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 Circulation Problems 24 Sep 2008 |
Poor Circulation Can Cause Hands and Feet To Tingle
- Peripheral vascular disease occurs when the circulatory system can not properly do its job and there is inadequate blood flow to the body
- Some poor circulation symptoms include: a tingling or prickling sensation in the hands and feet
- You are at risk if: you have a metabolic disorder, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides levels
The human body has been an object of scientific study for a long time and it still conceals many secrets and new discoveries. Our body can be considered a complex biological machine. The brain is considered to be one of the most sophisticated devices explored and is a most powerful organic computer unlikely to be paralleled by the machines made by man. But there is also something common between the ordinary machines and our bodies. Both are vulnerable and may break down. With so many different disorders and diseases in the world, it is sometimes very confusing to find out what exactly is affected because a certain area of our body may ache but it may be caused by a dysfunction located in another part of our body. Have you hands or feet ever felt numb? It could be your circulation may not be functioning at optimum levels.
The circulatory system delivers to each and every cell comprising the body. If you have felt a tingling or prickling sensation in your hands and feet, you could have symptoms of peripheral vascular disease. PVD is defined as disease of the arteries and veins of the extremities which interferes with adequate flow of blood. If you are experiencing these symptoms of numbness and/or feeling that your hands and feet have fallen asleep, then check with your health care professional for an exact diagnosis.
People with metabolic disorders are very likely to get this kind of illness. If there is too much bad LDL cholesterol in your blood, or high triglyceride levels, this may cause a blockage of the blood vessels. In fact, it can happen not only in the arteries of hands and feet but also in the brain, heart and torso of the body. But the feet and hands are likely to be affected at first turn by this vascular disease. When blood flow to the feet and hands are reduced, less oxygen and nutrients are available to the extremities. Some of the warning signs may be minor pain, tingling or cramping. There are multiple factors that may increase the risk of poor circulation (blood vessel disease). Among them are high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, abuse of alcohol, smoking, being overweight, low physical activity or a sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, and a genetic inclination inherited from your family.
PVD and blood vessel plaque can be prevented and not only by means of using medications. You can improve poor circulation by consulting with a medical doctor to help you in reducing your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, losing weight, to quit smoking and starting a nutritional diet regimen. You need to keep under control as many heart disease risk factors as you can. If you are a diabetic, you should work with your doctor or health care practitioner to keep your blood sugar levels in check to help reduce the progression of this disease.
The information supplied in this article is not to be considered as medical advice and is for educational purposes only.
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I heard that poor circulation may be due to a potassium or calcium deficiency. Some sites recommend mixture of honey and apple cider.
I walk over 8 hrs a day on concrete, and both my feet hurt everyday. After trying to ease the pain for about 2 yrs now I’m starting to think that its from poor blood circulation to my legs and feet. If anyone has a similar story or possible remedy, please let me know…Thanks..!!
I get the same thing. When I do exercise, like running or using a step machine in the gym I get really bad numbing pains in my feet which means I have to stop the cardio because it hurts. This is frustrating because I could often go on for longer. Also, quite often I will wake in the night with no feeling in my hands and this isn’t because I am lying on them badly. Sometimes I am lying on my back with my hands resting on my stomach and it still happens. Does anyone know what can help decrease this or stop it?
Really appreciate any feedback.
Thank you
Katharine
I get almost the exact same feelings in my hands and feet and often wake up in the middle of the night to find that my hands are completely asleep. I’ve gone to doctors, gotten an MRI because i thought it was related to a pinch nerve in my neck, and they couldn’t figure it out. I have noticed that the tingling is more persistent after weekends of being unhealty (drinking alcohol, eating bad, etc), but I think the main cause could be caffeine. In the past few months i have doubled my caffeine intake and that’s of course when I started noticing everything getting worse. Everyone’s body is different, but I would say to first clean up your diet for a couple of months, while exercising more. Once you have all of those possible causes out the way, and still nothing has changed, then go see a doctor. Good luck.
Jeff
For supporting circulation consumption of Cayenne herbal remedy could help. “[Cayenne] may be used in conditions marked by insufficient peripheral circulation leading to cold hands and feet…[pain]… No side effects or drug interactions have been reported” (Hoffman, 2003, p. 536).
Cayenne pills come in a variety of concentrations and are available at various health food stores. The pills come in varying degrees of BTU’s and it is recommended that if you have never taken cayenne before as a herbal supplement to start with the lowest BTU available (around 20,000).
Hope this helps.
I just went to Dr today, I have history of long thorasic brachial bell nerve paralysis in my right arm due to reconstructive surgery 8 years ago. Now on top of severe pain in my right hand at night, I’m dealing with bilateral circulatory problems in my legs. This occurs during all hrs when I sit irreguardless of my postion. Both legs from hips down go completely knumb! Have no explantion yet just a prescription for Neurotin!? It is interfering in an extreme with my life and dont know what may lie ahead. Its hard to work with two knumb, dead, then tingling legs. I work out at gym without problems it only when I get still that this occurs. Anyone with any similar problems or any suggestions?
My lower legs and arms both go to sleep or get tingling when I’m not using them. It got bad around 9 months ago. Then for a couple months this winter it wasn’t so bad. Now it is really really bad – worse than before. Sometimes my hands are so asleep I can’t move them in the middle of the night until I get them to wake up. Dr.’s have been no help so far.
carrie,
I believe much of your discomfort could be alleviated or even eliminated by changing your diet. I see a naturopath who has helped people with various conditions immensely. He says that all wheat products, rice, and other types of grains thicken, deoxify and ultimately damage the blood due to the high content of gluten found in most of these genetically modified/altererd products. This in turn begets poor circulation among other circulatory and cardiac disorders and diseases. The good news is there’s help. Go to Dr. Norman’s medicina alternativa.com or call 787-250-0707 for more info, You will need to understand Spanish. Dr. Norman is based in Puerto Rico.
@katharine: I had the same problem, waking up in the night with no feeling in my hand and arms, almost every night. and for more than a year. About 3 years ago I had discovered that all food containing gluten (e.g. wheat, barley, rye) have a very harmful reaction to my body. (Dermatitis herpetiformis). At that time I started to eat glutenfree.
The situation became worse about 2 months ago, I also stopped to eat oats which I used to eat for my daily breakfast. And then, a couple of days later, no more pain in my hands anymore, since then until now, no pain and no problem with my hands and arms anymore.