Soaking feet, the most important direct function is to accelerate blood flow, promote blood circulation of feet and whole body, help to eliminate fatigue and promote metabolism. The foot is farthest from the heart, and because people often stand, it is relatively easy for blood to flow from the heart to the foot than from the foot to the heart due to gravity. And soaking feet promotes blood circulation.
Method: If possible, just buy a constant temperature bathtub. The appropriate temperature is 42~48 degrees, soak for 20~30 minutes, and rub your feet frequently. Especially elderly friends, usually have plenty of time and spend a long time in the bubble, which is wrong. In fact, for elderly friends, the foot bath time is shorter, as long as the body sweats slightly.
Proper water temperature, foot soaking time and rubbing are good for the blood vessels of the feet and even the whole body, but the water temperature should be emphasized here. Too high water temperature (above 55 degrees) will be harmful to your health. Soak your feet for a certain time when the water temperature is high, and your feet will be red. You can feel the swelling of blood vessels, similar to the feeling of blue veins protruding. But at the same time, we should also consider that the consequences will be that blood vessels will gradually age, skin will be injured, chapped and other problems will occur. Imagine that even pork can be cooked at a higher temperature, not to mention the delicate skin on your feet.
Reminder: If you have some diseases, you'd better not soak your feet. It is undeniable that while blood vessels dilate and blood circulation accelerates, your heart is under greater pressure than usual. So friends with poor heart function should not soak their feet in hot water for a long time. Especially for friends with varicose veins of lower limbs, it is still not recommended to soak their feet. In addition, it is not recommended that minors, especially children who are still growing and developing, soak their feet. If you often feel numbness in your lower limbs and chills in your legs and feet, you must seek medical advice promptly, and you must not blindly rely on soaking your feet.
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