These four methods seem ordinary but are actually the most harmful to women

Foot soaking is indeed a good way to maintain health, especially in winter. It can promote blood circulation, relieve physical and mental fatigue, and also calm the mind and help sleep.

There are many acupoints on the soles of our feet, which correspond to various organs of the body. Regularly massaging the soles of the feet is good for the body. However, if daily massage is not practical, soaking in hot water can also be very helpful.

1. Insist on soaking your feet in hot water, especially on cold days. Hot water can promote the expansion of blood vessels on the soles of the feet, accelerate blood circulation in the body, increase the resistance of the immune system, and wash your face with cold water in the morning to effectively prevent colds.

2. After a tiring day of work, soaking your feet in hot water can eliminate physical fatigue and relieve stress.

3. When the weather is cold, many people tend to have cold hands and feet, and they toss and turn in bed and can’t fall asleep. Soaking in hot water before going to bed will promote blood flow in your feet, causing them to warm up naturally, making it easier to fall asleep.

4. The water temperature for foot soaking should not be too high, otherwise burns may occur; nor should it be lukewarm water, as this will not have any effect. Generally 40 degrees is appropriate, and the maximum should not exceed 45 degrees.

4 ways of soaking your feet are the most harmful

1. Chinese medicine foot bath

Many people use Chinese medicine to soak their feet once or twice and find that the effect is not obvious, so they think that the effect of soaking feet with Chinese medicine is poor. This idea is wrong. As we all know, the course of treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is relatively long, so soaking feet with Chinese medicine needs to be persisted for a period of time before obvious results can be seen.

2. Turn the Chinese medicine pot over and over again to soak your feet

Many people think that Chinese medicine is expensive, and it would be a waste to throw it into the trash after boiling it once or twice, so they will boil the medicine multiple times. In fact, this practice is just a waste of time. The medicinal effects of Chinese medicine are generally fully released after being boiled twice. If it is boiled for a third time, the herbal water will have almost no medicinal effect; and Chinese herbal foot bath tablets are a disposable product.

3. Soaking your feet for too long

The idea that the longer the foot soaking time, the better is also wrong. Chinese medicine foot soaking usually only needs 40 minutes. 40 minutes allows the foot capillaries to absorb enough effective Chinese medicine ingredients, and soaking the feet for too long is prone to sweating, and excessive sweat loss is harmful to the heart.

4. The water for foot bath is too hot

Many people choose high-temperature water when soaking their feet. They believe that high temperature can help promote the absorption of Chinese medicinal ingredients and blood circulation. In fact, this is wrong, because around 40 degrees is a temperature that people are more accustomed to. Too high a temperature will burn the skin. Moreover, if the blood circulation is too fast, it will cause blood to rush upward, which will cause discomfort or even collapse.

Foot soaking is good for your health because many acupuncture points of our body are on the feet. There is an old saying in Chinese medicine: treat a headache by treating the feet, which makes a lot of sense.