Cold winter, cold wind, the temperature in the north has been reduced to about – 10 ℃, cold hands and feet of the crowd is gradually increasing. Especially women, weak people and the elderly, no matter how much warm food they eat and wear more clothes, they still can’t warm their hands and feet. Cold hands and feet is really what people call kidney deficiency, you can take a look.
Is cold hands and feet must be kidney deficiency?
It is true that kidney deficiency can lead to cold hands and feet, such people have insufficient yang in the body, weakness, low basal metabolic rate, easy to appear unstable hands and feet, cold and fear of cold, as well as the color of the lips and loose stools. This kind of person can usually eat more reed, yam or wolfberry and shamrock, which can nourish the yin and benefit the kidneys as well as nourish the liver and spleen. In addition, you can also eat more warm food, such as beef and lamb leek, cinnamon and pepper, and ginger and brown sugar. Pay attention to body warmth in the cold winter, wear hats and scarves and cotton shoes when you go out, so as to avoid the loss of body heat. Properly strengthen physical exercise, such as fast walking, jogging rope skipping or aerobics, etc., and appropriate sun exposure to replenish Yang Qi. But it does not mean that all cold hands and feet are caused by kidney deficiency, there may be other causes.
What other factors can lead to cold hands and feet?
1, liver depression
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the ends of the limbs need enough qi and blood to nourish. People with Qi and blood deficiency do not have enough energy to warm their hands and feet, which leads to cold hands and feet, accompanied by a general fear of cold, wearing more than others at the same temperature and feeling unusually cold. There is also a cause of liver depression, which can also lead to cold hands and feet, touching the hands and feet cold. Chinese medicine believes that the liver is the master of drainage, liver depression and qi stagnation, qi and blood can not be properly transported in the body. The cold hands and feet caused by liver stagnation has little to do with lack of energy and is mainly related to transmission disorders, so the treatment should not only rely on warm tonic, but also pay attention to de-stressing the liver and relieving depression. Under the guidance of a doctor, we should use Chinese herbs such as Chai Hu, Licorice, Paeonia lactiflora and Citrus aurantium to treat the condition.
2, Heart insufficiency
The heart keeps beating, and with each contraction of the heart, it can flow the blood carrying nutrients and oxygen through the aorta, thus transporting it to all parts of the body and supplying the metabolic needs of each tissue cell. In cases of cardiac insufficiency or coronary artery atherosclerosis, the pumping capacity is weakened and blood does not flow properly to the ends of the extremities, causing cold hands and feet. In this case, it is necessary to go to the hospital for a series of examinations such as electrocardiogram or echocardiogram, and use the medication reasonably under the guidance of the doctor, while staying away from high-fat and high-cholesterol foods to maintain the smooth flow of blood vessels.
3, Nerve dysfunction
Due to the disorder of autonomic nerve function, the blood vessels become thin, which in turn makes the peripheral vascular circulation poor, and the thermoregulatory mechanism is disturbed, resulting in cold hands and feet.
4, hypothyroidism
Insufficient secretion of thyroxine in hypothyroid patients slows down the metabolism and decreases the basal metabolic rate, thus reducing the ability to produce heat and leading to cold hands and feet. Patients with hypothyroidism need reasonable medication to stimulate thyroid hormone secretion and actively prevent the condition from deteriorating.
Warm tips
First find out the cause of cold hands and feet, and then target treatment. Drink more hot water, add more clothes according to weather changes, and eat more hot and spicy foods such as beef, mutton and cinnamon to warm up the body. In addition, you should also participate in more physical exercise to enhance the ability of Yang Qi to protect against cold.