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We are very clearly aware of the fact that our feet get mostly tired and
exhausted in our all day’s work, because no matter how advance our
transportation facility becomes, we still never leave walking. Our feet
do a lot of work be it walking to the cafeteria, or morning brisk walks,
even shopping we have to walk at least 2 kilometers a day. And if we
start talking about the exposure of our feet to sun, dirt and pollution,
I guess our feet would need more care and pampering as compared to our
beautiful face and body. Pampering your feet makes your feet and toes
strong, flexible and promotes good health and well being. However, foot
massage is associated with reflexology which is known as zone therapy
that involves applying pressure on feet, hands and fingers and other
reflex areas of the body that enhances physical and psychological
health. Our foot carries our entire body weight and needs proper foot
massage and acupressure therapy. Here are some of the health benefits of
foot massage and reflexology.
1. Curbs pain
Talking about pains and body aches, we people always tend to curb those
pain by popping up few pain killer pills every time. But do you know
foot massage and reflexology has one of the miraculous benefit on your
body pain and aches. The massage and pressure points activate your nerve
endings and increase blood circulation that alleviate pain and aches
naturally.
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2. Improves memory
Reflexology, especially foot massage provide enough oxygen to body cells
and brain cells that helps to stimulate brain cells and function
smoothly improving the blood circulation to the brain and cognitive
power.
3. Helps to treat constipation
One of the most useful health benefits for all constipation patients is
foot massage and reflexology can help in treating constipation. It not
only eases the motion but also helps in proper digestion improving the
gut health.
4. Improved blood circulation
Reflexology and foot massage directly affects your blood circulation in
your entire body and activating all nerve endings for better functioning
of all organs. Reflexology controls blood pressure and also keeps
diabetes in control.
5. Promotes good sleep
Foot massage or acupressure on hands and palms induce sleep maintaining
your disturbed sleep patterns, insomnia and sleep deprivation.
Reflexology also improves quality of your sleep.
6. Helps to relax your body
No doubt when your sleep quality and sleeping disorders get alleviated
by acupressure and foot massage your body automatically goes to the
relaxed zone where your blood circulation becomes consistently active
lowering your anxiety levels.
7. Alleviates inflammation and Edema
Another super health benefit of foot massage and reflexology is reducing
the effect of inflammation or swelling of hands and feet during
pregnancy which is called as Edema. Regular foot massage during
pregnancy alleviates the uncomfortable feeling due to the swelling of
feet and hands due to water retention.
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8. Fights stress and depression
Have your tried everything for beating stress, anxiety and depression
including yoga and meditation. Well, the solution is here. Accupressure
and reflexology can help to beat and reduce stress levels and
depression. The pressure activate the nerve endings of your body that
regulate your stress hormones and finally inhibiting these hormones and
their negative effects.
9. Helps to treat PMS, PCOS and menopause symptoms
Many women have/had experienced and are experiencing very common issues
such as PMS, PCOD, PCOS and even menopause symptoms that include
bloating, fatigue, increased TSH, heavy menstrual bleeding, irregular
menstruation, painful menstruation, irritability, insomnia, headaches
and nausea. Foot massage or reflexology have huge health benefits in
treating these gyaening issues. It not only regulation normal
menstruation but also controls hormonal imbalance.
10. Relaxes restless leg syndrome
Have you ever felt a very weird leg cramp in the middle of your nights
sleep? That is an neurological disorder that makes you feel sudden
pulling, throbbing sensation in your calf muscles which makes you unable
to move your leg. Reflexology can miraculously alleviate the restless
leg syndrome by directly working on the nerve endings by relaxing them
and improving blood circulation in them.
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11. Regulates blood pressure
Be it high blood pressure or low blood pressure, reflexology and foot
massage can keep the blood pressure in control significantly. Regular
foot massage improves blood circulation all around the body that helps
to control the pressure of the blood.
12. Helps in quick healing and recovery
Massaging and reflexology relax body muscles and also activate blood
circulation that helps in mending the tissues and cells for faster
recovery and quick healing.
13. Alleviate migraines and headaches
Migraine and headaches can easily be treated by acupressure and
reflexology. One of the best health benefit of foot massage or
reflexology is reducing headaches and migraines effectively by relieving
tension in muscles and lowering stress levels.
14. Keeps thyroid in control
Thyroid involves TSH, T3 and T4 which are associated with stress levels
and inflammation in your body that is regulated by thyroid gland. When
any of the thyroid factors fluctuate inflammation and stress levels can
increase in your body. But regular foot massage and acupressure can help
you to keep our thyroid levels in control. |