My feet are cold, something went wrong here! Be careful!

No matter what we do every day, we have to take the first step with our feet. However, few people pay attention to their feet. They don’t see them when they put on shoes and don’t observe them when they take off shoes. In fact, clinical doctors cannot detect diseases in the early stage without various manifestations on the feet.

The big toe suddenly becomes "fat": beware of gout

If this symptom occurs suddenly and then gets better after a while, it is likely gout. The first attack of gout often affects a single joint, with more than 50% occurring in the first metatarsophalangeal joint (big toe). Later in the course of the disease, 90% of patients will have this part affected.

Yellow toenails: beware of fungal infection

Onychomycosis caused by fungal infection may cause the big toenail to become thick and yellow, and may spread to all toenails and even fingernails, emitting an unpleasant odor and darkening in color.

Numbness in feet: Check blood sugar

The nervous system is very sensitive to high blood sugar. Excessive blood sugar causes abnormal metabolism of the nervous system, leading to swelling and degeneration of nerve fibers, causing peripheral neuropathy, and symptoms such as foot pain and numbness. Among them, the pain is mostly burning pain, and the numbness is like the feeling of wearing socks.

Cold soles: Check your thyroid gland

Many vascular and neurological diseases of the lower extremities can also cause cold feet. In addition, the thyroid gland is an organ that regulates metabolism and body temperature. When the thyroid gland function decreases, the extremities will feel cold. If women over 40 years old have long-term cold feet, it may be caused by insufficient thyroid function.

Heel pain: may be a foot and ankle disease

Heel pain is mostly caused by bone spurs, sports fatigue, etc. It is also related to wearing thin-soled shoes, high heels, platform shoes, snow boots, etc. It is a manifestation of foot and ankle disease.

We walk every day, and the pressure on our feet and ankles is several times our own weight. If foot and ankle problems are not discovered and treated early, they may cause damage to other parts of the body (such as the knee joint, hip joint, lumbar spine, cervical spine, etc.).

Protect your feet and keep healthy: It can be seen that the appearance and feeling of your feet reflect the health of your whole body. Therefore, taking good care of your feet is also beneficial to the health of your whole body.

Keep your feet warm to prevent stomachache

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "coldness originates from the feet, and illness comes from the coldness". The feet are far from the heart, and the blood flow is small. The temperature of the feet is lower than that of the body. Once they are cold and stagnant, it will affect the circulation of qi and blood. Poor blood circulation will not only damage the skin, but also cause stomachache, back pain, leg pain, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms. This is the reason why "to nourish a tree, you must protect its roots; to nourish a person, you must protect his feet".

It is recommended to keep the feet warm and avoid being blown directly by cold wind. It is best to wear rain boots when it rains. Even in summer, the elderly should try to wear a pair of thin cotton socks or breathable stockings to build a "barrier" between the skin and shoes to prevent the feet from getting cold.