Gua Sha

How Gua Sha can help your hormones.

Have you heard of Gua sha? It’s a treatment we use quite a lot in Chinese medicine. You have proberbley seen the tools used for a skin beauty. Which they are great for, as they improve blood flow which in turn improves collagen. and reduces puffiness.

Did you know they have many other uses? They are great for stiff or sore muscles, you just have to apply gentle strokes to the area of pain. Sometimes a redness can appear on the skin, but this is a good sign as it means the old and stagnant blood has moved to the surface of the skin, and the fresh healthy blood can get to the area of pain to help it heal.

I recommend gua sha a lot in clinic for hormone health. One of the best ways to help is to put some oil on your abdomen and use the tool to massage in upwards strokes from the pelvic bone with light pressure. This stimulates blood flow to the reproductive organs and helps with hormone balance, PMT, endo, period pain and PCOS. You can do it daily, I do it after my shower every day and it’s now just part of my daily routine. It’s really easy to do so why not give it a try. They are also quite reasonable to buy here