Haven’t we all had our feet soaked in cold icy water for comfort in hot summer afternoons? Unfortunately, it’s unfavorable for health, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners.
Since our feet are the farthest part of our body from the torso and the farthest part of our body that the heart pumps blood to, by the time the blood circulates down to our feet, it’s the coldest extremity. Moreover, as our feet are a bit more flat, they have more surface area for the volume they occupy (versus our head or torso), it’s easier for the blood to acquire the temperature around them. As a result? feet are the most vulnerable part of the body subject to frostbite.
If we often let our bare feet steep in cold icy water, it may cause a pronounced constriction of the blood vessels in the nose and shut off the warm blood that supplies the white cells for fighting off germs. Consequently, the reduced defenses in the nose offer virus chances to strengthen making common cold symptoms developed.
So, next time when your feet need a dip, you better trade the icy water for warm water.
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