The best time to soak your feet during menstruation

More and more people are beginning to pay attention to the issue of foot soaking. Foot soaking is indeed a common way to keep healthy. Whether it is the elderly, children or young people, foot soaking is the simplest way to treat diseases, because using hot water to stimulate the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet promotes blood circulation, and some physical troubles are naturally relieved. There is no need to drink bitter medicine, and the side effects of medicine can be avoided. So what is the best time for girls who are menstruating to soak their feet?

Foot bath 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.

Principles of foot bath during menstruation

1. For women with heart disease or heart failure, soaking their feet in hot water will cause blood vessels to dilate, and blood throughout the body will flow from important organs to the body surface, causing brain hypoxia and increasing the risk of heart attack. It is also not suitable for patients with low blood pressure to soak their feet in hot water frequently.

2. Soaking your feet immediately after a meal will affect the blood supply to the stomach and cause stomach discomfort. If this continues for a long time, it will lead to malnutrition of the body.

3. Do not soak your feet on an empty stomach. Soaking your feet will accelerate blood circulation. Soaking your feet on an empty stomach will aggravate dizziness and discomfort.

4. People with foot discomfort should not soak their feet, such as inflammation, skin disease, trauma, etc. It is best not to soak your feet in hot water to avoid infection of the wound. The foot soaking basin must be used by one person only, and avoid sharing it with others.

5. Soaking your feet for too long. Soaking your feet in hot water for too long will make the skin too dry and prone to itching. Moreover, soaking your feet for too long will make the local blood circulation too fast, and the blood in the body will move downward, increasing the burden on the cardiovascular system. It is best to soak your feet for 15 to 30 minutes each time.

6. The water temperature for foot soaking should not be too high. If the water temperature is too high, it can easily straighten the blood vessels, causing the blood in the body to flow to the lower limbs, resulting in insufficient blood supply to other organs. The best temperature for foot soaking should be below 50 degrees Celsius. Under normal circumstances, the temperature for foot soaking should be at an acceptable level. During the foot soaking process, you need to add hot water at any time to maintain the temperature.

7. Don’t go to bed immediately after soaking your feet. Rub the soles of your feet appropriately and wait until the body heat is balanced before going to bed, which will not easily cause a cold.

8. It is necessary to add Chinese medicine or foot bath salt scientifically. Many people like to add Chinese medicine or foot bath salt to the water, but not everyone is suitable for these foot soaking methods. It is usually better to soak your feet directly with hot water. Of course, soaking your feet in salt water or water with vinegar can kill bacteria and promote blood circulation, which is also a good choice.