Soaking feet is good for health and is a good health care method. You can soak your feet reasonably in your spare time. When special diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are serious, it is not recommended to soak your feet, nor is it recommended to soak your feet if your skin is damaged.
The best time to soak your feet is at night, and it is appropriate to soak for 20 minutes. The optimum temperature is 40℃. Foot bath, also known as foot bath, is a simple and effective health care method, which can improve local blood circulation, dispel cold, relieve fatigue and promote sleep. It is considered that the best time to soak feet before going to bed at night is to promote blood circulation and eliminate fatigue. It is easier to fall asleep after soaking your feet, especially before going to bed in winter, which can not only drive away the cold, but also keep your feet and whole body warm. It is advisable to soak your feet for 20 minutes. If the soaking time is too short, it is difficult to achieve the expected effect.
However, soaking feet is not as long as possible. Soaking feet can promote blood circulation, and more blood flows to the lower limbs, while reducing the blood supply to the heart and brain will cause palpitations and dizziness, and in severe cases, fainting will occur. Therefore, the elderly and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, anemia, hypotension and other diseases should strictly control the foot bath time. If they feel uncomfortable during the foot bath, they should stop the foot bath immediately. For young and strong people without basic diseases, they can be relaxed appropriately according to the situation.
The best temperature for soaking feet is 40℃. It is necessary to prevent the water temperature from being too low to fully play its role, and to prevent the skin from being scalded by high temperature, especially those with diabetes or other peripheral neuropathy. Because they are not sensitive to temperature, they should not use their hands and feet to test the water temperature, but should use a thermometer to determine whether the water temperature is appropriate.