While researching information on navel (bellybutton) piercings, I came across a website that contained rather peculiar information.
It started out explaining acupuncture, and how it's believed that disturbances in energy are what cause illness in the body. It also showed a line going down the front of a body that was the major energy points that were most sensitive to change and therefor more likely to be the cause of illness.
From there, it focused on saying that in acupuncture, excluding the most extreme cases, the area around the navel is never touched. They believe it is THE MOST SENSITIVE parts and that even positive tampering can cause great illness and even death.
It claimed that piercing your bellybutton is a major risk that can potentially end up harming you more than you think.
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Note that my post was based on memory after reading it a week ago. Actual information in source may not be identical but should be mostly similar.
It started out explaining acupuncture, and how it's believed that disturbances in energy are what cause illness in the body. It also showed a line going down the front of a body that was the major energy points that were most sensitive to change and therefor more likely to be the cause of illness.
From there, it focused on saying that in acupuncture, excluding the most extreme cases, the area around the navel is never touched. They believe it is THE MOST SENSITIVE parts and that even positive tampering can cause great illness and even death.
It claimed that piercing your bellybutton is a major risk that can potentially end up harming you more than you think.
Source
Note that my post was based on memory after reading it a week ago. Actual information in source may not be identical but should be mostly similar.