? Soaking feet is not for everyone. Generally, people with weak constitution can soak their feet and improve circulation. If you have dysmenorrhea, you can also soak your feet. But some people should never soak their feet, such as patients with hypertension. Soaking feet with hot water can lead to an increase in blood pressure. Diabetic patients are not suitable for soaking feet, because diabetic peripheral neuropathy can cause skin ulceration, which is difficult to heal. Once the feet are scalded, it is difficult to heal. Paralysis and coma patients should never soak their feet. Because its heat dissipation function and temperature sense are obstacles, it is very prone to low-temperature burns and blisters, which is very difficult to recover. This kind of patient is very common in clinic, and his family members take the initiative to soak his feet. Some low-temperature burns appeared and his whole foot festered. Therefore, we must master the taboo of soaking feet, and don't soak feet for any patient or any kind of person. Never soak your feet if it is not suitable for soaking your feet.

What are the benefits of soaking feet?

1. Promote blood circulation

According to the theory of keeping in good health, the foot is farthest from the human heart and bears the heaviest burden. It has been said since ancient times that the second heart of the human body is also the most likely to cause poor blood circulation. It is recorded in medical classics that "a man with feet is still like a tree with roots, and the roots of the tree are exhausted first, and the old feet of the man are old first." For people with cold hands and feet, soaking feet is the best way to promote blood circulation.

2. Stimulate the acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of the foot.

Pressing the footsteps can also reflect whether there is something wrong with the corresponding liver. When doing pedicure, the masseur will feel pain and soreness when pressing our feet, but after pressing, he will feel relaxed all over. There are six main meridians on the soles of the feet. Soaking feet can stimulate these six meridians and promote blood circulation.

3. Adjuvant treatment of diseases

As early as thousands of years ago, Chinese medicine attached great importance to the exercise and maintenance of the foot, and used foot massage (pedicure) to prevent and treat diseases. There is a folk saying that "the rich take tonic and the poor soak their feet", which shows the great role of soaking their feet. Modern people yearn for air-conditioned rooms and like to eat cold food, so some people will feel cold and wet in their bodies. Soaking their feet can accelerate the discharge of cold in their bodies.

4. Improve sleep and eliminate insomnia

Insisting on soaking feet also has a good effect on improving sleep. Soaking feet in water at 43 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes can reduce lactic acid in the blood. Moreover, the foot is rich in nerve endings and capillaries. Soaking the foot with hot water 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 and eliminating insomnia. Soaking feet can increase the blood velocity and flow of feet, thus improving heart function, reducing heart load, promoting metabolism, and regulating meridians and qi and blood.