The Organ Small-Intestine and Corresponding Exercises

The small intestine is responsible for taking nutrition out of food and making it available to the bloodstream. The abstract role of the small intestines is profound. From the gross, or unrefined, matter, the small intestine draws out what is essential and makes it available to us to sustain life. There is no more important role in our own lives than to see what is of value in our environment and make use of it.

The quality of our blood that is, the extent to which it receives adequate nutrition depends on our diet and the functioning of the small intestines. If our diet is depleted in nutrition, or we consume a diet rich in fat and cholesterol, which coat the tiny villi of the small intestine, we will be unable to draw sufficient nutrients from our food. Consequently, the cells will be undernourished. They will have to leach nutrients from neighboring tissues, including bones and teeth.

In addition, the small intestine absorbs iron from our food, which helps carry oxygen to cells throughout the body. When iron levels are low, the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is diminished. Therefore, our ability to absorb adequate iron depends on the healthy functioning of the small intestine.

When the Small-Intestine Energy Is Depleted

When a person has depleted small-intestine energy, nutrient absorption is poor. The person may suffer to some degree from malnutrition. There is a greater likelihood of anemia and chronic fatigue, especially in the hips and legs. There may be lower-back problems and insufficient strength in hara. There will like be blood stagnation in the small intestine itself, which, if not corrected, will only lead to a worsening of health in the future.

A weak small-intestine condition contributes to other types of digestive problems, including constipation and appendicitis. In women, small-intestine disorders lead to chronic menstrual problems, including premenstrual syndrome, and ovarian pain and cysts. Intestinal disorders of all kinds tend to create headaches. Depletion of the small-intestine energy often leads to migraines.

The person who suffers from a weakened small intestine tends to think too much. Such people suffer from anxiety; they tend to control their emotions with their minds, but experience a lack of joy and sometimes deep sadness.

Weak small intestine energy often lies at the root of a person's inability to make the most of his or her talents. People with weak small intestine energy often sense their inherent abilities and opportunities in their work, but are unable to fully exploit them. This causes much frustration and deep-seated self doubt.

When the Small-Intestine Energy Is Excessive

When a person has excessive small intestine energy, he or she often has stiffness in the cervical vertebrae and solar plexus, especially in the morning. There is also a coldness in hara, due to lack of blood circulation to the lower organs. Such people also have poor circulation to the extremities, cold hands and feet, and chronic constipation that can alternate with diarrhea. They may need to urinate frequently, and may have other bladder problems and, in women, ovarian pain.

People with excessive energy in the small intestine tend to have strong determination and an ability to finish what they begin. They are restless, overworked, and eat too rapidly. They withhold their emotions, often to their own detriment, and have trouble relaxing. They are highly ambitious, but often fail to appreciate their accomplishments.

Muscles involved with the Small-Intestine

Quadriceps:

This muscle straightens the knee and flexes the thigh. Weakness will be evident when there is difficulty climbing stairs, getting up and down from a seated position, picking the knee up, pain in the knee cap, and in other knee problems. The knee may be forced back in order to lock it in place. The quadriceps is associated with the jejunum and ileum, which are the last 2/3 of the small intestine. There can be such conditions as indigestion that occurs on standing up, intestinal colic, and other digestive problems.

Abdominals:

The abdominal muscles help keep the organs in place, keeping the pelvis up and compressing the abdomen. The rectus abdominis goes up and down the torso; the transverse abdominus is underneath going crosswise. They are associated with the duodenum, the first third of the small intestines just beyond the stomach in the digestive tract. They are commonly involved in indigestion, “stomach” aches, and breathing difficulties. Weakness of these muscles can result in a feeling of weakness or pain in the low back. If weakness is only on one side, there may be some restriction of shoulder movement on the opposite side. On women, this area becomes flabby and stretched out during pregnancy, losing its tone and making delivery more difficult. A man will develop a “beer belly.”

Special Exercise

Exercise moves blood circulation and transport oxygen to the muscle.It also cleans toxins and more. All Star Kids Club, Inc. has created a specific exercise to open and clean this muscle, lymphatic system, meridian, weight loss, tones and builds muscles along with balancing the positive and negative emotional state; like hate and joy, which is the problem coming from the Small-Intestine.

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