Acupuncture Healthcare

Recently my half-husband flaunted his new haramaki around the house.  A haramaki is a Japanese organ warmer.  A tube of material, often worn under the wearer’s clothing, that keeps the organs of the belly and the kidneys warm and free of drafts.  When I asked Scott if he’d be willing to share one of the three haramakis gifted by his father, the answer was without hesitation–no.  Obviously we both see the value in these simple articles of clothing and I wonder if the tables were turned would I be willing to give up one of my haramaki to him?

What our interaction represents is the two main schools of thought in China.  Scott is upholding the Kidney School, which made it big in Japan, by conservatively maintaining his acquired energy preservers, the haramaki.  I represent the Spleen-Stomach School, which won out in China, by displaying a clear and lustful appetite for the haramaki.

The benefits I can see without having tried a haramaki are multiple.  I could keep my kidneys and low back warm and free of drafts.  San Francisco is particularly prone to sea breezes and cold dampness.  The benefit of keeping my kidneys and low back warm is reduced lumbar pain and stiffness and increased blood flow to an area of my body that can get tight if I’m standing or sitting for too long.  Also, the haramaki can keep my low abdomen and female organs toatsty warm for better circulation and improved efficiency.  It would be ideal for people who have trouble digesting properly or suffer from chronic constipation, for those women who have difficulty getting pregnant due to cold in the lower abdomen, or for problems with urinary incontenence and menstrual cramping.

Learn more about haramaki here and here.  I just bought mine here:  haramakilove

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