Herbie
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I have not had an issue with cold feet though since consciously using Ray Peats ideas on lowering stress making sure metabolism is well functioning Ive been dealing with cold feet in the winter, when I am sedentary once they are cold putting socks on doesn't help and need a hot water bottle or a shower to warm them up again or put my hands on them for 5-10 minutes. If I am active and walking around a lot or working they are don't get cold as long as I wear shoes.
Im thinking that the people I am around don't have cold feet but these people are highly stressed people and I used to be very stressed functioning on stress hormones type of existence and I think this would keep the feet warm because when the sympathetic nervous system is activated it is moving blood to extremities. People I live with or visit don't heat their homes and the temp can be 8 degrees C/46 degrees F to 19 degrees C/ 66 degrees F inside the house and my feet will get cold in these temps.
I am very calm these days and thought it might be that its actually cold enough to get cold feet. I have taken NDT but hasn't had an effect on my feet and I think thyroid is fine now because I maintain around 80bpm and if I take 1 grain of ndt I will get hyper. I thought it might be caffeine causing it so I keep the caffeine under 80mg a day but hasn't changed anything and higher calories doesn't change it.
Ive observed that Wim Hoff Guy who runs around in the cold with no clothes on but seems like a very stressed out guy compared to my current nature.
Perhaps there is a point where if your not stressed and in a parasympathetic state that getting cold feet in certain temperates is normal or at least not a sign of poor health or a sign that one needs more stress.
Im thinking that the people I am around don't have cold feet but these people are highly stressed people and I used to be very stressed functioning on stress hormones type of existence and I think this would keep the feet warm because when the sympathetic nervous system is activated it is moving blood to extremities. People I live with or visit don't heat their homes and the temp can be 8 degrees C/46 degrees F to 19 degrees C/ 66 degrees F inside the house and my feet will get cold in these temps.
I am very calm these days and thought it might be that its actually cold enough to get cold feet. I have taken NDT but hasn't had an effect on my feet and I think thyroid is fine now because I maintain around 80bpm and if I take 1 grain of ndt I will get hyper. I thought it might be caffeine causing it so I keep the caffeine under 80mg a day but hasn't changed anything and higher calories doesn't change it.
Ive observed that Wim Hoff Guy who runs around in the cold with no clothes on but seems like a very stressed out guy compared to my current nature.
Perhaps there is a point where if your not stressed and in a parasympathetic state that getting cold feet in certain temperates is normal or at least not a sign of poor health or a sign that one needs more stress.