Can I soak my feet in ginger water every day?

Nowadays, many people may have problems with blood circulation in the lower body due to long periods of sitting. So once winter comes, we often have the problem of cold hands and feet that cannot warm up for a long time. In order to solve this problem, everyone has thought of many ways, and the most recommended one is to soak your feet in ginger water, which can promote blood circulation and help maintain body temperature. But is it possible to soak your feet in ginger water every day?

Although foot soaking has no side effects, the soaking time should not be too long. Generally, the foot soaking time should be controlled within half an hour, which is the best time. Everyone only knows that many people will add some things to their foot soaking water to achieve health effects. I have seen people put pepper, mugwort, rose and other materials, but some of these are not easy to find or are relatively expensive. So today I will introduce a material that can be found in the kitchen and the foot soaking effect is no worse than them, that is ginger. Among them, ginger is a food ingredient as well as a medicinal material.

[Eating three slices of ginger in the morning is better than ginseng soup]

There is a saying among the people that "eating three slices of ginger in the morning is better than ginseng soup", which means that ginger should be eaten in the morning. The day begins in the morning, and the body's yang energy rises in the morning, and we need to be alert to face the day's work. Therefore, eating ginger in the morning is good for replenishing yang energy and refreshing the brain. You can eat two slices of ginger soaked in vinegar every morning.

【The value of ginger】

Ginger tastes spicy and slightly warm in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. It has the effects of inducing sweat and relieving exterior symptoms, warming the middle and stopping vomiting, warming the lungs and stopping coughing, and detoxifying. It is mainly used to treat colds, stomach colds, stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea, colds, coughs, fish and crab poisoning and other diseases. It also has the effect of invigorating the stomach and spleen and increasing appetite. Ginger contains spicy and aromatic ingredients, including gingerol, gingerol, starch and fiber. It is used to treat colds caused by wind and cold, and can eliminate the cold from the surface by inducing sweating. Gingerol has a stimulating effect on the oral and gastric mucosa, can promote the secretion of digestive juices, increase appetite, and increase intestinal tension, rhythm and peristalsis. Zingerone has an excitatory effect on the respiratory and vasomotor centers and can promote blood circulation.

[Benefits of ginger foot bath]

· Treat colds

Cut a thumb-sized piece of ginger into slices, add to water and boil it or soak it in hot water. When the water temperature is appropriate, use it to soak the feet of patients with colds. This can effectively prevent further development of the disease and prevent the cold from getting worse. Even for people who don’t have a cold, soaking your feet in ginger can help dispel the cold and thus prevent a cold.

Prevent cold hands and feet

Some people always have cold hands and feet. This is due to insufficient blood supply to the body, which cannot reach the extremities of the body. Ginger has a good effect in dispelling cold. Soaking your feet in water boiled with ginger can effectively improve blood circulation and relieve cold hands and feet.

· Treat rheumatism

Many elderly people suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, which is harmful to their health. Therefore, the editor recommends that if you have elderly people at home, you can often soak their feet with ginger, which can effectively drive away the cold and wind. Friends suffering from rheumatism can effectively relieve symptoms by soaking their feet in ginger for half an hour every night. The wooden tub for foot soaking should be longer than the calves, which can better relieve various diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

· Detoxification and weight loss

There are many acupoints on the soles of the feet. When the blood circulation in the body is strengthened, the body's metabolism will become vigorous, and toxins in the body can be discharged with sweat. Soaking feet with ginger can have the effect of sweating. If you persist in soaking your feet, you will have a significant weight loss effect.

Improve sleep

Add an appropriate amount of white vinegar when soaking your feet with ginger. This can effectively stimulate the acupoints on the soles of the feet and enhance the metabolism of various systems, thereby relaxing the body and relieving fatigue, thus improving sleep. The benefits of soaking your feet in ginger are more than that. Soaking your feet in ginger can also improve the phenomenon of insufficient blood supply. If used together with kidney-tonifying ingredients, it can also effectively warm and nourish the kidneys.

[Ginger, in addition to foot soaking, has these other benefits and these little tricks. See how many of them you know? ]

Oral ulcers: Rinse your mouth with hot ginger water 2 to 3 times a day. Generally, the ulcer surface will shrink after 6 to 9 times.

Periodontitis: First use hot ginger water to clean the tartar, then drink hot ginger water instead of tea, 1 to 2 times a day, generally 6 times can eliminate inflammation.

Sore throat: Gargle with hot ginger water once in the morning and once in the evening. If your throat is sore and itchy, you can drink hot ginger water with a little salt instead of tea, 2 to 3 times a day. Generally, about 9 times can resolve the inflammation and eliminate the pain and itching.

Tooth decay: Rinse your mouth with hot ginger water once every morning and evening, and drink it several times a day instead of tea. This method is very effective in protecting teeth and preventing and treating caries.

Back and shoulder pain: first add a little salt and vinegar to hot ginger water, then soak a towel in it and wring it dry, apply it to the affected area, repeat several times. This method can relax muscles, stretch tendons and promote blood circulation, greatly relieving pain.

Foot odor: Soak your feet in hot ginger water, add some salt and vinegar while soaking, soak for about 15 minutes, wipe dry, add some talcum powder, and the odor will be eliminated.

Migraine: When a migraine attacks, soak your hands in hot ginger water for about 15 minutes, and the pain will be relieved or even disappear.

Neurasthenia: Drink 1 to 2 cups of hot ginger water on an empty stomach every morning and evening, which can replenish qi and refresh the mind. If continued, it will have a good therapeutic effect on neurasthenia, dizziness, irritability and other symptoms.

Drunk: Drink hot ginger water instead of tea to speed up blood circulation and digest alcohol in the body. You can also add a proper amount of honey to hot ginger water and let the body absorb it directly to relieve or eliminate drunkenness.

Ginger has so many benefits besides foot soaking, and many people don’t know it directly, but it doesn’t matter, today you will learn about it. It is summer now as the old saying goes, "Eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer, and you don't need a doctor to prescribe medicine." Especially for those who have poor sleep, soaking your feet for a few days will greatly improve this situation. Although ginger has many delicious flavors, there are also people who are not suitable for it. So let's see who should not eat ginger and what should we pay attention to?

1) Do not peel. Some people like to peel ginger before eating it, but doing so will not bring out the overall benefits of ginger. After washing the fresh ginger, cut it into strips and slices.

2) Eating more ginger is not necessarily better. The weather is hot in summer, and people are prone to dry mouth, thirst, sore throat, and sweating. Ginger is spicy and warm, and is a hot food. According to the principle of "cooling the hot", it is not advisable to eat too much. Just add a few slices of ginger when cooking or making soup.

3) From the perspective of treating diseases, ginger and brown sugar water is only suitable for patients with colds caused by wind and cold or with stomach cold and fever after being caught in the rain. It cannot be used for patients with summer heat colds or wind-heat colds, nor can it be used to treat heatstroke. Taking fresh ginger juice can cure vomiting caused by cold, but it is not suitable for other types of vomiting.

4) Do not eat rotten ginger. Rotten ginger will produce a highly toxic substance that can cause liver cell degeneration and necrosis, and induce liver cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. The saying that "rotten ginger doesn't taste bad" is unscientific.

5) People who suffer from yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, red eyes and internal heat, or those suffering from carbuncles, pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes, and hemorrhoids should not eat ginger for a long time.

Summary: Have you ever soaked your feet in ginger?