🌿 Folk Prescriptions

In general, people suffering from anemia, gastrointestinal diseases, nutritional deficiencies, hypothyroidism leading to poor systemic or localized circulation, or peripheral circulatory disorders may experience cold hands and feet. Especially during menstruation, pregnancy, and postpartum periods, women are more prone to cold extremities due to physical weakness.
In medicine, persistent and long-term cold hands and feet are called "cold syndrome."
Unless extremely severe (usually not unbearable intense cold), cold syndrome can be prevented and self-regulated.
First, increase physical exercise.
Especially for those who sit or stand for long periods, it is essential to perform work breaks exercises, frequently move hands, feet, and waist to improve circulation.
Second, pay attention to diet.
Eat more warming foods to enhance cold resistance. Common warming foods include beef, lamb, dog meat, chicken, garlic, chili peppers, ginger, scallions, yam, longan, etc.
Third, a recipe list (garlic and yam dishes are available in my previous posts; dog meat hotpot with lard has already been posted, so no further details here).
1. Ginger Stir-Fried Lamb –
Thinly slice lamb. Cut ginger into fine threads.
Add a small amount of oil to the pan, heat over high flame until oil emits light smoke, add Sichuan pepper and star anise, fry until fragrant, then stir-fry ginger threads briefly, add lamb slices, stir-fry with salt and monosodium glutamate. Drizzle sesame oil before serving.
2. Red Date and Goji Berry Lamb Soup –
Cut lamb into 8 cm chunks, blanch in boiling water to remove blood, then set aside. Wash red dates and goji berries.
Add water to the pot, place lamb in, add green onion, ginger, and spices, boil. When half-cooked, add red dates, goji berries, and salt, continue boiling until fully cooked. If dislike the mutton smell, add a piece of orange peel (about 50 grams) along with red dates to reduce odor.
3. Three-Scent Chili –
Red chili peppers (choose variety according to personal spice tolerance), roast over fire until nearly charred; roasted peanuts until crisp (sesame seeds also acceptable); scallions roasted over fire until outer layer is scorched, then peel off.
Grind each ingredient separately in a mortar, then mix together, add salt and monosodium glutamate.
This dish is ideal for lovers of spicy food and coarse grains—roll into pancakes and enjoy heartily, or spread onto "Golden Tower" (cornmeal steamed bun), stuffing the hole with the three-scent chili for a satisfying meal!
Postscript: These dishes will definitely benefit those with cold syndrome—give them a try!