Chinese medicine believes that the feet are the “second brain” of the human body. There are many acupuncture points on the feet and thousands of peripheral nerves. are closely related.
Therefore, the foot The importance to the body is obvious! So, how to look at health through feet?
01. Look at the color
1. Look at the color of the soles of the feet
Five-color disease identification is one of the contents of traditional Chinese medicine. The five colors are blue, red, yellow, white and black.
Medium According to medical science, the color of the soles of the normal feet is slightly red, which means that the best color of the feet should be “ruddy”.
If the following color conditions appear, it is best to go to the hospital for examination.
- < strong>The red color is very obvious and may be hot.
- Blue in color, may be cold.
- Abnormal yellow color may have liver and gallbladder disease.
- White, in addition to possible cold syndrome, it may also be malnutrition and anemia.
- Purple or black, possibly poor circulation.
2. Look at the color of the toenails
The feet are far away from the heart, and the toenails are the farthest, just like the tip of Mount Everest.
If Red and shiny toenails indicate good blood circulation in the human body. Generally, the toenails of healthy and long-lived people will appear healthy pink.
At the same time, there are also crescents on the toenails, accounting for about 1/5 of the toenails.
- < strong>If you press it and it turns white, and it takes a long time to return to the original state after you let go, it means that the circulation is not good. This is called the red pressure test, which can reflect the blood circulation of the feet.
- If the circulation is not good, the nutrition is not good. If there is any trouble on the feet, you may get sick. Some people are prone to onychomycosis and toe disease because of poor blood circulation, weak resistance, and easy to be attacked by viruses.
- If you find that your toenails have turned pale without a trace of blood, then consider whether you are malnourished or anemic. At this time, you should pay more attention to your diet and ensure that you get enough calories every day.
- If there are longitudinal stripes on the toenails, it means that the body is weak and the disease resistance is poor.
- At this time, you should pay attention to take part in more physical exercises, avoid sitting and standing for a long time, and strengthen your body.
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Healthy toes should be rosy and full.
The color is too white Red is not good, too red means more congestion, bad veins, and purple means poor venous return.
If there is a Unpleasant wrinkles also indicate poor blood circulation in the feet.
02 、Touch the temperature
Old people tend to have cold feet, mostly due to insufficient kidney yang or improper heat preservation. Such people should eat more warm foods, such as mutton, garlic, ginger, etc., to improve the body’s cold resistance force.
If If the soles of the feet are hot, it may be due to yin deficiency and internal heat. Eat more sweet, cool and nourishing products such as mung beans, wax gourd, and lean meat, and eat less warm and dry products such as mutton, leeks, and peppers.
If the foot temperature It is neither high nor low, and can regulate body temperature by itself. When it is cold outside, the feet are warm, and when it is hot outside, the feet are still at that temperature, which means that the blood circulation in the feet is very good.
Instead,When the weather is cold, the feet will be cold, and when the weather is hot, the feet will sweat a lot, which means that the blood circulation of the feet is not very good.
Therefore, the temperature of the soles of the feet of a long-lived person should be the same as that of the hands, moderately warm, neither cold nor hot.
03 , form self-assessment form health
- 2 items The following (inclusive) suggest mild deficiency of Qi and blood;
- 3-5 items Abnormalities suggest moderate deficiency of Qi and blood;
- 6 or more abnormalities Suggesting severe deficiency of Qi and blood.
04. Keep your feet first
1. Exercise your toes
It is suggested that you can exercise your toes by grasping the ground with your toes, so as to strengthen your body and achieve longevity.
How to do it :
- Take a standing or sitting position with your feet close to the ground, Shoulder-width apart, the toes stimulate the meridians alternately by combining grip and relaxation.
- Practice pinching things with the second and third toes, and then repeatedly move the toes toward the Swipe up or down while massaging the toes, which can stimulate the acupoints on the feet and strengthen the body.
2. Soak your feet frequently
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Soaking your feet with more bubbles can also achieve the purpose of maintaining longevity. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that washing feet with hot water is better than eating tonic.medicine. Soaking feet for 15 minutes a day can play a role in health care.
In addition, in Wenzhou Add some Chinese herbal medicine to the hot water to promote the blood circulation of the human body, and at the same time, the medicinal effect can be absorbed by the skin and act on the human body to achieve a good health care effect.
< span>3. Hit each other’s feet
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the feet are closely related to the internal organs and limbs of the human body. There are 136 acupoint reflection areas on the soles of the feet alone, corresponding to the internal organs of the human body.
Often Hitting your feet against each other is equivalent to regulating the internal organs of the whole body.
Especially in winter, it is indispensable to hit each other with feet, because “all diseases start from cold, and cold comes from feet”. Many elderly people find that it is more affordable and effective than soaking feet in hot water after hitting each other with their feet.
< span>4. Massage the hamstring
The root of human tendons is in the feet, the root must be cured to cure the disease, and the root must be adjusted to maintain health, so only the tendons of the body are stretched, not the tendons of the feet. It is a palliative, not a permanent cure!
The tendons in the feet are softened, which can not only make them stronger and prolong life, but also improve people’s bad temper.
Of course, there are many ways to stretch the tendons of the feet, and the same pulling method as a dancer is not suitable for middle-aged and elderly friends.
So it’s best to operate At the same time, it is more convenient to rub the hamstrings on the bottom of the feet.
There is a depression on the foot , the general situation is not stimulated at all, which is why the effect of soaking feet is good (because hot water can stimulate the sunken place).
There are many subtle degrees in this foot depression, such as the Longevity Spring, the heel has the triple burner meridian passing through, and these must be slapped. It is best to knead it with a certain force, so that a thicker and tighter meridian can be touched.
Massage and kneading are based on heat and meridian comfort. When rubbing, use your fingertips instead of scratching with your nails.
So , Feet, this part that is usually overlooked by us, is the only way to maintain a long life.
It is easy to take good care of your feet and live a long and healthy life!