At U TCM, we strategically combine various Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) slimming treatments to help you achieve your weight loss goals in a healthy and natural way. Our comprehensive programme includes NO-PAIN weight loss acupuncture, Tuina Massage, Cupping for weight loss, Gua Sha, and Herbal Medication.

Gua Sha Slimming

Gua Sha is a technique that involves using a special tool to scrape the skin in short or long strokes along specific energy lines. This method promotes healing, lymphatic drainage, and blood circulation. When applied for slimming, Gua Sha supports the digestive system, rebalances internal organs by stimulating Qi, and aids in the elimination of toxins and reduction of cellulite, helping to tone the body.

For facial applications, Gua Sha is used gently to reduce puffiness caused by lymph and water retention. This technique encourages lymphatic drainage, resulting in a slimmer-looking face and clearer, healthier skin.

Acupuncture Slimming

Acupuncture involves inserting very thin needles into specific points on the body to stimulate natural healing processes and promote physical and emotional well-being. Acupuncture slimming works by influencing factors that aid in weight loss, such as boosting metabolism, suppressing appetite, improving digestion, and reducing stress. It also focuses on balancing Qi in the liver, spleen, kidneys, thyroid gland, and endocrine system, as weight gain in TCM is often linked to the malfunctioning of these organs.

Slimming Massage

Our Slimming Massage creates friction that warms the skin, increasing microcirculation and aiding in the breakdown of fat to be burned. This method complements other TCM slimming techniques by enhancing their effectiveness.

Benefits of U TCM’s Slimming Methods

Improved Blood and Qi Circulation: Enhances overall health and vitality.

Reduction of Water Retention and Fat Cells: Helps dissipate excess water and fat cells.

Promotion of Fat Metabolism: Boosts the body’s natural fat-burning processes.

Detoxification: Aids in the elimination of toxins from the body.

Cellulite Reduction: Helps tone the body by reducing cellulite.

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Lymphatic drainage massage is a gentle, therapeutic technique designed to encourage the movement of lymph fluids throughout the body. This fluid plays a crucial role in removing waste and toxins from bodily tissues. Certain health conditions, such as lymphedema and fibromyalgia, can cause lymph fluid to accumulate, making lymphatic drainage massage particularly beneficial.

Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage Massage

This massage technique offers numerous health benefits, including:

Detoxification: Helps the body eliminate toxins.

Increased Metabolism: Speeds up metabolic processes.

Enhanced Blood Circulation: Improves overall circulation.

Boosted Immunity: Strengthens the immune system.

Improved Skin Elasticity and Gloss: Enhances skin health and appearance.

How Lymphatic Drainage Works

Lymphatic drainage massage is a low-pressure, painless treatment that uses rhythmic strokes to stimulate the lymphatic system. This system is a complex network of lymph nodes and vessels responsible for transporting lymph fluids, which contain toxins, waste, proteins, and fats. By collecting and flushing out these toxins through the lymph nodes, the lymphatic system helps fight infections and viruses while delivering oxygen and nutrients to cells.

Regular drainage of the lymph system is essential for promoting better circulation and regulating the immune system. The lymphatic system relies on pressure from blood vessels and muscle movement to circulate lymph fluids effectively.

Fluid Regulation and the Lymphatic System

Fluid regulation is a critical function of the lymphatic system. When excess fluid is not removed, it can lead to water retention, swelling, or edema. Fluid from blood plasma exits the blood vessels at capillaries, and while most returns to the blood via osmosis, some extracellular fluids remain in the interstitial spaces and must be returned to the blood through lymphatic vessels. The lymphatic system removes these excess fluids and returns them to the circulatory system via the subclavian veins.

The TCM Perspective: San Jiao

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the lymphatic system is equivalent to San Jiao, which shares similar functions of fluid regulation, waste elimination, and metabolism. San Jiao serves as a passageway for the movement of Qi, heat, and fluid throughout the body. It plays a vital role in removing wastes and is closely involved in metabolic processes.

San Jiao ensures that fluid flows freely between various organs, maintaining normal bodily functions. The lung (upper energizer), spleen (middle energizer), and kidney (lower energizer) are key organs in water metabolism. As described in the ancient Chinese text “Elementary Questions” (Su Wen), “The Triple Burner holds the key.”

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