How to treat cold hands and feet? Old Chinese medicine recommends treatment methods

Cold hands and feet are a very common problem among women, especially in autumn and winter when the temperature is lower, women generally experience cold hands and feet. Cold hands and feet are caused by insufficient Qi and blood, and poor blood circulation in women. So how do women treat cold hands and feet?

1: It is recommended that you 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 blood circulation, and 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 or step on the floor. Moving your fingers and toes from time to time while working can help blood circulation.

1: Foot soaking is the most effective method. Add 40-degree hot water to a deep basin and let the water cover your ankles. After soaking for about 20 minutes, you will feel warm all over your body, which means that your body starts to heat up after the blood circulation is smooth. The effect will be better if you rub your feet while soaking them. Pure cotton socks are not only soft and comfortable, but also can absorb foot sweat, so that your feet can stay dry and comfortable all day long and can resist the cold outside. You should ensure at least 6 hours of sleep every day. Adequate sleep is beneficial for storing yang energy, accumulating yin essence, and enhancing immunity.

Fruits include lychees, durian, cherries, longan meat, chestnuts, dates, walnuts, cashews, pine nuts, etc. The most typical dried fruit is walnut, which can warm the kidney yang and is most suitable for people with weak waist and knees and frequent urination at night. Vegetables include ginger, leek, pepper, pumpkin, carrot, yam, bean sprouts, etc. Among them, the best yam is the iron stick yam produced in Henan. In autumn, drinking some yam, chestnut, red date and glutinous rice porridge regularly can not only warm the body and stomach, but also replenish yang energy.

Laogong point 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 a slight warmth in your palm. Then switch to the other hand and continue alternating.

The Qi Chong point is located on the inner side of the thigh root, and there is an artery below this point. First press and rub the Qi Chong point, then press and rub the arteries, alternating between releasing and pressing. Continue massaging until you feel heat flowing down your legs and feet. Press and tap the Shenshu acupoints: The Shenshu acupoints are located on both sides of the waist. Apply gentle force and tap each side more than 100 times. Rub your palms and fingertips together quickly until your palms feel warm. You can also clap your hands, then interlock your fingers and rub the fingertips.

1: The Yongquan point is located on the sole of the foot. Rub it quickly with your palm until you feel warm. Rub the Yongquan point 100 times every morning and evening, and then rub each toe 100 times. According to traditional Chinese medicine, many of the body's meridians converge at the soles of the feet and are closely related to all the internal organs, tissues, and organs in the body. In particular, stimulating the Yongquan acupoint is beneficial for nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, and strengthening tendons and bones. Persistently rubbing this point will help alleviate the symptoms of cold hands and feet.

The number of patients diagnosed with cold hands and feet will increase. This is because the climate in autumn and winter is changeable, and there are more cooling days. When the weather is cold, the human body's blood vessels contract and the blood return ability weakens, resulting in poor blood circulation in the hands and feet, especially the fingertips, which is often called "poor circulation of nerve endings", resulting in the hands and feet always feeling cold.