Why are hands and feet always cold??

Question

IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!! lol

Answer 1

Simply, as the volum of blood supply to both areas are small, because the blood vessels for the mentioned areas are narrow too..

Answer 2

You didn't state your age which could make a difference. Older people have circulation problems and this could be normal for them. But, for the rest of us-I don't know why this is happening to you specifically. But generally, our bodies are designed to send most of our blood to our major organs e.g., brain, heart, lungs, kidneys to keep them viable when there is a need to do so. A need such as an injury, illness, stress, etc. A good example is a newborn baby. Ever notice that it's hands and feet are blue? There is a reason for that. The baby's internal organs need a jump start at birth to get enough blood to them. So, it takes it away from the peripheral areas of the body, which can stand to lose a little circulation at first, and shunts it to all the major organs. It's hands and feet are cold to the touch. In your case, there may be a circulation problem. Also, people who are thin experience this. May be a good time to visit the M.D.

Answer 3

The extremities (i.e. the hands, feet, head) are key sources to the loss of body heat. I know that for a fact. Blood moves slower through through the extremities. Compare the blood vessels of other body parts, such as an arm or leg, to the ones in your hands, feet or head. They are much larger and allow blood to flow faster, thus generating more heat. As the blood approaches the extremities the vessels narrow and the flow slows down, thus less heat is generated. A way to test this theory is exercise. Run around for about a minute and get the blood flowing, have some body compare your hands and feet before and after the exercise. As the blood flows faster through your body your hands should be considerably warmer. I hope this helped :D

Answer 4

You may have a condition called Raynaueds Disease,my sister too has tis and she always has cold feet and hands and also when is very cold the tips off her fingers go blue.Go to your gp he will give you a blood test,the results will come bck in a wk.If you have this condition he will put you on medication .Good Luck

Answer 5

It's simple:
hands and feet don't contain as many muscles as other parts of the body. Muscles use the energy in sugars to move and by moving produce heat. Fats in your body are of two types: white and brown, the brown part is capable of producing heat to mantain the temperature of your body constant. Hands and feet don't contain either of the two only heat sources of our body, hence they tend to cool down more easily. Try rubbing your chest with your hands, it helps, and for the feet try a couple of socks per foot: cotton underneath and wool over...I used to be a Boy Scout, these are survivance tricks.
Other places in your body where to heat up your fingers/toes (which are the coldest parts of all) are: armpits and between the thighs.
Hope this helps

Answer 6

Because it is the furthest away that the heart has to pump blood to. Generally feet are the coldest because it takes the longest for the blood to get there. Drives me crazy too!!

Answer 7

It's probably a circulation problem.

Talk to your doctor to make sure it's nothing serious, then move your fingers and toes regularly to get the blood moving. Massage as often as possible to stimulate the nerves and the blood flow.

Answer 8

Poor circulation perhaps. Remember the saying.... Cold hands, warm heart .

Answer 9

yes it is obviously true the hands and feet are the furthest extremeties from the heart but also hands and feet are not covered with as much fatty deposits as other areas of the body.Therefore because of this lack of fatty insulation they lose heat alot quicker.

Answer 10

Because they are on the far end from heart, everything ends there nerves, vains. So blood that runs once reach the end is cold.