Girls' hands are cold in winter and hot in summer

Some girls have cold hands in winter and hot hands in summer. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this is due to deficiency of qi and blood. In summer, it is easy to cause yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, while in winter, there is yang deficiency and fear of cold. Sometimes dysmenorrhea will occur, which will cause cold stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis. If similar symptoms occur, you can use Chinese medicine to treat them, especially paying attention to your diet. Let’s take a look at this aspect.

Girls' hands are cold in winter and hot in summer

The manifestations of Qi and blood deficiency are Yin deficiency and excessive fire in summer, and Yang deficiency and fear of cold in winter. Dysmenorrhea is mainly caused by cold stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis. The two are related. In winter, if you are afraid of cold, the blood will flow slowly, which will cause cold stagnation and blood stasis. In summer, if you have yin deficiency and dryness, you will easily get angry, especially when you are menstruating, which will cause qi stagnation and blood stasis, and will cause dysmenorrhea. The fastest and most thorough way is to do moxibustion, which can draw out the cold in the bones and has the unique effect of promoting qi and blood circulation, expelling cold and unblocking meridians.

But in order to achieve good results, the length of moxibustion time varies from person to person. According to my experience, it takes half an hour to an hour for an acupoint to have a therapeutic effect. The younger the age, the better and faster the effect. In daily life, you should eat a light diet, eat less salty, spicy, oily and sweet foods and snacks, and drink more eight-treasure porridge, which is a mild tonic, and the strong taste will seriously damage the liver, spleen and kidneys.

You can't stay up late, go to bed early and get up early. Don't catch a cold, keep warm in winter, and don't drink cold drinks no matter how hot it is in summer. Winter diseases are caused by not paying attention to your diet and lifestyle habits in summer. Keep a calm mind, as mood swings will damage your qi and blood. Do more gentle exercises, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, do not overwork, and feel comfortable and relaxed after exercise. Do not exercise too vigorously, but be moderate. The place where you live should be warm and sunny, and not feel cold or damp.

How to treat cold hands and feet in winter

1. Keep warm and avoid cold

In winter, you must pay attention to keeping warm, add clothes and shoes and socks in time; protect your hands and feet properly, and apply some oil frequently. If necessary, you should wear gloves when going out and wear thicker cotton shoes. Generally speaking, if the soles of your feet are warm, your whole body will feel warm.

2. Eat more nuts and carrots

Daily food supplements can warm up the body, such as nuts like walnut kernels, sesame seeds, pine nuts, etc.; vegetables like leeks, carrots, cabbage, spinach, etc.; fruits like apricots, peaches, papaya, etc. are all the best dietary choices. Other foods such as beef, mutton, seafood, brown rice, glutinous rice, soybeans, tofu, sesame, brown sugar, etc. are all warm foods and are the ingredients that people with cold hands and feet should choose. It is particularly important to remind people that people with cold hands and feet should avoid eating raw or cold food, ice cream or cold drinks all year round.

3. Exercise properly

It is important to do proper exercise in winter because exercise can promote blood circulation. There is no need for overly intense exercise. You can get a full range of exercise through walking, jogging, climbing stairs, fitness dancing, etc. If your hands are cold, you should move your upper limbs more. If your feet are cold, you should move your lower limbs more. The symptoms of cold hands and feet can be improved by strengthening exercises on your hands and feet.

4. Develop the habit of eating spicy food

Spices such as chili, pepper, mustard, garlic, onions, curry, etc. can promote blood circulation. When you eat it in your daily life, you can eat it with other foods. For example, add some chili sauce when eating fried noodles or fried rice noodles; add more pepper when drinking soup; when eating dumplings, have a bowl of hot and sour soup, and you will virtually eat more spices.

5. Take more vitamin E

Vitamin E can dilate peripheral blood vessels, which is very helpful for smooth circulation in peripheral blood vessels. However, the effect of vitamin E is slower and takes three months to be effective, and 210-250 IU must be taken every day to be sufficient.