It's cold, and my little finger hurts.

Many people, especially girls, get cold feet in autumn and winter. Why can't you cover yourself in bed at night, which leads to poor sleep at night and physical and mental discomfort. So what causes the cold hands and feet? In fact, there are many reasons for this phenomenon. As long as the reasons are adjusted, the situation will get better soon, so don't worry too much.

Cold hands and feet is a common phenomenon in winter. Chinese medicine believes that winter is the season when the sun is god, which is called "when the sun is down, it is winter". Hands and feet, relative to the trunk, are the two ends of the human body, which is called "four ends" in Chinese medicine. In winter, "the sun is the spirit, and it has not reached the end of the four seasons", so it is easy to get cold hands and feet. Because the natural temperature drops, in cold weather, the blood vessels of human body contract, the ability of blood return will be weakened, and the blood circulation of hands and feet, especially fingertips, is not smooth, resulting in a general feeling of cold hands and feet. This situation generally happens to women, and mental workers are more likely to have cold hands and feet than manual workers, which is rarely seen by young men.

But the phenomenon of cold hands and feet is also a disease, which can be called "chills". Chinese medicine believes that this is a reaction of qi deficiency, qi stagnation and yang deficiency, and the heart is weak, so that blood cannot be supplied to the peripheral parts of the body. If not prevented in time, it will lead to poor spirit, chills and even varicose veins of lower limbs. It is worth noting that some systemic diseases such as early vascular dysfunction, the main symptom is cold hands and feet, which should be vigilant.

So how to prevent and improve cold hands and feet? In terms of lifestyle, winter sports are suitable for jogging and walking, but not for excessive and high-intensity sports. Keep warm during exercise. Too cold or too hot is not good for your health. At the same time, choose some diets that nourish yin and suppress yang, and eat more fresh vegetables. In Guangzhou, the climate is very mild, so you should eat some sweet food. Recently, the weather is relatively dry, so we should eat more nourishing foods, such as fruits, vegetables and rock sugar. When making medicine supplements, you should have the guidance of a doctor.

Who is the easiest to get cold feet?

A skinny girl.

This kind of people have poor peripheral blood circulation, which is easy to disorder the thermoregulation mechanism. They have relatively little fat and blood vessels, and heat is easily lost.

People with hypoglycemia or hypotension

Hypoglycemia or hypotension are easy to get cold hands and feet. So pay attention to your diet and don't be too hungry. When you are tired and weak, your blood pressure tends to drop, causing cold hands and feet.

Nervous person

Your hands and feet will be cold and trembling because of stressful work pressure or time pressure. As long as you get through this tense period, you will gradually return to warmth.

Anti-ice hands and feet introduction

1. Be diligent in sports and cutting.

Get up early in the morning to do exercise. Walk more, stride as far as possible, and cut your hand when you walk. It usually takes 30 minutes to walk to achieve the effect. Or try to climb the stairs, jump in place and sweat a little, which will help strengthen the ability of body temperature regulation. In daily work, pay attention to activities, don't stay in front of the computer for too long, it is best to stand up, walk and step on it, which can help blood circulation.

Vitamin e supplementation

Vitamin E can dilate peripheral blood vessels, which is very helpful for smooth peripheral blood circulation.

3. Eat more nuts, carrots and fruits

Pay more attention to your daily diet and eat more nuts such as walnuts, sesame seeds and pine nuts. Vegetables such as leeks, carrots, kale, spinach, etc. ; Apricot, peach, papaya and other fruits. Others, such as glutinous rice, brown rice, soybeans, tofu, sesame seeds, brown sugar and so on. It's all warm food, and people with cold hands and feet should eat more. What needs special reminder is that people who are prone to cold hands and feet should avoid eating cold food, ice products or drinking cold drinks all year round.

4. Eat more spicy and warm food.

Pepper, pepper, mustard, garlic, onion, curry, etc. Can promote blood circulation. There are many drugs in Chinese medicine that can improve and prevent cold hands and feet, such as ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, angelica, salvia miltiorrhiza, northern cape, velvet antler, rabbit silk, Morinda officinalis, cassia twig, cistanche deserticola, curculigo, cassia twig, ephedra, dried ginger, pepper, nutmeg, Alpinia katsumadai and so on.

5. Don't be too hungry

Don't be partial eclipse, let the body store some right amount of fat, which can help maintain body temperature.

keep warm

Keeping warm is the first priority. Pay more attention to the weather changes, and don't take off your coat immediately because of mental irritability, nervousness, hot flashes, or fever after activities. Don't wear too tight clothes either, because too tight clothes will hinder blood circulation.

7. If you feel cold all over, you can massage Hegu point on the inside of thumb, Neiguan point 3-5cm on the inside of wrist and Zusanli point 6-8cm below the knee.