November 8th marks the “Beginning of Winter”, one of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. As winter arrives, some people’s hands and feet seem to cool down with the weather. No matter how much hot water they drink or how many clothes they wear, their cold hands and feet will make their whole body feel chilly. At night, they cover themselves with more blankets than others, but their bed is still cold all night long. They shrink their hands and feet for the whole winter, catch colds frequently, and old diseases are prone to recur and worsen. Why is this?
Who are most likely to have cold hands and feet
Thin girls and girls with cold and weak constitutions are most likely to have cold hands and feet because these types of people have poor peripheral blood circulation, which can easily disrupt the mechanism of body temperature regulation. Cold hands and feet are caused by the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which narrows the blood vessels. Moreover, the toes, knees, shoulders, and fingers are parts of the joints that move a lot. Because they have relatively less fat and blood vessels, heat is easily lost.
When blood sugar is too low or blood pressure is low, food is an important source of heat for the body. If you lose weight excessively or starve yourself, causing your blood sugar to be too low, you will also have cold hands and feet. When blood pressure is low, blood circulation will also be poor. When you are tired, weak, or have low blood pressure, you will have cold hands and feet.
When under too much pressure, the pressure of tight work or time constraints will make your hands and feet cold and trembling. As long as you get through this tense period, you will gradually warm up.
When clothing is not warm enough, if your hands and feet are cold, it means that the average distribution of body temperature is problematic. If you have already put on several pieces of clothing, but your hands and feet are still not warm, you should pay attention. Because many people’s surface temperature receptors have “cold spots” that are too dull to feel the cold.
Finally, when the weather is cold or you stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time. Some people who need to work outdoors or in air-conditioned rooms for a long time, because their bodies are often in low temperatures, blood circulation is not smooth and they easily have cold hands and feet. These people need to drink and eat more warm foods.
The main causes of cold hands and feet
- Heart weakness, which prevents blood from reaching the peripheral parts of the body.
- Insufficient blood volume in the body, low hemoglobin, and red blood cells.
- Blockage in the blood vessels, or fever, cold, etc. that affect the central nervous system in the brain, causing cold hands and feet.
- Sympathetic nerve dysfunction, which prevents the muscles from contracting and producing heat to withstand the cold when exposed to cold.
How to massage acupoints to save women from constant cold hands and feet
Rub the Yongquan acupoint
The Yongquan acupoint is located on the sole of the foot. Use your palm to rub it quickly until you feel warm. Rub the Yongquan acupoint 100 times every morning and evening, then rub each toe 100 times. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that many meridians in the human body converge on the sole of the foot, and are closely related to the internal organs, tissues, and organs of the whole body. Especially stimulating the Yongquan acupoint, which is beneficial to nourish the kidney and strengthen the yang, strengthening the muscles and bones. Persisting in rubbing this acupoint will reduce the symptoms of cold hands and feet.
Rub the Laogong acupoint
The Laogong acupoint is located in the palm of the hand. Make a fist with one hand and rub the palm of the other hand until you feel the palm slightly warm, then switch to the other hand and alternate.
Press the Yangchi acupoint
The Yangchi acupoint can not only treat cold fear but also regulate the function of internal organs. Therefore, it is helpful for colds, asthma, gastrointestinal diseases, kidney dysfunction, and other diseases. It is called the “universal acupoint” together with the Hegu acupoint. It is very beneficial for office workers to remember it in their hearts. It can also treat “mouse hand”. The location of the Yangchi acupoint is right at the junction of the metacarpal bones on the back of the hand. The method of finding it is to first lift the back of the hand, and several wrinkles will appear on the wrist. Press on the wrinkle on the side closest to the back of the hand, and you will find a tender point in the center. This point is the location of the Yangchi acupoint.
Press and pat the Shenshu acupoint
The Shenshu acupoint is located on both sides of the waist. Gently apply force and pat each side more than 100 times.
