How to treat cold feet?

It is a common phenomenon that some people always feel cold hands and feet in winter. This is mainly due to the low temperature in nature, insufficient yang, and insufficient yang in the human body, resulting in yang deficiency in the body. In addition, due to the cold weather, the human body's blood vessels contract and the blood return ability weakens, resulting in poor blood circulation in the hands and feet, especially the fingertips. This situation is usually more common in women. So, how to treat cold feet?

What to do if your feet are cold

Increase physical exercise

Especially for those who sit or stand for a long time, they must pay attention to work breaks and do more hand, foot and waist exercises to enhance blood circulation.

Soak your hands and feet every day

Foot soaking is the most effective method. Add 40-degree hot water to a deep basin and let the water cover your ankles. After soaking for about 20 minutes, you will feel warm all over your body, which means that your body starts to heat up after the blood circulation is smooth. The effect will be better if you rub your feet while soaking them.

Calorie-boosting foods

When the weather is cold, you should take supplements to increase calories and improve cold hands and feet. The north is cold in winter, so you can eat warm foods, such as beef, mutton or dog meat; while the south has a milder climate, so you should eat light and warm foods, such as chicken, duck and fish; and try to eat less cold fruits such as pears and water chestnuts.

Massage hands and feet

When you have time, you can rub the soles of your hands and feet frequently to improve the microcirculation of the terminal blood vessels and warm your hands and feet.

Rub the Yongquan acupoint

The Yongquan point is located on the sole of the foot. Rub it quickly with your palm until you feel a warm sensation. Rub the Yongquan point 100 times every morning and evening, and then rub each toe 100 times. According to traditional Chinese medicine, many of the body's meridians converge at the soles of the feet and are closely related to all the internal organs, tissues, and organs in the body. In particular, stimulating the Yongquan acupoint is beneficial for nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, and strengthening tendons and bones. Persistently rubbing this point will help alleviate the symptoms of cold hands and feet.

Aerobic exercise

Jogging, brisk walking, skipping rope, disco dancing, Tai Chi, etc. will all make all parts of the body move and promote blood circulation, but do not exercise excessively. High-intensity exercise and excessive sweating will "vent yang energy" and have the opposite effect.

Get enough sleep

You should ensure at least 6 hours of sleep every day. Adequate sleep is beneficial to storing yang energy and accumulating yin essence.