Flushing Toxins:
Flush out all of the waste, chemicals, pesticides, and pollution stored in our system that slows down our immune system, leading to potentially-dangerous diseases.
Improving the Immune System:
Detoxing important organs every so often is very important to keep our immune system functioning properly so that we can fight off harmful bacteria and viruses that can cause infections, cold, flu, and fever. The organs in reference are known as the “detox” organs: lungs, liver, kidney, colon, and skin, and are the ones that help process potentially-harmful chemicals and additives through our body.
Losing Weight:
Excess toxins in the body makes it harder for us to burn stored fat and balance our blood glucose. This leads to spikes in our blood sugar, making it even easier for our body to store fat, as well as have consequences like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and many other conditions.
Prevention of Diseases:
Having an excess of toxins is one of the biggest reasons for many types of serious diseases. They range from different forms of cancers, serious heart and luck problems, strokes, asthma, certain types of bronchitis, and more. Make sure to detox regularly to reduce this risk.
Improve the Mind:
Our body uses more energy when it’s fighting diseases and other ailments. Due to this, it can be harder to focus on tasks at hand, such as your work. When less energy is consumed to fight diseases, your mental and emotional clarity will improve, increasing your efficiency and performance in every area of your life.
7 Best Acupressure Points for Detox
Great Rushing: You’ll find this pressure point on the webbing between the first two toes. Stimulate this, alternating feet, to keep in balance and flush out the liver, as well as to help restore vision, relieve menstrual cramps, painful headaches, lower back pain, as well as sleeping issues.
Three Yin Crossing: Located three fingers above the inner ankle bone on the back of the tibia, stimulate it, alternating legs to increase energy and blood flow. It also reduces knee, lower back pain, and treat gynecological issues and insomnia (do not stimulate when pregnant).
Shu Mansion: Located in the depression below the collarbone, stimulate both sides alternately to help the kidney function. It also helps clear nasal passageways and aid in breathing, anxiety, and fatigue.
Union Valley: You’ll find this spot in the webbing between the thumb and index finger. Stimulate, alternating hands to get rid of toxins through bowels, treat skin issues, allergies, headache, fever, toothaches, and even help vision issues.
Inner Gate: You’ll find the Inner Gate location on the underside of the hand, three fingers above the crease in the wrist, in the mid-arm area. Work this pressure point while alternating arms to aid in restoring the stomach, heart and liver qi to their best state.
Upper Sea of Qi: This is found just below your sternum, or mid breast bone. Stimulate to help clean the chest of toxins and any other undesirables, allowing qi to flow through your lungs with ease, aid with strengthening your immune system, and relieve stress.
Lower Sea of Qi: Located 3 fingers below the navel towards the center of the body, work this area to reduce exhaustion and also help to strengthen your immune system, relieve headaches, body aches, abdominal cramps, constipation, insomnia, and just overall discomfort.
