Can I take a foot bath when I have my period?

Foot soaking is especially good for the body. First of all, foot soaking can not only maintain health, but also regulate blood pressure, improve blood circulation, promote metabolism, and also eliminate our fatigue of the day. Many women often feel physical discomfort during menstruation, such as dysmenorrhea, back pain, dizziness, etc. At this time, you can soak your feet appropriately, but pay attention to the time and method of soaking your feet.

1. Foot soaking has many benefits

1. Adjust blood pressure

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the human body's internal organs have corresponding projections on the feet. The feet are the starting point of the three yin meridians of the foot and the ending point of the three yang meridians of the foot. There are more than sixty acupoints below the ankle joint.

Using Chinese medicine foot bath to treat hypertension can effectively prevent the toxic and side effects of drugs, and the effect is good. Since patients with hypertension need to take medication for a long time, in order to reduce the hormonal stimulation of drugs to the human body, it is generally better to use external Chinese medicine.

2. Improve blood circulation

Foot bath can improve blood circulation in the feet. The warm effect of water can dilate blood vessels in the feet, increase skin temperature, and thus promote blood circulation in the feet and throughout the body. Someone has done a test that if a healthy person soaks his feet in 40℃-45℃ warm water for 30-40 minutes, the blood flow in his whole body will increase by 10-13 times for women.

3. Promote metabolism

Foot bath can promote blood circulation in the feet and the whole body. Due to the increase in blood circulation, it can regulate the functions of various endocrine glands and prompt them to secrete various hormones, such as thyroid hormones secreted by the thyroid gland and adrenaline secreted by the adrenal glands. These hormones can promote metabolism.

4. Eliminate fatigue

The biggest function of foot bath is to eliminate fatigue. The ancients have long concluded from practice that hot water foot bath can eliminate fatigue.

5. Improve sleep

Foot bath can promote blood circulation in the feet and the whole body, accelerate blood flow, disperse deposits on the soles of the feet and eliminate fatigue substances in the body, eliminate fatigue and put people in a resting state, thereby improving sleep.

2. There are taboos for foot soaking

When soaking your feet, you should pay attention to the following taboos:

1. The best duration is 15-20 minutes

The foot soaking time should not be too long, 15-2030 minutes is appropriate. When soaking your feet, blood will flow to the lower limbs, and the brain is prone to insufficient blood supply. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the elderly who feel chest tightness or dizziness should temporarily stop soaking their feet and take a rest. Diabetic patients have poor peripheral sensory ability, so family members should test the water temperature first to prevent scalding.

2. The best water temperature is 40℃-50℃

The water temperature cannot be too high. Many people think that as long as the water temperature is within their tolerance range, the higher the better. In fact, this is not the case. The best water temperature for foot soaking is below 50℃, which should be hot but not scalding. Do not use your hands to measure the water temperature, it is best to feel it with your feet. If the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels in the feet are prone to excessive dilation, and more blood in the body will flow to the lower limbs, which can easily cause insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, which is not good for the body.

3. The amount of water should not be too little

It is best to use a deep wooden bucket or enamel basin with a large bottom area for foot soaking, which allows your feet to be placed flat and comfortably, and it is best to let the water soak all the way to your calves.