So what do the old people pay attention to when soaking their feet in winter? What should the elderly pay attention to when soaking their feet in cold winter? Let's take a look at the secret of soaking feet in winter in Xiao Jiu!
How to choose a footbath?
Foot bath is very particular in Chinese medicine. The real foot bath is that the water should soak in the calf, so the best choice for foot bath is actually not a basin, but a bucket. The bottom area of the bucket for soaking feet is larger, so that the feet can contact the bottom of the bucket in a relaxed state.
In the material selection of foot bath bucket, the suggestion of traditional Chinese medicine is wooden bucket. If you choose a metal bucket, it will burn your feet too quickly, while the ordinary plastic bucket has poor insulation effect and the water is easy to cool.
Those foot baths on the market now are also ok, but if you choose, try to choose ones with drainage function and light weight. If you give it to your elders like this, you can also avoid lifting heavy objects!
How to determine the temperature of soaking feet?
Compared with young people, the foot nerves of the elderly are somewhat degraded. The perception of hot water is naturally slow, so it is best to control the water temperature of this foot bath at about 40 degrees, so as to ensure that it will not be burned.
How long is the best time to soak your feet?
In fact, the longer you soak your feet, the better. Especially for the elderly, it usually takes about 20 minutes to 30 minutes. Special reminder, if it is an old man with low blood pressure and weak constitution, it is best not to soak his feet for more than 20 minutes. There is also that it is not suitable for soaking feet for half an hour before and after eating, which is easy to affect digestion.
The best time to soak your feet at night is about one hour before going to bed. Because the blood circulation in the body will accelerate when soaking feet, it is not suitable for sleeping at this time, and the feet are still hot at this time. It's best to rub your feet first. Then put on socks to keep warm, and don't go to bed until the whole body temperature drops, so it's best to soak your feet in bed for an hour.
Who is not suitable for soaking feet?
Diabetic patients: Diabetic patients are prone to neuropathy. After neuropathy, peripheral nerves can't perceive temperature. This kind of lesion is relatively hidden, and it is not easy for diabetics to detect it themselves.
Therefore, diabetic patients are not suitable for soaking their feet. If you can't feel the water temperature after you are insane, you will naturally get burned. If the water temperature is too high, it is easy to cause foot infection, so the condition of diabetic patients will become more and more serious.
People with yin deficiency constitution: people who are afraid of cold due to yin deficiency can soak their feet with hot water to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. However, people with yin deficiency constitution are prone to get angry by soaking their feet, which can not achieve the purpose of health care.
Can I soak my feet with Chinese medicine?
Some people will add some Chinese herbal medicines when soaking their feet, which can play a certain health care role. But how to choose?
The skin is dry in winter. Generally, safflower and cassia twig can be selected.
People with qi deficiency can choose Atractylodes macrocephala and Astragalus membranaceus, which have the function of invigorating qi.
Xiao Jiu tip:
Don't mix the Chinese herbal medicine to your feet, especially the elderly. You should consult Chinese medicine practitioners first, and prepare Chinese herbal medicines according to your own physique.