The weather is particularly cold in winter, and women's hands never seem to be warm. Why is this? And what can be done about it?
Reasons for women's cold hands and feet
Firstly, women are more sensitive to cold than men. The body's temperature balance mainly consists of heat production and heat dissipation.
Heat production is key to maintaining body temperature and mainly comes from the internal organs, muscles, and brain.
Men have a higher metabolic rate and more muscle, which generates more body heat.
Women have a lower metabolic rate and less muscle, which often leads to insufficient heat production.
Both cold and hot temperatures can cause discomfort, but studies have found that women are more sensitive to cold stimuli;
while men are relatively more sensitive to heat. Therefore, temperature is a difficult issue for women.
Ways to alleviate cold hands and feet
1. Eat something warm
Hot foods can effectively increase body temperature. In addition to drinking hot water, hot milk tea, hot pot, and spicy lamb are all good choices.
However, the effects of diet are relatively short-term and there is a side effect... weight gain.
2. Increase physical activity
Exercise can help blood flow to the limbs, bringing warmth to the hands and feet. It can also improve cardiovascular function and increase muscle heat production.
Just four to five minutes of exercise can make the body warm.
3. Dress in layers
The fundamental solution to cold hands and feet is to make the body not feel "cold". If wearing too many layers is uncomfortable, then using heating pads is a good option.
4. Go to a warm place
In the cold winter, going on vacation to a warm place by the seaside in the south is also a good choice.
Which foods help women stay warm
1. Ginger
Ginger has the effect of warming the body. People who feel cold can drink ginger tea regularly.
2. Lamb
Lamb is rich in fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. It has a warm and sweet taste.
It has the effects of warming the middle, tonifying the deficiency, promoting appetite and digestion, nourishing the kidney and liver, and dispelling cold and dampness.
3. Red beans
In traditional Chinese medicine, red beans have a neutral taste and a sweet and sour flavor, and are non-toxic.
They have the functions of nourishing and strengthening the body, invigorating the spleen and stomach, promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness, promoting the circulation of qi and milk secretion.
Red beans are rich in vitamin B1, B2, protein, and various minerals. They have the effects of nourishing and strengthening the body and invigorating the spleen and stomach.
They can clear heart fire and nourish the blood, and are also rich in iron, which can promote blood circulation and are very suitable for warming the body and dispelling cold.
4. Oats
Oats are rich in dietary fiber and plant protein, which provide a good sense of satiety and help control weight. The β-glucan in oats can lower "bad cholesterol".
In addition, oats are rich in various minerals, which help the body resist the cold. Oats can be used to make porridge or cooked with rice to make oatmeal.
