Many people in life will soak their feet to maintain their health, and feel that others can improve sleep quality, relieve fatigue, and promote blood circulation by soaking their feet, as long as they try it themselves. However, foot soaking is a science, and it is necessary to soak the feet correctly in order to effectively regulate the body, if you fall into a misunderstanding and blindly soak your feet, it may bring some health problems. So, what is the main reason why soaking your feet every day has no effect?
1. Soak your feet for too long
Some people can't maintain their health by soaking their feet, which may be in the wrong way, such as soaking their feet for a long time every time, which will have an impact. If you want to get the benefits of foot soaking, the premise is that the length of foot soaking time should be appropriate, and the general foot soaking time is about ten minutes.
Some people feel very comfortable soaking their feet and soak for half an hour every day, but soaking their feet in water for a long time, and because of the stimulation of hot water, the blood circulation is carried out quickly, which hurts the blood vessels and may make the blood vessels over-dilated. If you don't want your health to be threatened, you need to know what is the most suitable time for foot soaking, and you can meet it, but you can't soak your feet for a long time.
2. Add all kinds of Chinese herbal medicines at will
Adding a variety of Chinese herbal medicines to soak your feet at will make the effect of foot soaking lose. Everyone's physical condition is different, whether it is suitable to use Chinese herbal medicines when soaking feet varies from person to person, so you should follow the guidance of your doctor and choose Chinese herbal medicines that are suitable for you.
Some people blindly follow the trend, and when they see others soaking their feet and adding peppercorns, ginger slices or wormwood, they may add them at will, thinking that the more these Chinese herbal medicines are added, the more complex the type, the more ideal the effect of health preservation, and may cause some health problems in the case of not adapting. If you want to improve the safety of foot soaking, you can generally choose water, and do not add medicinal herbs casually.
3. The water temperature for foot soaking is not suitable
The water temperature of foot soaking should be well controlled, and the benefits can only be reaped by soaking feet when the water temperature is appropriate. Some people use cold water to soak their feet, and it does feel more comfortable to use cold water in the hot summer, but the cold water temperature is low, and soaking their feet in cold water for a long time during the foot soaking process may cause cold invasion, which is not good for health from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, and once the cold invades, it will cause some diseases.
In addition, it is not advisable to always use hot water that is too hot, as your feet may be irritated in a high temperature environment and your skin may be burned. In addition, the high temperature of the water will accelerate the blood circulation faster, if there are some lesions in the blood vessels, the blood circulation speed is too fast to put too much pressure on the blood vessels, and the gains outweigh the losses.
To sum up, soaking feet every day has no effect at all, it may be that the above mistakes have been made, if there are these methods of foot soaking, the effect is greatly reduced. People who want to soak their feet to get the benefits should understand the precautions for foot soaking, and pay attention to details in order to maintain health scientifically.
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