Combining seemingly unrelated things can produce results, such as blowing up balloons or using massage to lose weight. These methods sound unbelievable, but they do exist. This time, they even claim that touching your ears can help you lose weight. Whether you believe it or not, or whether you want to try it, is up to you!
Japanese scientists have shown that the feeding center in the brains of obese people is often less sensitive to the "I'm full" signal, leading them to unknowingly overeat. Stimulating acupoints on the ears can improve the sensitivity of this feeding center, thus achieving the desired effect.
Steps for the "ear touching" method:
1. Place your thumb behind your earlobe and your index finger inside your ear, then rotate it back and forth 20 times.
2. Gently press the acupoints on the ear with a cotton ball: the "stomach point" is about the center of the ear; the "hunger point" is in front of the acupoints on the ear.
Expert Analysis:
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) actually includes ear acupuncture. One TCM theory states that the human ear is an inverted body shape, with the earlobe representing the head, the indentation representing the abdomen, and the back representing the torso. The ear is interconnected with internal organs; changes in these organs will be reflected in the ear. Conversely, stimulating ear acupoints can have a regulatory and therapeutic effect on the connected internal organs. Massaging ear acupoints can reduce appetite and prevent overeating, which is quite effective.
Precautions:
Obesity has many causes, and weight loss cannot be achieved solely by reducing appetite. Furthermore, stimulating ear acupoints is not as effective as direct acupuncture, although it is more convenient and simple. This method can be used as an adjunct therapy for weight loss.
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