winter is a good time to soak feet to dispel cold. Is it very comfortable to soak feet at night to relieve the fatigue of a day? But how much do you know about the taboos and precautions of feet soaking? Foot soaking is a good health care method, but not all people are suitable for foot soaking. Let's understand the taboos and precautions of foot soaking.
Three tips for feet soaking in winter
Control the water temperature. Some people are used to make their feet red when they bubble, and think that the higher the water temperature, the better the effect. In fact, the foot water should not be too hot, and the temperature should be about 40 ℃. This is because the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels of the feet are easy to over expand, and the blood in the human body flows more to the lower limbs, which is easy to cause insufficient blood supply to the heart, brain, kidney and other important organs, especially for people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, it is no different from adding frost to the snow; on the other hand, the water temperature is too high, which is easy to damage the sebum on the surface of the foot skin, making the cuticle dry or even chapped.
Two control time. Some people don't soak their feet. They put them in the water for a while and wipe them out. At best, they can only wash their feet. If the time is too short, it won't have the effect of health preservation. Generally, it's about 20 or 30 minutes. You have to feel the whole body warm. When there is hair sweat on your forehead, it's a good time. The forehead belongs to the stomach meridian. The stomach meridian is the Yang Ming meridian. The Qi and blood balance. When the forehead is sweated, it means that the heat has been warm to the dirty The channels and organs of the bowels. Some people are used to sweating all over before they feel comfortable, but it consumes their energy. It belongs to soaking. If they sweat so much in winter, they will be very empty in spring, so this fire is very important.
3. Water control. At the beginning of soaking, if the water is not over the foot surface, it is better to mix a little more water when it is cold, until the Sanyinjiao point on the inner malleolus is covered by three inches.
Let's see which kind of people are not suitable for foot washing
Hot water feet burn easily in diabetic patients
Experts pointed out that patients with diabetes are prone to neuropathy, peripheral nerves can not normally sense external temperature, and this kind of neuropathy is very hidden, patients themselves are often difficult to detect. After the occurrence of neuropathy, the patient could not test the water temperature, and was very easy to be scalded. Moreover, high water temperature is also easy to cause foot infection and accelerate the deterioration of diabetic foot. Therefore, doctors suggest that diabetic patients should first test the water temperature by their families, and then let them put their feet into the water. The water temperature should be 37 ℃.
Hot water feet are not suitable for patients with cardio cerebrovascular disease
High water temperature stimulates nerves and dilates capillaries. High temperature accelerated blood flow, increased the burden of heart and blood vessels in a short period of time, and there is a risk of aggravating the disease. Therefore, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are not suitable to use overheated water to soak their feet.
Hot water is not suitable for the habitual frozen feet
Many people are accustomed to freezing their feet in winter. Some people want to warm their feet with hot water, which is not advisable. The feet are frozen, indicating that they are attacked by extremely cold wind and cold, the temperature is lower than the normal tolerance of the body, and the skin and muscles are in a stiff state.
At this time, if the foot is scalded suddenly with hot water, the temperature will change from cold to sudden hot, and the skin and muscle can't stand the huge temperature difference change, thus aggravating the condition of frozen foot, and even peeling the muscle and bone. Therefore, the feet should be kneaded properly after being frozen to make the feet warm, instead of simply heating with hot water.
2、 There are taboos about feet
1. Good time 15-20 minutes
The foot soaking time should not be too long, 15-2030 minutes is appropriate. When the feet bubble, the blood will flow to the lower limbs and the brain is prone to lack of blood supply. If the patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly feel chest tightness and dizziness, they should stop soaking their feet temporarily and have a rest. Diabetic patients with peripheral sensory ability is poor, the family should first test the water temperature to prevent scalding.
2. The best water temperature is 40 ℃ - 50 ℃
The water temperature should not be too high. Many people think that the higher the water temperature is, the better it will be as long as it is within their tolerance, but in fact, it is not. The best water temperature for feet is below 50 ℃. It is required to be hot but not hot. Don't measure the water temperature by hand when you feel it, just feel it with your feet. If the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels on the feet are prone to over expansion, and the blood in the body flows more to the lower limbs. On the contrary, it is easy to cause insufficient blood supply to the heart, brain, kidney and other important organs, which is harmful to the body.
3. Not too little water
The deep wooden bucket or enamel basin with large bottom area is easy to be used for the feet, which can make the feet put in comfortably, and make the water soak to the calves.
4. Don't be ambivalent
Don't read or watch TV when you're doing footwork, it's easy to achieve the effect of "igniting the fire and returning to the original".
5. Pay attention to the sanitation and cleanness of the barrel
If the bucket is not clean completely or there is no antibacterial treatment in the bucket wall, the bacteria on the feet are easy to remain in the bucket wall, causing repeated infection to the feet, so it is very important to choose a good bucket.
6. Women don't use Chinese medicine to soak their feet
Women's menstrual problems are more complex. If you can't identify the cause, you can use traditional Chinese medicine to soak your feet. It will not play a soothing role, but may also aggravate symptoms such as dysmenorrhea. Therefore, if women want to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat menstrual health problems such as dysmenorrhea, they can consult doctors and use drugs according to their own conditions.
7. Don't soak your feet for half an hour after dinner
It will affect the blood supply to the stomach, and in the long run it will cause malnutrition. After eating, most of the blood in the body flows to the digestive tract. If you soak your feet with hot water immediately after eating, the blood that should flow to the digestive system will flow to the lower limbs, which will affect digestion and absorption for a long time and lead to nutritional deficiency. So, soak your feet half an hour after a good meal.
8. Don't go to bed immediately after soaking your feet
You can't go to bed right after you've soaked your feet. Knead the soles of feet when they are hot, put on socks in time to keep warm, and fall asleep after the whole body heat is slowly reduced.