Hello friends !
Sorry for not being updated on my posts as I'm extremely busyyyyy with setting up my own website for my company and still working at the same time .... stay tuned for that :)
Anyway just to share an experience with you, and also for me to record my own progress , I have been going for TCM Slimming Sessions at Ma Kuang Biotech (MKB) by Ma Kuang Group !
Actually the reason why I am going for this TCM treatments is to lose wight (of course) most importantly because in recent times I've been feeling really lethargic , tired easily, breath not enough and especially bloatedness and indigestion and all that .. I also don't know why ! Maybe overworked / lack of sleep etc .
Anyway , I am extremely happy to have found MKB for my treatments in slimming, and helping me to recover my overall well being .
*Not sponsored at all* MKB, if you see this, please sponsor me ! hahaha ^^
ALL PICS UN-EDITED !!!!!
(Pardon for the ugliness)
Some of you may know about the Ma Kuang Group !
One of the reasons I chose Ma Kuang is because of their establishment , they have lots of clinics locally and people know them well for their TCM , can say is one of the top in Singapore , ask your parents or grandparents , they confirm know !
So I think they started this thing recently, the MKB, which specialises in the TCM Slimming, Stomach Tunia, Beauty treatments such as gua sha facial all that ...
The MKB I go to is at Pacific Plaza, which is really near my office and convenient for me :) Its just beside Shaw Centre ! Right in centre of town. On the 6th floor (address below).
The feel quite atas leh !!
Address :
Show some decorations in the centre :
That's the consultation room - where you will meet the 医师 every beginning of the treatment ....
So how is the process ?
I signed up for the basic package first, which is 6 times Tui Na and 6 times Acupuncture
1st Consultation:
Meet the Doctor , who take your "mai" which is your pulse and the doctor 医师 sort of interview you about your diet, lifestyle and they can tell your body condition.
The doctors are quite experienced and you can ask them on a lot of tips on TCM how to improve your body (do what eat what) , and by seeing your tongue and taking your pulse , they can tell .... Apparently my body condition not very good la ! Everyday I also got body ache, but nobody knows, but she can tell like saying if i'm out of breath recently or not enough sleep, haha.
For the first time consultation, If i remember correctly is $38 for mine..
It include 30 mins Tui Na and 30 min Acupunture ! So total treatment time is 1 hour.
Oh, everytime I go, the first thing to do is step onto a "Body Analyzer" Machine which generates a report on your fat content, water retention, weight, muscle mass all that, so its quite cool.
The doctor will explain to you each session about your progress. You will have a sort of like report card kept with them for every visit... Which I think is very good because you can track your fat content going down (for me) , I think it quite a happy thing. Lol
So for the 30min Tui Na,
WARNING : IT HURTS very much !!
Because the very first time I do, my stomach was bloated like hell. The doctor tell me the reason why my stomach so bloated is because of my intestinal blockage, this one I really CAN FEEL IT . And really glad I found out the reason why .
Because I really can't digest foods properly after meal and feel very bloated especially after eating , but whatever I drink (ginger tea, green tea) also wont go down :(
So actually I'm really happy to find the cause and all my tui na sessions hurt like hell because my therapist really use alot of force on my stomach to "tong" clear the "jin mai" blood flow and to clear my intestinal blockages .
So far after going for 4 sessions, i feel so much better, I rarely suffer from bloatedness nowadays and I am so happy !!!! Because I have flatter tummy now due to less air !! :D
For the 30 Min Tui Na,
my therapist will do stomach Tui Na , and Ba Guan (Cupping) , sometimes will do Gua Sha -- depends on the therapist . With a heating lamp on top of your stomach ...
She will do Tui Na first, followed by Gua Sha if there is, then end with Ba Guan for 10mins (which hurt like hell also) -- because of my intestinal blockages..
The things used are like the pics below (from google) haha.. as I am unable to take pics during treatment ..
My after treatment pictures :
This is the pic I posted on instagram haha. ALL MY BAGUAN SPOTS ARE THIS RED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
really shows how bad my blood flow is ...
FIRST SESSION PICTURES:
Damm horrible.... Is probably the most pain I ever felt ! Damm F painful for the first time...
FOURTH SESSION PICTURES :
SO MUCH BETTER NOW !!! --- same duration of time, but the blood flow so much better .....
Here shows the marks of my Gua Sha (Scrapping) :
I know my stomach damm hideous , paiseh ! But is for my own health and wellbeing !!!
These marks usually stay for 4 days or so, It will start fading slowly day after day ,
First time I do, I got orh cheh (blue black) on my stomach sia ! and feel super duper suan , sore stomach for 3 days .... I thought something wrong ! So I call back to ask, actually is normal, because the blood flow and qi of your body and stomach is being adjusted , and also the flow of the intestines too...
Normally after do this will feel weird for 2 days, then revert back to normal already, the effect will take place in 2 days !!
For the 30 min Acupuncture, It is done by the Doctor,
actually now I know, is called ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE .
Because after poking all the acupuncture in , not only at the stomach, but from top to toe, depends on your requirement that day, is determined by the doctor, I usually have about 20 to 30 needles .. (not that I count) but ya.....
After the needles are in, the doctor will attach the metal clips like those below , to some of the needles at the tummy area, (NOT ALL) then these will send like electrical pulses to the needles in your tummy.
I know it sounds scary !!!! But actually acupunture is not painful, just some needles will feel sore !
The pulses, you can ask the doctor to adjust the strength !!
Then she will leave you there to rest for 30 mins.. under the heated lamp while the pulses go on... there;s a beeper when time is up .. don't worry someone will come and save you.
The therapists are friendly, and I always ask on what to eat, what to do, what to watch out for, they are all quite knowledgeable ! All in chinese..
first time, not so used to, few times later, can even fall asleep within that 30mins. hahaha ^^
To record my progress : After 4 sessions for myself , I have gone down 3kg ! Permanently !!
(Guilty of not watching my diet all the time and Not exercising as much as I should)
If not the results could be better ! I go once a week !
But the KEY POINT IS : I feel much healthier now !!!!
My stomach is no longer bloated , I really could feel the difference :D and I'm so happy ! I feel like I have more energy throughout the day too ^^ Very important point to note is to avoid cold water because they say it will freeze up your blood flow again, thus must re-"tong" again...
My boyfriend say there is a lot of difference too and he used to be very worried about my indigestion problems, now he say really much better already! So he will continue sponsoring.. HAHAHA
Here's a pic of me before I started: (My birthday dinner)
Here's a pic of me yesterday (after my 4th treatment)
I think the legs have a lot of difference :D hehehe.. and tummy too, Though can't be told from the pic
UPDATES:
BA-GUAN: Because my shoulders are in such bad condition - sometimes do already will have orh-cheh ....
BACK TU-NIA & BA-GUAN ; abit scary but this is how bad my back is and how my back looks after treatment , this one is a better one already , the first time I do even got blood come out omg!
These take about 1 week to fade off. But I always feel that must do BA-GUAN during treatment then the session will be effective !!! Although ugly but it really helps a ton on my blood circulation and energizes me .. Gua sha is not every time .. :)
This is my recent picture , taken outside my KRABI VILLA - BAAN JA ID -- also credits to my bee for finding my good angle (entirely honest) HAAAHA
(Went there with a group of friends beginning of Feb 2015 - A fantastic stay)
I would say that I have toned quite a lot , especially obvious on the legs .. Tummy too ! So I felt that it was pretty good treatments working for me, but everybody's body is different.. I completed 12 sessions of treatments once a week :) (12 acupuncuture & 12 tui-na , baguan & guasha) -- each time is about SGD 100 . Weight loss not so much , about 4kg there about , but priority for me is my body circulation and functioning back in action , stomach blockage is cleared - no more extreme bloating after meals ! Feel much more alive & active now :)
Hope this is useful for those who want to try TCM slimming ^^ Thanks for reading my diary post over here !!
CIAO ~
