In addition, the foot is also a "barometer" of health. Whether you are healthy or not can be seen from three characteristics of your feet.
Sole color
Chinese medicine has long said that five colors distinguish diseases, and five colors refer to green, red, yellow, white and black.
Chinese medicine believes that the normal soles of feet should be reddish. If the red color is too obvious, it may be that the body is hot.
If the color is blue, it may be cold;
If there is yellow, it means that the liver and gallbladder are not good;
If the sole of the foot is white, there may be anemia;
If the sole of the foot is black or purple, it is caused by poor blood circulation.
Temperature of feet
Old people and women are prone to cold feet, mostly because they wear too little or have insufficient kidney yang. This kind of people can eat more warm food in autumn and winter, such as ginger, mutton, garlic, etc., which can improve the body's ability to keep out the cold.
If the soles of the feet are overheated, it may be yin deficiency and internal heat. Usually, we should eat more sweet and cold food (wax gourd and mung bean) and eat less spicy food.
toenail
Healthy people have pink nails and crescent-shaped toenails!
If your toenails turn white, it may be anemia or malnutrition. At this time, we should pay attention to diet, mainly to replenish blood.
If there are vertical stripes on the nails, it means that the body is weak and the resistance is poor. At ordinary times, we should strengthen exercise and enhance our resistance.
Four-legged exercise can prolong life and prevent aging.
Liu Jiaoshou, the Geriatric Center of Xiyuan Hospital of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, believes that the foot is an important part of human health. By doing some simple foot exercises, you can stimulate the foot acupoints and keep fit.
1. tiptoe
People who often sit and stand for a long time often feel pain in their lower limbs and even varicose veins, which is caused by poor blood flow in their lower limbs.
Might as well do a "tiptoe" every hour, which can promote blood circulation of lower limbs.
Scratch the ground with your toes
Specific methods: take a standing or sitting posture, with your feet on the ground and shoulder width; Toes grasp the ground first, then relax, alternately stimulate the meridians;
You can also grasp things with your toes, stimulate the acupoints of your feet and massage your toes.
Rub your feet.
After soaking feet every night, warm your palms and rub the soles of your feet with your palms, each time 100 strokes.
Rubbing feet can reduce fire, nourish kidney and prevent foot pain and swelling.
Dry clean your legs.
Hold a thigh tightly with both hands, press it hard from the root of the thigh to the ankle, then press the thigh backwards, and change legs after pressing. Repeat 10-20 times.
This action can move the legs and prevent varicose veins and edema of the lower limbs.