What are the benefits of foot massage?

The soles of the feet are a "window" to the body, and some people say it is the "second heart" of the human body. These all illustrate the importance of feet to our physical health. Therefore, more and more people are beginning to enjoy foot bath massages and are willing to spend money to have professionals massage them. Due to the many benefits of foot soaking, it has now become a powerful tool for modern people to maintain their health. Below I will introduce the benefits of foot soaking one by one.

The benefits of foot bath

1. Promote blood circulation. Since ancient times, feet have been regarded as the second heart of the human body. From the health perspective, feet are farthest from the human heart and bear the heaviest burden, so this place is most likely to cause poor blood circulation. Medical books record: "People have feet, just like trees have roots. When a tree dies, the roots die first. When a person grows old, the feet age first." Soaking feet is an excellent method, especially for those who often feel cold hands and feet.

2. Stimulate the acupuncture points, reflex areas and meridians of the feet. Many people have had foot massages. When the masseur presses on our feet, we feel pain, soreness and swelling. This basically means that there is a problem with our internal organs in the corresponding reflex area. So, after we have a foot massage, we will feel relaxed all over. At the same time, there are six main meridians on the human foot, including the end points of three yang meridians (bladder meridian, stomach meridian, and gallbladder meridian), and the starting points of three yin meridians (spleen meridian, liver meridian, and kidney meridian). Therefore, soaking your feet is equivalent to stimulating these six most important meridians.

3. It has a good auxiliary effect in the treatment of many diseases. There is an old saying in my country: "Soaking your feet in hot water is better than taking tonics" and "Rich people take tonics, poor people soak their feet." It can be seen that foot soaking has a great effect. Especially in modern society, the extensive use of air conditioners, coupled with people's general preference for eating cold food, leads to more cold and dampness in the body. Soaking your feet can speed up the expulsion of cold from the body.

The above is an introduction to the benefits of massage and foot bathing. It seems that the effectiveness of foot bath cannot be underestimated. Massaging the soles of your feet is massaging your whole body, and protecting your feet is protecting your body. You can soak your feet all year round, but the editor would like to remind you not to soak your feet in cold water just because it is hot in summer. In short, understand the principle and put it into practice. You will only know the benefits of foot soaking after you try it.