My husband is always startled at night when I crawl (or collapse) into bed and surprise him with my very cold feet. Most of the time I'm pretty amused by his reaction and the ability to keep him up if I want to talk; however, when its cold outside and the temperature is lower in our house, my cold feet can keep me awake too! And that's not very entertaining.
I'm sure everyone can relate to this in one way or another. Either you are the one who always has cold feet or you are someone who complains that the person you're with has the cold feet. Having cold feet is more than just a nuisance, its a circulatory issue. When your body has poor circulation or drops below its normal body temperature, it moves the blood to the internal organs which causes your limbs to become colder. Since your feet are the furthest away from your internal organs, they tend to be plagued with poor circulation and are noticeably effected by cold weather more than any other body part. (Who really notices if their liver gets cold?) This is why people who catch hypothermia in the winter snow lose their fingers, toes, and limbs first. Its really the body's built-in protection mechanism (a desire to protect the most important organs first).
But we aren't really worried about hypothermia. What we're really worried about is the hours of sleep we're going to lose because our feet are cold, how many layers of socks we're going to need to wear, and our spouse's loving reaction to the drop in temp. our feet bring to the bed.
Here's a simple age-old remedy that will solve the cold feet problem:
Place a small amount of cayenne in the socks and sleep with them on.
The cayenne will absorb into the feet, increasing circulation, and will warm up the entire body! So instead of wearing several layers at night (or during the day), put a little powdered cayenne in your socks and warm your cold feet for good!
Side note: By using cayenne, you'll also be using a natural remedy known to prevent colds, flu, chills, heart attacks, and high blood pressure!
One question - what would be considered "a small amount" in this case? A few pinches? A teaspoon? A tablespoon?
ReplyDeleteStart out with 1/4 teaspoon as it should be more than adequate. My cayenne is in a shaker and I just add a few shakes to the inside of my socks before bed. It works wonders :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I never thought about actually putting it in my socks! Thanks Megan!
ReplyDeleteAwesome advice! I have the exact same problem (in the winter, mostly).
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