In winter, many girls have cold hands and feet. Some of them are too cold to sleep. If they soak their feet before going to bed, they can help their bodies recover and sleep more comfortably. However, there are many taboos to soak their feet in winter. Let's get to know.
Taboo of feet soaking in winter
(1) Don't soak feet before and after meals
When you are too hungry or too full, you should not soak your feet when eating. This time, soaking your feet will speed up the blood circulation of your body, and you are prone to dizziness and other uncomfortable symptoms. You should not soak your feet within half an hour after meals, and you are prone to Yin deficiency and stomach blood supply.
(2) The patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should be cautious
When using hot water to soak feet for serious heart patients and hypotension patients, we should pay special attention to that the overheated water will lead to vasodilation, blood flow of the whole body to the body surface, and lead to hypoxia of the heart, brain and other important organs, which is easy to increase the risk of heart disease and hypotension.
(3) Prevention of scalding of diabetic feet
Diabetic patients should pay special attention to the water temperature when they soak their feet. The peripheral nerves of such patients can not normally sense the external temperature. Even if the water temperature is too high, they should not feel it quickly, which is prone to burn.
(4) Hot water is not suitable for patients with beriberi
People with beriberi should pay attention to, if and especially serious, it is better not to use hot water to soak feet. People with inflammation of feet, trauma or skin scald should not soak feet, so as to avoid wound infection.
What's good for feet in winter
Ginger: ginger can help stimulate capillaries, improve local blood circulation and metabolism. It is easy to be cold in winter. People who are afraid of cold can use ginger to soak their feet
Mugwort leaf: mugwort leaf is warm, nontoxic, and has the functions of dispelling cold and dampness, regulating qi and blood, etc. using mugwort leaf to soak feet can improve the constitution of cold and dampness, and also help improve the lung function.
Safflower: Safflower feet can warm the whole body, promote blood circulation, and help prevent insomnia. Chilblain is easy to grow in winter, and people with dry skin can use red flower feet to prevent it.
Cinnamon: Cinnamon, also known as cinnamon or cinnamon, has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving pain, removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, strengthening the stomach and body, which can help warm kidney yang, and using cinnamon to soak feet can alleviate the edema symptoms caused by kidney disease.
Ephedra: ephedra is warm, pungent and bitter in nature. It has strong ability of sweating and relieving external symptoms, promoting water and swelling, dispersing cold and relieving Bi. It is suitable for the treatment of wind cold syndrome.