English medicine is effective but brings along a lot of baggage with it. Maybe the increasing awareness in the pros and cons of allopathic treatments is also increasing the faith and belief in alternative medicine. The beauty of alternate therapy is that with a little practice, you can treat an ailment yourself, without having to rely on medication and doctors. The best part – no harmful side effects! But again, I would like to stress on the fact that you need to be well informed before you practice alternate therapy on your own.

Once you master the art, you will be able to overcome all those petty health problems without any medicines. Let’s start by addressing a very popular therapy, acupressure.

What Is Acupressure?

A wellness therapy, established over five thousand years ago, in Asia, China, more specifically, is now gaining popularity, with millions of people believing in and practicing it. It works with just using a specific amount of pressure on certain points on your body, using nothing but your bare fingers. The determination of points happens through certain channels that, in acupressure jargon, are called meridians.

The Asian medical philosophy believes that activating these points with a little pressure releases pent up tension in that area, increases blood flow in that area and unblocks what they believe is life energy. The release of this life energy, called “Qi” in Chinese, pronounced as “Chi”, allows the energy to pass through the meridians very easily, and also relaxes, heals and restores the body functions.

However, like every other theory that has two schools of thought, this one is no different. The western scientists have debated the theory of Qi and meridians. They don’t believe in the creation of life energy through the massage but say that the same unclean energy passes through the channel, to relax the body and improve blood flow. They do not dispute the healing, but just don’t believe in the theory of the healing.

What Can You Treat With Acupressure?

For hundreds of years, the Chinese have used acupressure as beauty enhancers to tone the muscles and increase circulation, especially in the facial muscles. This has shown remarkable results, where the appearance of the skin has improved drastically. Acupressure can delay signs of aging, and people who have practiced acupressure have found lessening of wrinkles and reduction in sagging, without the use of drugs or surgery.

Pressing the right points through acupressure can also help reduce diseases that are caused due to tension and stress. There have been cases where infertility was treated successfully, leading to conception. Sexual tensions and problems are also solved with ease through acupressure. Apart from these, any kind of pain, muscular or nervous, can be treated with great ease by just pressing certain points. You will end up feeling relaxed and well post the treatment, without any side effects whatsoever.
Now that this is said, for all you people who love to party hard, or for those who are just feeling a little under the weather, you could use this point to cure nausea, or curb vomiting. Read on…

What Point Should You Press To Prevent Vomiting & Nausea?

If you find yourself hungover, or if you suffer from motion sickness, or if you are generally suffering from any kind of nausea or vomiting or headache, this is a point you could use to give you instant relief. You need to press the insides of your upper forearm that is right under the palm. The pressure should give you some solace. Do refer to the picture above to make sure you get the place right. Stimulation of this point results in sending signals to your brain, and your body starts creating neurotransmitters. These include serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins. They change the chemistry within your body such that it calms the nausea and brings back the balance in your body. You will notice the urge to vomit has now vanished.

I am hoping you will try this instead of resorting to harsh medicines. I also hope it works, and you feel better once you have tried it.

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by Shirin Mehdi via STYLECRAZE