As we all know Chris works all day every day and one Tuesday evening I thought he was in urgent need of some acupuncture!

In the picture below I began tonifying Chris’s digestive system and relaxing his nervous system after a long day of work. He had 5 needles in his tummy and 8 needles in his legs.  This created a blood supply to even the small capillaries in his abdominal area.

Ayano treating Chris with Moxa heat

The black stick I’m holding is smokeless moxa – this gently heats up the body’s points to move blood and Qi (energy) to his digestive system.

The digestive system needs 50% of our energy to work properly!

Breaking down the foods, get them all into liquid, absorbing nutrients and eliminating the waste products is a lot of hard work!

Do you think you are giving your digestive system a chance?

In the city life, we are chased by time, tasks, information, communications and responsibilities.

How many of us have such a luxury to sit and enjoy our foods with no disturbance?

How many of us are guilty of eating our lunch on the go? Or in front of the computer checking our emails?

As a result of this hectic lifestyle the blood supply and energy goes to your head and arms, rather than your stomach and intestines, foods take longer to be broken down, start fermenting in the stomach and create internal toxins.

Gas, bloating, tiredness, sleepiness and headache can strike soon after lunch and over the years our digestive systems can weaken and tire.

Start paying attention to your body’s marvellous work and support your stomach from the heart.  In Chinese medicine we make our energy from foods and fresh air. Without absorbing the nutrients from foods we cannot feel alive, stay young and stay healthy!

Create pure energy for yourself after a long and stressful day. If you’d be interested in a treatment for your digestive system then get in touch!

Ayano Izuta