Look at health from the soles of your feet! Green, red, yellow, white and black symptoms

The health of seniors can start with “gazing at color” on the soles of their feet! Chinese medicine practitioners say that the soles of the feet are a mirror that reflects physical health. The relationship between the color changes of the soles of the feet and physical condition is actually the same as judging health by looking at the face. The progression of the disease can be determined from the color of the soles of the feet. As long as the soles of the feet are checked every day, ***Yongquan acupoint, if abnormalities are discovered and treated early, you can protect your health and prolong your life. Chen Junming, a Chinese medicine practitioner, pointed out that Yongquan point is an important point in the body. Regular massage or tapping of Yongquan point can prevent and treat various diseases and maintain health. (Photography/Huang Zhiwen)

Chen Junming, director-general of the New Taipei City Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, pointed out that in traditional Chinese medicine arguments, the soles of the feet will send out various health messages. As the organ functions and immune system of the elderly people weaken due to aging, the color of the soles of their feet can give a rough idea of ??their general health. In particular, the identification of diseases by five colors is one of the contents of traditional Chinese medicine. The five colors are green, red, yellow, white and black, which represent different symptoms.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the normal color of the soles of the feet is slightly red. If the red color is very obvious, there may be heat; if the color turns blue, there may be cold; if there is an abnormal yellow color, there may be liver and gallbladder disease; if it turns white, there may be liver and gallbladder disease. In addition to possible cold syndrome, there may also be malnutrition and anemia; if it turns purple or black, it may be poor blood circulation. If the above symptoms occur, you should go to the hospital in time.

The color of the soles of the feet indicates health

1. The color of the feet is redder than usual: It means that there is a sudden imbalance in the body. Just like when a person is angry, his face turns red and his neck becomes thick. In addition, infection and inflammation in the gastrointestinal system can also cause the entire sole of the foot to become red. However, if only a certain organ is dysfunctional, the sole of the foot will only be partially red.

2. Purple purple on the soles of the feet: Most of them are caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis (circulation and metabolism stagnation) in the corresponding organs and tissues. Chills all over your body can also turn your feet blue, just like our lips turn blue in cold weather.

3. The face is paler than usual: It shows lack of energy and the tendency of anemia, which means poor blood and lymph circulation.

4. Yellow soles of the feet: Liver insufficiency will cause the feet to turn yellow. The liver is closely related to fatigue. When you find that the soles of your feet turn yellow, you should take more rest to protect your liver.

Press Yongquan point to maintain health

Yongquan point is an acupuncture point on the sole of the human foot. It is located in the depression of the front of the foot, in front of the line between the second and third toes and the heel. The third point is the lowest point of the Shu point on the whole body and the first point of the kidney meridian.

The specific *** method is: sit upright before going to bed, rub Yongquan and the soles of your feet back and forth with your palms 100 times, rub the entire face to warm it up until it feels hot. After rubbing, press the Yongquan point 32 times with the pads of your thumbs, until the pain is felt, and then switch feet.

Yongquan point is an important point in the body. Regular massage or tapping of Yongquan point can prevent and treat various diseases and maintain health. Under normal circumstances, if a person is healthy and presses the Yongquan point with his hands, the point will feel sore and swollen. If the point does not feel any sensation when pressing, it should be noted that it may be related to certain diseases in the body.