The best time to soak your feet: 30 minutes away from the hot foam. Many people like that all the water is cold, and some even keep heating the water foam for two hours. This is not right. It is advisable to soak your feet for 30 to 45 minutes, once a day or once every other day, but especially remind the elderly to soak their feet for a short time, because it is easy to cause symptoms such as sweating for too long. Therefore, it is best for the elderly to soak their feet for 20 minutes before going to bed.
The best water temperature for soaking feet is 42℃, neither too high nor too low. Generally, 38℃~ 43℃ is suitable. If possible, you can put your feet in water at about 38 degrees, and then let the water in the bathtub gradually heat up to about 42 degrees to keep the water temperature. When washing feet, the water is generally above the ankles, which often rubs the feet. However, diabetic patients should pay attention, because the skin is not sensitive to external stimuli, too hot water can easily lead to burns.
When we know how to soak our feet, we should be clear about the benefits of soaking our feet for a long time. Beneficial to blood circulation. Soaking feet with hot water can dilate peripheral blood vessels of feet, increase blood flow of feet skin, promote blood circulation and improve cold symptoms of hands and feet. Especially for women with cold hands and feet in winter, hot water soaking feet is more beneficial. It is also helpful to improve the quality of sleep. When soaking feet, add pebbles to the basin, soak feet and grind feet, and improve sleep quality by dredging human veins, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, calming the heart and calming the nerves.
Moreover, adding different foot bath powders will increase the benefits of soaking feet. If you are soaking your feet for health food, you must stick to it, so long-term persistence in soaking your feet is beneficial to your health.