Energy & Immunity
Cold Hands & Feet
Always feeling cold, especially extremities.
⚡ Quick & easy version · 15 min
Ginger Foot Bath
Only a few things you probably already have at home.
You need
- ◆Fresh ginger
- ◆Bowl of hot water
Steps
- Add grated ginger to a basin of warm-hot water.
- Soak your feet 15 min before bed.
Cinnamon Ginger Warming Tea
You need
- ◆1 cinnamon stick
- ◆3 slices ginger
- ◆3 red dates
- ◆Brown sugar
How to make it
- 1
Simmer 15 min.
- 2
Drink warm in the morning.
- 3
Bonus: soak feet in warm ginger water before bed.
Helpful herbs
The TCM view
Yang deficiency or blood deficiency with cold. Classic: Dang Gui Si Ni Tang.
Food tips
Eat / do
- Lamb, warm spices
- Soups and stews
Avoid
- Iced drinks
- Bare feet on cold floors
Sources
- Bensky et al. – Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Eastland Press)
- Scheid, Bensky et al. – Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies (Eastland Press)
- NCCIH – Herbs at a Glance (US National Institutes of Health)
- NCCIH – Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need To Know
- Memorial Sloan Kettering – About Herbs database (interactions & safety)
- Thuisarts.nl – Dutch GP advice (when to see a doctor)
⚠ Safety
- Painful white/blue fingers (Raynaud's): see a doctor.
- Not a replacement for medical care. Ask a doctor before use if pregnant, breastfeeding or on medication.