Dreamland Chinese medicine has a cloud: “Wash your feet in spring, the sun rises and take off, wash your feet in summer, heat and dampness can make you shy…” No matter what season, soaking your feet is a good idea. It is regarded by many people as a simple and effective way to maintain health, especially after a tiring day of work, a comfortable foot bath also makes people feel very comfortable.

However, not everyone can enjoy the benefits of foot bathing: Uncle Zhang, 65 years old this year, is like this. Originally, his son was filial. I specially bought a traditional Chinese medicine foot soaking bucket for Uncle Zhang to try. Who knew that after the first day of use, Uncle Zhang felt that the skin of his feet was very red, and there were signs of ulceration and cracking when he woke up. This also makes Uncle Zhang very puzzled: they all say that foot soaking is good for health care, but when I get there, I have changed my appearance?

Whether soaking your feet in hot water is healthy or harmful to your health?

You may have seen Uncle Zhang’s experience, and many friends will be interested in soaking your feet. perception has changed. In fact, according to the follow-up doctor’s diagnosis, Uncle Zhang has always had a history of diabetes, and there are concurrent lesions in the blood vessels and nerves of the feet, so Not sensitive to water temperature. Soaking your feet in high water temperature for a long time can lead to foot ulceration and cracking.

In other words, in fact,Bubble script itself is healthy, but for some special groups, or the wrong foot soaking habit span>, it may indeed have a negative impact on health for a variety of reasons.

What are the health benefits of frequent foot baths?

Can promote the blood circulation of the feet

The feet are far away from the heart, so the degree of blood nourishment is relatively poor . Proper foot soaking increases the local temperature of the feet, and the speed of blood circulation will also increase.

The faster blood circulation in the feet not only improves the cold, numb feet< /span> and other related symptoms, it can also fundamentally improve the body’s heat production efficiency and reduce the risk of cold diseases.

Increased moisture removal efficiency

When summer comes, the air will become hot and humid, and the usual increase in water intake will generally lead to excess moisture in the body. Excessive moisture in the body can easily lead to obesity, lack of energy, decreased immunity and other related problems.

Appropriate foot soaking can accelerate the accumulation of yang qi by promoting blood circulation and improve the efficiency of expelling moisture from the body. Regulating the state of Qi and blood in the body can also have a good effect.

Improve sleep

If you develop the habit of soaking your feet before going to bed, it can also play a role in improving sleep. This is because after soaking the feet, the pores of the feet expand to dissipate heat, and the temperature of the skin surface will also drop, giving people a cool and comfortable feeling. Bring this comfort to a dream, and sleep quality can also be improved to a certain extent.

Of course, the benefits of foot baths are not only these, such as relieve mood, relieve colds, headaches Symptoms, etc., can produce good results. However, you can’t blindly pursue the water temperature and time when soaking your feet. Excessive water temperature or too long soaking time is actually detrimental to your health.

What is the best control for foot soaking time and water temperature?

Let’s talk about time:

time to soak feet It is not recommended to soak your feet for too long. The blood will be concentrated in the lower extremities for a long time, and the blood supply of the upper body will easily be insufficient, which will lead to palpitations and dizziness, especially for the elderly or menopausal women who are prone to anemia. Foot soak time.

Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to control the foot soaking timeabout 20 minutes. For reference to health lovers.

Then Water temperature:

Many friends with cold body and middle-aged and elderly people like to soak their feet with high water temperature. They feel that the heating efficiency is high and the soaking is more enjoyable. ,More comfortable.

But in fact, too high water temperature may not only cause burns, broken skin and festering like the above-mentioned Uncle Zhang. risk. The speed of blood gathering to the lower extremities is accelerated, and the feeling of dizziness and palpitations will be stronger than that of foot soaking in normal water temperature, but it is more prone to danger and accidents. Under normal circumstances, 42 degrees to 43 degrees, which is recognized as the “best foot bath temperature”, put your feet into the bucket, there are A slight warm or hot feeling indicates that the water temperature is almost the same.

As long as the time and water temperature are well controlled, the health benefits of foot bathing are still worthy of attention. However, for some special groups, foot bathing However, it is not a healthy method for them, and they need to be avoided as much as possible in daily life.

Foot soaking is good, but these three types of people need to say no to foot soaking

Firstpatients with diabetic feet. Diabetes mellitus is a type of metabolic disease, which is accompanied by various complications. Diabetic foot is one of them. Diabetic patients with diabetic foot have poor ability to sense the surrounding temperature due to foot neuropathy. Therefore, it is easy to lose control of the water temperature when soaking your feet, and there is a danger of scalding.

Patients with lower extremity venous thrombosis. When soaking the feet, the blood will flow to the lower extremities in a concentrated manner due to the local temperature increase. If there are symptoms of venous thrombosis in the lower extremities, a large amount of blood is concentrated in the affected area when the feet are soaked, which will not only burden the blood vessels, but may even aggravate the disease, so it is also not recommended.

Population with a history of heart disease. Some people have a history of congenital or acquired heart disease. They often soak their feet in hot water, and more blood collects in the lower body. The blood needed by the heart may not be adequately supplied, causing the heart The recovery of the patient is affected, which may affect the development of the disease, so foot bathing is not recommended.

All in all, foot soaking is still a positive health behavior, but also pay attention to water temperature, time-related matters, reasonable and correct foot soaking, to benefit our body. Some special groups, taking into account their own physical conditions, must learn to say no to the habit of soaking feet and avoid the risks that may be caused by soaking feet, which is more conducive to health and recuperation.

References:

[1]”Sorry news: 5 types of people are “incompatible” with foot soaking…”. Life Times. 2020-01-15

[2]” Hot foot bathing also has health risks ?These 4 types of people must be careful!” Shenzhen Health Commission. 2019-12-11