What are the benefits of foot soaking and foot massage?

I believe everyone is familiar with the health-preserving method of foot soaking and massaging the soles of the feet. This is a very popular health-preserving method, because there are many acupoints on the soles of people's feet, and stimulating these acupoints has many benefits to the human body. For example, it promotes blood circulation, promotes human metabolism, helps the body eliminate fatigue, improves sleep and immunity, nourishes the skin and so on. What are the benefits of foot soaking and foot massage?

Benefits of foot bath and foot massage:

1. Promote blood circulation. Generally speaking, body temperature and blood circulation are closely related. When the body temperature is low, the blood circulation is also low, and when the body temperature rises, the blood circulation is also vigorous. Foot massage can improve blood circulation in the feet, increase skin temperature, thereby promoting blood circulation in the feet and throughout the body; it improves heart function and reduces heart load. Someone has done a test and found that if a healthy person massages his feet for 30 minutes, the blood flow in his whole body will increase by 10-13 times for women and 13-18 times for men. It can be seen that hot water foot therapy can smooth and improve blood circulation.

2. Promote metabolism. Foot massage promotes blood circulation in the feet and the whole body. Due to the increase in blood circulation, the secretion of various hormones by various endocrine glands is regulated, such as thyroid hormones secreted by the thyroid gland, adrenal hormones secreted by the adrenal glands, etc. These hormones can promote metabolism.

3. Eliminate fatigue. When the human body is physically fatigued, the first thing that appears is poor blood circulation in the feet, and the deposition of metabolic end products, calcium salts, lactic acid microcrystals and other substances. When an organ in the human body is malfunctioning or diseased, the blood circulation in the feet becomes poorer due to the influence of pathological reflexes, making it more likely for deposits to form. After a day of intense exercise, athletes have an average of 30 mg of lactic acid per kilogram of blood. After massaging their feet for 30 minutes, a blood test showed a decrease of about 5 mg. After a period of foot bathing, the lactic acid level in the blood decreased by about 20 mg, returning to the level when they almost do not feel tired. It can be seen that hot water foot therapy is the simplest and most effective way to eliminate physical fatigue.

4. Improve sleep. The feet are rich in nerve endings and capillaries, and the feet have a gentle and good stimulating effect on the nerves and capillaries. This warm stimulation is reflected to the cerebral cortex, which has an inhibitory effect on the cerebral cortex, allowing the excited sympathetic nerves to smoothly convert into parasympathetic nerves. After the parasympathetic nerves are excited, people are in a state of quiet rest, which improves sleep and eliminates insomnia.

5. Maintain health and beauty, nourish and protect the brain. Through foot massage, the meridians and qi and blood can be regulated. At the same time, the blood vessels in the feet dilate and the blood volume increases, thereby speeding up blood flow to the head and replenishing the brain with sufficient oxygen and nutrients.