What are some tips for cold hands and feet?

1. Keep warm

When the weather is cold in winter, you must keep warm. Various measures to keep warm, such as jackets, woolen hats, gloves, scarves, socks, etc., are suitable for cold weather. Always be fully clothed. However, don't wear clothes that are too tight, otherwise it will affect blood circulation. You can soak your feet before going to bed at night, and then put on warm wool socks to help protect your feet from the cold and help you sleep.

2. Soak your feet every day

Add hot water of about 40 degrees into a deep basin and let the water cover your ankles. After soaking for about 20 minutes, you will feel your whole body heating up, which means that your body starts to heat up after the blood circulation is smooth. If you rub your feet while soaking them, the effect will be better.

3. Protect your feet when sleeping

First of all, in winter, you must keep warm, especially your feet and legs. If the lower limbs are well kept warm, the whole body will feel warm. In addition, do not wear clothes that are too tight, because too tight clothes will hinder blood circulation. Remember that down jackets are warmer than mink coats, and wool pants are more cold-resistant than shapewear. Prepare an extra thick coat in the office, and keep your feet warm when sleeping. You can wear warm cotton socks.

4. Eat some ginger sugar tea

Try to eat less cold fruits, such as watermelon, lettuce, fungus, etc.; eat more foods containing niacin and B vitamins, which can Expand peripheral blood vessels; eat more warm foods such as nuts and carrots; eat moderately spicy foods such as chili, pepper, mustard, etc. For women with qi stagnation and blood stasis, taking ginger sugar tea can help nourish blood and dispel cold: wash and cut the ginger into shreds, boil it with brown sugar, and drink it while it is hot.

5. Properly replenish calories

Don’t be picky about your diet and allow your body to store an appropriate amount of fat, which can help maintain body temperature. We all know that eating something when it is cold will keep you warm. If there is too little food and too few calories in your body, it will cause your body to become cold. 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, nuts, milk, soy milk or ginseng tea to replenish calories in a timely manner, and drink hot water from time to time. If your hands and feet are cold due to anemia, you can take Tie Zhi Yuan tablets to improve it, or you can eat pork liver, red dates, spinach, fungus, hawthorn and other foods.

6. Walk briskly to and from get off work

Especially for office workers who sit for a long time and do not exercise too much on weekdays. You might as well do some exercise as soon as you get up early in the morning to speed up blood circulation and metabolism. You will be full of energy throughout the day and will be less likely to get cold. You can also choose some easy and gentle activities with low activity in winter, such as doing exercises, mountain climbing, Tai Chi, etc. If you feel your body is a little warm during exercise, just sweat a little.