Cold hands & feet – discuss causes & remedies

Kvirion

@pilky Check your thyroid hormone levels. Morning and evening cortisol too...

Do you know what is your body temperature when you wake up? Should be about 36,5 C or 97.8 F
And after breakfast, it should rise to about 37 C or 98.6 F
And pulse rate between 75-85 beats per minute (BPM).

https://www.functionalps.com/blog/2012/11/19/temperature-and-pulse-basics-monthly-log/

Kruton

@pilky i noticed cold hands and feet after consuming an energy drink with Sucralose in it. It impeded thyroid function to a great degree. Are you consuming any fake sugar unknowingly in any drinks?

Kruton

@Kruton https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221534/#:~:text=Sucralose diminishes thyroid peroxidase activity,T3 and T4 [17].

Sucralose diminishes thyroid peroxidase activity, leading to a decrease in TSH, as well as in the plasma levels of T3 and T4

Mengele

I feel very warm after mixing a tablespoon of coconut oil into my rice and liver meal while drinking OJ

Vapid Bobcat

Has anyone improved cold hand and feet?

Despite having improved my core temperatures (I'm usually in the 98.6 - 99°F range), my hands and feet become freezing after the smallest drop in room temperature.

Glace

Have you tried taking pinches of salt? Adrenalin tends to draw blood away from the peripheral tissues. Could also be endotoxin/serotonin related.

PeaterParrot

Torso temperature needs to be as close to environment temp as possible. I find that artificially elevating torso temperature (Under covers with sweatshirt on or winter jacket on at 40F) slows down thyroid activities and upon return to "normal" torso temp the body wants to hold the blood in the organs, de-prioritizing blood flow to the limbs.

Himmler

I like somachat

CatlikeLantern

@Vapid-Bobcat do they turn white? I would add more copper and zinc through oysters and liver

pilky

@Vapid-Bobcat Merged your thread with this one

raypneat

@pilky Protein, salt, thyroid, and progesterone happen to be thermogenic, increasing heat production and stabilizing body temperature at a higher level. Prolactin and estrogen lower the temperature set-point.

ray peat
https://wiki.chadnet.org/salt-energy-metabolic-rate-and-longevity#:~:text=Protein%2C salt%2C thyroid%2C and progesterone happen to be thermogenic%2C increasing heat production and stabilizing body temperature at a higher level. Prolactin and estrogen lower the temperature set-point.

Vapid Bobcat

@CatlikeLantern Yea they turn white

CatlikeLantern

@Vapid-Bobcat you have raynaud’s then. You need to be oyster and liver maxxing. Throw some selenium and mg in too. While you’re at it buy some niacin with flushing.

rayjeet

@rayjeet Regular use of T3 has also helped me with warmer feet. My girl calls me her personal heater.