Do You Have Cold Hands?

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This is really off-topic from this entire board, but I figured it was worth a try...

For some stupid reason, in the last 4-6 months I have noticed that my hands, and well, from my elbows to my fingertips that they are ice cold. At first, I thought it was just because it was cooler outside, but now I don't think that anymore.

In fact, sometimes they are so cold that I findmyself "blowing on them" as though I just walked out from playing in the snow.

WEIRD HUH?

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it's that anxiousness for yourself to finish the site! :D :D :D

but actually, that happens to me alot lately... must be something seasonal between the transition of winter to spring...
 
I don't know... sounds like something my Dad had when I was little. The doctor made him change his diet for health reasons. If you have a check up coming soon, don't forget to bring it up.
 
Or may be you need to stop posting and go for a walk. Circulation does wonders for warmth. :)

What are you talking about, transition from Winter to Spring? It's still Winter. (Temperature is only about 75-80 during the day)

Yes, I just moved to Tucson last year, and I am still loving it. Pardon me whist I gloat.

<gloat gloat gloat>

OK, I'm done. Now you may throw things at me...
 
I would agree with racer and the turtle. It sounds like something having to do with circulation - i tend to get it more with my feet. It may be lack of movement or too much repetitive movement. or it could be a sign of something bigger.

exercising your hands and your body would be a good start. asking a doctor about it would be a smart thing as well.:)

( i just realized that i sit and rub my hands together and stretch them while i sit and proof read my posts - perhaps this is my defense against cold hands:p )
 
As a long-time cigarette smoker, I can tell you that this is indeed a sign of poor circulation in your extremities - something we smokers are prone to.
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It sounds like it may be related to circulatory or problems or mental stress. If you're stressed out, you will get cold extremities. The same will happen with circulatory problems. Does diabetes run in your family? My grandfather had circulatory problems related to his diabetes. Do you exercise enough? And I mean more than walking around the house, you need to get the heart pumping hard for at least 30 minutes a day. What foods are you eating? or not eating? Too much caffiene can be problematic.
 
Too much caffeine can be problematic.
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Blasphemer! There is no such thing as too much caffeine!

You can call me a hippopotamus -- I mean hypocrite -- now. I drink tea in the morning, and not much caffeine the rest of the day...
 
Originally posted by nkuvu
What are you talking about, transition from Winter to Spring? It's still Winter.
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i know it's still winter, but it's been around 70 up here in Ohio lately which has caused us all to act like it's spring... which starts in 2 days anyways... so i was close enough...

but now it's about 40-50 degrees lately and damn i wanna wear my shorts again! :cool:
 
My calendar says 21... vernal equinox... that's spring...

"There are two equinoxes each year, with the vernal equinox usually occurring on 21 March. Vernal comes originally from the Latin word for 'bloom' - it refers to the fact that, in the northern hemisphere, this equinox marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring."
 

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your calender is wrong. i refer you to the us navy for accurate dating (to the minute) of the equinoxes and solstices up to 2005.

click here
 
i guess it would be wise for me to NEVER challenge ed to a contest of the mind...

...and knowledge of reliable websites. :D


BUT I STILL THINK THAT MY CALENDAR IS RIGHT! :D
 
My hands are usually cold in the winter (well more so than most people). My skin is more moist than the people I work with so I guess that has to do with the fact that my hands react more to the temperature of teh environment around me
 
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Blasphemer! There is no such thing as too much caffeine!
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Perhaps you should do some READING! You know, that thing people do with books. Caffeine is a cerntral nervous system stimulant and a diuretic. I'll bet, just maybe, that when it's acting as a diuretic and enough water is removed from the body, the circulatory system might start to decrease the blood flow to the extremities, maybe, possibly, I dunno know, I'm just a dumb*$$ chemist with the Merch Index in one hand and the Physician's Desk Reference in the other hand.
 
Just to add my two cents:

both iron deficiencies and hypoglycemia can result in poor circulation and cold hands. if you think it's a problem, check out ur doctor!

good luck

;)
 
Consulting Dr. Phil, Verse 13, Lines 45-60:

I know you guys are going to think up some joke about it, but my girlfriend has cold hands. She's not a smoker, and doesn't have any health problems. So, possibly this is just a random thing, or something confined more to physically inactive people with smaller veins on the surface of their skin.:confused:
 
As long as we're all talking about why people have cold hands, let's throw in another factor: WEIGHT!

At 22 years old, I weigh about 150 pounds and am about 5' 11". That makes me pretty skinny, and I almost always have cold hands. I don't smoke, and I'm pretty healthy for the most part. I hate working out. ;)
 
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At 22 years old, I weigh about 150 pounds and am about 5' 11". That makes me pretty skinny...
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Skinny? That make you hardly there at all. We get some windy storms here in the spring, I hope you put rocks or something in your pockets so you don't blow away :( ( ;) ).
 
lol are you serious ? :p
I am approx 155lb, and a height of 5 8, (I think :p) (170something cm -- I think :p) and I am not skinny :p

btw I am 21 :p
 
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