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Soaking feet in winter has many advantages, but what kind of people should not soak their feet, so we must be vigilant?
In winter, the temperature is low and it is easy to get sick. Many people like to soak their feet in hot water before going to bed at night, and may also add some herbs to help them sleep better after soaking their feet. Indeed, soaking feet can activate meridians and relieve fatigue, which is of great benefit to health, but not everyone is suitable for soaking feet.

When soaking feet, the arteries of the human body will expand to a certain extent, the blood circulation will be accelerated a lot, and more blood will flow into the lower limbs. However, people with varicose veins and venous embolism will not strengthen their venous reflux ability, but will make the congestion of lower limbs more serious and affect their health. We must pay attention to it.

Patients with beriberi are also not suitable for soaking feet. Most people think that soaking feet can relieve beriberi symptoms, because hot water will make feet less itchy when soaking feet, but in fact hot water can't play a bactericidal role. Athlete's foot caused by fungi needs higher temperature water to suppress. The temperature of the usual foot bath water can't sterilize, but it will enhance its activity. Hot water dilates the capillaries on the soles of feet, which easily damages people's skin, leads to bacterial infection and aggravates beriberi. Therefore, people with beriberi should not soak their feet casually.

Children can't soak their feet at will. Human feet play a great role. It can be said that it is a shock absorber, which can reduce the impact of some strenuous exercise, protect various blood vessels and nerves on the soles of the feet, and protect organs such as the heart. Development takes time. If children often soak their feet in the development process, it will affect the function of plantar nerves and blood vessels, increase the probability of flat feet, which is extremely unfavorable to children's health.