Some people complain that even in summer, in hot weather, cold feet are felt. In this case, even such methods as warm drinking or wrapping the feet with a plaid are ineffective. You should know that this uncomfortable phenomenon can indicate serious enough problems in the body. Therefore, you can not ignore it in any case. Let's try to understand why some women are constantly cold feet - heels, feet, fingers.
Causes of cold feet
Consider the possible answers to the question, why the feet are cold even in the heat:
- The physiological feature of the body can be one of the causes of freezing, when there is not enough fat in the legs under the skin, which allows you to keep the heat. Also, your feet can always get cold due to insufficiently developed leg muscles or natural weakness of the vessels.
- Violation of the capillary circulation. This may be due to impaired cardiac muscle, vascular dystonia, local circulation disorders due to varicose veins or an abnormal structure of the vessels on the legs. Poor blood circulation prevents the delivery of heat to the legs.
- Dysfunction of the thyroid gland - in particular, hypothyroidism. In this condition, all processes in the body take place slowly, the production of hormones and energy release decrease. Concomitant symptoms in this pathology are arrhythmia, brittle nails, increased greasiness of the volost, low body temperature.
- Iron-deficiency anemia. With this pathology, there is little hemoglobin in the blood, and therefore less oxygen enters the blood vessels. That's why some people can always freeze their legs and hands.
- Lack of fats and vitamins A and E. If a person's diet contains insufficient amounts of these substances, this can lead to increased sensitivity to cold. Often the problem of freezing feet affects women who are addicted to constant low-calorie diets.
- Smoking and use of certain medicines. Nicotine, as well as certain types of medications (for example, beta-adrenoblockers, ergot preparations) cause vasospasm, so that the feet can freeze.
- Wearing tight shoes , squeezing the vessels, as well as synthetic tights or socks that can not keep warm. This is a fairly common reason why the feet of women are freezing.
- Elderly age. With age, all physiological processes are slowing down in the human body, including a slowdown in blood circulation and metabolism. In addition, as you age, muscle mass and the volume of subcutaneous adipose tissue decrease. As a result, a decrease in heat transfer is observed.
- Stress. Sharp surges of both negative and positive emotions lead to violations of normal blood circulation. This is due to the fact that in such situations, the body produces an excess of catecholamines - chemical compounds that cause the reduction of peripheral blood vessels. This leads to freezing of the legs.
- Hypotension . Low blood pressure
pressure often causes cold feet constantly, while also can often freeze and hands.
What threatens permanent freezing of the feet?
In addition, that the freezing legs deliver a lot of unpleasant sensations, this condition can lead to other problems. For example, the risk of colds, cystitis, and the regeneration of foot tissues is increased. If the freezing of the legs is not associated with hypothermia, it is recommended to consult a specialist to determine the causes of this phenomenon and the subsequent treatment.