I am cold, all the time

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  • liznotyet
    liznotyet Posts: 402 Member
    Herbs and spices that improve circulation like ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, garlic, paired with warm comfort foods like oatmeal, chicken broth, miso soup, have helped me a lot. I have also recently been studying that while blood circulation is important, it gets help from the heart, but lymph circulation can only be stimulated with exercise, so the jumping jacks suggester may have had a point. There are also a few yoga breathing exercises that stimulate energy flow. These internal furnace-building mechanisms are more efficient for me than wearing more clothes. Be patient with yourself, it takes a long time to find the right recipe for your body.
  • tameejean
    tameejean Posts: 197 Member
    I'm always cold in the winter. Heck, on a hot summer day, I can even break into goosebumps and shiver just moving from the sun into the shade. And I have been this way my whole life, even as a thin, active child, and it doesn't matter if I'm 240# or 120# or eating a lot or limiting my intake or if I'm exercising regularly or being a sloth. My thyroid function is low but not low enough to be outside of normal ranges requiring treatment so I figure it's part of that.

    So I layer up, buy cute layers with an emphasis on Merino wool or Smartwool when I can find a good deal on it. And I love Cold Weather UnderArmor. Wow, that stuff keeps me warmer than any other kind of long underwear under my other layers.

    The warmth from exercising only keeps me warm for a few minutes. I would have to do jumping jacks every 10 minutes or so. I regularly lift heavy, run, spin and do other fitness classes and I haven't noticed that it makes any long-term difference.

    Right now, my husband is in the living room, laying on the couch, in a short-sleeve t-shirt, sweatpants, no shoes or socks and he's just fine. I'm in the kitchen with the doors closed, with a space heater going, and have a blanket over my legs/feet and a shawl over my shoulders.

    I don't understand why he's not frozen solid. Yet, in the summer, I'm out on the hottest days, feeling great and loving it while he prefers staying in the cool house, preferring the even cooler basement. I wanna move to someplace warm like Mexico and he would rather move to Alaska. Oy veh!

    This sounds like my husband and I, lol!! I'm always cold, but I'm slightly hypo with Raynauds, which is super annoying.
  • shaunap3
    shaunap3 Posts: 206 Member
    Under-active thyroid and low iron are the two things that come to mind. I'm dealing with both of them. Both of which you should see your doctor, have them run some blood work and tell you how much, if any, changes you need to make. Until then, bundle up. ;)
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I perpetually drink hot tea and coffee during the winter to warm myself from the inside out.
  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    If your fingers and toes are especially cold, and especially difficult to warm up, you could have the same vascular disorder I do: Raynaud's. My fingers and toes are extremely pale when exposed to cold (and for Raynaud's sufferers that can mean 65 degrees Fahrenheit), and get red and puffy when they finally warm up, but that's difficult to accomplish.

    Layering doesn't really do it for those with Raynaud's, unless we want to walk around our house with gloves on.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member


    Right now, my husband is in the living room, laying on the couch, in a short-sleeve t-shirt, sweatpants, no shoes or socks and he's just fine. I'm in the kitchen with the doors closed, with a space heater going, and have a blanket over my legs/feet and a shawl over my shoulders.

    I don't understand why he's not frozen solid. Yet, in the summer, I'm out on the hottest days, feeling great and loving it while he prefers staying in the cool house, preferring the even cooler basement. I wanna move to someplace warm like Mexico and he would rather move to Alaska. Oy veh!

    I think it is a man thing. My kid rarely wears a coat. Is often barefoot in the house even though its FREEZING in here. Sleeps w/a fan on full blast - has one thin blanket and often opens the windows even though it is like 30 degrees out! He also isn't a fan of the hot weather I love.
  • Asherberry
    Asherberry Posts: 30 Member
    I am cold all of the time too. I keep a space heater at my desk at work. Even when it's 75 degree at my desk, I'm still cold. I have been meaning to make an appointment with my doctor, because its getting ridiculous. Good luck!

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