Are your hands and feet always cold? It is a common symptom, especially in the winter.
However, if your hands and feet are cold even when the temperatures aren’t low, it might be caused by health issues. Did you know that?
See now what are the main reasons for your cold hands and feet:
Circulatory issues
Conditions that hinder the distribution of blood through the body can cause many health issues, from the most serious to the simplest ones, like cold extremities.
Anxiety
When we feel anxious, the blood flow gets redirected toward the most important organs of the body, as a natural means of protection. The heart and other essential organs are prioritized, leaving our body extremities, like hands and feet, cold.
Diabetes
Some people that have diabetes may present diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a condition that causes cold hands and feet, besides pain, numbness, and tingling sensation.
Anemia
Did you know that the lack of red blood cells can also cause cold feet and hands? Iron deficiency hinders blood circulation, leaving our extremities cold.
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Smoking
Did you know that smoking causes blood circulation issues? Smoking narrows the blood vessels, favors the formation of blood clots, and, thus, can also make your hands and feet feel colder.
Raynaud’s disease
Have you ever heard about this disease? This health condition is more common amongst women and turns the hands purple. It causes the smaller arteries that supply blood to the skin to contract excessively during the cold. That limits the supply of blood to the area, usually hands and feet. Usually, this rheumatologic disease doesn’t require any specific treatments and is taken care of by following simple steps, like dressing warmly and using socks and gloves to protect the extremities of the body.
Hypothyroidism
Characterized by the poor functioning of the thyroid, a gland localized in the neck whose function is to regulate metabolism. When the thyroid is unable to produce hormones, it may lead to cold hands and feet and also other symptoms, like excessive fatigue, weight gain, and others.
Seek a physician or cardiologist if your feet and hands are always cold and you present other symptoms, such as fainting, accelerated heart frequency, frequent fatigue, pain in the calves when walking, swollen legs and feet, or purple nails.
Do the necessary examinations to investigate your case.
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