Why are women's feet cold?

For women, if they have cold feet, they must pay more attention to health care. There are many reasons for cold feet. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this is a cold syndrome, which is often related to poor blood circulation in the body. From the perspective of Western medicine, this may be related to anemia. Of course, women's menstrual cycle can also easily cause cold feet. Let's take a look at the reasons why women's feet are afraid of cold.

What causes cold feet?

1. Anemia

The human body mainly relies on blood flow to maintain a constant body temperature. If a woman has insufficient circulating blood, low hemoglobin value, or lack of red blood cells, it will cause cold hands and feet. It is recommended to take measures to replenish and nourish the blood in life.

2. Vascular disorders

A woman's cold hands and feet are closely related to the function of the cardiovascular system. If the cardiovascular system is impaired, the ability of blood vessels to contract and blood to return will be greatly weakened, resulting in poor blood circulation in the distal parts of the hands and feet, and obstruction of blood flow. Of course, places where blood cannot reach will feel cold.

3. Menstrual cycle

When women are in their menstrual cycle, their hands and feet are slow to warm up due to their weak physical constitution. They need to take preventive health care measures in time, otherwise it is easy to cause symptoms such as bad spirits, fear of cold and shivering, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

4. Hypoglycemia

We all know that food is an important source of calories for the body. In life, many women want to lose weight deliberately in order to maintain their figure. If the food intake is not enough, it will easily lead to insufficient calorie intake and cause symptoms of hypoglycemia, so it is easy to have symptoms of cold hands and feet.

5. Not enough exercise

Nowadays, many women do not like to exercise. Maybe they hate the painful feeling of irregular heartbeat caused by severe fainting and the embarrassing feeling of sweating profusely. Or it may be that they have been staying at home for a long time and are too lazy to go out. In short, they do not like to be active. Long-term sitting will cause girls' blood circulation to be poor, and they are prone to cold feet.

6. The body is cold

The cause of the difference in body temperature is currently believed to be caused by the body being chilled. When the body is exposed to cold, the blood circulation throughout the body will deteriorate due to the cold. If this poor blood circulation continues, the metabolism will deteriorate, and at the same time, the flow of veins and lymphatic vessels will deteriorate, leading to edema at the extremities.

When blood circulation deteriorates and body temperature drops further, the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system in the body will operate more frequently than usual to ensure the normal body temperature. The body will instinctively prioritize heating the head, resulting in symptoms such as increased head temperature and decreased limb temperature.