What's the Deal With Cold Hands and Feet?


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 18 comments

Why Your Toes and Fingers Are Always Cold in Winter

It's Winter, and for many people, especially women, their hands and feet are always cold. The reason this happens is basically your body's way of surviving cold temps. When the thermometer level drops, your body tries to keep your core warm, where all your vital organs are. So the blood vessels in your extremities constrict and limit circulation to these parts of your body. The result is Read more

The Chill Factor: Raynaud's Disease


Updated 02/05/08 10:06 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 32 comments

Raynaud's Disease

I was teaching a yoga class the other day, and when this woman took off her socks before class, her friend said, "What's up with your toes?" Her big toe and the toe next to it were completely whitish-green, and the others looked normal. She told us she had something called Raynaud's disease. It's a condition that most commonly affects your fingers and toes but can also affect your nose or ears. Read more