Pay attention to eight o'clock when soaking feet.
Myth 1: The hotter the foot bath water, the better.
Myth 2: The longer you soak your feet, the better.
Myth 3: soak your feet in the basin.
Myth 4: Foot bath bags need not be boiled and soaked directly.
Myth 5: Eat while soaking your feet.
Myth 6: Menstruation uses foot bath powder to soak his feet.
Myth 7: Always reuse the foot bath bag.
Myth 8: Soaking feet before going to bed is good.
Myth 2: The longer the time, the better.
Many people like to soak their feet in winter. Some people even take a bath while watching TV. Sometimes when the water is cold, it will continue to add water until the TV is finished. Chinese medicine can be soaked in feet for 30-40 minutes, which is enough for the capillaries of feet to effectively absorb Chinese medicine components. Don't soak for long.
Myth 3: soak your feet in the basin.
Soak your feet with a very low plastic basin, but if you soak your feet, you have to soak them in the calf to have a good health care effect. You can buy a special foot bath bucket, or you can buy a plastic bucket that is high enough, and the barrel body has better thermal insulation.
Myth 4: Foot bath bags need not be boiled and soaked directly.
If the medicine bag is soaked directly without cooking, it will not dissolve out its strong medicinal properties, and its effect is very small, which is not much different from that before putting the medicine bag. After the medicated bag is boiled in water, pour it into the foot bath water together with the medicine and soup, or you can buy foot bath powder directly. After grinding into powder, it is easier to dissolve and penetrate quickly, and the essence can be precipitated to the greatest extent without decocting.
Myth 5: Eat while soaking your feet.
It is really enjoyable to soak your feet when eating snacks, but soaking your feet when you are full, hungry or eating will speed up the blood circulation of your whole body and you may feel dizzy. When soaking feet, it is recommended not to eat snacks. You can apply a mask ~
Myth 6: Foot bath powder is used to soak feet during menstruation.
Girls who have a lot of menstruation soak their feet with foot bath bags during menstruation, which may increase their blood volume. Because many herbs in it have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Girls with cold body can soak more, but they must not put herbs or foot bath bags during menstruation.
Myth 7: Foot bath bag is reused.
Some people think that the medicine used is expensive, so they put the materials away, add water the next day, and turn over the pot several times. After one or two times of boiling, the efficacy of the medicinal materials will be completely released. After many times of boiling, the efficacy of the medicinal materials has actually disappeared. Foot bath bags are easy to breed bacteria overnight, so don't reuse them.
Myth 8: Soaking feet before going to bed is good.
Many people like to soak their feet before going to bed in winter, thinking that soaking their feet is very hot and comfortable to sleep. In fact, this is not very good, especially for patients with severe heart disease and low blood pressure. Soaking feet or hot springs with hot water will dilate blood vessels, and the whole body blood will flow from important organs to the body surface, leading to ischemia and hypoxia of important organs such as the heart and brain. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase the risk of illness.
In fact, Qiu's foot bath time is 65438+ 0-2 hours before going to bed. Because soaking feet will speed up blood circulation, don't fall asleep right away, rest quietly and wait for the excitement to fade.