Here, we are going to talk about the ancient secret of health preservation. The latest statistics from the World Health Organization show that people who have worked hard all day usually use foot baths to relieve their discomfort. Foot baths are a well-known method of health preservation for most people, but what are the benefits of foot baths and foot rubbing for the body? And why are they beneficial to the body?
In today's popular foot care and health preservation, there is a reason behind it. Do not underestimate our feet, as important organs can be found corresponding to the acupoints on the feet. Although they are far from the heart, they are a densely populated area of capillaries and have abundant nerve endings. The structure is also extremely complex, and it is the weakest part of the blood circulation. When stimulating the corresponding acupoints on the feet, it can promote blood circulation, regulate the endocrine system, enhance organ function, and improve metabolism, thus achieving the goal of health preservation, strengthening the body, and treatment. Foot care is the simplest, safest, and most effective health preservation method in traditional Chinese medicine. Regular foot baths and foot rubbing have certain effects in preventing and treating systemic diseases such as rheumatism, spleen and stomach diseases, insomnia, headaches, and colds.
Foot baths are also beneficial for beauty and are the healthiest, most economical, and time-saving beauty method. As people are familiar with, the soles of the feet concentrate the meridians and acupoints related to all organs of the body. Proper stimulation of the soles of the feet can effectively stimulate the adrenal glands, promote the secretion of more hormones, and stimulate the vitality of skin cells. This can accelerate the skin's metabolism and reduce pigmentation on the surface of the skin. When all these changes gradually occur, what awaits you is perfect, white, soft, and elastic skin.
Daily foot baths and foot rubbing not only have good therapeutic effects on relieving various occupational diseases caused by modern work pressure but also make you look younger as you soak your feet. We usually think that soaking the soles of the feet is enough, but in fact, it should be soaked up to the calves. It is also best to use a deep wooden tub with a larger bottom area, so that the feet can comfortably rest in it. The water temperature should be maintained at around 40°C and hot water should be added as needed. At the same time, the soles of the feet should be massaged regularly, which can enhance blood circulation and have good effects on regulating the internal organs, unblocking meridians, enhancing metabolism, strengthening the body, and eliminating pathogenic factors.
Especially for the elderly, regular massage of the soles of the feet can prevent symptoms such as numbness, weakness, and coldness in the legs due to slow metabolism. In addition, massaging the soles of the feet has certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on preventing constipation, neurasthenia, kidney deficiency, weakness in the waist, knees, and legs, mental phlegm, insomnia, chronic bronchitis, and periodic migraines.
