{"id":345010,"date":"2014-05-29T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T01:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/reflexologie-cest-le-pied-345010.html"},"modified":"2014-05-29T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T01:00:48","slug":"reflexologie-cest-le-pied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/natural-healing-hk\/reflexologie-cest-le-pied-345010.html","title":{"rendered":"Reflexology: How to practice it and its health benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefrance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/shutterstock_143175415.jpg\"><span style=\"display: block;\" class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-84762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-84762 img-responsive \" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariefrance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/05\/shutterstock_143175415-680x469.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_143175415\" width=\"489\" height=\"337\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p> <p>In Chinese and Indian medicine, the foot is a mirror of the human body, says Carla Gaspar, reflexologist and author of \u201c<em>La R\u00e9flexologie au quotidien<\/em>\u201d (Daily reflexology) (ed. Mango), an illustrated guide which details how three different types of foot massages work. Used for millennia, the study of the massage of these \u201creflex\u201d zones has been gaining traction even in Europe. In the 1920s and 1930s, researchers and therapists have demonstrated the existence of a precise map that links each organ and area on the foot.\u00a0Regularly massaging them rebalances the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/10-ultra-energizing-foods-18957.html\">energy <\/a>flowing in the body, and helps to relieve tension and common ailments \u2013 sinusitis, bloating, etc. \u00a0The Golden Rule: find a comfortable position to massage your foot, leaning back, sitting cross-legged or on a chair, foot on the opposite thigh, without compressing the abdomen.<\/p> <p><strong>Our 3 pro tips:<\/strong><br \/> - For maximum comfort, warm your hands with a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/health-benefits-argan-oil-21959.html\">vegetable oil<\/a> (almond, jojoba, apricot kernel, etc.)<br \/> - To avoid getting your arms in a knot, massage your right foot with your right hand, and left foot with the left hand.<br \/> - Do not practice reflexology in the case of phlebitis or venous thrombosis!<\/p>  <p><strong>Read more from our\u00a0special Reflexology report:<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/fight-to-the-stress-22807.html#post-22807\">Foot massage\u00a0to fight against stress<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/fight-for-mal-de-back-pain-cervical-22809.html#post-22809\">Foot massage\u00a0to combat neck and back pain<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/well-to-sleep-22811.html#post-22811\">Foot massage\u00a0for a good sleep<\/a><\/p> <p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Isabelle Soing<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foot massages help us feel relaxed from head to toe\u2026but that\u2019s not all they are good for. 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