Put about 2.5 liters of water into the foot basin, and at the same time pour half a bowl of about 150 ml of white vinegar. The water temperature should be warm to the feet. It is recommended to be about 45°C. The water depth should cover the tops of the feet. If it does not cover the tops of the feet, increase the amount of water. . Soak your feet in a basin of water for 5 to 10 minutes, and then rub the instep, sole, and toes repeatedly with your hands or a towel. You can also consciously rub some acupuncture points in the middle of the foot, such as Yongquan point.

In order to maintain the water temperature, the water needs to be heated while scrubbing, and finally the water can be added up to the ankles. The total duration of each foot soak should not exceed 30 minutes. When soaking feet, the body's blood circulation accelerates and the heart rate is faster than usual. If the time is too long, it is easy to increase the burden on the heart. The best time to soak your feet is one hour after meals and half an hour before going to bed.

2. Function

1, keep fit

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the feet are the root of the human body, and there are as many as 75 reflex zones with important therapeutic value. Regular foot soaking in vinegar can regulate the meridians, promote the movement of qi and blood, and help balance yin and yang. Using vinegar to soak your feet for a long time can not only improve your sleep quality, but also improve your body's strength and resistance.

2. Promote blood circulation

Cold hands and feet in cold weather are often caused by poor blood circulation in the body. Using vinegar to soak feet can accelerate the body's blood circulation, improve the hypoxia in various parts of the body caused by long-term immobility or fatigue, enhance metabolism, and improve cold hands and feet. Condition.

3. Improve athlete’s foot

Many people who have beriberi, also known as "Athlete's Foot", are very troubled. Not only will their feet be itchy, peeling, but also smelly, all of which are the consequences of fungal infection. Therefore, soaking feet in vinegar can have a sterilizing and cleaning effect on the feet, but try to ensure that there is no damage to the feet. Soaking feet in vinegar can improve the condition of athlete's foot.

4. Moisturize skin

Many girls have dry and cracked foot skin in winter. At this time, you might as well try soaking your feet in vinegar for 1 weeks. You will find that not only the skin on your feet becomes smooth, but the skin on your body and face also becomes more plump. Glossy and moisturizing.

5. Reduce stress

Regularly soaking your feet in vinegar can coordinate the excitement of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, regulating and relaxing originally tense nerves. Especially white-collar workers who are nervous at work during the day often use vinegar to soak their feet, which can not only relieve the muscles of the feet wearing high heels, but also reduce stress on the body.

3. Taboo

1. Be careful not to soak your feet when you are too full or hungry.

2. When soaking your feet, more blood will flow to your lower limbs. Weak people are likely to feel dizzy due to insufficient blood supply to the brain. In severe cases, they may even faint. Therefore, people with weak constitutions should not soak their feet.

3. Elderly people suffering from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should pay special attention. If they feel chest tightness or dizziness, they should temporarily stop soaking their feet and lie down in bed to rest immediately.

4. Diabetic elderly people must pay attention to the water temperature.

5. People with skin diseases or injuries on their feet should not soak their feet.

Extended information

It does have certain health benefits for healthy people to develop the habit of foot soaking, but they must also pay attention to scientific methods.

Massage moderately. A little massage after soaking your feet is very beneficial to your health. Pressing the Yongquan point (located in the depression on the front of the foot, 1/3 in front of the line connecting the ends of the 2nd and 3rd toes and the heel) for a few minutes can better promote blood circulation in the foot and improve sleep. , and can also protect the kidneys.

People with high blood pressure can press Yongquan point, Taichong point (located on the dorsal side of the foot, in the depression before the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones) and Xingjian point (located on the dorsal side of the foot, between the first and second metatarsal bones) when soaking their feet. Between the toes, the red and white flesh area behind the edge of the toe web), it has a certain effect in regulating blood pressure.

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