Q My torso is fine but my hands and feet are unusually cold. Is that different from the whole body being cold?
A It is. Cold hands and feet alone weight the balance towards circulation reaching the periphery, while a cold torso and lower abdomen point to the heat-producing force itself. Where you feel cold is the first clue that separates the causes.
Detailed Answer
Those with cold extremities alone often carry a lot of tension, sit for long hours, and grow colder in stressful situations. Conversely, someone whose abdomen is always cold and who has diarrhoea immediately after cold food needs warming from the inside. Many people have both, so we check the temperature of the abdomen and the extremities together.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Where peripheral circulation dominates, we weight treatment towards releasing the stiff neck, shoulders and pelvis to widen the path. Where the interior is cold, we weight it towards warming the lower abdomen and lifting the strength of digestion. The same "cold constitution" can call for opposite directions.
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