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5 Acupoints for Healthy Hair and Scalp

Few people know that hair acupoints are a thing and that by massaging the scalp and adding pressure to these acupuncture points, one can improve the health condition of one’s scalp and, with that, the state of one’s hair. When the weather is dry and cold, your hair often suffers and can become weak and ...

Audrey Wang

Closeup of a young woman's head with the roots of her hair showing gray.

Traditional Chinese Medicine: How to Warm Acupoints With a Hairdryer

Today’s traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hack shows how to warm acupoints with a hairdryer. Thermotherapy, just like moxibustion, is something we have a DIY hack for that you can do from the comfort of your home. TCM warms the acupoints with moxibustion to facilitate meridian blood flow to keep one healthy, but did you know ...

Chinese Health Tips

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6 Groups of Acupoints That Provide Relief From Common Maladies

Chinese acupuncture is not the only method used in traditional Chinese medicine to cure diseases. Acupressure without needles can also relieve emergency or embarrassing situations. Pressing acupoints can effectively relieve drowsiness at work, constant coughing in public, motion sickness and vomiting, frequent urination, abdominal pain, and constipation to name some key uses. According to acupuncture ...

Emma Lu

An Asian woman with arrows pointing to the temple, earlobe, elbow, and abdomen to label acupoints.

An Incredible Hair Loss Remedy That Anyone Can Try

Hair loss is distressing. After washing and combing your hair, it’s so upsetting to see a large amount of hair in the brush or shower tray. Wouldn’t it be great to have a hair loss remedy to try out for just these indications? Well, you may be in luck, because according to traditional Chinese medicine ...

Nspirement Staff

Hair brushes.

Traditional Chinese Medicine: How a Hairdryer Can Keep the Whole Body Fit

Traditional Chinese medicine warms the acupoints with moxibustion to facilitate meridian blood flow to keep one healthy. However, it is difficult for ordinary people to find precise acupoints when applying moxibustion, an operation that is troublesome and difficult to manage for oneself.  However, a hairdryer can be used to heat the acupuncture points, which not ...

Helen London

A hairdryer.

Always Wake Up at Midnight? Unblock Acupoints to Solve It

Sleeping troubles affect many people. Some people fall asleep quickly, but wake up once or several times during the night. Some people repeat the pattern cyclically almost every day, but there are valid reasons behind it. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that each organ has an energy that increases at certain times of the day. If ...

Helen London

A double bed.