and for the first time have slowed down without feeling lots of guilt or shoulds - I've just enjoyed doing nothing. Whilst keeping warm and walking through the snow, I have been pondering the link between cold feet and colds. Does having warm feet make you healthier?
Reflexology certainly makes them warmer, it gets the blood flowing and improves circulation. So does it ward off colds?
I have been reading a book by Dr. Vogel, homeopath and herbalist called The Nature Doctor. he writes: “The nose walls (conchae) react to cold feet. When the feet are cold the walls contract, become cold and dry and cause the glands to stop functioning, so that dust and bacteria are no longer filtered out. It is easy to see why a cold will almost inevitably result, followed by catarrh or a runny nose. You can now understand why it is important to avoid getting cold feet…”
So if your mucous membranes are functioning properly, you are unlikely to catch colds and flu through the air. But if your feet are cold, this defense is weakened and you are at greater risk. So keeping feet warm seems to work and Reflexology does that along with improving your immune system. So as well as the waterproof shoes and thick socks, get a friend or partner to rub your feet workiing on the toes, big toe and upper part of the foot.
Enjoy.. Michelle xx