1. Pay attention to material
The first consideration for many people when choosing socks is whether the socks look good, especially for women. Others, because socks often need to be replaced, directly choose the cheapest one based on the price. These ideas are incorrect. Socks may seem ordinary, but they are necessities of life that are in contact with the skin for a long time. The material and craftsmanship are more important than appearance and price. The wrong choice of socks may endanger your health.
In terms of material, you should generally choose cotton fiber-based socks with an appropriate amount of elastic fiber. This not only makes people feel comfortable, but also has the advantages of sweat absorption, ventilation, warmth, skin-friendliness, and anti-static. It is an ideal material.
On the other hand, although some socks look very good-looking, pay attention to their craftsmanship. If the socks have bright colors, pungent odor, and serious color fading during washing, it may be that poor quality dyes are used and the color fastness is unqualified, which may cause adverse effects on human health.
2. The sock mouth should be above the ankle joint
The ankle joint is one of the seven major joints of the human body. In terms of physiological structure, it has more skin and less flesh, and more tendons and less fat. The subcutaneous fat and muscles are weaker. Therefore, the ankle joint has relatively weak resistance to cold and is more susceptible to cold.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the ankle is also one of the most vulnerable places to be attacked by wind, cold, and dampness. The so-called “all diseases start from the cold air, and the cold air arises from under the feet”. In winter, the temperature is low and the cold air is heavy. It is easy to enter the cold air at the ankles. In summer, the temperature is high, but in order to facilitate heat dissipation, the skin pores are opened, and because modern people are often in an air-conditioned environment, it is windy, cold, and humid. Evil is also very easy to invade the ankle joint. In addition, there are many important acupuncture points near the ankle. For example, the Taixi point between the medial ankle and the Achilles tendon is the transfusion point and the original point of the kidney meridian of the foot Taiyin. It is the place where the energy of the kidney meridian converges. In addition to the kidney meridian and bladder meridian, the spleen meridian and gall bladder meridian also pass near the ankle.
Therefore, you must pay attention to the warmth of the ankle joint. As a measure to protect the ankle joint, socks are recommended to be longer than the ankle joint. Even in the hot summer, the socks should not be lower than the height of the ankle joint, especially for women and children. Because, on the one hand, many people like to wear skirts or shorts in summer, which cannot protect their ankles; on the other hand, many people like to stay in air-conditioned rooms, as cold evil directly attacks the human body. Therefore, the issue of warmth should be considered when wearing socks in summer. Otherwise, it may not only cause stiffness and pain in the joints, but also affect the functions of the corresponding meridians and viscera that go through here, causing problems such as dysmenorrhea, fatigue, chills, cold lower limbs, frequent urination, and enuresis.
3. People with lower limb circulation disorders should wear socks healthy
People with lower extremity circulatory disorders or those at high risk of lower extremity circulatory disorders, such as lower extremity varicose veins, lower extremity arteriosclerosis stenosis, vasculitis, diabetes, heart and kidney insufficiency, tumors, and long-term bedridden, elderly people, etc., when choosing socks, You can refer to the following points.
Socks should not be too tight
Too tight stockings will increase the blood circulation resistance of the lower limbs, aggravate the ischemia of the lower limbs, and increase the risk of thrombosis in the lower limbs. Therefore, you should choose socks with the right tightness of the socks. For socks with tight openings that are often worn, loosen the rubber bands on the openings, or use a cardboard card to prop up the openings, and lightly iron the openings of the socks with a steam iron to loosen the tight socks mouth.
The material should be sweat-absorbent and breathable
If the socks are too thick or have poor ventilation performance, when a lot of sweating occurs, the feet will easily breed bacteria. People with lower limb circulation disorders are prone to ulcers due to poor blood supply to the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Once an ulcer occurs, foot bacteria can enter the subcutaneous tissues and muscles from the wound, cause skin and soft tissue infections, and even enter the bloodstream to cause sepsis. Therefore, you should choose socks with appropriate thickness and good breathability.
Light color is better
For people with lower limb circulation disorders, the choice of socks should also take into account the color, and choose light-colored socks as much as possible. This is because light-colored socks are easier to detect in time whether the skin is damaged, especially for diabetic patients. Because if there is neuropathy at the same time, such people will not be sensitive to pain, even if there is skin damage, it is not easy to detect. Therefore, light-colored socks should be selected so as to observe whether there are blood stains on the socks due to broken skin, and pay attention to checking whether the skin of the feet is intact every day.
4. It is not recommended to wear boat socks and tights for a long time
In recent years, more and more people wear boat socks. They are named because they are shaped like boats. Such socks with exposed ankles are also called “ankle socks” and “invisible socks”. Because of its low socks, it is cooler and more beautiful, and it is popular with young people. But it should be noted that although the boat socks are “off”, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, it is not recommended to wear them for a long time. This is because the mouth of the boat socks is just below the ankle joint, which can neither effectively protect the ankle joint, nor is it conducive to preventing mosquitoes during outdoor activities.
In addition, it is not recommended to wear tight tights that women love to wear for a long time. This is because tight tights not only have relatively poor thermal performance, but are also not conducive to blood circulation in the lower limbs. Human body has more subcutaneous fat on the outer side of the thighs and hips, and local blood circulation is relatively slow. Wear tight tights, the local blood circulation will be worse, which is not good for your health.