Acupressure for Weight Control

Happy Valentine’s Day!     That first flush of love often overwhelms our food addictions.    Unfortunately, as we settle into daily routines together, it is easy to slide back into our food cravings and generally bad eating habits.    Today as we celebrate love, we also tend to regret our general “valentine shaped” outline.   A lot of people ask me if acupressure will help them lose weight.   The answer is complex.   Acupressure helps bring your body chemistry to balance.    Food cravings are a factor of chemical imbalance.  Your body has lost its connection to accurately gauge what it needs, which sends the “hunger messenger” spinning out of control.   Acupressure helps the body reconnect directly to its needs, this reduces cravings and helps you make better food choices.   The first thing I always tell people to do to help bring their body back to balance is to  “sit on your hands.”   Sitting on your hands (tuck your hands right under your sitz bones) activates a powerful regeneration point in the body.  Mary Burmeister, the founder of Jin Shin Jyutsu in the United States, recommended sitting on your hands for 20 minutes twice a day to control eating.   Another self-help point is under your cheekbones next to the nose.   This is a stomach point that helps your stomach settle, and recognize that it is full.    Using these acupressure points will also increase your energy level which in turn contributes to healthier living for long – term weight control.