What is the correct way to soak your feet in ginger to lose weight and detoxify?

We all know that soaking your feet in hot water every day has many benefits for your health. If you add some "ingredients" to the hot water, the health benefits can be maximized. For example, soaking your feet in ginger can relieve colds and promote sleep. What is the correct way to soak your feet in ginger?

[The correct way to soak your feet in ginger water]

Soaking your feet with ginger does not mean soaking ginger in hot water for a while. Instead, you usually take 15-30 grams of ginger (about half a medium-sized piece of ginger), flatten it, put it in a pot, add half a pot of water, cover the pot and boil it in hot water for about 10 minutes. After boiling, pour out all the ginger water and add an appropriate amount of cold water to about 40℃ (generally not hot). When soaking your feet, the water should cover your ankles, and it is best to rub your feet while soaking.

Many of the medicinal ingredients in ginger are small molecules. Covering the pot and cooking can prevent them from volatile. The dosage of half a piece of ginger is for half a basin of water used for foot bathing at home. If the amount of water used for foot bathing is large, or the symptoms of fear of cold are more severe, the amount of ginger can be increased as appropriate. After soaking feet in ginger water for a period of time, the symptoms of fear of cold can usually be improved to a certain extent.

【Benefits of soaking your feet in ginger water】

Benefits of soaking your feet in ginger water 1: Relieve colds

Soaking your child's feet in ginger water can also help relieve colds. Break a thumb-sized piece of ginger and soak it in boiling water. When the water temperature is suitable, use it to heat your child's feet. This has a good effect of dispelling cold. Especially for children who have already shown symptoms of colds such as fear of cold and shivering, this method can prevent the symptoms from developing further and prevent colds. Colds are mostly caused by the decline of children's immunity after catching a cold, which gives the cold virus an opportunity to take advantage. Therefore, even if the child does not have a cold, the cold-dispelling effect of soaking feet in ginger water can be used to prevent colds.

Benefits of soaking your feet in ginger water 2: weight loss and detoxification

Every night before going to bed, we can soak our feet in hot water, because there are many acupuncture points on the soles of the feet. When the body's blood circulation is strengthened, metabolism will become more vigorous, and toxins can be excreted from the body with sweat. Adding ginger will make the weight loss and detoxification effect more obvious. Grind the ginger into powder and put it in the water. You will sweat profusely in a short time. If you persist for a few days, you will have a more obvious weight loss effect.

Benefits of soaking your feet in ginger water 3: Improve sleep

Adding a proper amount of black vinegar to ginger foot soak can stimulate the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet, enhance the metabolism of various systems, relax the body, relieve fatigue, and improve sleep quality. Soak your feet in hot ginger water, preferably enough to soak the ankles. When soaking, you can add some salt and vinegar to the hot ginger water, and continue to add hot water until the soles of the feet turn red.