1 foot bathing also has these effects of promoting blood circulation. From the perspective of health theory, the foot is farthest from the human heart and bears the heaviest burden. So this place is most likely to cause poor blood circulation. Medical classics record: "People have feet, just like trees have roots. When a tree dies, its roots are exhausted first, and people get old when they are old." Especially for people who often feel cold hands and feet, soaking feet is an excellent method.

Acupoint reflex zone and meridians stimulating the foot There are six main meridians in the human foot, including the end points of three yang meridians (bladder meridian, stomach meridian and gallbladder meridian) and the beginning points of three yin meridians (spleen meridian, liver meridian and kidney meridian), all of which are located in the foot. So soaking feet is equivalent to stimulating these six meridians.

People often say: "the rich take tonic, and the poor soak their feet." It can be seen that soaking feet plays a great role. Especially in modern society, the extensive use of air conditioners and people's general love of cold food make their bodies cold and wet. By soaking your feet, you can accelerate the discharge of cold in your body.

Soaking feet with hot water improves sleep and has a mild and good stimulating effect on nerves and capillaries. This warm stimulation is reflected in the cerebral cortex, which plays an inhibitory role, thus improving sleep.

Help your body detoxify and soak your feet for 20-30 minutes every day to help your body detoxify and accelerate blood circulation. Many diseases are the focus of perennial hematocele in that place. As long as you insist on soaking your feet, it will definitely have an effect and there is no side effect at all.

In the theory of Chinese medicine to slow down rheumatoid arthritis, soaking feet is also good for other systemic diseases, such as rheumatism, arthritis, colds and other common diseases. As long as you insist on soaking your feet every day, you can play a health care role in slowing down symptoms.

2 The correct way to soak your feet The best way to soak your feet is to buy a deep wooden bucket and put the whole calf in it. At the same time, choosing wooden barrels has two advantages, one is close to nature, and the other is easier to keep warm.

At the best time, many people choose the wrong way to soak their feet: they like to soak the water from very hot to completely cold, and even heat it for an hour or two. In fact, it is best to soak your feet for 30-45 minutes, once a day or once every other day. In addition, when using traditional Chinese medicine to hot foot bath, put the boiled liquid medicine into water before each foot bath, so as to dilute the water, and then follow the method of ordinary hot foot bath.

Optimum water temperature The water temperature for soaking feet should not be too hot or too cold, and it is usually best to maintain it at 38℃-43℃. If possible, you can put your feet in water at about 38℃ first, then heat the water, and gradually heat it to about 42℃ to keep the water temperature. At the same time, when soaking feet, water generally overflows the ankles and often rubs.

Confirm the effect of soaking feet. Soaking your feet means soaking your feet on your back and feeling a little damp, or sweating on your forehead. But be careful not to sweat too much. Because sweat is the liquid of the heart. Sweating too much will make you sad. As long as you sweat a little, it means that the meridians have been connected up and down.