What should I do if my hands and feet are cold in winter? Try soaking feet with Chinese herbal.

Principles of Wellness

(1)Holographic principle: Biological holographic theory points out that in the human body, objective areas correspond to the organs of the internal organs of the human body, that is, reflex zones. Stimulating these reflex zones can regulate the physiological functions of the organs of the human body to achieve the purpose of treatment of disease and self-care. The feet have 62 primary reflex zones, like a microcosm of the human body; it is always concerned about the health of the human body ministries. Regularly the herbal foot bath to stimulate the reflex zones can improve the absorption of drugs and speed up drug delivery in The reflex zone stimulation induction and the dual role of drugs to promote the smooth flow of blood throughout the body, regulate the function of the tissues and organs, improve the pathological changes in the internal organs, improve the immunity of the body.

(2) Meridian principle: Thousands of years ago, the "Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" recorded that Yin veins set under the foot and gathered in the heart of the foot. As the so-called meridian lineage, the three meridians all start at the foot (阴脉集于足下，而聚于足心。所谓经脉之行，三经皆起于足). Both the foot is the starting point of the three Yin meridians, the end of the three Yang meridians, the six meridians of the foot Jing（井）, Xing（荥）, Yuan（原）, and other points are located in the foot. In these meridians on the double foot, a total of 66 points; these points are susceptible to a variety of stimuli, and points and the whole body organs are closely linked through The herbal foot bath can play a role in promoting the operation of blood, warming the internal organs, to achieve the effect of internal and external treatment on the disease.

(3) Physical principle: In the process of the herbal foot bath, the role of heat, water pressure, drug ion movement, and other physical factors work together to stimulate the body's regulatory role to promote the body to produce resistance function, enhance the body's immune function, to inhibit or reduce the release of biologically active substances, to regulate the metabolism of the internal organs and the efficacy of disease prevention and treatment. At the same time, the role of biological negative ion energy so that the pituitary gland nerve cells, brain glands, and lymphocytes can to the maximum, and then improve the identification and killing function of antibody substances to germs, viruses, and promote the elimination of toxins with sweat glands, urinary system, and other excretory organs out of the body.

Footbath and disease:

Many people feel cold hands and feet in winter, which is the relationship to poor blood circulation; hot water foot soak can achieve the effect of promoting blood circulation, relieving fatigue, and improving sleep, so it is no wonder that hot water foot soak has become a folk continuation of family health care. In Chinese medicine theory, foot soak is also beneficial to other systemic diseases, such as rheumatism, arthritis, colds, and other common diseases; as long as you adhere to the daily foot soak, it can play a healthcare role in slowing down the symptoms.

As the saying goes:

• "Trees need to protect the roots.
• People need to protect the feet"(养树需护根，养人需护脚).
• The foot is the body's "second heart" to protect it from paying attention to science.

Soaking feet with hot water promotes blood circulation, reduces local muscle tension, eliminates fatigue, and improves sleep, which is very beneficial. Chinese medicine believes that the foot is the foot three Yin meridian, foot three Yang meridian starting and ending point, and all the internal organs of the body meridians have a close relationship, with hot water soaking feet, which can play a role in adjusting the function of the internal organs, enhance physical fitness. For healthy people, generally using salt or vinegar mixed water soaking feet can be simple and convenient, not to spend money.

If you soak your feet for 15 minutes a day can play a health role, such as dipping your feet into the hot water at about 40 degrees Celsius, about 15 to 20 minutes after the headache will be significantly relieved. This is because the feet' vasodilation, blood flow from the head to the feet, can relatively reduce brain congestion, thus relieving headaches. For the headache caused by cold and fever, hot water soaking feet also helps to reduce fever. If the foot soaks simultaneously, you can constantly massage the Yongquan point with your hand and press the back of the big toe on the outside of the foot Taichong point. But also helps to reduce blood pressure. Often adhering to Chinese medicine, foot soak foot therapy has a wide range of applications, including rheumatism, spleen and stomach diseases, insomnia, headaches, colds and other systemic diseases, paraplegia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, lumbar disc herniation, kidney disease, diabetes and other significant diseases, rehabilitation treatment after serious illnesses, etc. are included. Therefore, adhering to the science of foot therapy, especially for relieving the modern urban population prone to various occupational diseases, can often receive twice the result with half the effort.

How to soak feet safely and effectively？

First, the foot soak water should be in a proper temperature.

Generally speaking, the temperature of the foot-soaking water to 38 to 43 degrees is appropriate and does not exceed 45 degrees.

Second, choose the right foot soak container.

The right choice is to buy a more bottomless wooden barrel to put the whole calf in. Why choose a wooden barrel? One is easier to keep warm; the second is close to nature.

Third, how to confirm the effect of foot soak?

 Soak until your back feels damp or your forehead sweats, even if it is good. Note, do not sweat a lot because of sweat for the heart of the liquid. Too much sweating will hurt our hearts. A slight sweat is enough, meaning your meridians are open up and down. This is also a way to prove whether your meridians are open.

Cautions:

When soaking feet, you should pay attention to the following issues.

1. The time should be manageable, preferably controlled in 15 - 20 minutes. Too fast, the local blood circulation of the feet for a long time, and the body will also have more blood flow to the lower limbs, which will cause cardiovascular overload. The winter climate is already dry, and the skin in hot water soaking time is too long, which also leads to too dry skin and pruritus, so regardless of the age of people soaking feet, after the end of the best use of certain emollient products, so that the skin to maintain a certain amount of moisture.

2. The water temperature can not be too high. Many people feel that the longer the water temperature is naturally higher within their tolerance, the better. The best water temperature in the foot bath is below 45 ℃; feel the water temperature. Please do not use your hands to measure; it is best to use your feet to feel. If the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels on the feet are prone to overexpansion. The body needs more blood flow to the lower extremities, but it quickly causes the heart, brain, kidneys and other vital organs to have insufficient blood supply, and the body is not good.

3, half an hour after a meal should not soak feet; it will affect the blood supply to the stomach, causing long-term malnutrition.

4, not immediately to sleep after the foot soak. Rub the soles of your feet while they are hot, wear socks in time to keep warm, and then go to sleep after the heat of the whole body is slowly reduced.

5. The best foot soak with a deeper, larger bottom area of the wooden barrel or enamel basin can make the feet comfortable and flat, and it is best to let the water soak to the calf. 

6, the amount of water should not be too little; generally should be flooded through the ankle joint as the degree.

7. Do not read a book, watch TV when doing foot soaks, 

8. Children should not use too hot water to soak their feet for a long time. Because the arch of the foot is formed from childhood, we should pay attention to protection from childhood. If you often use hot water for children to wash their feet, the ligaments on the bottom of the foot will become loose, which is not conducive to the formation and maintenance of the arch, and easy to form flat feet.