What to do if your feet are cold

Winter may be difficult for some people because people's hands and feet tend to be cold in winter, and this icy feeling is probably not something everyone wants to experience. Moreover, women's bodies are inherently weaker, and no matter what season it is, they will have cold hands and feet to a greater or lesser extent. We often hear that the cold starts from the soles of the feet, and once the feet are cold, the upper body will also become cold. In traditional Chinese medicine, the cold feeling is mostly due to poor circulation of Qi and blood caused by Qi deficiency or blood deficiency.

There are many reasons for cold feet. Most women suffer from cold feet in winter, but a large part of it is due to blood deficiency. Some people feel colder because their hearts are weak and cannot supply blood to the extremities of the body. In addition to these reasons, let’s take a look at what to do when you have cold feet.

1. Exercise frequently and shake your hands frequently

It is recommended to get up early in the morning and do some exercise. Brisk walking is the best choice. Walk forward with big strides at a speed faster than walking but slower than running, and swing your hands. Walk for 30 minutes to promote the circulation of Qi and blood. Your whole body will feel warm. Because blood circulation and metabolism are accelerated early in the morning, you will be full of energy all day and will not easily feel cold.

You can also try simple stair climbing or jumping on the spot for 20 minutes until you sweat a little, which will help strengthen your body's ability to regulate temperature. After working for 40 minutes, it is best to stand up and walk around or step on the floor. Moving your fingers and toes from time to time while working can help blood circulation.

2. Take more vitamin E

Vitamin E can dilate peripheral blood vessels and is very helpful for smooth peripheral blood circulation. However, the effect of vitamin E is slow and must be continued for 3 months to be effective. In addition, 210-250 IU must be taken every day to be sufficient.

3. Eat more foods containing niacin

Niacinic acid is very helpful in stabilizing the nervous and circulatory systems. It can also improve nervous tension, nervous diarrhea, dermatitis, dilate peripheral blood vessels, and improve cold hands and feet. If taken in large quantities, it will cause the face to turn red and hot.

4. Eat more nuts and carrots

You can warm up your body through daily food supplements, such as nuts like walnut kernels, sesame seeds, pine nuts, etc.; vegetables like leeks, carrots, cabbage, spinach, etc.; fruits like apricots, peaches, papaya, etc., are all the best choices. Other foods such as beef, mutton, seafood, four-star meat, glutinous rice, brown rice, soybeans, tofu, sesame seeds, brown sugar... are all warm foods and are the ingredients that people with cold hands and feet should choose more.

I would also like to advise everyone to keep warm in winter and not wear too little clothes just to look good. This will have a great impact on the human body in the long run. When you get older, you are likely to get diseases such as rheumatism, arthritis, etc. The above introduces some methods to prevent cold feet. I hope you can refer to the above methods and cure your cold feet as soon as possible.