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10 Acupressure Cures You Can Do at Your Desk

Heal a hangover, period cramps or killer headache anywhere, anytime by pressing these pressure points
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For Nausea That Hits You Like a Tidal Wave
Do This: To get the same effect as a motion sickness bracelet, take your wrist in between your thumb and your index and middle fingers. Your thumb should be on the inside of your wrist, about two finger-widths down from the top crease, while your middle and index fingers are on the opposite side of your wrist. Firmly press together.

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For the Night-of-Really-Bad-Decisions Hangover
Do This: Looking at the back of your left hand, place your right thumb on the webbing between your thumb and index finger and place your other fingertips on the palm directly behind. Firmly press into the webbing and repeat on the opposite hand.

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For Menstrual Cramps That Make You Wish You Were Giving Birth Instead
Do This: Use your fingers to locate the spot between your lumbar spine and your tailbone, near the middle of your sacrum (that's the large, triangular bone at the base of your spine). Firmly press this pressure point while taking deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth until the pain begins to subside. Repeat throughout the day when feel cramps flaring up.

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For Sinus Pressure That Makes You Wish Your Head Would Explode Already
Do This: Place your index fingers on either side of your nose. Gently press on the creases where your nose and cheek meet, just outside the flare of your nostrils. Hold for up to 3 minutes.

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For No-One-Will-Notice-if-I-Nap-in-the-Bathroom Drowsiness
Do This: Use your middle and index fingers to firmly press against the back of your knees for a boost of energy. If you're really nodding off, lightly tap the top of your head, directly in the center. Then, use your thumb and index finger to massage the same spot behind your knees followed by the middle of your foot.

BY ERICA SMITH | DEC 26, 2014 | SHARES
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