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Some people often feel cold hands and feet in winter and can't seem to warm up. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners suggest that this may be due to lack of regular exercise or poor cardiopulmonary function, leading to poor blood circulation. At this time, one can consume medicinal foods containing cinnamon twig, cinnamon bark, and astragalus. Additionally, soaking feet in hot water before bed can also be helpful. (Reported by Huang Yufang)
When the weather turns cold, hands and feet often feel icy. Dr. Lin Yingu, a TCM physician at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, said that some young people, especially women, who sit at work and do not exercise regularly, are prone to this phenomenon. In addition to soaking feet in warm water before bed to warm the limbs, one can also consume medicinal foods like Shiquan Dabu Tang and lamb hot pot to supply heat.
However, doctors also remind that some elderly people have cold hands and feet due to diseases such as hypertension and heart failure, which lead to poor cardiopulmonary function and poor blood circulation. Taking supplements indiscriminately may not improve the condition and could instead burden the heart. Therefore, it is best to consult a TCM practitioner for targeted treatment or to improve the disease. At the same time, doctors also recommend that if hands and feet often feel cold, it is best to eat less cold-natured foods such as pears, oranges, tangerines, seafood, and tofu. Additionally, since anxiety and depression can cause blood vessels to constrict, it is important to relax, which can help improve the condition.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ 060109/ 4/ 2qoh6. html
Re: Combat Cold Hands and Feet with Exercise or Dietary Supplements
Cold limbs are not necessarily due to insufficient heat, but may also be caused by uneven distribution of heat, where warmth does not reach the extremities. The "Treatise on Cold Damage" states: "All cases of reversal are due to the failure of yin and yang qi to connect smoothly, which is called reversal. Reversal refers to cold hands and feet." ( Song edition 337).
Although this "reversal" is not equivalent to the "Jueyin disease" in the "Treatise on Cold Damage," it is related to "Jueyin wind-wood," both embodying the imagery of "yin ending and yang beginning" and the "intersection of yin and yang." Jueyin is one of the six divisions in the ancient three yin and three yang classification. Jueyin corresponds to wind and wood in nature, and in the human body, it corresponds to the gallbladder and liver , governing movement, with its energy pattern (pattern) being a dispersion in all directions. The Pericardium Meridian is also known as the Hand Jueyin Meridian, as the pericardium acts on behalf of the heart, directing blood flow throughout the body; the liver stores blood, governs dispersion, and prefers smooth flow. The former transmits the kinetic and thermal energy of blood; the latter manages the distribution and regulation of blood throughout the body. The body's heat is transmitted through blood. If the liver's dispersing function is impaired, the distribution and regulation of blood will be disrupted—excessive concentration in the central areas leads to cold limbs; excessive distribution to the extremities causes heat in the palms. For example, cold hands and feet in winter and hot palms in summer also fall within the scope of Jueyin wind-wood imbalance.
From the perspective of modern medicine, the liver's functions of "dispersion" and "smooth flow" in traditional Chinese medicine generally encompass the autonomic nervous system. The contraction of blood vessels is mainly controlled by the sympathetic nervous system. If local sympathetic nerves are excited, local blood vessels contract, and vice versa, they dilate. Those with overly sensitive sympathetic regulation are prone to excessive vasoconstriction in winter, leading to cold hands and feet; and excessive vasodilation in summer, causing heat in the palms. The autonomic nervous system is easily influenced by emotions. If one is depressed or under excessive stress, or overexerts the body and mind, the liver's qi mechanism becomes "unsmooth" or overly sensitive, resulting in poor "dispersion" regulation and "cold in winter and hot in summer" extremities.
Modern people generally have excessive nutrition and high life stress. Cold hands and feet in winter are not necessarily due to insufficient heat; many issues are caused by autonomic nervous system disorders, which are problems of Jueyin wind-wood. Blindly supplementing with food may have temporary effects but will inevitably have side effects. Exercise can relax the mind and nerves, which is helpful. Traditional Chinese medicine is very adept at regulating the imbalance of Jueyin wind-wood without side effects. Combining both approaches can significantly enhance the effects.
Prevent Cold Hands and Feet: Exercise and Dietary Supplements
Some people often feel cold hands and feet in winter and can't seem to warm up. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners suggest that this may be due to lack of regular exercise or poor cardiopulmonary function, leading to poor blood circulation. At this time, one can consume medicinal foods containing cinnamon twig, cinnamon bark, and astragalus. Additionally, soaking feet in hot water before bed can also be helpful. (Reported by Huang Yufang)
When the weather turns cold, hands and feet often feel icy. Dr. Lin Yingu, a TCM physician at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, said that some young people, especially women, who sit at work and do not exercise regularly, are prone to this phenomenon. In addition to soaking feet in warm water before bed to warm the limbs, one can also consume medicinal foods like Shiquan Dabu Tang and lamb hot pot to supply heat.
However, doctors also remind that some elderly people have cold hands and feet due to diseases such as hypertension and heart failure, which lead to poor cardiopulmonary function and poor blood circulation. Taking supplements indiscriminately may not improve the condition and could instead burden the heart. Therefore, it is best to consult a TCM practitioner for targeted treatment or to improve the disease. At the same time, doctors also recommend that if hands and feet often feel cold, it is best to eat less cold-natured foods such as pears, oranges, tangerines, seafood, and tofu. Additionally, since anxiety and depression can cause blood vessels to constrict, it is important to relax, which can help improve the condition.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ 060109/ 4/ 2qoh6. html
Re: Combat Cold Hands and Feet with Exercise or Dietary Supplements
Although this "reversal" is not equivalent to the "Jueyin disease" in the "Treatise on Cold Damage," it is related to "Jueyin wind-wood," both embodying the imagery of "yin ending and yang beginning" and the "intersection of yin and yang." Jueyin is one of the six divisions in the ancient three yin and three yang classification. Jueyin corresponds to wind and wood in nature, and in the human body, it corresponds to the gallbladder and liver , governing movement, with its energy pattern (pattern) being a dispersion in all directions. The Pericardium Meridian is also known as the Hand Jueyin Meridian, as the pericardium acts on behalf of the heart, directing blood flow throughout the body; the liver stores blood, governs dispersion, and prefers smooth flow. The former transmits the kinetic and thermal energy of blood; the latter manages the distribution and regulation of blood throughout the body. The body's heat is transmitted through blood. If the liver's dispersing function is impaired, the distribution and regulation of blood will be disrupted—excessive concentration in the central areas leads to cold limbs; excessive distribution to the extremities causes heat in the palms. For example, cold hands and feet in winter and hot palms in summer also fall within the scope of Jueyin wind-wood imbalance.
From the perspective of modern medicine, the liver's functions of "dispersion" and "smooth flow" in traditional Chinese medicine generally encompass the autonomic nervous system. The contraction of blood vessels is mainly controlled by the sympathetic nervous system. If local sympathetic nerves are excited, local blood vessels contract, and vice versa, they dilate. Those with overly sensitive sympathetic regulation are prone to excessive vasoconstriction in winter, leading to cold hands and feet; and excessive vasodilation in summer, causing heat in the palms. The autonomic nervous system is easily influenced by emotions. If one is depressed or under excessive stress, or overexerts the body and mind, the liver's qi mechanism becomes "unsmooth" or overly sensitive, resulting in poor "dispersion" regulation and "cold in winter and hot in summer" extremities.
Modern people generally have excessive nutrition and high life stress. Cold hands and feet in winter are not necessarily due to insufficient heat; many issues are caused by autonomic nervous system disorders, which are problems of Jueyin wind-wood. Blindly supplementing with food may have temporary effects but will inevitably have side effects. Exercise can relax the mind and nerves, which is helpful. Traditional Chinese medicine is very adept at regulating the imbalance of Jueyin wind-wood without side effects. Combining both approaches can significantly enhance the effects.
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