【Health Science】Take a bath in summer, and it is good for your body to wash it like this

In the hot summer, the slightest exercise will make you sweaty and sticky, not to mention how uncomfortable it is, and taking a bath has become the most longed-for thing of the day. In fact, bathing is not simple, and there are many health doorways hidden in it. If you wash it right, you can even get sick of you!

There are benefits to bathing like this

Wash 30 minutes before meals

Enhances appetite

People with poor appetite and loss of appetite can consciously take a bath 30 minutes before meals, stimulate the stomach with hot water, and after the body is warm, spray water around the chest with warm water, rest for 1 minute every 5 seconds, and repeat 5 times.

Rinse the painful area

Relieves body aches and pains

For chronic muscle damage and stiffness caused by wind chill and blood stasis, you can spray hot water at 40 degrees on the painful area for about 10 minutes in the shower, and do stretching exercises while rushing, which can gradually open up blood stasis and promote blood circulation.

Take a big breath while bathing

May relieve constipation

Massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction with the palms of your hands, while breathing heavily in the abdomen one by one, and focusing on showering the abdomen, which can enhance the flow of qi and blood, strengthen blood circulation, relieve constipation, and prevent and treat hemorrhoids.

Add ginger to hot water

Remove the cold

Many women and people with cold bodies often get chills all over their bodies, and their hands and feet are prone to cold and numbness, even in summer. Such people can take more bubble baths when they have free time, and add ginger to hot water to promote blood circulation.

Rub your face to wash away fatigue

After a tiring day, rubbing your face with hot water can better stimulate the facial nerves. Under the dual action of friction and water temperature, the facial blood vessels dilate when heated, accelerate blood circulation, stretch the expression muscles, promote metabolism, keep the face firm and rosy, and long-term persistence can prevent facial neuritis and vision loss.

Massage the feet

Relieves fatigue and puffiness

First use 40 degrees of hot water from the toes to the instep back and forth to bathe, then focus on the ankles and palms of the feet for 3 minutes, and then use low-temperature cold water to flush the same place for about 10 seconds, while the feet are moving while flushing, repeat several times to stimulate the acupuncture points, smooth the effect of qi and blood.

Bathing is not advisable in these cases

Sweating profusely

At the end of exercise, the skin will continue to emit heat from the outside, and the blood vessels will be dilated, and the blood pressure will be low. If you take a shower right away, it will aggravate this phenomenon. It is easy to cause dizziness, general weakness, falls and other accidents.

The length of the bath should be grasped, generally showering for 10~15 minutes is completely sufficient, even if it is a bath, it is best not to exceed 20 minutes.

After drinking

Alcohol inhibits liver function and hinders glycogen release. And when you take a bath, the glucose consumption in the body increases. If you take a bath after drinking, your blood sugar will not be replenished in time, and you will be prone to dizziness, dizziness, general weakness, and in severe cases, hypoglycemic coma may occur.

When eating a full meal or on an empty stomach

After eating, the blood in the body is mainly concentrated in the digestive system, and when taking a bath, the surrounding blood vessels dilate, which may cause a relative decrease in blood circulation in the digestive system, which can easily lead to indigestion. When fasting, blood sugar levels in the body are relatively low, and bathing increases blood flow to skin tissues and decreases the amount of blood supplied to the brain, which can lead to accidents such as fainting.

When blood pressure is low or hypoglycemia

When you have low blood pressure or low blood sugar, or when you are extremely tired, you can take a bath because of lack of oxygen, which can lead to dizziness or shock. Even if you must wash, don't stay in the bathroom for too long, pay attention to proper ventilation of the bathroom, and increase the oxygen content.

How to bathe properly

● How often should I wash it?

In general, you can take a bath every 2-3 days, but you can take a bath every day in the hot summer or if you like to exercise.

●How long to wash?

Generally, 10-15 minutes of showering is enough, even if it is a bath, it is best not to take more than 20 minutes.

● What time to wash?

Taking a shower 1-2 hours before bedtime is better and can speed up falling asleep by an average of 10 minutes.

● What is the right water temperature?

The water temperature of 38-40 °C is more suitable, according to personal habits, a little higher or a little lower is no problem, the body can withstand it, not too cold or too hot.

● What is the order of bathing?

Wash your face first. If you have accumulated dirt on your face for the day, wash it first to avoid clogged pores.

Then rush to the limbs and other parts of the body. The limbs are far away from the heart, and the water is rinsed first to allow the body to have an adaptation process, which can reduce the irritation effect on the heart.

Wash your hair at the end. At this time, the cerebral blood vessels and scalp pores can adapt to the temperature, which is not easy to cause irritation, and the oil and dandruff in the deep layers of the scalp are easy to wash.

Source: Healthy Tianjin

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