In autumn, you should always soak your feet to get rid of dampness and cold. What are the taboos that must be noted?

Chinese medicine generally believes that soaking feet can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Therefore, soaking feet more is helpful to health, which has become the longevity concept of many people. It's autumn now, and the weather is getting colder every day. Soaking feet before going to bed can warm the body and improve the quality of sleep. But soaking feet is not as simple as preparing hot water and soaking feet. In order to achieve the desired effect, the following taboos still need everyone's attention.

Don't spend time soaking your feet, just overnight. It takes about 15 minutes, which can relieve fatigue and help health. In addition, the water temperature should not be too low, about 40 degrees Celsius. At the beginning of soaking feet, the temperature can be slightly hot, or at the beginning of soaking feet, the water temperature is slightly lower, then hot water is slowly added, and then the temperature is continuously raised.

Don't soak your feet after dinner. Don't soak your feet for half an hour after a meal, otherwise it will affect the blood supply of the digestive system, which may lead to indigestion in the long run. Don't go to bed immediately after soaking your feet. When your feet are hot, you can rub the soles of your feet to promote blood circulation in your feet, and then keep your feet warm. The best effect is to fall asleep after the body temperature drops slowly.

Infants and diabetics should not soak their feet. Children are "the body of pure yang" and easily get hot and get angry. If you soak your feet in hot water and sweat, you will get hot. Especially for babies, the feeling of temperature is different from that of adults. Adults think the water temperature is a little hot, which is already very hot for children. The sensory feedback mechanism of diabetic patients to pain and water temperature is also abnormal. Therefore, patients often continue to boil water without knowing it, even if they have been severely burned. Therefore, if you have lower extremity arterial occlusive disease and diabetic foot, soaking your feet in high temperature may lead to amputation!