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Yep! You read that right. Dr. Chang has this theory that by rubbing
your stomach you can promote proper digestion, sound sleep and a healthy heart.
This weight loss method comes from
ancient Chinese sages. To help one live
a long and healthy life you need to have a strong internal system. This includes strong abs, internal organs, lungs
and circulatory system. This exercise
helps with each of these.
Extremely
overweight people burden their entire body.
For every inch you gain in girth, your body grows approximately 4 miles
of blood vessels to nourish the extra tissue.
The digestive organs now have to work harder, as well as the heart. Blood pressure sky rockets due the
obstructions in the circulatory system.
Lower back pain and physical fatigue are other ailments one has to deal
with by being overweight.
A
simple and effective way to help lose weight is by doing a 2 minute
exercise. First lay flat on your back
and relax. If you are right-handed use
your right hand, if left-handed use your left hand. Put the palm of your hand on your navel. Simply rub in a clockwise fashion from the
center. Start with small circles and
then gradually expand the movement until the upper and lower limits of the
stomach and abdomen are being rubbed.
Rub slowly and with gentle pressure.
Once you have rubbed in this direction for 1 minute, reverse
directions. Begin with larger circles
ending with smaller circles until you are back to the center of the navel. May repeat as often as you desire.
By
doing this massage exercise, you are you
are You are using your own bodily electricity to gently massage the intestines,
the blood vessels, and the digestive and eliminatory system. The fatty accumulations and deposits are
disrupted and passed into the eliminatory system and out of the body. By rubbing in a clockwise direction you
encourage proper and easeful bowel movement.
When you rub in a counterclockwise direction this helps to solidify
fecal material as it passes through the intestine. Therefore your bowls should neither be hard
nor loose.
This
exercise has been compared to a gentle yet natural colonic irrigation. Begin by doing this twice a day for at least
two weeks. This exercise works better if
you imagine and concentrate of feeling warmth within the area being massaged. This heat helps melt fat. Also visualize energy filling the lower part
of your body. This exercise will not
benefit you nearly as well without the visualization part. Another benefit to doing this, especially as
you go to bed, is that the blood is drawn away from the head and brain, your
usual mental chatter will be calmed, and you should experience a restful sleep.
My Review: My husband and I had tried this years ago,
and recently ran into this booklet again and decided to give it another
try. He has put on excess weight in his
stomach area, and I become constipated if I don't keep up with my
calcium/magnesium/zinc tablets.
The first night we
tried it, it was a rather cool late fall evening. The first thing we both noticed was after two
minutes of rubbing (1 minute in each direction) how warm we felt, even down to our
toes. We did sleep better that night,
but at first didn't think it was related to the rubbing.
We did this every
morning and every night for 2 consecutive days when I definitely noticed a
difference in my bowl movements. It was
working at least for me. It took almost
a full week before my husband noticed an increase in his bowl movements. We did sleep better, but still hadn't paid
attention to the relationship of rubbing our tummies with sleeping better. After doing this review, it made us realize that
the sleeping part is absolutely true for us.
We still have a hard
time remembering to be consistent in rubbing our tummies every morning when we
wake up. We are pretty good at
remembering to do this at night. The
other thing we need to be sure to do is to visualize our stomachs getting
rubbed away, our health and vitality and energy all improving as we perform
this quick and simple exercise.
Sometimes I think it
is the simple and quick things that are so good for you that we overlook or put
down because they are almost too good to be true. But this is one of those things that I feel
we will all benefit from by trying.
Pros: Like I mentioned, I noticed an improvement
in 2 days. I really like how warm I
feel after rubbing my stomach, especially prior to going to bed. It is still winter time. When I do not perform this exercise, I notice
an immediate difference. The days I do
the exercise upon rising in the morning, I feel more energized during the
day. I feel like I accomplish more and
that my mind is actually more clear and focused. My husband likes doing it at night because it usually puts him right to sleep.
Cons: Since
we haven't been exactly consistent in doing this both night and morning, my
husband feels like he isn't gaining the benefits that are mentioned. He also acknowledges that he needs to be more
consistent. It is our New Year's goal to
do this twice a day for 30 days. Even if
we are up and dressed before rubbing our tummies in the morning, we are going
to make sure we do this as soon as we remember.
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