Can I soak my feet during menstruation?

　　Soaking feet can increase body temperature, promote smoother blood flow in peripheral blood vessels, and reduce the burden on the heart. Generally elderly Many people think that you cannot soak your feet during menstruation. So why can’t you soak your feet during menstruation? This is just a traditional saying. You can soak your feet during menstruation. Foot soaking is a good way to relieve menstrual pain.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are reflex areas and many acupuncture points on the feet. When people use heat to blister When you touch your feet, it will stimulate acupuncture points and reflex zones, promote blood circulation in the feet and even the whole body, thereby speeding up the body's metabolism and regulating the whole body. Soaking your feet speeds up blood circulation and makes people sweat, which not only relieves fatigue, but also allows certain toxins to be discharged with sweat.

　　During the menstrual period, you not only need to pay attention to the above-mentioned issues, but you also have to pay certain attention to your diet, and there are some taboo foods. for example:

　　1. Foods that affect sexual function: water chestnut, water bamboo, winter melon, kale, bracken, rabbit meat, black fungus, and hemp seeds.

　　2. Raw and cold foods: cold foods in traditional Chinese medicine such as pears, bananas, water chestnuts, stone fungus, stone flower, and ground fungus. Most of these foods have the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying, nourishing yin and reducing fire. Eating them at ordinary times is beneficial to the human body. However, you should try not to eat them or eat less of them during the menstrual period, otherwise it is easy to cause Dysmenorrhea，Irregular menstruation and other symptoms.

　　3. Spicy: such as cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, cloves, pepper, etc. These foods are all condiments. In normal times, adding some chili peppers to the dishes can make the dishes taste better. However, women during menstruation should not eat these spicy foods, otherwise they may easily lead to dysmenorrhea and excessive menstrual bleeding.