Why are my hands and feet always cold?

Some people feel cold all over when the weather gets cold, especially if their hands and feet are cold for a long time and cannot get over it. At night, it is difficult to warm up even if they sleep under the quilt until midnight. They must get a hot water bottle. Some girls wear less clothes for the sake of beauty and are prone to cold. So what’s the matter with cold hands and feet? How to treat cold hands and feet? Let's take a look. .

1. What is the reason for cold hands and feet?

When the weather gets cold, your whole body feels cold, especially your hands and feet. This situation is what Chinese medicine calls "yang". "Xu" is commonly known as "cold bottom" or "cold bottom". Cold hands and feet in winter can be related to the following factors:

1. Kidney yang deficiency

The most common reason for cold hands and feet is kidney yang deficiency. Patients with kidney yang deficiency can experience cold symptoms even at normal temperatures. Feeling cold easily.

2. Poor cardiovascular circulation

Cold hands and feet are closely related to the heart and blood vessels, because blood is emitted by the heart and carries oxygen to all parts of the body. After sugar is oxidized , can produce heat energy, and the hands and feet will be warm. Once the function of the cardiovascular system is impaired, it will affect blood circulation and transportation, causing cold hands and feet.

3. Low blood sugar or hypotension

When you lose weight too much and your blood sugar is too low, your hands and feet will also become cold. When you have low blood pressure and poor blood circulation, you will also be prone to coldness. My limbs feel cold.

4. Hormone changes caused by menstruation and childbirth

Among the people with cold hands and feet, women account for the vast majority. This is because during special physiological periods such as menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth, hormonal changes in women's bodies affect the nervous system, causing subcutaneous vasoconstriction and reduced blood flow, thereby causing cold syndrome, making the body weak and more likely to cause cold hands and feet. If not prevented in time, it will lead to poor mental health and physical chills.

5. Caused by diseases

For example, hypothyroidism, due to the decrease in basal metabolic rate, the body's heat production is significantly reduced. In the cold winter, no matter how much clothes you wear, you will always feel tired. It's the cold hands and feet.

6. Too few clothes

If your hands and feet are cold, it means there is a problem with the average distribution of body temperature. If you have worn several extra clothes, but your hands and feet have not regained their warmth, you should pay attention. This is because many of the cold spots on the human body's surface temperature-sensitive nerve receptors are too slow to feel cold.

7. Excessive stress

Because the pressure of tight work or the pressure of time will make your hands and feet cold and trembling. As long as this stressful period is over, you will slowly recover. warmth.

8. Cold weather or staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time will reduce blood flow, slow down blood circulation, and make hands and feet cold.

2. Methods for treating cold hands and feet in winter

1. Eat warm and nourishing foods

Eating more warm foods can drive away coldness and replenish yang energy. People with insufficient Qi and blood can eat more medicinal foods such as jujube, cinnamon, astragalus, and angelica to replenish Qi and blood. You can use these medicinal foods to make soup all year round, or soak them in water for drinking.

2. Soak your feet and hands in hot water

Soaking your feet in hot water is a good way to replenish yang energy. You can add ginger or dried ginger to the water to let the heat flow from the soles of your feet to the spring points. Follow the ascending meridian to replenish Yang Qi. The temperature of the footbath water should be such that the feet are rosy. People with diabetes should not have the water temperature be too high to avoid burns.

3. Keep cold areas warm

People with cold constitutions should keep warm according to seasonal changes. Especially the weak parts of the limbs and joints should not be exposed to cold. In addition, people with weak spleen and stomach can use heat source to grill the stomach and Baihui point. Always wear cotton socks to keep your feet dry and warm.

4. Strengthen exercise

Intensifying exercise can mobilize Yang Qi, and supplementing Yang Qi can regulate the balance of Yin and Yang in the body and improve resistance. Aerobic exercises such as jogging, brisk walking, skipping rope, and yoga will activate all parts of the body, promote blood circulation, and warm the limbs.

5. Take traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine has special effects on cold hands and feet. For example, Chinese medicinal materials such as ginseng, dangshen, angelica, wolfberry, dried ginger, etc. These traditional Chinese medicines are usually more suitable for people with weak and cold constitutions.

3. Prevent cold hands and feet

1. Keeping people warm and beautiful is not allowed to "cold" people. Pay special attention to keeping your legs and feet warm. If your lower limbs are well kept warm, your whole body will feel warm. Don't wear clothes that are too tight as they can impede blood circulation. Before going to bed at night, remember to soak your feet. It will be easier to fall asleep if your feet are warm.

2. Exercise Get up early in the morning and do some exercise to speed up blood circulation and metabolism. You will be full of energy throughout the day and will be less likely to get cold. Simple climbing stairs, jumping in place, etc. can help strengthen your body temperature regulation ability.

3. Supplement your diet with more vitamin E; eat more foods containing niacin and B vitamins, which can expand peripheral blood vessels; eat more warm foods such as nuts and carrots, and avoid eating raw and cold foods and ice. Sip or drink cold drinks; appropriately eat spicy foods such as chili, pepper, mustard, etc. to promote blood circulation.

4. Take traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has fixed prescriptions to treat cold hands and feet, such as Shiquan Dabu Decoction, Bazhen Decoction, Siwu Decoction, Lizhong Decoction, etc. These traditional Chinese medicines are usually more suitable for people with weak and cold constitutions. However, it is better to ask a Chinese medicine practitioner to prescribe medicine.

5. Eat on time, don’t be picky about food, or lose weight excessively. Allow your body to store an appropriate amount of fat, which can help maintain body temperature. If you know in advance that you will not be able to eat on time due to busy work today, you can prepare some biscuits, bread, or ginseng tea to replenish calories in a timely manner.

6. Take a bath and add ginger or chamomile, cinnamon, rosemary and other essential oils, pepper bath agents, etc. to hot water to promote blood circulation and warm the body.

7. Massaging the Yangchi point can warm the body. The name Yangchi means to accumulate the heat of the sun.

The Yangchi point is located on the back of the hand and wrist, right at the gathering point of the bones on the back of the hand.

The way to find it is to first tilt the back of your hand upwards. Several wrinkles will appear on the wrist. Press the wrinkles on the side close to the back of your hand. You will find a tender point in the center. This point is the Yangchi point.

Yangchi point is an important point that controls blood circulation and hormone secretion throughout the body. As long as this acupoint is stimulated, blood circulation can be quickly smoothed and the body can be warmed. Stimulating Yangchi points should be done slowly, for a long time, and with gentle intensity. It is best to use both hands together. First use the middle finger of one hand to press the Yangchi point of the other hand, and then switch to use the middle finger of the other hand to press the Yangchi point of this hand. This posture can naturally transfer power from the middle finger to the Yangchi point without the help of others. Women with cold hands and feet generally don't have to worry about the coming of winter as long as they insist on stimulating the Yangchi point.

In addition, massaging the Yongquan point, Laogong point, Qichong point, and slapping the Shenshu point all have certain effects