1, men can protect their kidneys by soaking their feet.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the sole of the foot is the confluence of all meridians, and there are more than 60 acupoints and reflex zones connected with the internal organs of the human body, corresponding to the internal organs of the human body respectively. Soaking feet has the functions of relaxing channels and activating collaterals and improving blood circulation. Most people know that soaking feet is good, but many people don't know that the effect of soaking feet is slightly different at different time periods. If you want to protect your kidneys, you'd better choose to soak your feet around 9 pm, and the effect is the best.
The reason why this time period is chosen to tonify the kidney is because it is the time when the kidney meridian is weak in qi and blood. At this time, after soaking feet to increase body heat, blood vessels in the body will expand, which is conducive to promoting blood circulation, thus promoting blood circulation in the body. At the same time, the nerves that have been nervous for a day and the kidneys that have been tired for a day can be completely relaxed and fully adjusted at this time, and people will feel very comfortable.
Soaking feet with hot water can not only tonify kidney and clear liver, but also improve sleep quality. If you do foot massage for a few minutes after soaking your feet, it will better promote the blood circulation of the body and further regulate the viscera and organs. After soaking your feet, I suggest you stop doing other activities and fall asleep every few minutes, which is better for tonifying the kidney.
2. Kidney-tonifying methods
1. Taixi point massage
Press and knead with the thumb of the other hand, or press and knead with a massage stick or a smooth wooden stick. Pay attention to the softness of the force, take the pain as the degree, and don't push too hard to avoid hurting the skin. For patients with nephritis, massage can reduce hypertension to a certain extent and significantly reduce urine protein. Although massage has a good effect, it still needs to be combined with drug treatment.
2. Foot massage
Yongquan point leads directly to the kidney meridian, and the method of Zuquan point in the heart of the foot is the place where turbidity drops. Regular massage of Yongquan point can benefit essence, tonify kidney, strengthen the body, prevent premature senility, soothe the liver, improve eyesight and promote sleep, and has a certain curative effect on dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, hemoptysis, nasal congestion and headache caused by kidney deficiency.
3. Guanyuan point massage
Guanyuan point is located at the four horizontal fingers below the umbilicus. This point is an important point for the whole body strength of Ren meridian. Frequent acupressure and massage stimulation have the functions of nourishing primordial qi, regulating qi and blood, tonifying kidney and abdomen, enhancing viscera function and improving immunity. Can be used for preventing and treating hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, impotence, enuresis, dizziness, insomnia, dysmenorrhea, etc.
4. Warm teeth
That is, brush your teeth and rinse your mouth with warm water of about 35℃. According to scientific research, teeth and gums can only be metabolized normally at around 35℃. Chinese medicine believes that "teeth are in addition to kidneys", and it is cold in winter, so keeping teeth warm is beneficial to kidneys. Therefore, in a sense, covering your teeth is covering your kidneys.
3. Precautions for soaking feet
1, the choice of footbath
Chinese medicine pays attention to soaking feet, so it is best to choose buckets instead of pots for soaking feet. In addition, the bottom area of the bucket should be large enough for your feet to touch the bottom of the bucket in a relaxed state.
In terms of material, it is recommended to give priority to wooden barrels, because metal materials conduct heat too quickly, which is easy to cause burns, while ordinary plastic barrels have poor insulation effect.
Common foot bath devices on the market can also be used. Try to choose the ones with light weight and drainage function to avoid the elderly moving heavy objects too much.
2. Water temperature for soaking feet
Because the nerves in the feet of the elderly will be somewhat degraded, the induction of hot water is relatively slow, so the water temperature when soaking feet must be controlled at about 40 degrees, otherwise it will easily lead to burns.
3. It's time to soak your feet
For the elderly, soaking feet is not as long as possible. It usually takes 20 to 30 minutes. For the elderly with low blood pressure and weak body, it is best not to soak their feet for more than 20 minutes every day. It is not advisable to soak feet within 30 minutes before and after meals, otherwise it will affect digestion.
In addition, it is best to soak your feet at home about an hour before going to bed at night. Because soaking feet will speed up blood circulation, so don't fall asleep right away. You can rub your feet when your feet are hot, put on socks to keep warm in time, and then go to bed after the whole body heat gradually decreases.