Post Date December, 02 2023
Human health is closely related to feet. "A man's feet are like the roots of a tree. The withered roots of the tree exhaust first, and the old feet decay first.". The health care effect of feet on the human body has long been valued and studied by ancient people. Among them, "foot bath" is more popular for thousands of years with its simple and effective characteristics. According to the ancient book "Trivial Records", "feet are the bottom of a person, and they are washed once a night." Literary giants Su Dongpo, Lu You, and others have left verses such as "The master advised me to wash my feet and sleep, and when I turn my bed upside down, I will no longer smell the bells and drums." "Washing my feet and going to bed is really quick, and the young Sun gradually dissolves the boiling soup.". Even Emperor Qianlong believed in the principle of "three hundred steps in the morning and a bowl of soup in the evening".
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the five viscera and six internal organs of the human body have corresponding projections on the feet. The feet are the starting point and ending point of the foot three yin meridian, and there are over 60 acupuncture points below the bare joint. If you often use hot water to bathe your feet, it can stimulate the foot acupoints, enhance the circulation of blood vessels, regulate the internal organs, smooth the meridians, and enhance metabolism, thereby achieving the goal of strengthening the body and eliminating pathogenic diseases. Chinese folk ballad goes, "In spring, washing your feet enhances the sun and solidifies the body; in summer, washing your feet can remove dampness; in autumn, washing your feet can moisten the lungs and moisten the intestines; in winter, washing your feet can warm the Dantian." This is quite reasonable.
The soles of the feet are densely covered with many blood vessels, so foreign medical experts refer to the soles of the feet as the "second heart" of a person. There are countless nerve endings on the soles of the feet that are slightly connected to the brain. There are also acupoints on the soles of the feet that lead to the whole body. There is a Yongquan acupoint on the heart of the feet. Massaging this acupoint has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, and nourishing the five viscera and six internal organs. Therefore, massaging the instep can activate the meridians, strengthen the body, prevent premature aging, and promote health and longevity.
Nowadays, massage and foot therapy are a good way to relax and maintain health. Foot therapy is a non drug therapy that adjusts the physiological function of the human body, improves the immune system function, and achieves the goal of preventing, treating, maintaining health, and strengthening the body by stimulating the foot reflex zone.
1、 Promote blood circulation
Blood flows through the blood circulation system composed of the heart and blood vessels, delivering nutrients, and expelling waste. Promoting blood circulation is crucial to the health of the body. Healthy people all have a pair of feet, but have you ever thought about how much pressure your feet are under? With each step taken, a 68kg person will experience 260 kg of pressure on their feet. On average, each day, your feet will experience 2.6 million kg of pressure, which is equivalent to the pressure generated by 40000 people stepping on your shoes.
The foot is farthest from the heart in the human body. If there is an obstacle in the peripheral circulation of the foot, it can easily lead to poor blood circulation, leading to poor metabolism and a decline in the function of tissues and organs throughout the body. Performing foot massage can smooth blood circulation in the feet, promote blood circulation throughout the body, accelerate metabolism, supplement nutrition, and ensure healthy and normal operation of your body.
2、 Regulating the nervous system
The nervous system is the dominant regulatory mechanism in the body, with neural tissue spread throughout various parts of the body, playing an extremely important role in controlling and regulating body activity. The important and complex physiological functions of neural tissue are completed through reflex activities, and the basis for completing this activity is neurons. Neurons ensure unity within the body through reflective activity, enabling the functional activities of various organs to better adapt to changes in the external environment.
The foot is rich in nerve tissue. By effectively stimulating the plantar reflex zone, the function of corresponding tissues and organs can be regulated, making the normal stronger, and the abnormal can be improved and restored.
3、 Dredge meridian qi and blood
Collaterals have the function of connecting the viscera and limbs. The human body's five viscera, six viscera, four limbs, all bones, five senses, nine orifices, muscles, bones, skin, and flesh mainly rely on the communication of the meridian system to coordinate and unify the body. The meridians have the functions of running qi and blood, nourishing the whole body, resisting external evils, and protecting the body. The meridians belong to the internal organs, and the external collaterals are located at the limb segments, communicating between the internal organs and the body surface, connecting the internal organs, tissues, and organs of the human body into an organic whole.
Six of the twelve meridians in the human body reach the foot, namely, the Foot Three Yin Meridian (Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian), and the Foot Three Yang Meridian (Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, and Foot Sun Bladder Skin Meridian). Through foot scraping and massage treatment, it can dredge meridians, relieve pain, regulate and restore the functions of the human viscera, so as to restore and adjust the functions of the dysfunctional and diseased viscera, thereby achieving recovery.
As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. With the increasing competitive pressure in modern society, the introduction and dissemination of the concept of foot therapy is particularly timely and important. If "hands" create everything for us, then "feet" make it possible and realistic!
4、 Warm health reminder
Health is wealth, and health needs to be valued and accumulated bit by bit! Here, it should be noted that foot therapy is not only called foot therapy at foot therapy centers. Foot therapy itself may not be important, but the important thing is that we should have common sense of daily health care and more awareness of self health care. Foot therapy can be performed anytime, anywhere. I believe that foot therapy cannot cure all diseases, but it will definitely make you healthier.
