1sweed
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I found a few hints on how to deal with chilly feelings that make you feel cold all the time. Thought I would share the list with you in hopes that some of the suggestions can help you feel warmer in body and spirit.
Eat Well- undereating causes metabolic rate to drop and leads to cold intolerance.
Exercise walking briskly or even stomping your feet gets blood pumping, plus physical activity converts flab to muscle.
Eat iron-rish foods such as beef, poultry, lentils, dried beans and dried apricots. Studies show anemic women generate less body heat and people lose body heat on a low-iron diet.
Drink plenty of water because dehydration causes a drop in blood volume, thus your body has a harder time regulating its temperature making you susceptible to cold.
Relax as stress constricts surface blood vessels, pulling blood toward vital organs to ready the body for fast action, as in the fight or flight response.
Know the side effects of drugs you take, as antidepressants and tranquilizers inhibit the brains temperature regulating system and beta-blockers impair cold tolerance by constricting blood flow.
Get a thyroid test as always feeling chilly could be a sign of hypothyroidism.
Keep warm after drinking alcohol, as it was found in a hospital setting that many hypothermia patients had been drinking alcohol. alcohol dilates blood vessels near the skin surfaces, causing blood to flow away from vital organs and making drinkers feel warmer, thus drinkers often shed their coats when heading outdoors, even in cold weather.
Don't rely on a hot meal for warmth, as though it appears to warm you and fewels good it does nothing for body temperature.
Wear thermal underware.
Cover your head with a hat or scarf, as 55 percent of body heat can be lost with a bare head.
Dress in layers.
Cover your legs.
Tuck your pants into your boot tops.
Wear a parka with a hood on really cold days.
Wear a thick fuzzy Gore-Tex or Thinsulate, or wool coat for greater proection.
Wear gloves or mittens.
Insulate your feet with good boots.
Sleep on flannel sheets.
Wear knee socks or warm fuzzy socks to bed to keep toes warm.
Use an electric blanket.
Never wear thick down or fur when exercising strenuously in cold weather, as you will sweat and if you stop moving the trapped moisture will quickly chill you.
Cover your face if it is cold enough to make your skin feel numb.
Throw a blanket or afghan over your legs while reading or watching tv.
Eat Well- undereating causes metabolic rate to drop and leads to cold intolerance.
Exercise walking briskly or even stomping your feet gets blood pumping, plus physical activity converts flab to muscle.
Eat iron-rish foods such as beef, poultry, lentils, dried beans and dried apricots. Studies show anemic women generate less body heat and people lose body heat on a low-iron diet.
Drink plenty of water because dehydration causes a drop in blood volume, thus your body has a harder time regulating its temperature making you susceptible to cold.
Relax as stress constricts surface blood vessels, pulling blood toward vital organs to ready the body for fast action, as in the fight or flight response.
Know the side effects of drugs you take, as antidepressants and tranquilizers inhibit the brains temperature regulating system and beta-blockers impair cold tolerance by constricting blood flow.
Get a thyroid test as always feeling chilly could be a sign of hypothyroidism.
Keep warm after drinking alcohol, as it was found in a hospital setting that many hypothermia patients had been drinking alcohol. alcohol dilates blood vessels near the skin surfaces, causing blood to flow away from vital organs and making drinkers feel warmer, thus drinkers often shed their coats when heading outdoors, even in cold weather.
Don't rely on a hot meal for warmth, as though it appears to warm you and fewels good it does nothing for body temperature.
Wear thermal underware.
Cover your head with a hat or scarf, as 55 percent of body heat can be lost with a bare head.
Dress in layers.
Cover your legs.
Tuck your pants into your boot tops.
Wear a parka with a hood on really cold days.
Wear a thick fuzzy Gore-Tex or Thinsulate, or wool coat for greater proection.
Wear gloves or mittens.
Insulate your feet with good boots.
Sleep on flannel sheets.
Wear knee socks or warm fuzzy socks to bed to keep toes warm.
Use an electric blanket.
Never wear thick down or fur when exercising strenuously in cold weather, as you will sweat and if you stop moving the trapped moisture will quickly chill you.
Cover your face if it is cold enough to make your skin feel numb.
Throw a blanket or afghan over your legs while reading or watching tv.
You mentioned so many things I hadn't even thought about! I liked the fact you mentioned that checking our thyroid is important, because chills are an important symptom of hypothyroidism. 
