How to Keep Your Hand Warm in Winter

1. To start, do not forget gloves

This is the most obvious measure, but not be omitted. "There are several types: traditional, heat and even some new models connected to a network with battery ... Aside from full head turban, the Arthritis Foundation recommends mittens made from natural fibers such as cotton or wool because they are warmer and moisture away from the skin. Whatever it is, you must put them before leaving home with warm hands, "as if they are cold, alone with the glove, take longer to get warm."

2. Use hand cream

An extra to combat the cold is the hand cream. "It decreases the pain threshold, because more fat, better protection. those lotions that are not very liquid recommended, "says Fernández Lozano, who points out that can be applied even before gloves, halving the feeling of cold. Arthritis Foundation recommends using lanolin-based creams (natural wax) to prevent hands from chapping.

3. Avoid smoking

And because it involves not only look out the window if you have a smoke-free house, but mainly because the snuff is bad for feeling cold, with worsening peripheral circulation of smokers. "There is cause and effect as it is a vasoconstrictor element that hinders blood flow" concrete Tranche Iparraguirre. This constriction causes a drop in temperature to be less hot blood, "a picture that is worse in young people," as explained the specialist. Your lungs will thank you too.

4. Give a warm hug

The human body also offers natural solutions against cold, in this case, by the body temperature, about 37 degrees own. "The body contact is the best way to have heat. Many patients hug or put their hands under the arms to be warmer than the environment, providing warmth for a while, “a doctor said so. Or you could use the hand warmer power bank.

5. Avoid beer

"Although there is the idea that alcohol warms, the truth is that it is a passing sensation with the aggravating circumstance that then facilitates vasoconstriction of the arteries," says Fernández Lozano. Same problem that coffee or even stress, also associated with the cold but, in the words of Tranche Iparraguirre, "much discussed". Thus, between a glass of wine and a hot tea, opt for the latter. His hands held.