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| Natural Alternatives
for Raynaud's Syndrome |
Raynaud's
Syndrome Home Remedies
| You
can actually force your hands to warm up through a simple
exercise. Swing your arm downward behind your body and then
upward in front of you at about 80 times per minute. This
exercise forces blood to the fingers through both gravitational
and centrifugal force. |
| Eat
Iron rich foods. Lack of iron may alter your thyroid metabolism,
which regulates body heat. Iron rich foods include poultry,
fish, lean red meat, lentils, and leafy green vegetables.
Orange juice is okay too since it increases the body's ability
to absorb iron. |
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| Dress to maintain
your body temperature. To keep your body temperature warm
you need to dress warmly. This does not mean to just put on
a pair of gloves and a beanie. Perspiration is a bigger cause
of cold hands and feet than temperature. If you wear 100%
cotton this caused perspiration and will chill your feet.
Cotton blend fabrics is a much better choice. |
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Try foot
powder. Clothes aren't the only way to keep dry. "Absorbent
foot powders are excellent for helping keep feet dry," says
Marc A. Brenner, D.P.M., a private practitioner in Glendale,
New York, and past president of the American Society of Podiatric
Dermatology. But he cautions people with severe cold feet
problems caused by diabetes and peripheral vascular disease
to use a shaker can rather than an aerosol spray, since the
mist from the spray can actually freeze your feet. |
Don't
smoke. Smokers set themselves up for cold hands and feet whenever
they light up. Cigarette smoke cools you in two ways. It helps form
plaque in your arteries and, more immediately, nicotine causes vasospasms
that narrow the small blood vessels. These effects can be especially
hard on people with Raynaud's. "Raynaud's patients are sensitive
even to other people's smoke.
Eat
a hot, hearty meal. The very act of eating causes a rise in core
body temperature. This is called thermogenesis. So eat something
before you go out to stoke your body's furnace. And eat something
hot to give the stoking a boost. A bowl of hot oatmeal before your
morning walk, a soup break, or hot lunch will keep your hands and
feet toasty even in inclement weather.
Dehydration
can aggravate chills and frostbite by reducing your blood volume.
Ward off the big chill by drinking plenty of fluids such as hot
cider, herbal teas, or broth.
Coffee
and other caffeinated products constrict blood vessels. The last
thing you want when you have Raynaud's syndrome is to interfere
with your circulation.
Avoid
alcohol. Don't be misled by the lure of a hot toddy, either. Alcohol
will temporarily warm up your hands and feet but its detrimental
effects outweigh its benefits as a hand and foot warmer. Alcohol
increases blood flow to the skin, giving you the immediate perception
of warmth. But that heat is soon lost to the air, reducing your
core body temperature. In other words, alcohol actually makes you
colder. The danger comes from drinking an immodest amount and being
subjected to unexpected cold for an extended period, which can lead
to severe problems like frostbite.
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