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ClaraTaylor, on Dec 17 2009, 01:47 PM, said:

and a friend who has Raynaulds disese (aka similarly cold pinkies) has suggested that I add chillies to my diet. I think she will be reviewing my diet as perhaps I am not doing everything I could to keep this finely tuned machine going. She's good like that.

E-Dog take note: you need to infuse your essential oils with chillies before taking them over to CT for her pinkies massage.

Otherwise, CT, I can send you the recipe for a delicious chilli paste. I've rubbed enough in my eyes while cooking, so I know it works , and your toes will get the added advantages of garlic, ginger, sugar, salt, sultanas and vinegar. We've got natural remedies for heat, circulation, antisceptic and... well... um.... sultanas in that lot! Might go and re-label that lot before handing them out for Christmas.

And to all the foot fetishists out there, toe sucking never tasted so good...

[Maltese Cat]

I have raynauds also, and it is really very common - more so in women than men, and nobody really understands it too well, hence it is described in medicine as a phenomenon rather than a disease.

One thing that makes it much worse is smoking. Also pressure on peculiar points on your hands or feet can bring it on. I find mine often comes on when i'm eating with a knife and fork (weird I know), or if I hold a pen. I hold these pretty lightly, I don't grip hard at all, but still just the presence of something against my finger can make all the blood fall out if it and it goes completely white with no feeling.

I don't know if what you have is related to reynauds at all, but it might be worth looking into your footwear, and whether different shoes make a difference - is it when you have been wearing shoes that it is worse, or when barefoot? which pair of shoes were you wearing when it happened? etc. If my feet are in stirrups for example, I often lose circulation in my little toes.

not sure if that will help at all, but might be worth a thought...

[pistol_pete]

Has anyone ever tried those 'circulation booster' vibrating footpads that are supposed to increase circulation and reduce swelling?
Do they work?
I was tempted to have a free demo the other day in the local mall, until I noticed all the machines were taken up by noone under 120.
Scary!!

My apologies to anyone over 120.