It is a common sense knowledge that the causes of overweight or obesity vary from person to person. Generally, overweight can be caused by extra calories, excess water, mood disorders, or low metabolism and so on. Therefore, to lose weight by weight loss herbs, the priority is to know yourself better and acquire more relevant knowledge about those weight loss herbs.

Let’s take some commonly used weight loss herbs for example.

Weight loss herbs – Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is one of commonly used weight loss herbs, which is natured of cold and tastes sweet. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that honeysuckle can function as follows:

• Clearing heat-toxicity;
• Reducing excessive heat;
• Remove dampness.

As one of effective weight loss herbs, summer is the best time to take honeysuckle.

Generally honeysuckle has a wide application in weight loss treatments. However, for those who still gain weight even though they eat very little, they should avoid by all means using honeysuckle as weight loss herbs. We believe that this kind of overweight or obesity is caused by endocrine disorder, which generally caused by spleen-stomach deficiency. Honeysuckle is very likely to exacerbate this kind of disorder and turn out to gain you more extra pounds.

Weight loss herbs – Bupleurum

Bupleurum, also known as Chai Hu, is also one of commonly used weight loss herbs clinically, which is natured of slight cold and tastes bitter, influencing meridians of liver and kidney. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that bupleurum can function as follows:

• Relieve depression;
• Benefit gallbladder;
• Relieve Qi Stagnancy in Liver;
• Clear excessive inner heat.

Apart from that, bupleurum contains a very unique ingredient of saponins, which can help lower the fat.

If you want to use bupleurum as your main weight loss herbs, first you have to ask yourself do you have a good or bad temper? If you get mad very easily and frequently, bupleurum is very likely the cure for your overweight. As we know that liver is the vital organ regulating fat metabolism. Once your moodiness impacts the normal function of liver, chances are you gain weight faster. Given that the fast paced society and unhealthy life styles, modern people tend to find themselves very often under high pressure, moodiness, irregular eating and often overeating, in such cases body weight is very easily to be first victim.

In addition, bupleurum is more than just one of efficient weight loss herbs. Bupleurum can eliminate your overweight together with other obesity complications as follows:

• Chest tightness;
• Stomach bloating;
• Moodiness;
• Breast tenderness during menstruation period;
• Irritability.

Weight loss herbs – Shou Wu

It is well known that Shou Wu is the preferred herb for preventing premature graying and curing hair loss. However, few people know that actually Shou Wu is also one of efficient weight loss herbs. Shou Wu is natured of warm and tastes bitter and astringent, influencing meridians of liver and kidney. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believe that Shou Wu can moisten the intestine and remove the toxins, which promote intestinal peristalsis to discharge wastes, reduce the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and prevent the deposition of cholesterol in the liver.

As one of weight loss herbs, Shou Wu is suitable for obesity associated with constipation. As the stools are being accumulated inside the body, the metabolic pathway of gastrointestinal tract is blocked very often. In such cases, how can you reduce your belly fact? The main symptom for this kind of overweight is that your belly, especially lower abdomen, is full all the time even eating less.

Weight loss herbs – Alismataceae

Alismataceae, also known as Ze Xie, is another commonly used weight loss herbs, which is natured of cold and tastes sweet. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that alismataceae can  function as follows:

• Eliminating dampness through diuresis;
• Clearing dampness-heat.

The mechanism for alismataceae to lose weight is that alismataceae is a natural diuretic, which can help to decrease body water and speed up metabolism thus helping in weight loss.

As one of weight loss herbs, alismataceae is used typically in those with fat feet. Alismataceae works as water reducer as it reduces the water level in the body. However, be careful not to take overdose of alismataceae, which will make your stomach upset.

Weight loss herbs is now a very important integral part of weight loss solutions because weight loss herbs have their irreplaceable edge over other remedies. More and more people come to know that weight loss herbs are dramatic, effective and expediting solution to overweight. However, as mentioned in the beginning, although weight loss herbs are relatively safer to use and not prone to any side-effects, they still need to be used in proper way. Otherwise, weight loss herbs probably turn out to be weight gain herbs in the end if using improperly.

What are the right weight loss workouts? Your own meridians probably will let you know the answer you have been looking for, according to the meridian theory of Chinese medicine.

Weight loss workouts and meridians

As we know that poor eating habits and lack of exercise tends to lead to overweight. However, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), overweight is something associated with our meridians and internal conditions. Different types of meridian imbalance can lead to different types of overweight. In other words, certain overweight requires its own right meridian-based weight loss workout.

For different types of meridian imbalances, I recommend meridian-based weight loss workouts as follows.

Weight loss workout one: imbalance of Liver & Gall-bladder Meridians

Characteristics of this type of overweight:

• Fat in inner and outer thighs;
• Fat around the waist.

Both of liver and gall-bladder have the function of detoxification. Bile helps digest fats and fresh blood and Qi can expel the wastes and toxins from our bodies.

Weight loss workouts recommended:

• Massage the liver meridian located in inner thighs. Specifically, each night push with palm from upper thigh to the knee nearby about 100 times;
• Massage or knock the gall-bladder meridians located in inner thigh with empty fist. Please note that the power needs to penetrate into the muscles and you need to feel a little bit of numbness when knocking along the acupuncture points of Yanglingquan (GB34);
• Lie on the floor and knock around Belt Channel (around waist) for about 100 times each day. This weight loss workout can get rid of the fat around waist.

Weight loss workout two: imbalance of Spleen & Stomach Meridians

As we know that spleen governs transportation and transformation of food and water. If spleen meridian is out of balance, overweight can be easily form due to the accumulation of toxins and wastes inside our bodies.

Characteristics of this type of overweight:

• Stomach bloating right after eating or even no eating;
• Drooling during sleep.

Weight loss workouts recommended:

• Massage left spleen meridian located in inner calf;
• Look for the paint points from top to bottom and then rub them softly till feeling good.

Weight loss workout three: imbalance of Kidney & Bladder Meridians

An old saying goes like “pathogenic wind enters human body from the nape and pathogenic cold rises from the bottom of the feet.” It refers that both pathogenic wind and cold enters human body via bladder meridian. If bladder meridian can not function properly, overweight can occur as well.

Characteristics of this type of overweight:
Fat in back and buttocks.

Weight loss workouts recommended:

• Massage or the gua sha treatment (skin scraping) along bladder meridian.
• Brisk walks gradually leading up to jogging.

Weight loss workout four: imbalance of Lung & Large Intestine Meridians

Characteristics of this type of overweight:

• Indigestion;
• Stomach bloating even just eating little;
• Arm fat;
• Constipation.

Weight loss workouts recommended:

• Walk on knees for 10 minutes each time;
• Knock large intestine meridian with empty fists, which locates in arms.

Weight loss workout five: imbalance of Heart & Small Intestine Meridians

Characteristics of this type of overweight:
Fat and slack muscles in inner arms.

Weight loss workouts recommended:

• Massage the left small intestine meridian located in inner arms;
• Raise your left hand in parallel and massage from armpit downwards to elbow.

If you persist on these weight loss workouts every day, it could not only lose weight, but also improve the heart function of blood supply. Furthermore, it also benefits to cervical spondylosis.

Weight loss workout six: Pericardium & Triple Heater Meridians

Characteristics of this type of overweight:

• Feel oppressed during sleep and need to open the window;
• Short of breath when walking a little bit faster.

The toxins and wastes inside our body can be transported by fresh blood. Only if the function of heart is strong enough, the excessive fat can be consumed by blood and Qi while the rest of them are expelled from our body.

Weight loss workouts recommended:
Rub Pericardium Meridian by thumb.

For general meridian-based free weight loss workouts, you can also refer to my other article of Free Natural Weight Loss Exercises. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, just like any other diseases, in nature overweight is something associated with the imbalance of meridians. If we can fix the imbalance of meridians, weight loss can also be achieved naturally.

Overweight causes

From the point of view of Chinese medicine, the pathogenic cold attacking the body can slow down the blood circulation, and then blood can be deposited to form a blood stasis, which is caused by the above-mentioned exterior blockage.

The interior cause is excessive fire of liver and stagnation of liver Qi, which finally causes blood stasis.

Chinese medicine thinks that overweight causes are that the body is too weak to expel the junk accumulated inside, which transform into fat finally. Those accumulated fat is the product of disorders and in turn becomes the new source of disease.

In this way, people are getting fatter and fatter and the situation is getting worse. Qi stagnation and blood stasis can contribute to the blockage of meridians, which can lead to hyperlipidemia attaching on vessel wall, fatty liver depositing in liver, fat accumulating in skin, and finally disrupted functions of Zang-fu viscera.

Free natural weight loss exercises

These free natural weight loss exercises work to unblock the meridians exterior and clear the interior fire, reconcile the vital organs of the human body, which render the smooth circulation of blood and Qi, improve the physique, thus achieve the goal of weight loss.

1. Massage belly for 3 minutes before going to bed and getting up every day. First push with your hands close together from the stomach down to belly for several times, and then push with your hands away from the stomach down to belly for several times, while gradually increase the distance between your both hands until to the waist. During this natural weight loss exercises, please always keep in mind to massage downwards and inwards gradually.

2. Tap the liver channel, which locates in inner thighs, for 100 times; and then tap the gallbladder channel, which locates in outer thighs along with the pants crease, for a number of times. During this natural weight loss exercises, please keep in mind that using appropriate power to reach the interior muscles.

3. Lie on your back and tap Belt Channel, which locates around waist, with empty fists for 100 times, which can lose your belly fat.

4. Tap large intestine channel with empty fists for 10 minutes every day. Large intestine channel is from Ho Ku (li4), which locates between the thumb and index finger, to the shoulder.

5. Massage spleen channel in calves for a number of time every day. Spleen channel locates in inner calves, from the knee to the bottom.

6. Regularly massage or scrape down the bladder channel of the back. Bladder channel locates on both sides of the spine.

7. Walk on knees for 10 minutes every day.

If you are looking for free natural weight loss exercises, these above-mentioned general weight loss exercises would be very helpful for you. For the specific weight loss exercises, please refer to my other article of Meridian-based Free weight Loss Workouts. These exercises are based on the meridian theory, rather than for the sake of exercises only. Anyway, I think it need to restate again that these weight loss exercises still need a lot of patience and practice before it takes effect.

What are the five elements?

According to Traditional Chinese medicine, five elements are gold, wood, water, fire and earth. It is a cycled mechanism, in which elements mutually reinforce and neutralize each other: the wood connect to the liver, the fire to the heart, the earth to the spleen, the gold to the lung, and the water to the kidney. They interlock each other just like a circle.

One certain person’s property does not necessarily belong to only one single element. It might be the type of water but partial to earth, or the type of wood partial to fire.

Step One: Inquiry

Which element do you belong to in five elements?

Since it is the therapy according to five elements of Traditional Chinese medicine, of course the first step is the basic four diagnostic methods of Chinese medicine, including inspection, smelling and hearing, inquiry, pulse taking and palpation.

Based on the information acquired, the Chinese medicine practitioners can determine which element you are belong to. Also they would check which category of obesity you are in, solid middle or large size, puffiness, or edema in lower extremity. In turn the right medicine formula will be designed to lose weight according the pattern.

Step Two: Acupuncture

Tune the constitution and lose weight in local part.

After determining the type of constitution, then we should tune the constitution to lose weight. Acupuncture is a best choice when it comes to tuning physical fitness, which is, according to the constitution, to find the acupuncture points need to strengthen and stimulate, namely to clear heat in the fire excess constitution, while to strengthen qi in qi deficiency constitution.
Else, to those with obesity in local part, it needs to reinforce partial acupuncture to promote the local metabolism to lose weight.

Five elements

Adjust metabolism and lose weight according to symptoms

According to different constitutions and shapes, different medicinal herbal bath package can be used to lose weight.

For those with solid middle and large size, it needs to use the herbal bath package of Fang feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Jing jie (Schizonepetae Herba), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Zhi zi (Gardeniae Fructus), and Da huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) etc.
For those with puffiness, it need to use herbal bath package of Fang ji (Stephania tetrandra), Huang qi (Astragali Radix), and Bai zhu (Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma) etc.

For those with edema in lower extremity, it need to use herbal bath package of Fu zi (Radix aconiti carmichaeli), Fu ling (Poria), and Bai shao (Paeoniae Radix alba) etc.

Herbal baths can promote metabolism, gradually it will lose weight imperceptiblely.

Step Four: Tui Na massage

Relax meridian

According to the physical property of the person willing to lose weight, select the appropriate essential oils according to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth to carry out Tui na massage on the acupuncture points on back.

Given that one person may involves more than one particular element, it need to mix a variety of essential oils in Tui na massage. What’s more, Tui na massage is also very suitable for local part to lose weight.

SPA services use essential oils to massage, but few of them acquire some knowledge about traditional Chinese medicine. On the contrary, there are professional personnel of Tui na massage in Chinese medicine hospital. Unfortunately they never use those smelling good essential oils. Which one is better? It is up to you.

Step Five: Medicined diet

Eat away your weight

It is a totally a wrong idea that Chinese medicines are all those bitter herbs which can make you cry. Now it is very popular to combine herbs with delicacy to eat away your weight. However, if you want to lose weight by medicined diet, you have to bear in you mind to choose those food consistent with your constitution.

So we are back to our topic of ways to lose weight according to five elements again, firstly you need to figure out which element do you belong to in five elements? Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, or mixed type?

Recently one of my friends complained to me that she rebounded five pounds within two weeks since the fall begins. As a matter of fact, she lost eight pounds this summer through hard work. She is so puzzle that why all she have suffered to lose weight this summer would be in vain so easily?

Human body’s weight is volatile in the year. High temperatures in summer tends to influence appetite. Moreover, women would subconsciously eat less to lose weight because dressing less in the summer can highlight their willowy figure. Therefore, from the summer to the fall, people generally are relatively thinner, which makes lose weight in the fall relatively easier.

People, however, also gain weight easily in the fall. Since the fall begins, the weather gradually turns cool, and the human body feels more comfortable. Compared with in the summer, sweating decrease, metabolism of water and salt restore to balance, digestive function is back to normal and energy metabolism is relatively stable in the fall. So when the fall comes, the fat accumulates gradually and the body begins to gain weight again. Increased appetite and more sleep are the obvious performance.

How to lose weight in the fall

At this point, people need appropriate reduction in sleep, diet, and appropriate increase in exercise. Otherwise, the efforts to lose weight in the summer could come to naught and the lost weight could rebound in the fall. If necessary, weight loss programs with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are a not bad choice though.

Weight loss programs with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are the application of the basic theory of syndrome differentiation, in which regulating the excretory organ is the breakthrough point in the effort to lose weight. Acupuncture to lose weight is based on the stimulation in the acupoints, which can weaken the gastric motility, restraint acid excretion, result in an extension of gastric emptying time, promote the body’s fat metabolism and fat burning, and finally lose weight.

The feature of weight loss programs in the fall

It is an important feature that weight loss programs with TCM vary from season to season. Like in the fall, weight loss programs must proceed from strengthening the spleen, to lose weight while replenishing blood and nourishing qi.

The fall is the most suitable season for tonification. To lose weight in this quarter need to pay extra attention to the features of the spleen, which hosts food transportation and digestion, governs ascending clear, controls the blood, and like dryness and dislike dampness.

It is important to keep people spirited during weight loss programs with TCM.

Tips besides weight loss programs with TCM

In addition to weight loss programs with TCM, paying attention to some details may also bring you surprise on weight loss.

1. Thinned soup or a fruit before meals

Thinned soup can suppress appetite and increase satiety. Soup before eating will reduce the appetite. When eating fruit, chewing and the stomach satiety are the two elements to satisfy people’s appetite and make people stop eating.

2. Less at dinner and vegetarian-based

If eating dinner too late too much, a high level of insulin secretion in the human body turns easily the heat into fat and store them in the body, thus obesity occurs.

3. A half-hour walk after dinner

At this point, the energy spent on physical exercise is from fat burning, which can be effective in reducing body fat and lose weight.

Natural weight loss and Qigong’s theory

Qigong is the process that the practicers use their subjective dynamic will power to exert the human potential, through the training of body adjustment (posture), heart adjustment (ideas) and breath adjustment (breathing), to practise essence, qi and spirit, to refine body’s physiologic function and achieve the goal of physical and mental well-being. The training methods of Qigong request “static and dynamic activities binding”, which emphasize to combine spirit, shape and qi together dynamically. The Qigong’s characteristics of integrity, initiative, external static intrinsic motion, combining static and dynamic activities are the mechanism of curing illness and prolong life.

Qigong uses the basic theories of yin and yang, five elements, meridians and Zang-fu viscera to explain human being’s borning, aging, illness and death. Qigong treats the essence, qi and spirit as the three treasures of human being. And Qigong uses reconciling yin and yang, benefiting Qi and nourishing body shape as the theoretical basis of preserving one’s health and fitness. From the modern point of view, Qigong exercise can play an important role on physical and mental fitness and natural weight loss.

Qi Gong

Natural weight loss and physiological functions

Qigong exercise can regulate well on the function of cerebral cortex, subcortical centers, autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular system. Qigong’s adjustment on the physiological functions of the body could correct the body’s abnormal reaction, which is the overall impact of Qigong. The method of breath training in Qigong exercise has certain massage effect for organs of the abdomen. Through a special breathing method it can enhance the local abdominal muscles and reduce fat for weight loss. However, the reason for natural weight loss with Qigong is not only the role of local weight loss, but also the main characteristics of Qigong.

During Qigong exercise, the practicers are requested entering the state of tranquilization, which make them in a “relaxed state”. In this relaxed state, the activity of brain cells can be adjusted and improved. It is conducive to improve brain function, to adjust and improve the coordination of autonomic nerve function, and to the brain that controls, adjusts the function of various organs, including the function adjustment of the endocrine metabolism, which is a very important aspect on weight loss. What’s more, Qigong can dredge meridians, reconcile qi and blood. We know that the meridian is the access, which runs full-body blood, contact organs, communicate with up and down inside and outside, regulate various parts of the body. And meridians connect with organs inside and communicate with the limbs outside.

Natural weight loss and meridians

Through the meridians, the organs, skeleton, skin, tendons and other tissues and organs link to form a whole. Through the meridians to transport blood and qi to nourish the whole body, the functional activities of different parts of the body can maintain coordination and relatively balance. If the body’s meridians are obstructed, and then the qi and blood are impeded, not only the superficies syndrome, but also visceral dysfunction can occur. Qigong exercise and meridians are closely related, for example, when we practice we often feel numb, hot and swelling in our limbs, or feel a warm current along the meridian line. Especially when we practice DaZhouTian (Large cirde of vital energy) or XiaozhouTian (A small circle of the evolutive), often we can feel cycled current between in the Conception Vessel and the Governor Vessel.

The above phenomena show that Qigong exercise can dredge meridian, adjust the yin and yang, coordinate internal organs’ functions, and also regulate the endocrine metabolism. Because Qigong exercise allows the digestive organs directly affected and stimulated by the massage, diaphragm activity increases so that abdominal muscles get exercise, which also help natural weight loss in abdomen. In addition, Qigong combines static with dynamic activities. The static activity trains visceral physiological functions, while dynamic activity trains body shape. The so-called benefiting Qi and nourishing body shape, accumulating essence and preserving spirit, “Refine Qi inside and tendons, bones and skin outside”, also are the theoretical basis for Qigong fitness to natural weight loss.

How to achieve post-baby weight loss? It is quite a simple question as per Traditional Chinese Medicine. First let me explain what is behind post-baby weight loss. Why women would gain weight after giving birth is a very complicated process. From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the most immediate effect for post-baby weight is loss of both blood and qi after giving birth. An old saying goes like “one baby, three barrels of blood.” That saying implies at least three meanings included.

1. A baby is completely nourished by the mother’s blood;
2. Mother’s bleeding during the process of giving birth;
3. Breastfeeding similarly consumes mother’s blood after the birth of a baby.

The syndrome of sore lower waist for a lot of women after giving birth can justify that loss of both blood and qi is the main cause for post-baby weight. Moreover, in order to feed their baby with enough nutritional milk, mothers eat nutritional soup such as stewed chicken soups every day. That might be another reason why post-baby weight gained.

Food therapy for post-baby weight loss

After weaning the baby, mothers, who are not back into shape timely, should eat more those food which can replenish blood and invigorate spleen qi. At the mean time, mothers should eat less or no fruit to ensure enough body heat to help fat burning. Regulating the body imbalance this way for a few months, post-baby weight will gradually lose. The appropriate food therapy is to eat more shrimp, eel, black rice cereal and angelica powder, which can replenish qi and blood timely.

A folk remedy for post-baby weight loss

There is also a folk remedy for post-baby weight loss, which works really well since our mothers’ mothers. That is pickled soybeans, which is economical and simple to handle. First pick a pound of quality soybeans, and then soak them with half pound of vinegar, finally seal them in a jar for one and a half year. For those pregnant mothers-to-be who want post-baby weight loss can follow this method. These pickled soybeans can be taken when your child is about one year old. These pickled soybeans will be eaten up in almost half a year, twice a day and eight pieces each meal. When you have eaten them up, your body shape will be completely restored then. This method of post-baby weight loss works quietly and unknowingly. Yon don’t have to be on diet at all.

Note: Don’t eat fruit at the same time with pickled soybeans, and it is better to start after weaning your baby.

As for the methods commonly used acupuncture to lose weight, experts say, the following 5 are the most commonly used methods:

1. Ear Acupuncture to lose weight

Ear acupoints: mouth, esophagus, duodenum, hunger point, endocrine, brain, stomach.

Operation: 1 to 2 points chosen for each treatment, insert the needle alternately on pairs of ear, ear attached with adhesive on them between treatments 2 ~ 3 times weekly, 10 times as two sessions, and each treatment interval of 5 ~ 7 days.

Acupuncture

2. Body acupuncture to lose weight part 1

Acupuncture Treatment protocols: The main acupoints of RN4-Guanyuan and SP6-Sanyinjiao.

Auxiliary acupoints: On the basis of patterns by syndrome differentiation.

Pattern of Spleen deficiency and Dampness stagnation: Neiguan (P6), Shuifen (CV 9), Tianshu (S25), Fenglong (S 40), Lieque (L 7), Pishu (BL20).

Pattern of accumulated Dampness-heat: Quchi (LI 11), Zhigou (TE 6), Daheng (Sp15), Ssu man (Ki 14), Neiting (S44), Fujie (SP 14).

Pattern of Conception Channel (Ren Mai) disorder: Zhigou (TE 6), Zhongzhu (K 15), Tai mai (Gb 26), Xuehai (Sp10), Shen shu (Bl 23), Taixi (K 3).

Operation: The main acupoints are the must for each treatment, and then 3 ~ 4 auxiliary acupoints added based on the patterns. Retaining the needle for half an hour each treatment, every other day one treatment, 15 times as a session of treatment, each treatment interval of 5 days.

3. Body acupuncture to lose weight Part two

Acupuncture Treatment protocols: Main acupoints of Tianshu (S25), zhongwan (RN12) and Daheng (Sp15).

Auxiliary acupoints: Quchi (LI 11), Ho ku (Li4), Gaohuang (BL43), Neiting (S44), Sanyinjiao (SP6).

Operation: Connect Tianshu (S25) and Daheng (Sp15) to electroacupuncture apparatus, and then continue to power for 15 to 20 minutes, one treatment per day or every other day, 10 times as a session of treatment.

4. Elongated needle to lose weight

Acupuncture Treatment protocols: Jian yu (LI15) through Quchi (LI 11), Liangqiu (ST 34) through Biguan (ST 31), Liangmen (ST 21) through Guilai (ST29).

Operation: Spare No.28 three-inch-long needle, insert needle every acupoint each treatment.

5. Moxibustion to lose weight

Acupuncture Treatment protocols: the main acupoints are Yangchi (SJ 4) and Sanjiaoshu (BL 22)

Auxiliary acupoints: Diji (SP8), Mingmen (GV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Dazhui (GV 14).

Operation: Select one main point and one auxiliary point each treatment, ginger moxibustion with acupuncture treatment.

Among the above mentioned methods to lose weight, experts say, ear acupuncture is the most common one. And the imbedding needle and ear attached with adhesive on them between treatments can get better results on weight loss. However, if we don’t sterilize the needles strictly, it can easily lead to infections. The weight loss effect of other two body acupunctures is quite similar to ear acupuncture. Elongated needle is relatively harder to handle, mainly applying to those overweight with strong physique. But elongated needle can get a better result on weight loss, comparing with the other methods. As for the method of ginger moxibustion with acupuncture treatment, it is difficult to handle and its medical effects on weight loss are relatively poor.

1.Luo Han Guo-Sweet medicine for weight loss
Luo Han Guo (luohanguo) refers to the fruit of Siraitia grosvenori, formerly called Momordica grosvenori, a member of the Curcubitaceae. Usually Luo Han Guo is used as sugar substitute and medicinal herb. Luo Han Guo is sweet but with extremely low calorie. So you do not have to worry about your slim figure when taste this sweet drink.

Herbal tea

2.Ju Hua Cha-Overweight and radiation fighter
Just like green tea, Ju hua cha (chrysanthemum flower tea/Flos chrysanthemi) is very popular in China. Ju hua cha works, as per Traditional Chinese Medicine, to clear heat-toxicity. As we all know that office clerks are at the risk of exposure to the electronic pollution. And Ju hua cha can remove those harmful chemical or radioactive substances. Given that reason, Ju hua cha is one of favorite drinks in office.

3.Pu’er Tea-Banishing belly fat
Almost all Chinese tea can burn fat, of which Pu’er tea is the best one. Pu’er tea comes from Pu’er county, which is near Simao, Yunnan, China. Pu’er taste different from other teas, but not bitter at all. Some special elements in Pu’er tea can banish belly fat dramatically.

4. Wu Long Tea-Drink away bodyfat for weight loss
Wu Long Tea can drink away pounds of stubborn bodyfat and inches from your waistline if you keep drinking each day. Moreover, Wu Long Tea can also reduce the toxic effects of alcohol. Drinking equal amount of Wu long tea can prevent body from intaking alcohol and accumulating cholesterol and calorie.

If you have practised this way to lose weight for some time, I am sure now you have seen that magic already, right?

Tui na’s massage has a very good effect on diagnosis, therapy and prevention for overweight, especially for child obesity, overweight after giving birth and obesity in old age.

Non-medical treatment for weight loss

Tui Na’s massage is a way of non-medical treatment for weight loss, which is based on meridian theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Within our body there are twelve meridians which carry chi (qi). In practice, Tui Na’s massage can

-balance the energy running through a network in our body;
-clear phlegm and dampness, regulate functions of Zang-fu viscera;
-strengthen spleen and qi;
-burn the fat;
-finally lead our body to integral balance.

Tui-na's massage

As for modern medical theory, Tui Na’s massage can
-treat the nerve and fluid disorder;
-relieve insulin resistance;
-restrain abnormal appetite;
-boost metabolism;
-speed up to exclude acidic metabolic products;
-increase energy consumption to burn fat faster.

And it would obtain better effect by combining with a diet plan based on Chinese Medicine, aerobic workouts and simple life style, which can make you a total new person from the root.

What else Tui Na’s massage can do?

In addition to weight loss treatment, Tui Na’s massage can, at the same time, relieve dramatically those syndrome, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver and pain knuckles etc. And it work as well for some signs and symptoms from sub-health, which caused by blockages or disruptions of energy flow in channels, such as fatigue, sore lower back, insomnia, frequent urination at night etc.