Bathing is something that people often do. Bathing helps people to remove the waste metabolized in their pores, and it also promotes metabolism and makes people feel energized. It also gives people a sense of confidence and freshness. According to Chinese medicine, bathing is also a matter of nourishing the body and mind. Bathing promotes blood circulation, expels toxins from the body and promotes sleep. At the same time, when people take a bath, they press some important points on the body, which can also play a role in treating diseases and promoting longevity.
Today we will talk about how to take a bath for health and wellness, let’s take a look.
Overview of bathing for health
Bathing has two effects on human health. One is to remove the waste excreted in the pores, exfoliate the skin and keep it clean and clear. The second can promote smooth capillary blood circulation in the subcutaneous tissue. Our skin is like our lungs, it also needs to breathe. If the body’s pores are clogged with keratin and waste, then it will cause the accumulation of toxins in the body, which is harmful to health. In the bath, our blood will also accelerate the circulation, together with some points of rubbing, will achieve the treatment of disease, to promote longevity effect.
Rub here more when bathing
In the bath, with the water temperature to accelerate blood circulation, in conjunction with the acupuncture point rubbing can play a good health effect. The following we will see, we in the bath, how to cooperate with the health.
1, rub the heart of the foot: lower blood sugar, get rid of disease, strengthen the body and longevity
From the point of view of Chinese medicine, the feet are used in addition to walking, or the whole body health “window”. Rub the feet when bathing can mobilize the body’s potential self-defense capabilities, improve immune function, get rid of disease, restore vitality, so as to achieve health care, longevity and aids in the treatment of disease.
Acupoints.
① Yongquan point: the heart of the foot has a point called “Yongquan point”, this point is the main kidney, often rubbing massage can strengthen the kidney, do not underestimate a Yongquan point, it can unblock twelve meridians.
② Rangu point: in the inner side of the foot there is an acupuncture point called Rangu point, massage this point can effectively reduce blood sugar, the treatment of diabetes.
Method: When rubbing your feet in the bath, it is recommended to bring a bench to sit on. Raise the leg bent knee, placed on the other leg, the heart of the foot crooked to the inside, massage the left heart of the foot with the right hand, massage the right heart of the foot with the left hand, turn around and massage until the local red and hot.
2, rub the armpit: detoxification, reconciliation of blood, treatment of frozen shoulder
The armpit, commonly known as the “armpit”, the cortex between more sweat glands. The distribution of the nerves and blood vessels that govern the upper extremities, the nest and lymph node groups, the collection of the upper extremity of the chest wall and the shallow back of the lymph, known as the “human body three health care special area”. In addition, frequent rubbing of the armpits can also treat intercostal neuralgia and other neurological disorders, including frozen shoulder. Regular self-pressing armpits can play a role in relaxing the tendons and blood, harmonizing the qi and blood, and strengthening the body against aging.
Acupoints.
Extreme Spring Point: There is a famous point in the armpit: the Extreme Spring Point. Acupuncture and massage have the effect of broadening the chest and calming the mind, which can effectively treat coronary heart disease, angina, cerebrovascular sequelae and other circulatory diseases.
Method: left and right arms crossed in front of the chest, the left hand according to the right armpit, the right hand according to the left armpit, with fingers moderate massage pinch, the force should not be heavy, each time the bath press pinch about 3 minutes can.
3, rub the calf belly: eliminate cold hands and feet, promote circulation
Because of the relationship between gravity, about 70% of the body’s blood will be concentrated in the lower half of the body. Calf belly is like a help pump, can take the blood slowly transmitted down from above, and then resist gravity, and efforts to send blood back to the heart, and day and night operation. The function of the calf belly is so important that it can be said to be the body’s second heart. Massage calf belly in addition to eliminate cold hands and feet and constipation, even long years of back pain also only 2 times massage almost cure, cancer tumor marker index also decreased.
Method: Clamp one side of the calf belly with the palms of both hands, while turning and rubbing, each side rubbing about 20 times, and then the same method to rub the other leg. This method can enhance leg strength.
4, cleaning the triangle fossa: lower blood pressure
Triangular fossa is our ear area of the corner fossa, often clean here and rub, for hypertension, neurasthenia, withdrawal syndrome also has a lot of good regulatory effect.
Middle-aged and elderly bathing precautions
Middle-aged and elderly friends because of their age, coupled with many middle-aged and elderly friends will have certain cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, middle-aged and elderly friends in the bath must pay attention to the way, otherwise it may lead to a sudden onset of disease, life-threatening. Here we take a look at what needs to be noted in the bathing of middle-aged and elderly friends.
1, the elderly bathing need to pay attention to not immediately after the meal bath. Note that do not take a bath within an hour after meals, before taking a hot bath, remember to drink a glass of warm water.
2, the elderly bath need to pay attention to not too hot water temperature. Bathing temperature is generally 38 degrees is the most appropriate.
3, the elderly need to be careful not to take a bath too often. This is because the elderly are weaker, the skin is prone to atrophy, if the bath is too diligent at this time, the skin is prone to become very dry.
4, the elderly bathing need to pay attention to not too long. This is because if the immersion time is too long, it is easy to cause capillary dilation and thus cause cerebral ischemia, easy to occur dizziness.
5, bring a small bench. The physical strength of the elderly is limited, standing for a long time may feel overwhelmed, it is easy to faint, slip and fall. Therefore, the elderly can bring a small bench to lend a hand when bathing. Tired of standing can sit and wash, not only to save energy, and do not worry about slipping.