The human body's fear of cold is mostly related to nerves and basal metabolism. People with low metabolic function, such as people with low thyroid function, will be very afraid of cold; But the general reason for being afraid of cold is that it is easier to be nervous and anxious, which leads to nervous peripheral nerves, vasoconstriction and deterioration of circulation. Most people think that people who are easily afraid of the cold should have a cold constitution and want to take supplements to improve, but their faces begin to grow acne. At this time, if they want to take some traditional Chinese medicine to treat acne, it will be too cold, which will easily lead to gastrointestinal discomfort and be quite troublesome. In fact, these two phenomena do not conflict with one person. Usually, people think that the periphery and the lower body are cool and the upper body is hot, resulting in the situation that the lower body is empty and the upper body is solid, and the lower body is cool and the upper body is hot, which has a lot to do with the autonomic nerves mentioned by Chinese medicine. If you belong to the symptoms mentioned above, don't use the perfect tonic or mutton stove for tonic. Instead, we should use medicinal herbs such as rose tea to soothe the nerves or relieve depression, or cool tonic methods such as medlar and American ginseng. You can't take dry herbs such as Codonopsis pilosula and Korean ginseng. Although it can make the circulation better, it is easy to get angry and make acne on your face. Usually, women's hands and feet are colder than men's. If you want to improve your hands and feet, you must first understand your own physique before you can prescribe the right medicine. Women can know their physical condition from the events of the month: First, the events of the month are often ahead of schedule, and the color is dark red-angry and impatient. The cold hands and feet of this constitution are mostly caused by the fever of the peripheral cold center caused by hormones and nerves. It is fundamental for people with this constitution to adjust their hormones. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that liver qi is not comfortable, and qi and blood flow is often due to stress or nervous insomnia, so in fact, his constitution is not very weak. If you use hot tonic hard, it will make the whole circulation worse, let heat accumulate in the center, and produce symptoms of dry mouth and acne. Second, the month is often late, and the color is reddish-this kind of constitution belongs to deficiency cold, which can be directly used for conditioning tonic, such as perfect tonic or hot tonic such as ginger duck. Men also have cold hands and feet, but most of them are thinner men. Usually, this kind of person's constitution is a person with anxiety or weak autonomic nervous system. If you are fat, your hands and feet will be cold, usually because of poor peripheral circulation. Men can improve in about a month, and women may need three months according to the time of each month. Can the constitution of being afraid of cold be changed? The constitution mentioned in TCM includes several levels: first, the inherent genetic constitution; The second is the influence of the environment, so different ages and different environments will produce different constitutions. Modern people work hard and get less, so there are many constitutions of qi deficiency and yin deficiency, which can be adjusted by Chinese medicine. Besides tonic and herbal methods, we should cultivate more exercise habits, especially aerobic exercise. Keeping warm in winter depends not only on food supplement, but also on maintaining good exercise habits, so that you have enough capital to fight against the cold winter. Diet of people who are afraid of cold: Being afraid of cold is caused by weak yang in the body. The so-called yang is the combination of the innate qi of parents, acquired qi and Shui Gu qi from the spleen and stomach, which has the functions of warming the whole body and maintaining the functions of viscera. The weakness of yang will lead to the decline of physical activity and the decline of the body's ability to keep out the cold. When the ambient temperature is low, the human body needs more heat energy to keep the body temperature constant to ensure the normal operation of internal organs. Protein, fat and sugar in diet can generate heat energy for human body. Women of childbearing age lose some blood due to endocrine changes and menstruation, and their cold tolerance is poor. When it is cold in winter, in addition to active exercise, more clothes and food supplements can also improve the body's ability to keep out the cold. Meat, such as dog meat, mutton and beef, has a good cold-proof effect. They are rich in protein, sugar and fat, high in calories, and have the effects of tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, invigorating qi and promoting blood production. People who are afraid of cold can accelerate the metabolism of yang deficiency and enhance endocrine function, thus playing a role in resisting cold. Pepper is hot and spicy, and has the effects of warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold, stimulating appetite and promoting digestion. Pepper is spicy because it contains capsaicin, which is very irritating and can promote appetite and digestion. Eating a proper amount of pepper can make the heart beat faster, dilate the peripheral capillaries and increase the blood flow to the body surface, so you will feel warm and comfortable after eating pepper in winter, which can keep out the cold. Although pepper can warm the middle and dispel the cold, it is highly irritating and easily causes dry mouth, cough, sore throat and dry stool. So it is not advisable to eat too much. Fear of cold is also related to mineral deficiency. When eating carrots, sweet potatoes, green vegetables, Chinese cabbage, lotus roots and other vegetables, they can be mixed with meat to enhance the ability to keep out the cold. The body temperature of women with iron deficiency anemia is lower than that of normal women, and their cold tolerance is obviously enhanced by increasing iron intake. Due to the lack of iron in the body, various nutrients cannot be fully oxidized to generate heat, which is an important reason for being afraid of cold in winter. Therefore, people who are afraid of cold can consciously increase the intake of iron-rich foods such as animal liver, lean meat, egg yolk, black fungus, celery and spinach in winter. Vitamin C can help the body absorb iron, so foods rich in vitamin C can be eaten together. The thyroid gland of human body can secrete thyroxine, which produces thermal effect. The synthesis of thyroxine needs iodine, so eating iodine-rich foods such as kelp, shrimp and oysters is also beneficial to keep out the cold. What should people who are afraid of cold eat In the cold climate, some people wear thin clothes, but they are full of energy. Some people are particularly afraid of the cold at a young age, all over their bodies, but their hands and feet are cold. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "Yang deficiency leads to external cold". In other words, the human body is weak in yang, lacking in qi and blood, and the yang is not solid, so it can't warm muscles to resist the invasion of external cold pathogens, so people are particularly vulnerable to cold. Modern research shows that the so-called yang deficiency constitution is mainly related to iron deficiency, hypotension, emaciation and hypothyroidism. How to change the constitution of yang deficiency and eliminate the feeling of being afraid of cold? First of all, we should pay attention to the adjustment of diet varieties and add a fire to people with yang deficiency and poor firepower. Eat more mutton, dog meat and other foods that have the function of warming kidney and strengthening yang, as well as peppers, shrimps and walnuts. It is very helpful to improve the ability to keep out the cold. Mutton is sweet and warm, rich in fat, protein, carbohydrates and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. It can warm the middle warmer, tonify deficiency, nourish the kidney and liver, stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, and is a good product with rich nutrition in winter. Dog meat is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can tonify the middle warmer, replenish qi, warm the kidney, strengthen yang, soothe the five internal organs, strengthen the waist and knees, and warm the lower energizer. It is rich in protein, carbohydrates, calcium, iron and phosphorus, and has the function of warming the body against the cold for patients with cold limbs, backache and weak constitution. As the saying goes, "Eat dog meat to warm up, and you can spend the winter without a quilt." Pepper contains capsaicin, which can stimulate appetite, promote digestion, make people's heart beat faster, dilate peripheral capillaries and increase body surface blood flow. Eating some peppers properly in winter can make people feel warm and comfortable, and can prevent cold and humidity from damaging joint muscles. The contents of protein, calcium, phosphorus and iron in shrimp skin are higher than those in meat, eggs and milk. Has effects in warming kidney, strengthening yang, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach, and dredging blood vessels. It is most suitable for patients with spleen and kidney yang deficiency, impotence and low back pain to eat in winter. Walnut kernel contains more than 40% fat, mainly unsaturated fatty acids, which can lower cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis and hypertension. Its rich phospholipids are important raw materials for human cells, which can enhance cell activity, promote hematopoietic function and stimulate appetite. In addition, it is also rich in carbohydrates, with high heat production, which can increase the human body's heat and keep warm from the cold. It is worth mentioning that it is a common misunderstanding to keep out the cold by drinking. Because the wine itself produces little heat energy, the whole body feels hot after drinking, which is the result of alcohol dilating blood vessels and emitting the original heat energy of the human body. A large amount of heat energy previously stored in the body radiates to the outside, but the ability to keep out the cold drops, which often makes people get goose bumps all over the body. This is what people often call "cold after drinking".