The temperature of foot bath water is 38~43 degrees, but it is best not to exceed 45 degrees. Many people think that the higher the water temperature, the better as long as it is within their tolerance, but it is not. The best water temperature for soaking feet is below 50℃, which requires hot but not scalding. Feel the water temperature with your feet instead of your hands.
If the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels on the feet will easily expand excessively, and the blood in the body will flow more to the lower limbs, which will easily lead to insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the heart, brain and kidney, which is not good for the body.
2. The best time to soak your feet
The best time to soak your feet is 9 pm. Because at this time, the kidney meridian is weak in qi and blood, at this time, after soaking feet and increasing body heat, the blood vessels in the body will expand, which is conducive to promoting blood circulation, thus promoting blood circulation in the body.
The time should not be too long, and it is best to control it at 15-20 minutes. If the time is too long, the local blood circulation in the foot is too fast for a long time, and the blood in the body will flow more to the lower limbs, resulting in cardiovascular overload.
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Not suitable for soaking feet.
1, long-term diabetic. Long-term diabetic patients can't perceive the water temperature and are easy to get scalded. Therefore, it is suggested that diabetic patients should test the water temperature before soaking their feet, and then put their feet in water, and 37℃ is appropriate.
2. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients. Cardiovascular patients are not suitable for high water temperature to stimulate nerves and dilate capillaries.
People with frozen feet should not soak their feet with hot water.
Generally, people with severe heart disease, low blood pressure and diabetes are not suitable for soaking feet.
5. Patients with varicose veins.
6, the feet of some patients with skin diseases. Because soaking feet is easy to infect wounds.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-soaking feet