The secret of hot water health is hidden in these "3 words"!

 Hot Water Prevent Diseases

Nowadays, hot water has become a "star" in the health-preserving world-stomachache, cold, fever... Whenever the body feels unwell, the first thing many people think of is "drink more hot water".

However, don't underestimate this simple cup of hot water, it not only has the magical power of warming the stomach and protecting the body, but also contains the unique wisdom of health preservation. A good grasp of the three- character secrets of "drinking", "bubbling" and "applying" can help us prevent and cure diseases to a certain extent ~

1. Drink

Drink hot water to regulate body metabolism

secret of hot water

"Drink more hot water" is the easiest way to keep in good health. It has 4 "magic effects":

◎ Speed ​​up blood flow, promote blood circulation, and improve the body's metabolic capacity;

◎Stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and help defecation, especially drinking a glass of warm water in the morning is very beneficial to patients with constipation;

◎Promote the discharge of sweat, which is conducive to the regulation of body temperature;

◎Slow down the tension of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, promote the expectoration of sputum, and relieve the cough caused by colds.

However, if you drink hot water directly, the taste is unavoidable. If you add some "materials" to the hot water, not only will the taste be better, but the health effects will be better!

Add some tea

anti-oxidant effects

People like to drink tea only for the fragrance of tea, but it has powerful health effects:

◎The tea polyphenols in tea have anti-oxidant effects and can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;

◎Tea polysaccharides can promote the anabolism of sugar in the body, help control blood sugar and reduce the risk of diabetes;

◎Caffeine can promote gastric juice secretion, help digestion, and enhance the body's ability to break down fat.

1. Green tea: 

Green tea is a non-fermented tea, which retains more natural substances; and the fresh leaves are quickly quenched by high temperature after picking, which can inhibit the oxidation of tea polyphenols, and its antioxidant function is also strong; in addition, its production method also retains the cold It has the characteristics of cooling, sweet and bitter taste, so the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire is better.

2. Black tea: 

Black tea is a fully fermented tea with mild tea properties. The thearubigins, theaflavin, etc. contained in it have the effect of promoting the body to produce insulin, which can assist in regulating blood sugar stability; and black tea contains less tea polyphenols, which is less irritating to the spleen and stomach, and is beneficial to people with weak spleen and stomach. The role of the stomach.

Add some flowers

The flowers are not only beautiful, but soaking in water is also good for the body. The hot summer weather and the invasion of fire will easily make the population dry and upset. At this time, you may wish to add the following two kinds of "health care flowers" to the water to clear away the heat and reduce the fire:

① Honeysuckle: Good at removing lung fire. It returns to the heart, lungs, and stomach meridians. It is suitable for symptoms such as wind-heat, cold, swelling, heat and pain. It also has a certain effect on dizziness, headache, and sweating.

②Chrysanthemum: good at clearing anger. It belongs to the liver and heart meridian, and it has a better effect on the symptoms of red eyes, swelling and pain, sores in the mouth and tongue, sore throat, dizziness and dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver yang and liver fire.

Different varieties of chrysanthemum have different effects. Among them, yellow chrysanthemum is often used to relieve wind and heat, and assist in the treatment of wind-heat and cold; white chrysanthemum has the effect of clearing the liver and calming the liver, which can assist in the treatment of dizziness and high blood pressure;

【Precautions】:

Do not exceed 65 ℃ when drinking hot water. Hot water above 65 ℃ will scald the esophageal mucosa, and long-term repeated stimulation may cause mucosal ulceration and bleeding, and even increase the risk of esophageal cancer. Therefore, after the water is boiled, it is more suitable to drink when the water temperature drops to about 40 ℃.

2. Bubble

hot water foot bath

Soak your feet in hot water to promote blood circulation

Soaking your feet in hot water is a cheap and good way to grow and grow longevity. It has a history of thousands of years. A famous Emperor, who lived the longest in the Qing Dynasty, insisted on "300 steps in the morning and a pot of soup in the evening." The "soup" in it refers to hot water.

Hot water foot bath has many benefits, especially suitable for summer

When you soak your feet, hot water will dilate blood vessels, speed up blood flow, promote blood circulation and metabolism throughout the body, and prevent varicose veins. At the same time, it can stimulate the acupuncture points of the feet, enhance our resistance, relieve fatigue, remove dampness and cold, and relax meridians and collaterals.

Is it good to soak your feet in hot water?

① Take a look at the water temperature. Our skin is very fragile. Even if it is soaked in warm water at 50 °C for more than 9 minutes, it may be scalded out of blisters and cause low-temperature scalds. Therefore, it is appropriate to use hot water to soak your feet at a temperature of about 40 ℃.

②Secondly, look at the time. Soaking the feet for too long may cause excessive sweating of the body, which is detrimental to the mind and is detrimental to the health of the body. Therefore, it is best to control the time for 15-20 minutes when soaking your feet, and soak your feet 1 hour before going to bed to avoid sufficient blood supply to the brain after the feet are soaked, and it is too active to fall asleep.

③ Look at the water level three times. There are 66 acupuncture points on the calf in the human body, so the water level of the foot bath is the best three-quarters of the calf below the knee.

【Precautions】:

Soaking feet is good, but not suitable for everyone. Diabetic patients, patients with varicose veins of the lower extremities, tinea pedis and other skin diseases, people with poor heart conditions and unstable blood pressure are best not to use hot water to soak their feet in order to avoid aggravation of the condition.

3. Apply

Hot water application to relieve local pain

Traditional medicine believes that "warm is good, but general is not painful." As a common health care method for common people, hot compress can increase blood supply to damaged tissues and relieve local pain.

Towels + hot water, easy to maintain health at home

Usually at home, we only need a towel, and we can use hot water for health maintenance. Applying hot towels to different parts often has different effects!

1. 1.Heat compress around the eyes:

Heat compress around the eyes relieve eye fatigue and dark circles. Hot compresses with towels can promote blood circulation around the eyes, reduce eye fatigue, partly alleviate the symptoms of dry eye and dark circles, and have the effect of improving eyesight and brain.

2. Heat the neck:

Heating the neck relieves stiff neck. Slight stiff neck can be applied to the affected area with a hot towel, and accompanied by neck exercises-the head slowly bends forward, gently turning forward, backward, left and right. Doing so can promote blood circulation and relieve muscle spasms.

3. 3.Hot compress on the back:

Hot compress on the back relieves respiratory symptoms. The urinary bladder meridian on the back is on the surface of the body. The external evil invades it, which will cause chills, fever, and nasal congestion; while the Du Meridian, which is the yang of the body, will weaken and weaken the resistance once it is invaded. Therefore, hot towels are often used to apply the back, which can make the bladder meridian and the governor channel operate normally, which is good for alleviating respiratory symptoms and improving resistance.

44.4. Heat the sprained area:

Heating the sprained area reduces swelling and pain. It should be noted that within 48 hours or 72 hours after a sprained foot, it is an acute phase of injury, and the foot is swollen and painful, and cold compresses should be chosen. However, after the acute phase, when the initial redness, swelling, heat and pain at the sprained site are gradually reduced, hot compresses can be used in a timely manner to warm the menstruation and dispel cold, promote blood circulation and clear collaterals, accelerate the absorption of congestion and exudate, and reduce local swelling and pain.