Here are possible reasons why your hands and feet are always cold:
What helps, Dr. Habashy continues, is staying active with daily movement, wearing warm socks or gloves and trying contrast hydrotherapy (so alternating warm and cold water on your hands and feet).
Raynaud’s disease
Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid. But how does that affect the temperature of your hands and feet? Dr. Habashy says it’s “where a sluggish thyroid slows down metabolic activity, reducing the body’s ability to generate heat.”
Anemia
Anemia is a common blood disorder in which a person doesn’t have enough red blood cells, or the ones they have don’t function properly.
“Anemia is also a frequent contributor, as low iron levels impair oxygen delivery to tissues, which can make the extremities feel cold,” Dr. Kabashy explains. Additional signs include weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness, irregular heartbeat, headache, chest pain and others.
Iron: Strawberries, shrimp, sweet potatoes, rye bread, maple syrupB12: Clams, 100% fortified breakfast cereal, fortified soy milk, nonfat plain Greek yogurt, hamFolate: Dark green leafy vegetables, peanuts, sunflower seeds, whole grains, eggs
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Nutritional deficiencies
“Persistent cold hands and feet aren’t always something to brush off,” she concludes. “Paying attention to your patterns (and getting the right testing) can help uncover the root cause.”
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Dr. Deepak Khanna, DO, an internist and family medicine physician at UPenn and the founder of dandRXDr. Jennifer Habashy, NMD, MS, a naturopathic doctor and assistant medical director at ClayaAbout Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), CDCPoor Circulation, Cleveland ClinicRaynaud’s disease, Mayo ClinicHypothyroidism, MedlinePlusAnemia, American Society of HematologyIron-Rich Foods, American Red CrossThe A list for vitamin B-12 sources, Harvard HealthFolate (Folic Acid) — Vitamin B9, Harvard’s The Nutrition Source Read More Details
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