Why do girls have cold and sweaty hands and feet?

What girls hate most is winter. It is cold in winter, and girls are prone to cold hands and feet. They can't sleep well at night and can't get warm during the day. They have to wear a lot of clothes and take good cold prevention and warming measures. In most cases, girls' cold hands and feet are related to the body. Yang deficiency, kidney deficiency, spleen and stomach weakness are all causes of cold hands and feet and sweating.

Why do girls have cold and sweaty hands and feet?

1. Blood-Yin Deficiency and Internal Heat Coagulation

People with blood yin deficiency and internal heat stagnation often have cold hands and feet, dizziness, easy fatigue, sallow complexion, pale fingernails, lips, and upper eyelids, dizziness, dry eyes, panic, frequent dreams, insomnia, memory loss, scanty and light menstruation in women, amenorrhea in the middle and late stages, limb numbness and body pain, pale and purple tongue, etc. due to weak qi and blood and inability to transport blood to the extremities.

2. Kidney deficiency

Cold hands and feet are generally considered to be caused by kidney deficiency, and are particularly prone to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys store essence, and the kidney qi accumulates kidney yang and kidney qi, which has the effect of nourishing and warming the internal organs. "The kidney is the mother of the five internal organs." If the kidney essence is weak, the vaporization of the five internal organs and the digestive absorption function of the gastrointestinal tract will be reduced, and its warming, promotion, evaporation, and vaporization functions will be reduced, resulting in Qi deficiency, Qi and blood deficiency, which will lead to blood circulation problems and insufficient blood supply, leading to symptoms of cold hands and feet.

3. Liver depression and qi stagnation

People with liver depression and qi stagnation often have cold hands and feet, depressed complexion, easy to be upset, easy to lose temper, bad temper, too much pressure, often feel depressed, chest and flank pain, white tongue coating, deep pulse and other symptoms because the liver fire is suppressed inside and blood and qi cannot reach the limbs. Cold hands and feet have a characteristic, that is, the hands are cold at the wrists, and the feet are cold at the knees.

4. Weak spleen and stomach

The stomach and intestines are the source of blood, qi and biochemistry. If the spleen and stomach are weak for a long time, the qi and blood will not be transported to the extremities, then the person will have cold hands and feet, weak spirit, fatigue, chest tightness and shortness of breath, poor appetite, yellow complexion, loss of appetite, indigestion, pale tongue coating, weak pulse and other symptoms. Generally, the symptoms of cold hands and feet can be improved to a certain extent by keeping warm and exercising.

How to relieve cold and sweaty hands and feet?

1. Keep warm

We must resolutely put an end to beautiful people being frozen. You should pay attention to keeping your legs and feet warm. If your lower limbs are well protected from cold, your whole body will feel warm. Don't wear tight clothes, because tight clothes will restrict blood circulation. Before going to bed, remember to soak your feet in hot water. Warm feet will make it easier to fall asleep.

2. Soak your feet in hot water

Soaking your feet in hot water can relax your meridians and improve your blood circulation. Most people know that soaking your feet in hot water has benefits, but many people don’t know that soaking your feet in hot water at different time periods has slightly different effects. If you want to nourish your kidneys, it is best to soak your feet in hot water around 9 pm, which has the best effect.

3. Don’t be too hungry

Don't be picky about food, lose weight too much, and let the body store some appropriate amount of fat to help maintain body temperature. If you know in advance that you will be busy at work and will not be able to eat on time today, you can prepare some cookies, bread, or ginseng tea in advance to replenish calories in time.

4. Acupressure

You can perform acupressure massage on Zhiyin and Yongquan. Zhiyin is located on both sides of the growth of the fifth toe nail, and Yongquan is in the center of the sole close to the toes, in the center of the herringbone fold formed on the sole when the toes are fully bent. Rub and knead each toe so that your feet will feel warm. Why not add some moisturizing lotion or body oil to promote blood circulation and soften hands and feet.

5. Fitness

Get up early in the morning and do some exercise to speed up blood circulation and basal metabolism, so that you will be full of energy all day and less likely to catch a cold. Simple climbing stairs, jumping in place, etc. are helpful to enhance specific immune ability.

6. Pay attention to your diet

Supplement more vitamin E; eat more foods containing niacin and B vitamins, which can dilate peripheral nerves and blood vessels; eat more warm foods such as nuts and carrots, and avoid eating cold foods, ice cream or cold drinks; eat some spicy foods such as chili peppers, pepper, mustard, etc. in moderation to promote blood circulation.