Reduce Lower Belly Bulge With a Simple to Find Acupoint
Tired of ineffectively battling lower-belly bulge? Stimulating the Da Heng acupoint works with the body and doesn’t require sweat, hunger, or gimmicks.
Perhaps you’ve experienced wearing pants that fit just right—except for around that lower belly bulge. A few clicks online will flood you with solutions to get rid of it, ranging from endless crunches to scary surgical options. However, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) asks a deeper question: Why is fat so drawn to that area in the first place?
TCM suggests working with the body instead of fighting it. The acupoint Great Horizontal (Da Heng, SP15) offers a refreshing alternative—one that doesn’t require sweat, hunger, or gimmicks.
A Strategic Acupoint With Deep Roots
Da Heng was first mentioned in the “Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing,” known in English as “The A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,” a foundational text dating back nearly 2,000 years. In TCM, its significance lies in both its location and function. Situated precisely where the large intestine makes a sharp turn across the abdomen, Da Heng reflects the TCM view of the body as a natural landscape. T
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
Moreen was born into a family with a lineage of four generations of traditional Chinese medicine doctors and professors.
She was Dean of the Natural Therapies Institute in Sydney, Australia.
Drawing on her family heritage, she created a certified organic wellness brand, and co-founded the largest Chinese medical image encyclopedia online.
