. Many elderly people like to use hot water to soak their feet. Foot soaking can really relieve lower limb fatigue. They will feel comfortable when they just soak their feet and sweat, but not all people are suitable for hot water foot soaking. Let’s take a look at the Encyclopedia of foot soaking.
When soaking feet with hot water, we will find that the blood vessels on the feet will expand and the skin of the feet will turn red. This is because when soaking feet with hot water, the blood circulation of the feet will be accelerated, more blood will flow to the peripheral blood vessels of the lower limbs, and the blood flow of the brain will be relatively reduced, Make people feel sleepy.
at the same time, because countless nerve endings on the sole of the foot are closely connected with the brain, the warm stimulation of hot water on the nerve endings of the foot can inhibit the cerebral cortex and make people feel comfortable and relaxed in the brain, so as to speed up sleep and deepen sleep.
benefits of hot water feet
(1) promote blood circulation. The foot has been said to be the second heart of the human body since ancient times. From the crowd can not wash sauna, can not use hot water bags to warm feet. The foot washing water shall not exceed 40 ℃, and the feet can be padded higher at noon or at night, so as to improve the blood circulation and reflux, avoid wearing too tight shoes and socks, and do not sit and stand for a long time.
warm tips
not all people are suitable to use hot water to soak their feet. The elderly can’t soak their feet when they are too full and hungry. The time to soak their feet when their blood pressure is low should also be shortened. When suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, you can’t soak your feet, otherwise the nerves will be stimulated, and the expanded capillaries will increase the burden of cardiovascular and heart.