First, the temperature should not be too hot. Especially for the elderly and diabetic patients, the elderly and diabetic patients (diabetic patients with abducent neuropathy) feel that their working ability is reduced at temperature, and they are insensitive to sensory nerves and proprioception. Usually very hot water can't feel the heat, and it is very easy to burn. After burn, it is difficult to heal because the blood supply at the far side of the body is not rich and colorful, which eventually leads to more serious adverse effects.
Second, patients with leg arteriovenous fistula. This kind of patients with arterial obstruction of lower limbs caused by various reasons will have chills and numbness of their feet, and they are very easy to get tired when walking. After walking for a while, they will have a slope (one foot deep and one foot shallow) because of ischemic pain. This kind of patient can't soak his feet with hot water. The more painful the blisters, the more serious the symptoms.
"Rich people eat supplements and poor people soak their feet."
This statement is a summary of the old ancestors' health care experience and has some truth. It is a habit of many people to soak their feet with hot water before going to bed, because I like it. I feel tired and sleepy after a day's work. Soaking feet with hot water can really relieve fatigue and sleep better. For pot friends who have the habit of soaking their feet in hot water, it is not used to not soaking their feet for a day. They always feel that there are some defects. In other words, this health habit is laziness.
Why is hot water soaking feet healthy? People in China have higher and higher requirements for physical and mental health, and various health care experiences are puzzling. Many of them are unreliable, especially health care products, and most of them are unreliable. Soaking feet in hot water is a basic zero-cost health care countermeasure and is highly recommended. Let's analyze the basic principle of boiling water to soak feet from different angles of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine:
1. Western medicine perspective: The feet of the body are farther away from the heart than other positions, and the circulatory system is the worst. Everyone has such a work experience: where is the coldest in cold winter? Yes, it's two feet. If you wear thick leather boots, your feet will not feel cold and your whole body will not be so cold. Soaking feet with hot water can dilate blood vessels in the soles of feet, promote blood circulation in the body, have vigorous metabolism and discharge more waste.
2. Chinese medicine perspective: Chinese medicine believes that different parts of the sole of the foot can correspond to the internal organs of the human body. Soaking feet or massaging with hot water has the functions of dredging meridians, harmonizing qi and blood and improving immunity.
Matters needing attention in soaking feet with hot water.
The temperature of hot water should not be too high or too low, and 40℃ is the best. If it is too high, there is a danger of scalding and scalding your feet. If it is too low, it can't be called soaking feet, but washing feet at most. Soak your feet for 30 minutes-1 hour. It is not advisable to soak your feet immediately after a meal, which is not conducive to food digestion and absorption. It is not advisable to sleep immediately after soaking feet. It is suggested to relax by foot massage, and the effect is better. Special constitution: patients with diabetes and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should not soak their feet for a long time.