How often should I soak my feet?

Many people like to keep in good health, especially in winter. Soaking feet after get off work can relax the body and mind. Young people and middle-aged and elderly people all like to soak their feet. However, you should pay attention to the method of soaking feet. First of all, the soaking time should not be too long. Make sure to take it out before the water is cold. Be sure to use hot water to soak your feet. You can soak your feet about 2 to 3 times a week, and the time should not be too long.

1. Promote metabolism

Soaking your feet can enhance circulation in the body and deliver blood to the extremities of the feet. This can reduce the incidence of high-risk diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, and promote metabolism. But be careful that the water temperature is hot enough but not scalding, about 45 degrees Celsius. The effect will be better if you add 2 tablespoons of salt to warm water. This is because salt can reduce inflammation, kill bacteria and facilitate bowel movements.

2. Treat sleep disorders

Washing your feet with hot water every day can coordinate the excitement levels of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, regulate, clear and relax tense nerves, harmonize the meridians and qi and blood, and balance yin and yang. If you persist in doing this for a long time, it can greatly change the quality of sleep and cure insomnia, dreaming, early awakening and other sleep disorders. It can also relax muscles, promote blood circulation and promote sleep.

3. Relieve dysmenorrhea

Whether you are a man or a woman, young or old, soaking your feet every day has great benefits. Especially for women, due to the damage to the body caused by the monthly menstrual period and childbirth, they are prone to symptoms of weak and cold constitution. Symptoms include dysmenorrhea during menstruation or chills in autumn and winter, cold hands and feet, etc. At this time, the body's blood circulation is insufficient. If you can insist on soaking your feet every day, it will help to open up the tendons and veins throughout the body, help the body warm up, and suppress dysmenorrhea.

What is the best time to soak your feet? What should you pay attention to when soaking your feet?

Since it is foot soaking, the word "soak" must be reflected. When soaking your feet, the water should cover the ankle joints. The water temperature should not be too hot, around 40℃ is appropriate. The soaking time should be about half an hour. The elderly are especially reminded that the foot soaking time should be shorter, because if they soak their feet for too long, it is easy to cause symptoms such as sweating and palpitations. Therefore, it is best for the elderly to soak their feet for 20 minutes before going to bed every day.

Chinese medicine experts believe that drinking a cup of tea or boiled water while watching TV or chatting with family members while soaking your feet can relax your muscles, promote blood circulation, and relieve fatigue, which is really a good thing to cure diseases and strengthen the body.