On this issue, there are two main schools in life. One school believes that soaking feet with hot water every day can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which is suitable for people with cold hands and feet, and can be described as a very good way of keeping in good health.
The other school holds the view that feet should not be soaked in hot water, which is often equivalent to chronic suicide. What is the truth?
Let's take a look at the reasons why hot water is comfortable for soaking feet. People who soak their feet with hot water think that hot water can bring people a very comfortable experience. The reason why we feel this way is because of the structure of blood vessels in our lower limbs.
The blood in the artery circulates from the heart to the foot, then passes through the capillaries, and finally returns the metabolites in the blood from the vein to the heart. If your feet are in hot water, it is easy to accelerate the blood flow process of blood vessels in lower limbs because of the stimulation of hot water.
Then let the artery dilate, at this time, the blood flowing in and out from the artery will become faster, which is why soaking feet with hot water will make people with cold hands and feet feel warm instantly, and why people say that soaking feet with hot water can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
Therefore, it is suggested that people who are completely healthy can soak their feet with hot water, but pay attention to the temperature of soaking their feet, mainly because the skin will not feel too hot or too cold. But if your body has the following diseases, then soaking your feet is not for you.
If you have diabetic foot, venous thrombosis, varicose veins and arterial occlusion. Often soak your feet with hot water, your biggest feeling is no longer comfort, but to make the symptoms of physical discomfort more serious.
Moreover, in the process of soaking feet with hot water, due to the stimulation of hot water, the arteries of the lower limbs dilate, which is not only not conducive to the blood circulation of the lower limbs, but also easy to cause adverse changes in the capillaries of the legs, and even increase the risk of capillary rupture to some extent.
In this case, the skin on the leg is no longer white, but it will easily deposit pigment on the leg, which may aggravate the condition.
For people with diabetic foot and venous thrombosis, the condition will be more serious because of the way of soaking feet with hot water, and even blood will accumulate all over the place.