Chinese people like to wash their feet, which can be described as an Oriental characteristic of health care, while Westerners pay more attention to bathing. Most of the time, Chinese people focus on dietary fiber foods. Light foods make the body pure and elegant, and are suitable for washing feet more.
According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the sole of the foot is the confluence of the starting and ending points of each meridian, and many acupoints are gathered between the instep, sole, and toes. Frequent foot massage can stimulate many acupoints to varying degrees of heat, thereby helping to regulate and balance the internal environment, improve immune function, and achieve the effects of regulating the internal organs, soothing the meridians, and activating the collaterals. Specifically, the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot is connected to the kidney meridian.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Yongquan acupoint directly connects to the kidney meridian, and the Yongquan acupoint in the heart of the foot is the place where the turbid qi drops. Frequent massage of Yongquan acupoint can benefit the essence and kidney, strengthen the health, prevent premature aging, soothe the liver, brighten the eyes, promote sleep, and have a certain effect on dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, nasal congestion, headache, etc. caused by kidney deficiency. Yongquan acupoint is the largest acupoint on the kidney meridian. When it arrives, cover your toes and belly, and divide the remaining soles of your feet into three parts. Yongquan acupoint is located at one third of the nest. Yongquan acupoint is a source of qi and blood that is directed to the feet, in fact, to Yongquan acupoint, making it inappropriate for people to age. If you feel a lot of pain when pressing Yongquan acupoint every day, this acupoint is suitable for daily massage. You must adhere to it. Tonifying the kidney is a lifelong project. However, some people do not feel pain but do not feel it after pressing it. They also press a hole at the acupoint, which is a typical type of kidney qi deficiency. Don't press it at this time, it's useless to press it, and it will also consume kidney qi. "You need to kneel on your knees and stand on your own feet to draw down qi and blood, and then stimulate Yongquan acupoint to achieve good results.".