The foot is called the "second heart" of human beings, and it is a mysterious "organ" with infinite treasures hidden in the human body. However, the small space of the foot palm brings together half of the meridians of the body. Foot is the beginning of three yin meridians (liver, spleen and kidney) and the end of three yang meridians (stomach, gallbladder and bladder). There are more than 60 acupoints under the soles of feet closely related to internal organs. "Essence, qi and spirit" is the first of the three treasures in life, and the foot is most closely related to the kidney in the viscera, so there is a saying that "the kidney governs the two feet". Kidney is the foundation of congenital, the root of vitality and the essence. Therefore, human feet are like the roots of the human body. People get old before they get old, and if their feet are cold, they will get sick, so "raise trees to protect their roots and people to protect their feet"

Foot bath prevents diseases and strengthens the body.

Soaking feet with hot water, medically called foot bath, is a simple and feasible fitness method. Feet are located at the end of the human body, far from the heart and liver, and blood circulation is slow. At the same time, the fat layer on the foot surface is very thin, and the heat preservation ability is poor. The temperature at the toe tip is lower than normal. Studies have shown that there is a close nerve connection between the foot and the upper respiratory mucosa. Cold soles can reverse the contraction of respiratory mucosa capillaries and slow down the cilia swing, which leads to the obvious weakening of the body's disease resistance, and the accumulation of various germs will make viruses take advantage of it and multiply in large numbers, causing people to catch a cold or cause pharyngitis and tracheitis. Soaking feet with hot water can quickly expand the capillaries of human respiratory mucosa and accelerate blood circulation, so that white blood cells in the blood of respiratory mucosa can destroy bacteria and viruses invading human body in time and protect human body from infection. Soaking feet can also prevent the occurrence of leg and foot diseases. People who often stand are prone to varicose veins of lower limbs. Soaking feet can speed up the blood circulation of legs and make venous blood in legs return in time, which is helpful to reduce venous congestion of legs and prevent varicose veins of lower limbs. Foot bath can also strengthen the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there is a corresponding relationship between the five zang-organs and the feet. There are more than 60 acupoints below the ankle. Soaking feet with hot water can promote camel's blood circulation and warm viscera. Insist on soaking feet with hot water 15-20 minutes before going to bed, which will help soothe the nerves, relieve boredom, hypnotize sleep and make sleep sweeter.

Foot bath health care

Human health is closely related to feet. A man has feet just as a tree has roots. When the roots are dry, people get old first. The health care function of feet on human body has long attracted the attention and research of the ancients. Among them, "foot bath" has been popular for thousands of years because of its simple and effective characteristics. The ancient book "Notes" said: "It is enough for people to wash once a night". Literary giants Su Dongpo and Lu You left poems such as "My master advised me to wash my feet and sleep, but I didn't smell the bells and drums when I fell on the bed" and "Washing my feet and going to bed was so fast that my little grandson gradually got rid of the soup". Emperor Qianlong, regarded as the "son of heaven", also believed in the way of "three hundred steps in the morning and one pot of soup at night". Chinese medicine believes that the five internal organs of the human body have corresponding projections on the feet. Foot is the starting point of Yin San Meridian of Foot and the end point of Sanyang Meridian of Foot. There are more than 60 acupoints below ankle joint. If you often soak your feet with hot water, you can stimulate the acupoints of your feet, enhance blood circulation, regulate viscera, relax meridians and enhance metabolism, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening your body and eliminating evil spirits. There is a folk song in China: "Wash your feet in spring, and the sun rises and takes off;" Washing feet in summer can dispel summer heat and dampness; Wash feet in autumn, moisten lungs and intestines; It makes sense to wash your feet in winter and feel your abdomen warm. The soles of people's feet are densely covered with many blood vessels, so foreign medical experts call them the "second heart" of people. There are countless nerve endings connected with the brain on the soles of the feet, and there are acupuncture points leading to the whole body on the soles of the feet. There is a Yongquan point at the foot. Massage this acupoint has the functions of nourishing yin, tonifying kidney and nourishing the internal organs. Therefore, massaging the soles of the feet can promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation, strengthen the body, prevent premature aging, and be beneficial to health and longevity. Old people often massage the soles of their feet, which can prevent numbness of legs and feet, weakness of activities, cold feet and cold heart. When soaking feet, the temperature of water is generally kept at about 40℃, and the amount of water should be enough to cover the ankles. Soak your feet with exothermic water for 5 to 10 minutes, and then massage your feet with your hands. Massage techniques should be correct, otherwise the purpose of getting rid of diseases and strengthening the body will not be achieved. After washing your feet with hot water every night, sit by the bed, lift your knees and put them on the other leg, and tilt them inward. Massage your left foot with your right hand, and your right foot with your left hand, alternately until local redness and fever occur. The movements should be gentle and consistent, light and important. At first, the speed should be slow, the time should be short, and then gradually speed up the massage after getting used to it. While massaging the soles of your feet, you should also move your toes more. Chinese medicine believes that the big toe is the channel of the liver and spleen. Exercising the big toe can soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, and play an auxiliary role in hepatosplenomegaly. The fourth toe belongs to the gallbladder meridian, which can prevent constipation and costal pain through massage; The little toe belongs to bladder meridian, which can correct the position of female uterus. Therefore, massaging the soles and toes after foot bath has an important health care function. It is especially effective for neurasthenia, intractable numbness and spasm of knees and ankles, kidney deficiency, backache and leg weakness, insomnia, chronic bronchitis, periodic migraine, dysmenorrhea and renal insufficiency. , has a certain curative effect or adjuvant therapy. When soaking feet, adding some drugs into hot water can also prevent and treat beriberi, chapped feet, smelly feet, sweaty feet, heel pain, chilblain, edema and numbness of lower limbs, tepid limbs, inability to move, colds, rheumatoid arthritis and nocturia.

Ten benefits of foot bath and pedicure

First, keep fit and prolong life; Second, prevention and treatment of neurasthenia and insomnia; Third, prevention and treatment of hypertension; Fourth, prevent and treat rheumatoid arthritis; Fifth, prevent numbness in legs and feet; Sixth, the prevention and treatment of diabetes; Seven, prevention and treatment of colds, dispelling cold and warming up; Eight, beauty and weight loss; Nine, prevention and treatment of cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral thrombosis; Ten, eliminate fatigue and make people feel happy.