What is the effect of soaking your feet in hot water?

For many people, soaking their feet in hot water before going to bed can promote sleep, speed up blood circulation, and relieve fatigue. The effect is very good. Moreover, if the elderly soak their feet in hot water frequently, it can also enhance their physical fitness and improve their ability to resist viruses and diseases. After saying so much, what are the benefits of soaking your feet in hot water?

Modern scientific research shows that there are reflex areas (acupoints) on the human feet that correspond to various internal organs. Stimulating these reflex areas can promote blood circulation, regulate the endocrine system, enhance the function of human organs, and achieve the self-care effect of preventing and curing diseases.

As the saying goes, "If your skin is covered with water in the morning and your feet are covered with water before going to bed, you will be healthy and live a long life, and it is not surprising to live to be a hundred years old." Skin covered with water means drinking water in the morning, and water covered with skin means washing feet before going to bed. Drinking water in the morning and washing feet before going to bed are good ways to maintain health. If you soak your feet in hot water at about 40 degrees Celsius, the headache will be significantly relieved after about 15 to 20 minutes. This is because the blood vessels in the feet dilate, and blood flows from the head to the feet, which can relatively reduce cerebral congestion and thus relieve headaches.

Moreover, the application scope of foot therapy by regularly soaking feet in hot water is very wide, including systemic diseases such as rheumatism, spleen and stomach diseases, insomnia, headaches, colds, paraplegia, brain trauma, stroke, lumbar disc herniation, kidney disease, diabetes and other major diseases, rehabilitation treatment after serious illness, etc.

There are many acupoints on the soles of the feet. Soaking your feet in hot water every day can promote blood circulation, eliminate coldness, and stimulate the acupoints on the feet, thereby achieving the effect of health care, nourishing qi and unblocking meridians. When soaking your feet, the blood circulation in the body speeds up, which can promote metabolism, transport blood to the extremities of the feet, and reduce the occurrence of high-risk diseases such as hypertension and heart disease.

Soaking your feet in hot water has so many benefits, but there are some things you need to pay attention to. That is, don’t soak your feet in hot water for too long, about 15 to 20 minutes is enough. Children should not soak their feet frequently because children have high irritability and hot blood. Don't take a bath when you are too full or too hungry, as that will speed up blood circulation and may cause discomfort.