Because Sun Li often plays big plays, some in winter and some in summer, and some may need to be in heavy rain, which is very bad for the health. Soaking your feet with hot water can not only relieve fatigue, but also help you sleep. At the same time, adding traditional Chinese medicine to water can also play other roles. Soaking feet with hot water can improve local blood circulation, dispel cold, promote metabolism, and finally achieve the purpose of health care.

The benefits of soaking feet

1, according to the medical explanation, there are many acupoints under the soles of our feet. Soaking our feet with hot water can not only accelerate our blood circulation, but also stimulate these acupoints, so that our human body can achieve the effect of health care. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to soak your feet at 9 pm, which is the best time to tonify the kidney.

2. Soaking feet can promote metabolism, strengthen internal circulation and transport blood to the end of feet, which can reduce the occurrence of high-risk diseases such as hypertension, heart disease and stroke.

The temperature of water should be hot enough, but it won't be hot, about 45 degrees Celsius. Add 2 tablespoons salt to warm water. Salt has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and laxative effects.

The advantage of soaking feet is that it can promote the blood circulation of soles. The soles of human feet are at the bottom of the body for a long time, and the microcirculation is very insufficient in winter. Soaking feet is helpful for blood circulation to take away the waste in the body and supplement nutrition.

Soaking feet can treat diseases through nerve reflex. Foot bath materials can be adjusted according to the condition. You can soak your feet for half an hour at a time.

4. The foot soaking time should not be too long, and it is advisable to 15 to 30 minutes. In the process of soaking feet, due to the accelerated blood circulation, the heart rate is faster than usual. Too long, it is easy to increase the burden on the heart. In addition, because more blood will rush to the lower limbs, people with weak constitution are prone to dizziness due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, and even faint in severe cases. Among them, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly should pay special attention. If you feel chest tightness and dizziness, you should temporarily stop soaking your feet and lie in bed immediately.

It is not advisable to soak your feet for half an hour after a meal. After a meal, most of the blood in the human body flows to the digestive tract. If you soak your feet with hot water immediately after a meal, the blood that should flow to the digestive system will flow to the lower limbs instead, which will affect digestion and absorption for a long time and lead to nutritional deficiency. Therefore, it is best to wash feet after eating 1 hour.