What are the benefits of soaking your feet at night

Foot soaking has many benefits. For people with cold hands and feet and who are afraid of cold, foot soaking can enhance the body's ability to resist the cold. After foot soaking, your feet will no longer be cold when you sleep all night. When soaking your feet at night, adding some dried ginger slices into the water can relieve rheumatic bone pain, adding some astragalus can remove moisture, and adding radix spatholobi can allow the medicinal properties to penetrate into the subcutaneous tissue, making the skin more delicate, white and elastic.

There is a saying among the people that "soaking your feet in hot water is better than taking tonic medicine", which means that soaking your feet in hot water every day can regulate the functions of internal organs, enhance physical fitness, and have a great improvement effect. The water for foot soaking should not be too hot, around 40℃ is appropriate. If the temperature is too high, the blood vessels in the feet are prone to excessive dilation, and more blood in the human body flows to the lower limbs, which can easily cause insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys. If the water temperature is too high, it can easily damage the sebum film on the surface of the foot skin, causing the stratum corneum to dry out or even crack.

Children in their developmental stage and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or diabetes should not soak their feet in overheated water. The foot soaking time should not be too long, 15 to 30 minutes is appropriate. This is because during the foot soaking process, the body's blood circulation speeds up and the heart rate is faster than usual. If the time is too long, it will easily increase the burden on the heart. When soaking your feet, since more blood will flow to the lower limbs, people with weak constitutions are prone to feel dizzy due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, especially those with kidney deficiency, and in severe cases they may even faint. Foot soaking can greatly improve the body's circulation function, thereby reducing the pressure on the kidneys and effectively preventing the occurrence of glomerulonephritis or nephrotic syndrome.

Although foot soaking has many benefits, there are also many precautions. It is not suitable to soak your feet immediately after a meal, nor is it suitable to soak your feet on an empty stomach. The best time to soak your feet is about half an hour after eating. When soaking your feet, the water temperature should be controlled between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius, and the soaking time should be controlled at about 20 minutes.