Soaking feet is good for health, and it is a good health care method. You can soak your feet reasonably in your spare time. When special diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are serious, it is not recommended to soak feet, and it is not recommended to soak feet if the skin of feet is broken.
The best time to soak your feet is at night, and it is appropriate to soak for 20 minutes. The best temperature is 40℃. Foot bath, also known as foot bath, is a simple and effective health care method, which can improve local blood circulation, dispel cold, relieve fatigue and promote sleep. It is considered that the best time to soak your feet before going to bed at night is to promote blood circulation and eliminate fatigue. It is easier to fall asleep after soaking your feet, especially before going to bed in winter, which can dispel the cold and keep your feet and whole body warm. It is advisable to soak feet for 20 minutes. If the soaking time is too short, it is difficult to achieve the expected effect.
However, soaking feet is not as long as possible. Soaking feet can promote blood circulation, and more blood flows to the lower limbs, while reducing blood supply to the heart and brain can cause palpitation and dizziness, and in severe cases, fainting can occur. Therefore, the elderly and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, anemia, hypotension and other diseases should strictly control the time of foot bathing, and stop foot bathing immediately if they are uncomfortable during foot bathing. For young and strong people who have no basic diseases, they can relax according to the situation.
The best temperature for soaking feet is 40℃. It is necessary to avoid that the water temperature is too low to fully play its role, and to prevent the skin from being scalded by the high temperature, especially those with diabetes or other peripheral neuropathy. Because they are not sensitive to the temperature, they should not test the water temperature with their hands and feet, but should use a thermometer to determine whether the water temperature is appropriate.