How to Treat a Hangover With Acupressure

Acupressure is one of the many ways to let your fingers do the healing. Whereas acupuncture uses needles at certain meridians, or pressure points on the body, acupressure uses hand or finger pressure, but its goal is the same; to stimulate what Chinese health practitioners call chi, or the body's natural healing energy. In some ways acupressure can be more effective and rapid at healing than acupuncture. Basically the purpose is to apply a small but concentrated amount of pressure to a localized area in order to dissipate blockages within the chi energy. It is these blockages that cause physical pain and emotional discomfort. One of the other main advantages is that for the most part, and particularly for treating a hangover, you can apply it to yourself.

Things You'll Need

• A hangover
• Time
• Patience

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Instructions

How to Treat a Hangover With Acupressure

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  Many adults have experienced a hangover at some point in their life. The tell-tale symptoms include headache, irritability, nausea, fatigue, body aches, vomiting, dizziness, loss of appetite, diarrhea.

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  Get your fingers ready to do the healing. The middle finger is best suited to acupressure because it is the longest and it is strong. The thumb is also strong but it does not have the sensitivity of the middle finger. Sometimes however, when performing acupressure on yourself you will need to use both.

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  Before your start, make your hands into tight fists then stretch them out 3-4 times and rub them together to get them warmed up.

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  To relieve the headache and feelings of nausea left from a hangover you need to apply pressure to the webbed skin between your thumb and forefinger, close to the bone at the base of the index finger bone. This is known as point LI4. Hold this point firmly with your thumb on top of the webbing and your middle finger underneath. Apply pressure for one minute and then do the same for the other hand. Continue for a few minutes; you should soon notice results.

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  To relieve a headache and sensitivity to light, apply pressure to the upper ridge of each eye socket near the bridge of the nose. These are known as the B2 points. Gently squeeze the pressure point between your thumbs and middle finger, pressing upwards towards the hollows of the eye sockets. Hold for two or three minutes as you take slow, deep breaths.