Causes and treatments for cold hands and feet in women in summer

The weather is hot in summer. However, some women still have cold hands and feet. Cold hands and feet may be a sign of physical health problems, which will have an impact on women's health and may cause symptoms such as irregular menstruation and poor spirits. Therefore, women must adjust their cold hands and feet in time in summer.

What causes cold hands and feet?

1. Poor peripheral circulation

Having cold hands and feet in an air-conditioned room is a normal physiological phenomenon. Because the lower temperature will cause blood vessels to contract and the blood return ability to weaken, the blood circulation in the hands and feet, especially the fingertips and toes, will be poor, resulting in poor circulation of peripheral nerves.

2. Deficiency of Qi and blood, weak spleen yang, and stagnation of liver qi

In addition to yang deficiency, depending on the symptoms, Chinese medicine believes that cold hands and feet may also be caused by some deficiency or excess syndromes. In terms of deficiency, deficiency of both Qi and blood, weak spleen yang, and deficiency of spleen and kidney yang can all cause cold hands and feet, and this can occur regardless of seasonal changes or moods.

How to treat cold hands and feet?

1. Eat more black foods

Black foods can promote blood circulation, regulate gastrointestinal function, improve cold sensitivity, have strong antioxidant effects, eliminate active oxygen in the body, and reduce cell damage. It can not only balance the endocrine system and prevent aging, but most importantly it has the effect of nourishing the kidneys and warming the body. It is a very good food for women. Such as black rice, black dates, black fungus and so on.

2. Reasonable calorie supplement

Don't be picky about food or lose weight excessively. Allow your body to store a moderate amount of fat to help maintain body temperature. We all know that eating something when it's very cold can make us feel much warmer. Similarly, if you have too little food and too few calories in your body, it will cause your body to feel cold. If you know in advance that you will not be able to eat on time today due to busy work, you can prepare some biscuits, nuts, milk, soy milk, or ginseng tea to replenish calories in time, and drink hot water from time to time.

3. Dress warmly

Many girls often wear short skirts for the sake of beauty. If the body is exposed to cold for a long time, it will inevitably lead to cold hands and feet, so keeping warm is the first priority in treating cold hands and feet.

4. Soak your feet frequently

Foot soaking is a very effective way to relieve cold hands and feet. It helps promote peripheral blood circulation and dispel the cold. You can soak your ankles in water at about 40 degrees for 20 minutes every day.

5. Chinese medicine diet therapy

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the dialectical diagnosis of constitution. For people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency, cold hands and feet can be relieved by eating more warm and nourishing medicinal foods and dietary therapy. If your hands and feet are cold in summer, you must pay attention to your clothing and don't catch a cold.