Q I've been cutting meals to diet and I also smoke—could this be related to my cold hands and feet?
A Excessive food restriction leaves the body without enough energy to generate heat, and smoking narrows peripheral blood vessels, reducing circulation to the hands and feet. Both are major factors that worsen cold sensitivity, so regular meals and quitting smoking form the foundation of recovery.
Detailed Answer
When calories and protein are lacking from extreme dieting, the body lacks material to generate heat and becomes easily cold-intolerant. Low body weight and lack of muscle are common backgrounds for cold sensitivity. Nicotine from smoking constricts peripheral blood vessels, directly reducing blood flow to the hands and feet, which directly worsens cold sensitivity. Regular meals to secure heat-generating material and quitting smoking are the basics of circulatory recovery.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we see cold sensitivity as a combination of lacking warming energy and stagnant circulation. We focus on refilling energy that has been depleted by food restriction and releasing circulation narrowed by smoking and tension, balancing things so warmth reaches evenly to the fingertips and toes.
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