five zang organs, the six fu organs, the limbs, the skin, muscles, tendons, the five palaces, and the bones. Therefore, it has always been regarded as a key point for medical treatment. Smoking the navel for weight loss is the method of using moxa near the weight loss acupoint to stimulate the acupoint and achieve the effect of weight loss.
Steps for Smoking the Navel for Weight Loss:
1. Clean the skin around the navel.
2. Perform essential oil massage.
3. Cut the moxa stick in half (use half a stick at a time).
4. Use a dropper to drop essential oil with pure Chinese herbal ingredients into the navel (determine the dosage according to the instructions).
5. Ignite the moxa stick and insert it into the moxa tube from the lit end. When the essential oil and the effective ingredients in the herbs penetrate the skin, use the method of moxibustion to transform them into vital energy, and then disperse the vital energy throughout the body through the meridians, thereby promoting metabolism, detoxification, and weight loss.
6. Place a mat and then the moxa tube, and roll a towel under the handle of the moxa tube.
7. Start smoking the navel, the duration is about 1 hour, depending on individual circumstances.
8. After completion, wipe off the essential oil around the navel.
Smoking the navel for weight loss is not the only method, you can also try navel therapy for weight loss.
Suitable Candidates:
People with poor sleep, excessive fatigue, obesity, cold hands and feet, hormonal imbalance, constipation, bloating, and those who want to slim their waist.
Precautions:
When using navel therapy, it is necessary to use the correct method to avoid side effects.
1. When using navel therapy, make sure there are no symptoms of discomfort, sore throat, or fever before using it to avoid worsening inflammation after use.
2. For people who are prone to skin allergies, it is advisable to apply a small amount of the product to the sensitive area on the inside of the elbow for 30 minutes and observe their reaction. If there are symptoms such as itching, swelling, redness, heat, or pain, the product should not be used.
3. Before smoking the navel, test the temperature with your hand. If it feels too hot, you can pull the moxa stick slightly.
4. When using navel therapy, ensure proper ventilation in the room to avoid symptoms of dizziness, headaches, and lack of oxygen.
5. It is not advisable to perform navel therapy immediately after a meal or on an empty stomach.
In addition to smoking the navel for weight loss, you can also try massage therapy for weight loss.
Massage Therapy for Weight Loss:
Lie flat, use a hot towel to apply heat to the navel area for five minutes, then apply weight loss cream and essential oil around the navel, and massage the navel clockwise, gradually increasing the pressure from gentle to firm. The massage should last for at least 40 minutes.
