What are the benefits of foot soaking

Foot soaking is a very good way to keep healthy, but many people don’t know much about the benefits of foot soaking, and they are very unenthusiastic about it. In fact, foot soaking can open up the acupoints in our feet, help us reduce the troubles of many diseases, and help us eliminate the fatigue of the day. Let us learn about the benefits of foot soaking.

The feet are also called the second heart of the human body. This is because scientific research has proven that there are reflex areas and meridian distributions on the human feet that correspond to various internal organs. Soaking the feet in warm water can stimulate these reflex areas, promote blood circulation, regulate the endocrine system, enhance the function of human organs, and achieve health care effects in preventing and treating diseases. At the same time, heat stimulation will accelerate the microcirculation of the feet and open the pores. On this basis, the magnetic lines of force combined with magnetic therapy can easily penetrate and act on the important acupuncture points and organ projection areas of the feet, increasing the effect of foot bathing and healing several times. Of course, this combination of the two is much better than hot water foot bath alone. With the rapid development of magnetic therapy, magnetic therapy has been widely used in various departments of the medical field.

Benefits of hot water 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." Hot water 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. From the medical point of view, there are reflex areas, acupoints and meridians of various organs in the human body on the feet. Many people have had foot massages. When the masseur presses on our feet, we will feel pain, soreness and swelling. This situation basically means that there is a problem with the organs in our corresponding reflex areas. So, after we have a foot massage, we will feel relaxed all over. At the same time, there are 6 main meridians on the human foot, including the end points of the three yang meridians (bladder meridian, stomach meridian, and gallbladder meridian) and the starting points of the three yin meridians (spleen meridian, liver meridian, and kidney meridian). Therefore, soaking the feet in hot water is also equivalent to stimulating these six most important meridians.

(3) It has a good auxiliary effect in the treatment of many diseases. People often say "rich people take tonics, poor people soak their feet", which shows that soaking feet with Chinese medicine has 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 feet in Chinese medicine can speed up the expulsion of cold from the body.

The question of what are the benefits of foot soaking has been clearly introduced in the above article. Everyone can try soaking your feet every day. After a long time, you will find that foot soaking can help our health and greatly improve our physical fitness. At the same time, you should pay more attention to the water temperature and the length of time for foot soaking.