1, promoting blood circulation. The warming effect of bathing can dilate human blood vessels, accelerate blood flow, thus promoting blood circulation throughout the body and achieving the effect of warming yang and warming the body.

2. accelerate metabolism. The warm effect of bathing can stimulate the secretion of human hormones, thus improving the metabolic capacity of the body and allowing the garbage and toxins in the body to be better excreted.

3. Consume body heat. Taking a hot bath can relax the body and mind, restore muscle elasticity and consume a lot of calories.

4. Enhance respiratory function. The hot water vapor inhaled during bathing is beneficial to keep the mucous membrane of oral cavity and nasal cavity moist, which can not only prevent the invasion of cold virus, but also help to remove mucus from the lungs.

5. Eliminate brain fatigue. Taking a hot bath can speed up the blood circulation, reduce the substances that make people feel tired in the blood, improve the blood supply to the brain, and inhibit the excitement of the central nervous system of the cerebral cortex, so that the brain is at rest.

6. Relieve local pain. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "warming the meridians, the general principles do not hurt." Bathing can increase the blood supply to injured tissues and relieve local pain.

7, reduce the incidence. Using the warm effect of bathing to strengthen the blood circulation of feet is conducive to refreshing the mind and preventing diseases.

Extended data

Hygienic precautions for bathing are as follows:

1 and 40℃ are important boundaries. When the water temperature exceeds 40℃, the stimulation of temperature to the body will be strengthened, and the sympathetic nerve will play a role. Its function is to get the body and mind excited. Therefore, for infants, the elderly, people with weak constitution and patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease, it is a dangerous behavior that the water temperature is too high when taking a bath.

2. Bathing time depends on the water temperature. Hot water above 40℃ cannot be soaked for a long time. Soak above 42℃ for 3-5 minutes at most, 40℃ 10 minute, and 37℃ to 39℃ for 20-30 minutes.

3, be wary of taking a bath after drinking, which may easily lead to cardiovascular disease. After drinking, due to the accelerated blood circulation, the glucose stored in the body will be consumed in large quantities during bathing, resulting in a rapid drop in body temperature. At the same time, alcohol inhibits the normal physiological activities of the liver and hinders the recovery of glucose storage in the body, which is easy to lead to shock and can be fatal in severe cases.

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