The ancients said that a year's plan lies in spring. Spring is also a good time to lay the foundation for a year's health. Chief physician Ni Zheng, chairman of the pedicure Committee of Nanjing Natural Medical Association, said that a person's foot is like the root of a tree, and the lush tree is at the root first. Because all organs of the human body have nerves extending to the foot, the peripheral nerve block is the so-called reflex zone. Foot health is related to the whole body health, so it is necessary to know about "foot" in spring to prevent diseases and preserve health.

Massage the large intestine reflex area of the foot to prevent constipation.

In spring, the yang is distributed, stomach heat accumulates, and the accumulated heat goes down to the anus and intestines, which is often easy to constipation. Generally speaking, constipation is mainly related to insufficient peristalsis of the large intestine. The reflex zone corresponding to foot massage is mainly to stimulate the large intestine reflex zone of the foot, which is distributed at the heels of the left and right feet in the form of a door frame and a right angle, and the Gangmen zone at about 4 fingers upward of the medial malleolus of the foot has the same effect.

Prevent and treat cough, massage foot throat and bronchial reflex area.

Spring is the transitional season between winter and summer. The strength of cold and warm air is equal, the climate is dry, the temperature is changeable, allergens increase, and children's defense ability is poor, which is easy to cause cough. To treat cough, we must first stimulate the throat and bronchial reflex area. The "foot reflex zone" of larynx and bronchus is located in the area below the big toe of the first metatarsal bone and the second metatarsal joint on the back of both feet. The manipulation is fixed-point pressing for 3-5 times.

Anti-spring sleep massage foot kidney reflex zone

The symptoms of spring sleepiness are often due to kidney deficiency. In spring, the essence, qi and spirit needed by people's internal organs in the process of "recovery" can't be nourished normally due to kidney deficiency and kidney deficiency, which makes their functions decline faster and more disorderly, resulting in various clinical symptoms. Chinese medicine says "aquatic wood", the five elements affect the five internal organs, the kidney controls water and the liver controls wood. If there is no good nourishing kidney and storing essence in winter, the deficiency of kidney water will directly lead to the deficiency of liver qi, which will not play a role in hair growth. The renal reflex zone is located at the proximal end 1/2 of the second and third metatarsal bones of both soles, that is, the anterior central depression of the soles. The massage technique is 3-5 times from toe to heel.