Press your thumb to grow taller

Pressing the thumb cannot help us grow taller, but pressing the acupoints on the thumb can relieve fatigue and accelerate blood circulation, so you can massage the acupoints on the thumb appropriately in daily life. If you want your child to grow up healthily, you should let your baby eat more foods containing calcium, supplement your baby with appropriate nutrients, reduce your baby's stress, and let your baby relax so that your baby can grow up healthily.

Basic massage techniques

Most of the acupoints that promote growth are located in the hands and calves. Parents can find more opportunities to massage their children when they have free time in their daily lives. In addition to accelerating blood circulation, it is also beneficial for the spiritual growth of children. Studies have shown that physical contact between mothers and children produces happy hormones, which induces a happy atmosphere and emotions, creates a sense of trust and security between parents and children, and helps relieve stress.

Spend 10 minutes every day to free up time for a relaxing "parent-child massage time". Through the gentle hands of mothers, through simple meridian acupoint massage, help children grow. 10 minutes a day, enjoy the skin-to-skin contact between parents and children to strengthen growth and massage, which is a great help for emotional development and immunity!

For example, pressing the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot is an important acupuncture point that stimulates the secretion of growth hormone. Just like we encourage children to exercise more, it also has a stimulating effect. Pressing the Baihui point on the top of the head can promote blood circulation in the brain, making the brain more alert!

Get ready for a massage!

The most basic requirements for massage are mother's hands and an appropriate amount of lotion or massage oil. When pressing the acupoints, focus on stimulating the acupoints. If necessary, you can use a pen-like object to press. It is best to massage each acupoint repeatedly for 3 minutes. Press for 5 to 10 seconds each time. Applying some lotion during massage can reduce friction on the skin. The ideal time is after bathing or before bed when the child is more relaxed, which can also help to enhance the child's sleep stability!

How to find acupuncture points

Parents often worry, will this kind of pressing be effective? Are the acupoints being pressed? Don't be too nervous about finding the acupoints. Traditional Chinese medicine says "You can't leave the acupoints without pressing the meridians." As long as the acupoints are in the relative position, there will be a feeling of soreness, numbness, and swelling when pressing, and in severe cases there will be a painful reaction. This means it will be effective.

Acupoints are closely related to the internal organs and meridians of our body. By pressing to stimulate the meridians, we can improve circulation and promote metabolism, thus achieving the purpose of health care.

Heightening acupuncture points

★Baihui Point

Location: The highest health-preserving acupoint in the human body is the intersection of many meridians such as the three yang meridians of the hands and feet, the Governor Vessel, and the Jueyin meridian of the foot, so it is called Baihui. Located in the center of the top of the head, it is the intersection of a line extending from the tips of the left and right ears to the center of the top of the head and a straight line extending upward from the center of the eyebrows.

Massage method: Use the tip of your thumb to gently massage, using a rotating and kneading method until you feel soreness and swelling 20 times, then rest and repeat the cycle again, for a total of 3 cycles.

Efficacy: It directly corresponds to the pituitary gland, can stimulate the secretion of growth hormone, and is very helpful for headaches, dizziness and forgetfulness. Regular massage can also prevent Alzheimer's disease and high blood pressure for the elderly.

Tips: If you feel dizzy or sore eyes after studying or using the computer, tapping the Baihui acupoint will also make you feel refreshed!

★Yongquan Point

Location: It is the first acupuncture point of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, also known as the "Longevity Point". It is located on the sole of the foot. Bend the five fingers of the foot hard and the central concave area is it. It echoes the Baihui point on the top of the head.

Massage method:

1. You can use a pen or a harder ball to massage or roll. Or you can just clench your fist and hit it, or use a cupping stick.

2. Press the Yongquan point with your thumb until you feel soreness, 20 times for each foot.

Efficacy: The kidney is the foundation of the body, so tapping this point can nourish the kidney and strengthen the body's functions, promote the fullness of the kidney meridian, and enhance growth and development, just like stimulating the growth plates to help children strengthen their muscles and bones and help them sleep.

Tips: The Yongquan acupoint has a strong stimulating effect. It is recommended to gradually increase the strength during massage to avoid discomfort!

★Hegu Point

Location: Located where the thumb and index finger meet, it is shaped like a deep valley, hence the name Hegu, also known as "tiger's mouth". The simplest way to find the acupoint is to put your thumb and index finger together, and the highest point of the muscle is the acupoint. It belongs to the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, is the original acupoint of the meridian, and is also the stimulation point with the greatest body reaction. It has the function of restoring yang and rescuing emergencies.

Massage method: Press with your thumb until you feel soreness, 20 times for each hand. Or use a pen or massage stick as an auxiliary tool for pressing.

Efficacy: Helps children enhance immunity and activates the secretion of thyroid hormone and growth hormone.

Tips: When massaging, you can press down and apply force slightly towards your index finger. The feeling of soreness, numbness, swelling and pain will be more obvious, which means the pressure position is more correct!

★Shenmen acupoint

Location: Located on the inner side of the wrist crease close to the little finger, approximately in the depression of the wrist joint, this is the acupuncture point that controls the storage and release of the central energy of the heart.

Massage method: Press with your index finger until you feel a sore, numb, or painful sensation. While pressing, you can count to 10 seconds silently, then rest for 5 seconds. This counts as one time. You can press it 10 to 12 times at a time, lasting about 3 to 5 minutes. Modern people are under great pressure, so they can press this point more often to help calm the mind and soothe the nerves.

Efficacy: Calms nerves, relaxes and improves insomnia, helps the secretion of growth hormone. It has the effect of regulating the autonomic nervous system and improving memory.

Tip: You can press the Baihui acupoint together with the massage! Press lightly before going to bed to help you fall asleep and relieve stress.

★ Zusanli

Location: This point is located three inches below the outer kneecap. Put four fingers together and place them just below the outer kneecap, in the depression below the little finger and the outer side of the calf bone. It is a very important acupuncture point in the gastrointestinal meridian.

Massage method: Press the Zusanli point with your thumb until you feel a sore sensation. Press for 5 to 10 seconds each time, and press 20 times on each foot.

Efficacy: In the "Four General Acupoints Song": "Stay at Sanli for the abdomen." Regular pressing can enhance the body's immune function, nourish the spleen and stomach, and promote digestion and absorption. If you have constipation, you can press down.

A little reminder: Zusanli has another meaning, which is that you can walk three miles a day after pressing it. Pressing can relieve knee and leg pain. For people whose lower limbs are easily fatigued and who cannot walk, pressing can also make their legs stronger.