1, when the humidity comes in summer, people's internal organs belong to the spleen, and they are most afraid of dampness. When moisture is blocked in the spleen and stomach, you will lose your appetite, feel drowsy and feel depressed. Soaking feet with warm water can stimulate meridians and enhance the function of human internal organs, especially the spleen and stomach. When the spleen and stomach are good, it is not easy to be attacked by moisture. Soaking feet in summer helps to dispel summer heat and dampness, prevent colds, refresh people, stimulate appetite and promote sleep.

2. Washing feet with warm water can keep feet warm, which has a good effect on preventing colds, flu, rhinitis, asthma and angina pectoris.

3. Foot is the starting and ending point of Yin San Meridian of Foot and Sanyang Meridian of Foot, which is closely related to all zang-fu organs and meridians of the whole body. The foot is the most important part behind the heart, with a large number of capillaries, and it is also one of the densest acupoints in the human body. Summer is the most vigorous season of human yang. At this time, soaking feet with warm water can better stimulate meridians and invigorate the functions of human organs.

Many people have the habit of soaking their feet with hot water in winter, but in summer, in order to enjoy the temporary coolness, they use cold water to do it. Coupled with the hot summer, I love to be cool, eat more cold food, and directly blow air-conditioning electric fans. Soaking feet with hot water in summer can dispel summer heat and prevent diarrhea.

5. The foot is rich in nerve endings and capillaries. Soaking feet with hot water has a mild and good stimulating effect on nerves and capillaries. This kind of warm stimulation is reflected in the cerebral cortex, which has an inhibitory effect on the cerebral cortex and is the smooth transformation from excited sympathetic nerve to parasympathetic nerve. After the parasympathetic nerve is excited, people are in a state of quiet rest, thus improving sleep and eliminating insomnia.

6. The weather is very hot. In summer, the human body perspires faster, and the yang is easily damaged. Once damaged, in autumn, there may not be enough yang to collect, and the immunity of people with poor constitution may be greatly reduced, especially the digestive system of the human body, which may easily lead to constipation, gastroenteritis and other diseases. Soaking feet in summer can not only prevent constipation, but also help to keep fit.

7. Hot foot bath can increase the blood flow rate and flow rate of the foot, thus improving the heart function and reducing the heart load. After testing, healthy people soak their feet with water at 40-50℃ for 30-40 minutes, the whole body blood flow will increase by 10- 13 times for women and 18 times for men. It can be seen that hot foot bath can make blood circulation smooth and improve.

8. When the human body is tired, the blood circulation of the foot is poor, and substances such as metabolic end products, calcium salts and lactic acid microcrystals will appear first. When an organ of the human body is abnormal or sick, due to the influence of pathological reflection, the blood circulation of the foot is worse and deposits are more likely to be produced. Hot foot bath is the simplest and most effective way to eliminate physical fatigue.

9. Hot foot bath promotes blood circulation of feet and whole body. Due to the increase of blood circulation, it regulates the secretion of various hormones by endocrine glands, such as thyroid hormone secreted by thyroid gland and adrenal hormone secreted by adrenal gland. These hormones can promote metabolism.

What are the taboos for soaking feet in summer?

1, it is advisable to soak your feet twice a day. Generally, 1 time is in the morning, 1 time is before going to bed at night, because soaking your feet before going to bed is very conducive to eliminating fatigue, making people sleep more sweetly, and it is easy to enter the realm of "lying in bed without smelling bells and drums". Widely circulated "300 steps after a meal, a pot of soup before going to bed" and "it is better to take tonic to wash your feet before going to bed".

2, each foot bath time should not be too long, generally more than 30 minutes, but for chronic rheumatoid arthritis, chronic hypertension and so on. , should be appropriately extended. The specific time of each time needs to be gradually adjusted according to the age, gender, illness and feelings after foot soaking.

3. In summer, many people like to wash their feet with cold water, thinking that it can cool off the heat and make them feel more comfortable. In fact, this is not conducive to the blood gas circulation of lower limbs. It is harmful to health for a long time and should be avoided.

4, the water to soak your feet should be hot, and you should soak your feet with hot water of about 40 degrees Celsius for about half an hour. It is best for water to overflow the ankle and reach the calf. Then, it feels a little damp to soak in the back, or just sweat on your forehead. Be careful, don't sweat, just sweat slightly, indicating that the meridians are connected from top to bottom.

5. You can do some simple massage after soaking your feet, such as carefully looking for the pain points of soles (Yongquan point), toes and heels. Press each pain point for three minutes to get twice the result with half the effort.

6. When soaking feet, don't be too full, too hungry or eat, because foot massage will speed up the blood circulation of the whole body, which is prone to dizziness and discomfort. It is not advisable to soak your feet within half an hour after a meal, which will affect the blood supply to your stomach.