In fact, it is no problem for normal people to soak their feet. It's a cold winter. For the north with heating, it is warm, energetic and comfortable to sleep at night. Those cities that are neither south nor north have no heating and the weather is cold. Soaking feet at night has become a must for many people. For people with cold hands and feet, soaking feet can at least make them sleep warmer.
However, the man is a diabetic for many years, and his awareness of water temperature is not that high. Even if the water temperature is high, they may not feel it. If they are accidentally burned, even if it is only a small blister, if they can't get medical treatment in time, they will even be amputated.
Although soaking feet has many advantages, there are always two sides to everything. There are always some people who are not suitable for soaking their feet. Other foot-soaking plays a great role, which may cause them some troubles. Except for the diabetic foot mentioned above, it is not recommended to soak your feet. The following types of people should also be cautious when soaking their feet.
1. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Common cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease and stroke. I said before that it is not recommended for hypertensive patients to soak their feet. In fact, it is not advisable to use too hot blisters for too long, otherwise it may increase the burden on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Keep the water temperature at 40-45℃ for about 10 minute.
2. People with beriberi
Some people think that soaking feet with hot water will relieve beriberi, but it's not what you think. There are many kinds of beriberi, such as blister type and hyperkeratosis type. If it has festered, soaking feet with hot water will aggravate beriberi. In addition, people with blisters or eczema on their feet are not recommended to soak their feet with hot water. If the blisters are rotten, it is easy to cause infection.
Children are not advised to soak their feet.
It is also not recommended for children to soak their feet, because children have not fully developed and formed, and often soaking their feet with hot water will make the arch of the foot unable to develop healthily. In the long run, flat feet may appear.
4. People with varicose veins
People with varicose veins soak their feet, which may increase the burden of venous reflux and make their feet more swollen. Therefore, it's best not to soak your feet in hot water or in the big barrel of your calf. In addition, it is not recommended to warm feet with hot water bottles, which will aggravate the condition of patients with varicose veins.
However, there is a saying that "hot water is better than tonic". For healthy people, especially those whose legs and feet are often cold, soaking feet often can not only keep warm, but also have many other benefits, such as the following.
1. Let the body relax
There are many acupoints on the soles of human feet. Nowadays, many people use massage foot bath to soak their feet. They often soak their feet and do some foot massage, which can massage acupoints and relax their body and mind effectively.
2. Improve the bad peripheral circulation
There are many meridians in the foot, and frequent foot soaking can dredge the meridians. Many women actually have the problem of body cold. Winter is basically warm, not hot, and some people even get cold hands and feet in the morning. Soaking feet before going to bed at night can promote blood circulation and improve female peripheral circulation.
3. It can improve insomnia
People who can't sleep well at night can also soak their feet every day. There are many nerve endings connected with the brain on our feet, which will stimulate these nerve endings to a certain extent, thus affecting the cerebral cortex, making people's brains feel comfortable, improving the quality of sleep, and also helping to relieve headaches.
4. Be able to beautify.
If you often soak your feet, you can speed up your metabolism and promote the excretion of some toxins in your body, which is very helpful to beauty beauty, and can also improve the skin problems of your feet and make your skin ruddy and shiny.