Ear Acupressure for Weight Loss

Acupressure has been used for thousands of years and was developed in China by healers and philosophers as an effective way to promote health and healing. Unlike acupuncture that uses needles, acupressure uses physical pressure on a particular pressure point in the body. It has been used by thousands of people for various health problems and has been effectively used for weight control.

Prepartion for Acupressure Session

• One of the most important things to do is to familiarize yourself with a diagram of the all the acupressure and reflex points of the body. Obtain a good diagram of both the ear and body reflexology points and acupressure points. Study the points that apply to the ear for appetite control as well as other organs that could also assist you in loosing weight such as kidneys, stomach, intestines, adrenal glands and the digestive tract.

Treatment and Application

• A session for controlling appetite and helping with weight loss might consist of: Locating the appetite control points on the ear and applying pressure; applying pressure on the spleen 6 (S6) point for digestion, the stomach 36 point, the spleen 9 point, stomach 40 point, the large intestine (Li 11), the liver 3 (L3) and returning to the appetite control points on the ears.

  Apply moderate to strong pressure depending upon sensitivity, which will vary with every point and which can change daily. Make sure you massage or hold the point for up to three minutes. You can apply pressure to your ear when you feel hungry as well as to the other points as desired.

  There are are also tiny ball patch presspoint stickers than can be purchased for the ear as a way to apply pressure on the appetite control point more steadily.