I learn another early warning symptom for myself

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Yesterday I overdid with the yard work. No cloud cover, temps too high too

early, too much sun, etc. Last night when I was doing my general

acupressure and foot massage, I noticed that the area of the webbing between

the 4th and 5th toe bones was unusually sore. (Gallbladder meridian). I

thought to myself, " The last time it was so sore I had a horrible headache

and a lot of nausea. Wonder why it's so sore tonight? "

 

This morning I woke up with a bad headache and a lot of nausea. I didn't

realize it last night, but I was getting an early warning. It's time for me

to do some research on the Gallbladder meridian and either find or figure

out what I need to press to get rid of the nausea and headache.

 

Some good points to start cautiously experimenting with are Shu points. You

may remember a post from a few days ago on Shu points. They are 5 special

points that each meridian has that lie either between the toes and the knee

(for foot meridians) or the toes and the elbow (for hand meridians). Another

term for Shu or Transporting points is Element points.

 

The Gallbladder meridian (like the Liver meridian) is a Wood meridian. The

" mother " of Wood is Water, and the " son " of Wood is Fire. To tonify in

acupuncture, you tonify the mother; to sedate in acupuncture you sedate the

son. The Water point on the Gallbladder meridian is GB 43. The Fire Point

on the Gallbladder meridian is GB 38.

 

In acupuncture the needles are rotated one way to tonify and the opposite

way to sedate. I don't know if this will work with acupressure which I use.

I do know from experience that if I just press on a mother point, it will

tonify. I don't know about just pressing on the son to sedate. Perhaps I

should cautiously experiment with massage of the points in a clockwise and

counterclock wise direction to see what effect if any that has.

 

If you have some chronic health problems, learning early warning signs for

yourself can help you to stop problems before they manifest and also help to

decrease a tendency to a particular problem. In the past I've learned that

for myself, cold and numb feelings on the top, outer edge of the hand is a

warning of Exterior Cold which will bring on a headache and TMJ. (Small

Intestine meridian) As a result of realizing this, I not only discovered a

way to knock out these headaches in a hurry, I decreased my tendency to them

a great deal as well as being able to prevent one from occuring. Likewise, I

learned that for myself, a recurring infection problem about to erupt again

was preceded by soreness in the middle of the sole of the feet. (Kidney 1)

 

Other people may have other warning signs based on their bio-individuality

and particular problems. These are just warning signs I've learned for

myself that enable me to prevent a manifestation of some of the particular

problems I have, stop the problems if they have started to manifest, and

reduce my tendency to have the problem.

 

The reason why Shu points can be so effective is because they lie on

sections of meridians where the flow of Qi is unstable and very shallow.

it's easier to effect the flow of Qi where it's closer to the surface than

when it's deeper.

 

While I'm at it, I'm going to do a little cautious experimenting with the

Stomach meridian since Rebellious Stomach Qi frequently is a cause of

nausea. In my case, I'm having other symptoms of Rebellious Stomach Qi such

as loss of appetite, reflux, and spasms in the stomach area. (Stomach Qi is

supposed to flow in a descending direction. Rebellious Stomach Qi flows in

an ascending direction.) A good Shu point for me to experiment with on the

Stomach meridian is the Sea point (the last in the series of the 5 Shu

points for each meridian) because according to Maciocia, Sea points can be

good for " rebellious Qi and diarrhoea. " (Foundations, p. 339) The Sea Point

for the Stomach meridian is St 36. I might also try the Sea point for the

Gallbladder meridian (GB 34) and the Liver meridian (Lv 8) because the

Gallbladder and Liver meridians are both Wood meridians, and problems in one

tends to show up in the other.

 

Since acupressure usually doesn't have as extreme of an effect as

acupuncture has, I find that I can cautiously experiment with acupressure.

 

I just tried the Lv 8 point. I immediately got a sharp twinge in my left

side. The headache has gone away and nausea has lessened though there is

still some nausea and the threat of nausea increasing.

 

Note: Sometimes relief of headache and other symptoms can be instant when

the right points are found. Sometimes it takes longer periods of pressure

and many applications of pressure. Sometimes it takes other points as well.

 

Victoria

 

Victoria

 

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