In life, people think about health, and they will use many methods to keep healthy. Among them, soaking feet is a way that many people like. Especially in winter, soaking feet can not only relieve fatigue, but also dredge meridians. But many people may not know whether they are suitable for soaking their feet.

Soaking feet for half an hour every day can coordinate the excitement of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, regulate, comb and relax nerves, harmonize meridians and qi and blood, and balance yin and yang. If you persist for a long time, you can greatly change the quality of sleep and cure sleep disorders such as insomnia, dreaminess and early awakening.

As the weather gets colder, many people enter the "hibernation mode" in advance. They usually stay at home, don't go out and don't exercise. In the long run, it is easy to get cold hands and feet. At this time, you might as well try soaking your feet in hot water. Health care is no less than running, which can warm the body and drive away fatigue. It is called "the cheapest health care method".

There are many acupoints, reflex zones and meridians on the soles of the feet. If you massage your feet regularly, it will have a good health care effect on your body. Soaking feet in hot water at 40℃ for about 15~20 minutes can relieve headaches. Because the blood vessels in the foot dilate, blood flows from head to foot, which relatively reduces brain congestion, thus relieving headache.

Athlete's foot is usually caused by fungi. People with beriberi soak their feet with hot water, which is easy to cause secondary infection and aggravate beriberi. If beriberi blisters, soaking feet with hot water can easily cause wound infection. In addition, people with inflammation, skin diseases and trauma in their feet should not soak their feet with hot water.

Some diabetic foot patients are often afraid of cold, so it will feel better to soak their feet with hot water. However, the skin of these patients' feet is generally fragile, their nerve sensory ability is poor, they are insensitive to pain and water temperature, and sometimes they feel nothing when they are burned. And once burned, it will slowly recover. If diabetic foot patients want to soak their feet with hot water, their families had better control the water temperature to avoid scalding.

Many people often have cold hands and feet in winter, which may be caused by poor blood circulation and blood blockage. Usually, half an hour's foot bath every night helps to regulate the blood circulation of the body, make the blood flow smoother, help to relieve the cold hands and feet, and is also good for the heart.