Vegetarian & i get cold feet?!
But i find that my feet and hands are starting to get cold even when in relatively warm places, this is my first winter as a vegetarian & as far as i'm aware i'm eating damn healthy (nuts lots of vegetables seeds etc) & supplementing a multi-vitamin just to make sure i'm getting everything in a decent amount.
Is it just winter or am i showing signs of lacking anything? I've been feeling pretty damn good since becoming a vegetarian. & please provide links, alot of vegetarians are full of bulls*it with nutrition.
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I'm sure it has nothing to do with you being veg'n. Lots of people get cold feet/hands indoors in the winter. Even though the thermostat might read a warm enough temperature, the air can still be pretty damp, and if you live in an older home, there's probably many areas where it's pretty drafty. I can't remember ever *not* getting cold feet in the winter, and I've only been veg'n since I was 15, and have never had any major health problems, so I know that has nothing to do with it.
lol, I agree, many are full of bullsh*t nutrition!
Honestly, it's not a diet issue when you have cold feet, but a circulation issue. I remember when I was fat an inactive, and I would get cold hands/feet all the time. After I started working out, my cold feet went away...except for when I was in cold areas like if I was in the snow or something. If you want, I can evaluate your current exercise program.
vegan bodybuilder and personal trainer
sounds like raynauds, a circulation problem that causes the extremities, ie hands feet, toes fingers, nose, ears to become very cold and discoloured, and then leads to them getting too hot
ginger and ginko biloba are good for circulation, evening primrose oil if i remmeber right as well,
and a little excersise, i dont find it helps specifically with that, but regular excersise has helped my circulation in general
other than that, layers and gloves and lots of socks ;-)
i often use eithe ra hot cupts of tea or a hot water bottle
Congrats on a kinder diet, first of all. I'm sorry about your cold feet, which is a lack of circulation. A couple foods that help with blood circulation are vinegar and garlic. Topical solutions are hot bath with epsom salt.
As an omnivore I got cold hands and feet all the time, FYI...
Vegan
How is your iron level? See a doctor and have it checked. Be aware of phytates affecting your minerals..
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/…
http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/iron_absor…
http://www.nexusmagazine.com/index.php?o…
I'm not a vegetarian and my hands and feet are sensitive to cold as well. It has more to do with your own body rather than just your diet.
oh god
I'd guess you're lacking iron. But you'd need to see a doctor to be sure. The iron in veggies, non-heme iron, is harder for your body to use than the heme iron in meat. So you need to eat a lot more of it. You should watch your calcium levels, too. A lack of calcium might not show up until your bones/teeth start to fail. B12, of course. Iron, calcium and B12 are three nutrients that veg*ns need to watch.
I know you're trying to do veg*nasm right, but the fact is that supplements are not as well used by your body as natural foods. I'll put the link below about the young woman who gave up veganism because her body was not using those supplements. She was a strict vegan, though. I don't think your diet is so extreme? But, IMO, it's worth a read to see how a supposidly intelligent, educated young woman could mistreat her body so badly. But every body is different. Take care of yours.
http://voraciouseats.com/2010/11/19/a-ve…
http://www.veganhealth.org/
