In winter, when the temperature gets cooler, many people feel that cold hands and feet are common. But some people still feel cold in their hands even if they keep the thermos cup in their hands and wear layer after layer of clothes. What's more, lying in the bed until the second half of the night, I don't see my hands and feet warm, and even can't fall asleep, I have to wear gloves and socks to sleep, and some women will have irregular menstruation and low menstrual flow.
Miao Miao (pseudonym), who is only 25 years old, has cold hands and feet every winter, no matter how thick the clothes she wears and how warm she is, her hands and feet are still very cold, especially at night, she can't sleep at all.
At first, I thought that I would be cold if I wore less, so I wore a few more clothes and put on a warm baby when I slept, but I still felt that my hands and feet were not hot. In the Department of Preventive Treatment of Xiangyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Miao Miao reluctantly told the doctor that she hoped to alleviate the symptoms of cold hands and feet through traditional Chinese medicine conditioning.
According to Zhang Kun, a traditional Chinese medicine physician in the Department of Preventive Treatment, cold hands and feet are actually a manifestation of insufficient spleen yang and kidney yang deficiency, which is related to poor operation of yang qi or insufficient yang qi, and is also related to insufficient qi and blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that winter is the season when yang qi is lurking inside, which is called "yang is lying below, and the time is winter". In winter, "Yang Qi is guarded inward, not reaching the end of the four ends", and people are prone to cold hands and feet. People can regulate through methods such as Du Pulse Moxibustion, Ren Pulse Moxibustion, Eight Hip Moxibustion, and Chinese Medicine Internal Administration, so as to achieve the effect of warming the meridians, smoothing qi and blood, and dispelling cold and dampness.
The so-called "freezing three feet, not a day's cold", Zhang Kun said, bad living Xi habits, improper maintenance and other symptoms can cause cold hands and feet. Therefore, he advises that in terms of diet, it is necessary to avoid eating raw and cold foods, do not drink cold drinks, and avoid excessive alcohol consumption. In winter, to exercise properly, you can use jogging, skipping rope, tai chi, yoga and other exercises to speed up blood circulation and metabolism and warm up the body. However, winter sports still pay attention to seclusion, just sweat slightly, and avoid sweating profusely.
Zhang Kun reminded that if people have more serious symptoms of cold hands and feet, they should seek medical attention in time, and traditional Chinese medicine can distinguish between syndromes and treat patients, and carry out targeted care for patients.
Reporter Zhao Ling Correspondent Zhao Yan Yuzhu.