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Does anyone know of foods that help stimulate blood flow in your extremities?

so far I have a huge heater on my feet...and a blanket on me while I sit here at work....and my toes/fingers are still cold

I have to wear fingerless gloves at work this time of the year - they keep the darn temp in here like outside. You can always just use those disposable hand/foot warmers that we use when bouldering.

There are handwarmers that are thin and have adhesive backing. You could put those on your wrists so it warms the bloodflow to your fingers.

Drink wine or hard liquor, that'll warm you. Once you build a tolerance, it won't affect your work.

It may sound silly, but could you wear a warm hat? Your extremities may be cold because your core temp is low - your body may be conserving heat.

here the answer everyone......................BOURBON!

Sitting on my butt all day, not moving much more than my fingers, makes me cold. Andy wakes up & is wearing shorts/t-shirt, when he walks into my office to see me wearing pants, a sweat shirt, and a couple blankets wrapped around me.

Are there any stairs there? Run up & down 'em a couple times, when you get cold. Otherwise, just go for a quick walk around the office. That works for me.

Something non-exercise-ish: keep a warm cup of tea in your hands

skychick wrote:Something non-exercise-ish: keep a warm cup of tea in your hands

got that going...made one for the other lady that works here too...

I have fingerless gloves I've been meaning to bring in....but those pad thingys are waaaay too expensive to try and use them all winter....

I can't drink at work...except on Fridays after 3...heheh

I was just wondering if there were things (food or herbs) I could add to my meals every 2 hrs that might help....

You need to increase circulation:

Cayenne pepper (Also known as capsicum, which you can get in creams and gels)

Ginger, Garlic and Ginkgo Biloba also help increase circulation.

Also try hydrotherapy where you start with a warm temp in the shower so your skin is warm, but then you change to cold so the blood rushes to the internal organs, which flushes out the skin to supposedly leave it oxygenated. It makes the hair really shiny too. Don't start with extreme temps or you'll shock your system.

as Meadows said increase circulation, but do it with exercise. Do yoga.

Meadows wrote:You need to increase circulation:

Cayenne pepper (Also known as capsicum, which you can get in creams and gels)

Ginger, Garlic and Ginkgo Biloba also help increase circulation.

Excluding the Ginko, it sounds like spicy Thai and Korean food is the answer! (gosh, that's sad to hear....) mmmmm.... bulgogi - the best thing to ever happen to a dead cow!

Also try hydrotherapy where you start with a warm temp in the shower so your skin is warm, but then you change to cold so the blood rushes to the internal organs, which flushes out the skin to supposedly leave it oxygenated. It makes the hair really shiny too. Don't start with extreme temps or you'll shock your system.

uh.... are you suggesting INTENTIONALLY switching the water to cold mid-shower?!? Man, it's good to know that my neighbors have been 'purifying my extremeties' most mornings!