Soaking feet can speed up blood circulation. Many people have cold hands and feet, even in summer, which is mainly caused by poor blood circulation at the ends of limbs. Often soaking feet can promote blood circulation in feet and make blood flow in hands and feet. Long-term persistence can improve the cold physique of hands and feet and make the body warm up slowly.
Soaking feet can relieve fatigue. After a hard day's work, especially those who have walked a lot, they obviously feel a pain after taking off their shoes at home at night. At this time, soaking feet with suitable hot water can effectively stimulate the acupoints on the soles of feet, promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and dissipate blood stasis, and relieve fatigue. People fall asleep more easily after soaking their feet.
Precautions for soaking feet. There is no fixed time for soaking feet. All year round. Of course, it is best to soak your feet before going to bed at night. At this time, you are not in a hurry, and it is convenient to go to bed directly after soaking your feet. Soaking feet is not the same as washing feet. Feet need to be soaked in hot water for a period of time, about 20 to 30 minutes. If the water is cold, it needs to be heated inside, so you can buy a foot bath that can be heated automatically if you have the conditions. If you don't automatically heat the foot bath, prepare a higher basin or wooden bucket, burn hot water in advance, and then heat the water when the foot bath is cold.
There are different kinds of foot bath water. If there is no special requirement, just soak your feet in hot water. If you want to add Chinese medicine to foot bath water, you'd better consult a doctor first to see if your body can bear it. In addition, if you want to use the tips circulated on the Internet, you must first make sure that you have no disease, and soaking your feet will not cause harm to your body.
Some people are not suitable for soaking their feet. Although soaking feet is good for health, some people need to pay special attention when soaking feet. For example, diabetic patients, due to poor perception of the outside world, the water temperature should not be too high. Also, the elderly will be flustered and uncomfortable if they soak for too long, so special people must pay attention.