Soaking feet is the key to health, which can remove blood waste and pathological changes, clean the human body and resist various diseases. Foot bath has a good auxiliary effect on the treatment of many diseases. People often say: "the rich take tonic, and the poor soak their feet." It can be seen that soaking feet plays a great role.

Nowadays, people's living conditions have improved. Many people have showers at home. They can take a bath at any time and wash their feet together. So many friends don't understand why we should emphasize foot soaking. The foot is the farthest part of the human body from the heart. Due to the stimulation of cold, the blood vessels of the foot contract and the blood flow is blocked, which is easy to induce many diseases. Soaking feet with hot water can improve local blood circulation, dispel cold and promote metabolism, thus playing a health care role.

Why is soaking feet at nine o'clock at night the best way to protect the kidneys?

The reason for choosing this time period to tonify the kidney is because it is the time when the kidney meridian is weak in qi and blood. When soaking feet, the blood vessels in the body will expand after the body heat increases, 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 by soaking feet, and people will feel very comfortable. "Hot water soaking feet can not only tonify the kidney and clear the liver, but also help improve the quality of sleep." After a few minutes of foot massage, the blood circulation of the body will be better and the internal organs will be further adjusted. After soaking feet, it is suggested to stop doing other activities and fall asleep every few minutes, so that the effect of tonifying kidney is better.

Arrange to soak your feet several times a day

If soaking feet is for general health care, you can do it once a day; If you get sick at least twice a day.

How long does it take to soak your feet once?

Generally more than 30 minutes, but for chronic rheumatoid arthritis, chronic hypertension and so on. , should be appropriately expanded. The specific time of each time should be gradually adjusted according to age, gender, disease and feeling after soaking feet. Because metal is easy to cool, it is best to soak your feet in a wooden basin, and you can put some salvia miltiorrhiza and angelica which are beneficial to blood circulation; Or put some forsythia, honeysuckle, isatis root and chrysanthemum to reduce fire and clear heat.

Treating insomnia by soaking feet

Sleep disturbance is a painful thing, which not only leads to listlessness during the day, but also leads to a decline in physical condition. Recommend a method of soaking feet to improve sleep quality. Adding pebbles to grind feet can improve the effect of foot bath, promote the connection of human blood vessels, achieve the effects of communicating heart and kidney, soothing liver and regulating qi, invigorating spleen and qi, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and better improve sleep. Adding pebbles to foot bath can play a similar role to acupuncture. Don't worry about insomnia by soaking your feet before going to bed.

Soaking feet helps blood circulation.

In autumn and winter, many people feel cold hands and feet, in fact, because of poor blood circulation. Soaking feet with hot water can promote blood circulation, relieve fatigue and improve sleep. In addition, in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, soaking feet is also good for other systemic diseases, such as rheumatism, arthritis, colds and other common diseases. As long as you insist on soaking your feet every day, you can play a health care role in relieving symptoms.

Soaking feet with traditional Chinese medicine is equal to taking medicine.

Skin is one of the organs of human body, which has the functions of barrier, absorption, secretion and excretion, body temperature regulation, feeling, breathing and so on. Because it can absorb drugs by itself, for example, with the help of hot water, it is more conducive to exerting its efficacy in the human body. The foot is one of the intersections of human meridians, and there are more than 60 meridian points in the foot. Soaking and stimulating these acupoints with traditional Chinese medicine can regulate meridians, dredge qi and blood, and regulate the function of viscera, thus playing a role in preventing and treating diseases. So some people say that "soaking feet every day is equal to taking medicine." Soaking feet can stimulate acupoints, reflex zones and meridians of feet. Many people have done pedicure, and the masseur will feel pain and soreness when pressing our feet, which basically shows that there is something wrong with our corresponding visceral reflex zone. Therefore, when we finish the foot massage, we will relax all over. Soaking feet at home can not only save the time of "washing feet", but also prepare a prescription of traditional Chinese medicine according to the doctor's advice when you know your physical condition, and then soak your feet.