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Best Acupressure Points forPromoting Strong BloodCirculation Throughout Your Legsand FeetBy Dr. Ben Kim on December 07, 2008

Natural Health SolutionsUpdated on December 7, 2008Have you ever noticed thatyour fingernails grow morequickly than your toenails? If

not, the next time you clip your fingernailsand toenails on the same day, take note ofhow quickly they grow in the days thatfollow. I'm confident that you will find thatyour fingernails need another trim at least afew days before your toenails do.Are you curious about why your fingernailsgrow faster than your toenails? The answeris simple: Your upper extremities are closerto the pumping power of your heart thanyour lower extremities are, so your armsand hands enjoy better overall bloodcirculation than your legs and feet do.This example illustrates how importanthealthy blood circulation is to the health ofall of your cells. Better circulation almostalways translates to quicker growth andrepair of damaged cells. This is only logicalof course, since the health of all of your cellsis dependent on receiving a steady supply ofoxygen and nutrients, and having carbondioxide and other waste products removedon a continual basis; your blood circulation isresponsible for fulfilling both of these roles.Since your lower extremities generally donot enjoy the same level of blood perfusionthat the rest of your body does, it stands toreason that your thighs, legs, and feet can

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use all of the extra help that you can providethrough your food and lifestyle choices topromote strong and steady blood circulation.Why should you be concerned withpromoting healthy blood circulationthroughout your lower extremities? Becausestrong and steady blood flow to your thighs,legs, and feet can help to accomplish all ofthe following:

Prevent varicose veins.Prevent restless leg syndrome, whichinvolves experiencing unpleasantsensations like itchiness and burning inyour legs, which can create anuncontrollable urge to thrash your legsaround while you are resting.Prevent Diabetes Mellitus Type 2.Promote quick healing of wounds andinjuries, from cuts to sprained anklesand fractured bones.Promote healthy bone and musclestructure and function throughout yourlower extremities.Promote efficient temperatureregulation throughout your lowerextremities i.e. prevent cold feet.

One of the best therapies that you can useto promote optimal blood flow throughoutyour legs and feet is acupressure, whichinvolves applying deep and steady pressureto specific locations.The key to using acupressure to promotehealthy blood circulation in your lowerextremities is to know the locations of themajor arteries that supply fresh blood,oxygen, and nutrients to your pelvic, thigh,leg, and foot regions.

Anatomy of Arterial Supply andKey Acupressure Points in YourLower ExtremitiesFrom your heart, blood pumps down towardyour lower extremities via your aorta, whichbecomes your abdominal aorta, which turns

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into your common iliac arteries (near the topof your pelvic region), which give rise toyour external iliac arteries (near the middleportion of your pelvic region), which giverise to your femoral arteries. Your femoralarteries are named for the femur bone,which is the large bone that begins at thebottom of your pelvis and ends at your kneejoint.Your femoral arteries (one in each leg) giverise to all of the arteries that supply freshblood to every region of your lowerextremities. So the best acupressure point tobegin with is Spleen-12 (one on each side ofyour body. Application of pressure toSpleen-12 can help to promote optimal bloodflow through your femoral arteries.

Spleen-12 (SP-12)SP-12 is in your pelvic region inthe center of the crease whereyour thigh joins your trunk.Pictures of SP-12 can be found onpages 127 and 129 ofAcupressure's Potent PointsPicture of SP-12 at Acuxo.com

In the soft, fleshy area found behind each ofyour knees, your femoral artery becomesyour popliteal artery. Healthy blood flowthrough your popliteal artery can bepromoted by applying pressure to a pointcalled Bladder 40.

Bladder-40 (BL-40)BL-40 is in the center of the soft,fleshy area at the back of yourknee, right in the crease of yourknee joint. In Acupressure'sPotent Points, this point is shownas BL-54 on pages 148 and 149.Some practitioners refer to thispoint as BL-40, while others referto it as BL-54.Picture of BL-40 at Acuxo.com

From the back of your knee joint, yourpopliteal artery gives rise to your anteriortibial artery, which travels down the frontpart of your leg in the muscles associated

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with your shins (when these muscles areinflamed, this condition is referred to as shinsplints). Healthy blood flow through youranterior tibial artery can be promoted byapplying pressure to a point calledStomach-36.

Stomach-36 (ST-36)ST-36 is located approximatelyfour finger widths below thebottom border of your kneecap,one finger width outside of yourshin bone (tibia). You can confirmthat you are on the right spot byplacing your fingers here andfeeling for muscle contractionwhile you move your ankle jointup and down. Pictures of ST-36can be found on pages 127 and128 of Acupressure's Potent PointsPicture of ST-36 at Acuxo.com

Also from the back of your knee joint, yourpopliteal artery gives rise to your posteriortibial artery, which travels down the back ofyour leg and supplies fresh blood to most ofthe tissues in the posterior compartment ofyour leg. Healthy blood flow through yourposterior tibial artery can be promoted byapplying pressure to a point called Spleen-6.

Spleen-6 (SP-6)SP-6 is located approximatelythree finger widths above yourinner ankle bone, in a tender-to-applied-pressure region of yourlower calf muscle, just behindyour main shin bone (tibia).Pictures of SP-6 can be found onpages 169 and 171 ofAcupressure's Potent PointsPicture of SP-6 at Acuxo.com

In your ankle region, your anterior andposterior tibial arteries come together toform a network of smaller arteries thatsupply fresh blood, oxygen, and nutrients toyour feet. The best acupressure point tostimulate to promote healthy blood flowthrough this network of arteries is Liver-3.

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Liver-3 (LR-3)LR-3 is located in the soft, fleshyarea that is between your big andsecond toes - run your finger upthis region toward your ankle untiljust before you can't go anotherfurther because you have run intobones (your first and secondmetatarsals). A picture of LR-3can be found on page 107 ofAcupressure's Potent PointsPicture of LR-3 at Acuxo.com

If you decide to use the acupressure pointslisted above to promote healthy bloodcirculation throughout your lowerextremities, please be sure to first receivepermission from your primary health careprovider, as there are some healthconditions that contraindicate the use ofacupressure in certain areas of your body.If you'd like an excellent reference book thatoffers guidance on using trigger pointtherapy for a wide variety of healthchallenges, including those related to poorblood circulation in the legs, I recommendthat you have a look at:The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: YourSelf-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, SecondEditionBeyond the use of acupressure and triggerpoint therapy, you can promote healthyblood circulation in your legs and feet byfollowing the food and lifestyle suggestionsfound in the following articles:How to Prevent Diabetes Mellitus Type 2How to Prevent Varicose Veins

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arts, especially those that emphasize adevelopment of leg strength, are also verybeneficial to the legs. My kung fu teacherteaches me Baguazhang, which involvesthe use of the legs considerably. InBagua, my teacher told me that constantpractice of the circle walking exercisehelps to strengthen the 2nd heart (thelegs). This is because when the legs arestrong and supple, the legs help to pumpthe blood against the pull of gravity, andthe flow of blood from the legs is muchstronger than that of a normal persons.This is just another example of howbeneficial walking can be, whether it be abrisk hour walk through the neighborhood,or the deeper circle walking of Bagua, orany thorough Martial Art. As always, theeffects of such exercise are furtherenhanced with proper nutrition andrelaxation. As an added bonus, the icreasein blood flow to and from the legs greatlyhelps to reduce the work load of the heart,which is the case for any major musclegroup in the body. Of course, this isoptimized with the reduction or eliminationof stress and tension. reply

Blood FlowSubmitted by P J Davis on July 11, 2008 -19:30.I have had great success with magneticand far infrared technologies for bloodflow expecially to my feet and legs.P J reply

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