Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Prevent Many Disease

The hand and foot massage and exercise include the care of the hand and foot themselves. The adequate use of the hand and foot in daily life, the correct selection of ordinary protective matrials such as cosmetic, gloves and shoes, and hygiene and sanitary care are also very important.
1. Hand hygiene
The hand is the most useful and skillful part of the body,
built with complicated anatomical structures and capable of multiple functions. Two important problems must be considered because of the close contact of the hands with surrounding sub-stances. The first is protection of the hand. In clinical practice, many patients with hand injuries must be treated by the surgeons, and many cases have functional impairment or even a lifelong disability. Therefore, particular care must be taken to protect the hands from injury. The second important problem is hand hygiene because the hands are always contacting surrounding substances, either clean or dirty. A large number of pathogens may be present in the fissures of nails and creases of the hands, and these may be brought into the mouth with food, possibly leading to disease. So care must be taken to prevent food-born diseases transmitted by hand. At the same time, diseases of the hand itself must be treated in time to guard against future trouble.
Hand washing is the best method to keep the hands clean. Sterilizing soap, ordinary soap, or a soap solution may be selected for people with different types of skin. The fissures, borders and grooves of the nails, and the fissures and creases of the fingers should be carefully washed to remove any hidden dirt. The nails are best trimmed after they are soaked in a warm soapy solution until they become soft. The nails should be neither cut too short nor grown too long, and the nail spine should be carefully cut away. The free edge of the nail should be cut into an arc curve and filed to form a Smooth border.
Gloves are also very important for hand care. Protective gloves should be the right size for easy wear. Gloves for keeping hands clean should be made of compact cloth rather than netted material and should be worn after the hands have been washed. Gloves for preserving warmth should be the right size because the very loose gloves will not preserve warmth, and very tight gloves may interfere with blood circulation. Gloves are an important clothing accessory, and the correct selection and wearing of gloves is very useful in health care.
Cosmetic and skin care materials for the hand are also important. The quality of skin care materials is determined by their ability to moist, soften and nourish the skin, not by their fragrance or price. The skin care materials in an oil base are good for dry skin, and a water base is good for oily skin; and a diluted oil base is best for normal skin. The skin care materials should not be applied to hands with skin lesions, and after the skin lesions are healed the application of these materials must follow the advice of a dermatologist. In general, after the hands are washed and soaked in warm water for a while, the water on the hand is dried with a towel and a thin layer of glycerol is applied over the skin. Then the skin care materials may be applied. Many girls prefer to paint their nails with colored nail oil. After the hand and nails are washed clean, one or two layer of transparent nail oil or protective nail ointment should be applied first before applying colored nail oil. Nail oil of any kind should be evenly applied from the center of the nail to its periphery, and the oil should be changed frequently otherwise it may become harmful. People should learn something about cosmetology if they want to correctly use cosmetic and skin care materials.
2. Foot hygiene
Like the hand, the security and cleanliness of the foot is also essential for preventing foot diseases and improving general health. The feet should be soaked in warm water after walkingor exercising for a long time each night before going to bed. The warmth should be maintained after the feet are soaked and washed. The method for properly cutting the toenails is similar to that for the fingernails. Diseases of the foot must be treated in time to avoid future complications.
Socks should be soft in texture, the proper size and comfortable to wear; and they should be changed every day. Tight socks are not suitable because they may pressure the foot. Shoe-pads should fit the shoes and be made of soft, elastic, and absorbent material. Selection of the proper shoes is particularly important. The size and shape should fit the foot, and be slightly larger than the foot for comfortable wearing and walking. The shoes should be made of material with good ventilation and low heels. The pressure on the sole of the foot should be even. Several models of shoes are harmful to the foot. For example, pointed shoes may produce a squeezing action and cause poor blood circulation, pain, or even deformity of the metatarsophalangeal joints and toes. Shoes with very high heels are very harmful to the development of adolescent girls, and may cause "high-heel syndrome" or even death. And heavy boots may inhibit walking movement of the body. If possible walking and running on bare feet is encouraged, because the ground can produce a healthy rubbing effect on the feet. Sneakers are also a good choice because their scientific design is beneficial.
In brief, the correct selection of foot wear is very important in the care of the foot; and pleasant and comfortable walking is enjoyable and good exercise.


Source: TCM Treat disease- General Discussion of Massage Maneuvers

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