The nerve endings on the hands and feet have thin blood vessels and insufficient kidney qi, so the hands and feet are cold. You can do finger exercises, soak your feet or use health care products. Here are some ways to soak your feet. People with cold hands and feet must watch! Soaking feet is the best way to tonify the kidney, and time is particular. When is the best time to soak your feet? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the sole of the foot is the confluence of meridians, and there are more than 60 acupoints and reflection areas connected with the five zang-fu organs of the human body, corresponding to the five zang-fu organs of the human body respectively. Soaking feet has the functions of relaxing channels and activating collaterals and improving blood circulation. Most people know that soaking feet is good, but many people don't know that the effect of soaking feet is slightly different at different time periods. If you want to protect your kidneys, you'd better choose to soak your feet around 9 pm, and the effect is the best. Why does soaking feet at 9: 00 pm protect the kidneys the most? The reason why this time period is chosen to tonify the kidney is because it is the time when the kidney meridian is weak in qi and blood. At this time, after soaking feet to increase body heat, blood vessels in the body will expand, which is conducive to promoting blood circulation, thus promoting blood circulation in the body. At the same time, the nerves that have been nervous for a day and the kidneys that have been tired for a day can be completely relaxed and fully adjusted at this time, and people will feel very comfortable. "Hot water soaking feet can not only tonify the kidney and clear the liver, but also help improve the quality of sleep." If you do foot massage for a few minutes after soaking your feet, it will better promote the blood circulation of the body and further regulate the viscera and organs. After soaking your feet, I suggest you stop doing other activities and fall asleep every few minutes, which is better for tonifying the kidney. How long is the best time to soak your feet? When soaking feet, the water temperature should not be too hot, about 40℃ is appropriate, and the soaking time should not be too long, only about half an hour. It's best to soak until you sweat a little. Because the metal is easy to cool, it is best to use a wooden basin for soaking feet, which can put some salvia miltiorrhiza and angelica which are beneficial to blood circulation; Or put some forsythia, honeysuckle, isatis root and chrysanthemum to reduce fire and clear heat. Office workers are full of energy to soak their feet in the morning. The reason why I choose to soak my feet in the morning is because I sleep in the same position for a long time at night and my blood circulation is not smooth. Bubbles in the morning can promote blood circulation and regulate autonomic nervous system and endocrine system. Nerve endings on the soles of the feet are connected with the brain. When washing feet, massaging the soles of feet and toes with both hands in warm water can make the brain feel relaxed and comfortable, make the brain feel refreshed and energetic, and "fill up" the day's work. The method of soaking feet in the morning is very simple. The water temperature is controlled at about 40℃, and it is better to be comfortable and not hot, and soak for about 5 minutes. Massage Yongquan point of both feet with index finger, middle finger and ring finger for about 1 minute, and then massage the gap between toes of both feet for about half a minute. In order to keep the water temperature, you can add a proper amount of hot water several times and repeat it for 3-5 times. If there is not enough time, do 1 time, or massage without soaking in hot water. "Washing feet in spring, the sun rises and takes off; Washing feet in summer, removing dampness; Wash your feet and nourish your heart in autumn; The feet are hot in winter and the abdomen is warm. " Washing feet with hot water all year round is good for the human body. So, try it on a weekday morning. The small remedies for soaking feet add two small remedies for preventing diseases and treating soaking feet: soaking feet with ginger juice to remove cold and treating cold hands and feet. "Soaking feet with ginger juice is to add a few pieces of beaten ginger to warm water, which has the effect of dispelling cold and has a good effect on relieving cold hands and feet." Ginger tastes pungent and warm. If taken orally, it can accelerate the blood circulation of human body and improve the discomfort symptoms such as cold hands and feet, chills and chills. There is no harm in soaking feet with Jiang Shui, but it is unfounded to say that soaking feet with ginger juice can treat some diseases. There are two remedies for soaking feet: soaking feet with vinegar to improve sleep disorders. "Adding a few spoonfuls of white vinegar to warm water is vinegar soaking. Soaking feet with vinegar can moisturize the skin, eliminate fatigue and treat sleep disorders. " Acetic acid can promote metabolism, help rest, restore physical strength, and prevent arteriosclerosis and hypertension. Vinegar is good for health, but the saying that vinegar soaking feet can improve sleep is a folk experience, and there is no such saying in medicine. Soaking your feet with hot water can not only relieve fatigue, but also help you sleep. In fact, as long as Chinese medicine is added to water, it can also play other roles. Hot water foot bath is foot bath, which belongs to one of the contents of traditional Chinese medicine pedicure and is also a commonly used external treatment. The foot is the farthest part of the human body from the heart. In winter, due to the stimulation of cold, the blood vessels in the feet contract and the blood circulation is blocked, which is easy to induce many diseases. Soaking feet with hot water can improve local blood circulation, dispel cold and promote metabolism, thus playing a role in health care. Common method of soaking feet: take 50-100g of dried mugwort leaves (depending on the amount of water, there is no strict standard), boil them with water first, and then add cold water or soak feet after the temperature is lowered. If it's too much trouble, soak the mugwort leaves in some hot water for 20 minutes and then add water to soak your feet. Several small prescriptions for soaking feet with wormwood leaves: ① wormwood ginger can cure cold, arthropathy, rheumatoid disease, cough, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma. ② wormwood and safflower can improve varicose veins, peripheral neuritis, poor blood circulation, numbness of hands and feet or blood stasis. Salt-containing wormwood is suitable for upper energizer with fire, often accompanied by jealousy, toothache, sore throat, irritability, catching a cold on fire, edema of legs and feet, etc. ④ 20 capsules of Chinese prickly ash are suitable for sweaty feet, smelly feet, beriberi and warm rash. Soak feet with vinegar: (rice vinegar or aged vinegar100-150g)1. Can solve the problem of foot odor, soaking feet with vinegar can sterilize, and can treat beriberi to some extent. 2. It can relieve fatigue; 3. It can moisten skin, soften cutin and increase skin elasticity; 4. It can dispel wind and dampness and improve the symptoms of chills; 5. Treat sleep disorders; 6. Vinegar can penetrate the superficial skin of feet, enhance blood circulation, remove human blood waste and pathological deposits, and cure many chronic diseases. Soak your feet in spring and the sun rises and takes off; Soaking feet in summer can clear away heat and damp; Soak your feet in autumn, moisten your lungs and intestines; Soak your feet in winter and your abdomen is warm.