A lot of you would probably like to know an easy and simple method to alleviate headaches or to boost your energy levels, right? According to The Hearty Soul, one such method is putting an ice cube on the back of the neck in order to encourage what is known in traditional Chinese medicine as Feng Fu point.
Where to Find the Feng Fu Point?
This point is located on the midline at the neck’s nape, in the depression between where the neck meets the skull. According to proponents of traditional Chinese medicine, this method has helped a lot of people to address brain and body issues and significantly boost their health.
How to Perform the Method?
- Lie down or sit up with the head leaned forward
- Use the hands to touch the neck’s back
- Find the point where your skull’s bottom meets the neck
- When you feel the indentation in the neck between your two neck muscles, it means that you have found the spot
When stimulated, this point can help you address a lot of bodily issues. Here are some:
- Better digestion
- Well-being and happiness
- No dizziness
- Lowers vomiting and nausea
- Alleviates jaundice
- Improves the cardiovascular health
- Addresses asthma symptoms
- Good for the treatment of thyroid gland issues
- Balances PMS symptoms
- Enhances sleep
- Good for arthritis
- Lowers cellulite
What about Using Ice Cubes?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, some health issues are linked with the body having excessive or too little heat and vice versa, i.e. excessive cold or too little cold. This is where the idea of using ice during the stimulation stems from. Sometimes, a headache can be caused by surplus heat. In case the underlying cause of your headache is too much heat, adding ice cubes to the treatment may be advantageous!
How to Do It?
Needed:
One ice cube
A scarf
Lie down on the stomach and place an ice cube onto the Feng Fu area and leave it for 20 minutes. Hold it with the help of the scarf.
p.s. You may feel icy cold once you apply the ice cube, but within seconds, the feeling will disappear.
If you want to learn more about this method, make sure you do not miss the video below:
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