Is it okay to wash your feet with cold water in summer?

In summer, the weather in most areas is very hot. At this time, people like cool things. First of all, they like to eat cold food, such as ice watermelon, ice jelly, etc. In addition, in summer, they like to go to the swimming pool or take a bath in the river. These are good ways to cool down. In addition, washing feet with cold water in summer is also a very comfortable thing. So is it good to do this?

Is it okay to wash your feet with cold water in summer?

Is it good to soak your feet in cold water in summer? The answer is no. As the saying goes, "Cold starts from the soles of the feet." This is because the human feet are the terminal parts of blood vessel branches, which are prone to peripheral blood circulation disorders. In addition, the soles of the feet lack sebaceous glands, so they are very sensitive to cold. Soaking your feet in cold water for a long time is harmful to your health and should be avoided.

Why is it not good to wash your feet with cold water in summer?

In the hot summer, people sweat more, especially after exercising. Although washing your feet with cold water will make you feel cool all over, it will cause the expanded pores to suddenly close and cause blockage. In addition, the fatigue and tension of muscles after exercise increase, and when stimulated by cold water, it will cause symptoms such as cramps. If you wash your feet frequently with cold water, not only will your feet get cold, but in the long run it will cause the body's sweat function to be impaired. In addition, the sudden stimulation of the feet by cold water causes the normally functioning blood vessels to contract violently, which may lead to vasodilation dysfunction, causing various arthritis and rheumatism symptoms, and women may also develop gynecological diseases. In summer, if you often wash your feet with cold water, your feet will get cold, and then the cold will be transmitted through the blood vessels to cause a series of complex pathological reactions throughout the body, eventually leading to various diseases. It is not advisable to wash feet with cold water when you are particularly tired or if you suffer from coronary heart disease, hypertension, rheumatism, asthma and other diseases.

The correct way to soak your feet in summer:

Since it is a hot summer, we should not let our feet get cold. Washing our feet with warm water can keep them warm, which is good for preventing colds, flu, rhinitis, asthma, angina pectoris, etc. The correct way is to wash your feet with hot water before going to bed every night. The temperature of the water should be higher than body temperature, and the water volume should be up to the ankle joints. This can remove the acidic products of foot skin metabolism and bacterial decomposition, and relieve muscle fatigue, soreness and other feelings.

First put your feet in water at about 37℃, and then let the bath water gradually heat up to about 42℃ to maintain the water temperature. When bathing your feet, the water should usually cover the ankles and rub them frequently. The foot bath time should not be less than 30 minutes, 40 minutes is more appropriate. This is the ordinary hot foot bath method; there is also a Chinese medicine hot foot bath method: before each foot bath, put the decocted medicine liquid (can be diluted with water) in the water, and then follow the ordinary hot foot bath method.

When soaking your feet, the water temperature should not be too hot, about 40℃ is appropriate. The soaking time should not be too long, about half an hour is appropriate. It is best to soak until you sweat slightly. Since metal is easy to cool, it is best to use a wooden basin as a container for foot soaking. You can put some salvia miltiorrhiza and angelica in it, which are good for promoting blood circulation; or you can put some forsythia, honeysuckle, isatis root, and chrysanthemum to play the role of reducing fire and clearing heat.