Reflect your health from your feet:
Differentiation of diseases by five colors is one of the contents of traditional Chinese medicine. The five colors are green, red, yellow, white and black. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the color of normal soles of feet is slightly red. If the red color is very obvious, there may be heat; If the color turns blue, it may be cold; If there is abnormal yellow, there may be hepatobiliary disease; If the hair is white, in addition to the cold syndrome, it may also be malnutrition and anemia; If purple or black, blood circulation may be poor. In case of the above symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time.
Temperature
The feet of the elderly are easy to cool, mostly due to insufficient kidney-yang or improper warmth preservation. Such people should eat more warm foods, such as mutton, garlic, ginger, etc., to improve the cold tolerance of the body. If the heart of the foot is hot, it may be due to yin deficiency and internal heat. You should eat more sweet, cool and moist products such as mung beans, winter melon and lean meat, and eat less mutton, leek and chili isothermal dry products.
Toenail
Generally, the toenails of healthy people are healthy pink, and there are crescents on the toenails, accounting for about 1/5 of the length of the toenails. If you find that your toenails have turned pale, without any blood color, then you should consider whether you are malnourished or anemic. At this time, you should pay more attention to your diet and ensure that you eat enough calories every day.
If there are vertical stripes on the toenail, it means that the body is weak and the disease resistance is poor. You should take more physical exercise, avoid sitting and standing for a long time, and strengthen your body.
So, how to protect the health of feet?
1. Wash your feet with neutral soap, wipe your feet with a soft light towel, and pay attention between your toes.
2. Apply some lotion or emollient after foot washing to avoid skin rupture.
3. Check your feet every day. Pay attention to any abnormalities or injuries, such as blisters, scratches, skin redness, skin hardness, damage, abrasions, local fever, local cooling, local discoloration, etc.
4. Treat the wound in time, and ask a doctor for treatment in case of skin ulceration and trauma.
5. Wear breathable and sweat-absorbing socks and comfortable shoes. Change socks every day. It is better to wear wool and cotton socks. In summer, wear shoes without exposed toes and walk barefoot.
6. Do not use sharp tools to repair feet. Cut the toenail flat and try to trim the tip of the toenail flat.
7. The temperature of foot washing water should not exceed 40 ℃, and the time of foot soaking should not exceed 5 minutes