Feet are known as the "second heart" of human beings, and they are mysterious "organs" with infinite treasures. The narrow space of the soles of the feet gathers half of the meridians of the body, starting from Yin San Meridian (Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian) and ending at Sanyang Meridian (Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian and Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian). There are more than 60 meridians under the feet.
Soaking feet is a popular health preserving method in China. When the feet are soaked in hot water, the local temperature of the body will rise because of the rising water temperature, which will dilate the arterial blood vessels, widen the road and accelerate the blood circulation. The blood in the artery starts from the heart, passes through various hutongs (branch arteries) and reaches all organs of the body, delivering nutrients and oxygen to all organs.
It is better to soak your feet in wooden barrels.
Generally speaking, the water level of soaking feet should not exceed the ankle, but it is best to put the whole calf into the water, which is technically called soaking feet.
The distance between the mouth of the bucket and the bottom of the basin is high, and the capacity is large, so the water can't pass through the calf. If the water temperature drops, there is still room to heat the water. Moreover, even heat transfer in wooden barrels will make your legs and feet more comfortable. Therefore, compared with plastic pots, wooden barrels are more suitable for soaking feet.
But is it beneficial to soak your feet? The answer is no, because soaking feet also has many taboos and risks. If we don't pay attention in our life, soaking our feet may do harm to our health.
Soaking feet makes mistakes.
1, the hotter the foot bath water, the better?
Truth: soaking feet is not scalding feet! The water temperature is 40℃-45℃
If the water temperature is too high, it is easy to destroy the sebum membrane on the skin surface of the foot, making the stratum corneum dry or even chapped. Especially patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
It is generally recommended that 40℃-45℃ is appropriate, and it is recommended to try the temperature by hand first. For diabetics, it is safe to measure the water temperature with a thermometer. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should pay more attention. If they feel chest tightness and dizziness when soaking their feet, they should stop soaking their feet immediately.
2. Is it best to soak your feet before going to bed?
Truth: It is best not to soak your feet before going to bed.
When it's cold, everyone likes to soak their feet before going to bed. It is comfortable to go to bed after soaking in the heat, but it is not good. Soaking feet with hot water will dilate the arteries of lower limbs, and more blood will flow to legs and feet than usual. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase the risk of illness.
Therefore, the best time to soak your feet is 7 ~ 9 pm, because this stage is when the kidney meridian is weak; The soaking time should not be too long, and it is generally recommended to control it in 20-30 minutes.
3, soaking feet and sweating indicate physical weakness?
Truth: Don't worry, it's normal.
If the water for soaking feet is very hot, which strengthens the local blood circulation, it is normal for the body to sweat slightly, not the "virtual" on the Internet. But if sweating a lot is not good, too much water loss in the body will lead to collapse, especially in the elderly.
Soaking feet is not for everyone.
1, too full and hungry to soak your feet just after eating. After eating, a lot of blood rushes to the digestive tract. If you soak your feet with hot water immediately after a meal, part of the blood that should have flowed to the digestive system will be diverted to the lower limbs, which will affect digestion and absorption over time. So 1 hour is the best way to soak your feet after eating.
2. Patients with varicose veins, arterial occlusion, heart disease, cardiac insufficiency, hypotension, diabetes, beriberi, gout attack and infants are not suitable for foot bathing.
3. Don't soak your feet with traditional Chinese medicine (especially in women's menstrual period). Please use it under the guidance of professionals when necessary.