The benefits of rubbing the soles of the feet

There are many nerves and blood vessels in the soles of the feet that are closely related to our body. When you are tired, rub the soles of your feet with your hands, you will feel relaxed and relieved. Soaking your feet and massaging the soles of your feet will make you fall asleep easily and have a particularly sweet sleep. This is because massaging the soles of the feet promotes blood circulation in our body and dredges our tendons, which makes us feel so relaxed. Usually you should pay attention to keeping your feet warm, which is good for your body.

Rubbing the soles of your feet can promote blood circulation, unblock meridians, and strengthen your body. When rubbing the soles of the feet, Chinese medicine believes that by rubbing, kneading, pressing, and pressing, stimulating the acupoints on the feet can reflect and adjust the balance of the corresponding diseased parts of the body, achieving the effect of fitness and disease prevention.

Rubbing the soles of your feet can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels throughout the body, preventing cholesterol from depositing in the blood vessel walls and causing high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. At the same time, it is also a good stimulation to the cerebral cortex. By stimulating the nerve endings on the soles of the feet, people feel warm, comfortable and happy all over the body. It can improve memory and has a certain therapeutic effect on headaches and insomnia caused by neurasthenia.

Many clinical practices have proved that frequently rubbing the soles of the feet has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on high blood pressure, neurasthenia, migraine, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, foot atrophy and pain, numbness, swelling, forgetfulness, indigestion, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, constipation, epilepsy, hernia, infantile convulsions, and diseases of the heart, liver, spleen, gallbladder and other organs.

1. Dry rubbing method

Sit with your feet apart, bend one leg and lift it up, place it on the other leg (or on the edge of the bed), with the sole of the foot tilted inward. Rub your hands together to warm them up, hold your toes with one hand, and use the other hand to rub the Yongquan acupoint back and forth (rub the left foot with the right hand, and rub the right foot with the left hand). Rub each foot about 100 times until the soles of the feet become red and hot.

2. Wet rubbing method

Get a basin of warm water with a little more water to soak your ankles. The water temperature should be tolerable for your feet when placed in the basin. Soak your feet in hot water for a while. When your feet become swollen and red, rub them using the dry rubbing method mentioned above.

3. Wine rubbing method

Pour about half a tael of white wine into a cup and follow the first method, except dip the hands you are rubbing your feet in a little white wine, and dip them again after the wine is dry. Rub the soles of your feet 100 times each according to the first method.

It is recommended to rub the soles of your feet 1 to 2 times a day. If you persist in doing so, it can nourish the brain and kidneys, improve intelligence and calm the mind, promote blood circulation and dredge the meridians. It can prevent and treat organ diseases such as forgetfulness, insomnia, and indigestion.