Soak your feet in the morning or at night?
For most people, evening is the best time to soak their feet. After walking for a day, soaking feet with warm water can promote blood circulation, relieve fatigue and promote sleep. It is also acceptable to soak your feet in the morning, especially in winter. Soaking your feet after getting up can warm your feet and help your body resist the cold in the morning.
The effect of soaking feet in different time periods is the same, and the feelings brought to us are roughly the same. We can choose the time to soak our feet according to our own needs and habits.
Temperature and time of soaking feet
The temperature of foot bath water and the time of foot bath are equally important: too high a temperature is easy to burn, and too low a temperature has no effect; Too long time is easy to cause body ischemia, and too short time can't play the role of soaking feet.
For ordinary people, the temperature of foot bath water is between 40℃ and 45℃. Some people who are not sensitive to subcutaneous tissue may think that this temperature is too low, but too high a temperature will harm our skin without the consciousness of foot bath users. The time for soaking feet should be kept between 10 minute and 15 minute.
People who need to be careful when soaking their feet
Although soaking feet is cool, it is not suitable for everyone. The following people must be careful when soaking their feet, otherwise it will seriously threaten their health.
Patients with varicose veins and thrombosis: When soaking feet with hot water, a lot of blood will flow to the lower limbs. For these two types of patients, there will be a lot of blood in the lower limbs, and the venous return will be blocked due to varicose veins or thrombosis, resulting in blood stasis and aggravating the condition.
Diabetic foot patients: Diabetic foot patients often feel cold feet, and tend to use hot water when soaking feet, which will unconsciously burn the skin of feet and even amputate in severe cases. It can be seen that soaking feet is wonderful, but you must be careful when soaking feet.